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Iran Hits Kuwait Airport: 13 Missiles, 17 Drones, One Killed, 63 Injured as April Truce Cracks Open
A civilian terminal pulverized in Kuwait City, two Iranian diplomats expelled within 24 hours, oil pushing toward $97 a barrel, and Tehran warning: 'let this be a lesson'.
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Ebola in DRC: over 1,100 suspected cases, suspected cases ruled out in Brazil and Italy, Tedros wraps up Kinshasa visit
The Bundibugyo outbreak in Ituri crosses 1,100 suspected cases and 263 confirmed; Tedros leaves Tshisekedi in Kinshasa; Brazil and Italy rule out their first suspects; Nanyuki erupts against the US quarantine base imposed by Washington in Kenya.
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Iran/US: May 27-28 escalation and rupture of the April truce
On the night of May 27-28, 2026, US forces shoot down four Iranian drones and strike a military base in southern Iran (Bandar Abbas). Iran's IRGC retaliates against a US base. The most serious incident since the April 8 truce: Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz framework, sanctions the Persian Gulf Strait Authority and threatens Oman. Brent crude jumps 3.75% to $97.83. Broadened global coverage (18 perspectives, including Mehr News Farsi, Al Jazeera Arabic, Kommersant and Yonhap, selected via cross-lingual cosine scoring).
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Pope Leo XIV urges the world to slow down on AI
In his first major document, Pope Leo XIV urged governments to slow the development of artificial intelligence: protect workers' rights and children, keep data ownership out of purely private hands, and cool competition among AI companies. Six national readings, between regulation, tech caution and sovereignty.
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Guardiola to step down after glittering decade at Man City
Pep Guardiola officially announces his departure from Manchester City after a decade of Premier League dominance, marking the end of an era for European football and opening uncertainty for the Abu Dhabi-owned club.
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Pakistan's army chief in Iran as US's Rubio says 'slight progress' in talks
Pakistan's top general's mission to Tehran reflects an unprecedented parallel mediation as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledges 'slight progress' in nuclear talks with Iran, against the backdrop of the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
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SpaceX launches Starship V3, the largest rocket ever built
SpaceX launched the Starship V3, the largest rocket ever built, from Texas on a maiden test flight tied to NASA's Artemis program. The test, which hit most of its targets, comes ahead of an IPO. Six national readings on American space dominance.
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Ebola center burned in Congo as fear and anger grow over outbreak
An Ebola treatment center was burned in the Democratic Republic of Congo, illustrating growing local hostility toward an outbreak that is worsening and to which the WHO is struggling to respond.
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Trump says US will send additional 5,000 troops to Poland
Donald Trump announced the deployment of an additional 5,000 US troops to Poland, reinforcing NATO's eastern flank against Russia and confirming a major military commitment in Eastern Europe.
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Trump to talk with Taiwan's leader Lai in new possible strain for US-China ties
Donald Trump plans a direct exchange with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, a move that risks reigniting Sino-American tensions after months of Trump-Xi rapprochement.
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Samsung Electronics management and labor reach wage deal ahead of planned strike
Samsung Electronics management and labor reached a last-minute wage deal, averting a planned strike and easing a major industrial dispute in South Korea's semiconductor industry.
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