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Ukraine launches its largest drone attack on Russia in over a year
Over 500 Ukrainian drones targeted Russia during the night of May 17, killing 4 and constituting the largest aerial assault in more than a year, hitting refineries and infrastructure.
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Top Hamas military leader killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
The successor to Yahya Sinwar at the head of Hamas's military wing was killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, confirmed by both Israeli and Palestinian authorities.
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Taiwan reaffirms independence despite Trump warning
Taiwan reasserts its commitment to independence despite Donald Trump's warnings about the consequences of a confrontation with Beijing on US military aid.
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ISIS second-in-command killed in joint US-Nigeria operation
Donald Trump announces the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, ISIS's global second-in-command, in a joint operation between US and Nigerian forces in Nigeria. The event marks an unprecedented security cooperation between Washington and Abuja.
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Xi-Trump Summit
Le président chinois Xi Jinping et le président américain Donald Trump se sont rencontrés pour discuter des liens économiques et de la situation à Taiwan. Xi a averti Trump que toute erreur sur Taiwan pourrait déclencher un conflit.
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Trump in Beijing: Xi Sets Red Lines, the World Holds Its Breath
Donald Trump's historic visit to Beijing — the first by a US president in nearly a decade — unfolded under the shadow of the Iran war, Taiwan tensions, and a rare-earths standoff. With Trump arriving as a relative supplicant and Xi holding firm on four non-negotiable red lines, the summit tested the limits of transactional diplomacy between the world's two superpowers.
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Special military tribunal and death penalty for October 7 attackers, EU sanctions on settlers: a dual legal and diplomatic shock
Israel's Knesset passed a law establishing a special military tribunal empowered to impose the death penalty on those responsible for the October 7, 2023 attacks, while the European Union reached a long-blocked agreement to sanction extremist Israeli settlers responsible for violence in the West Bank. These two simultaneous decisions are sparking a global debate on legal standards, Israeli sovereignty, and Western diplomatic pressure.
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Hantavirus MV Hondius: French patient on ECMO, Andes strain confirmed without mutation — the world writes its own quarantine rules
Eleven confirmed cases, three deaths, one French patient on artificial lung support, and a global split on quarantine protocols: the MV Hondius reveals that each country arbitrates alone against a virus that science still barely understands.
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Iran-US ceasefire on life support: Hormuz sealed, global oil shock deepens
With Donald Trump describing the ceasefire with Tehran as being 'on massive life support', the Strait of Hormuz has been sealed for 28 days, pushing US inflation to 3.8% and threatening Asian economies with a second energy shock. Iran rejects the US proposal as illegitimate, Beijing presses Islamabad to intensify its mediation, and the world holds its breath ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.
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Thaksin Released After Eight Months: Political Comeback or End of an Era?
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, 76, walked out of prison on May 11, 2026 after eight months for corruption. His conditional release reignites debate over his political future in a profoundly changed Thailand, where his Pheu Thai party suffered its worst ever electoral defeat.
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Starmer refuses to quit as Labour revolt deepens: Britain's make-or-break week
More than 70 Labour MPs are demanding Keir Starmer's resignation after the party's worst local election results in decades. Starmer is fighting back with a promise to bring Britain closer to the EU and nationalise British Steel — but the internal rebellion is intensifying.
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