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Tehran refuses to dismantle nuclear sites — Trump calls response 'totally unacceptable'
Iran has sent its response to the US peace proposal via Pakistan: it agrees to transfer its enriched uranium stockpile but flatly refuses to dismantle its nuclear facilities. Trump declared the response 'totally unacceptable.' The nuclear red line is now the sole public sticking point.
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Moscow celebrates May 9 without tanks or planes: Putin's reduced parade reveals a Russia at war
For the 81st anniversary of Soviet victory, Moscow organized its May 9 parade without heavy equipment, internet cut in the city center, and for the first time with North Korean soldiers in the ranks. Putin denounced NATO and presented the Ukraine war as a continuation of the antifascist struggle.
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Rubio Visits Pope Leo XIV: Trump Sends His Catholic Envoy to the Vatican to 'Thaw' a Geopolitical Feud
After Donald Trump's public attacks on Pope Leo XIV — who had condemned the Iran war as 'unjust' — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is dispatched to Rome for a Thursday meeting with the pontiff. The first face-to-face meeting between a senior US official and Pope Leo since his election. Rubio, a Catholic, will also meet Meloni, whom Trump attacked after she defended the pope.
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Hormuz Showdown: Trump's 'Project Freedom' vs Iran's Unyielding Grip on the Strait
As Iran doubles down on permanent control of the Strait of Hormuz — comparing it to Mossadegh's 1951 oil nationalization — Trump launches 'Project Freedom' to escort stranded neutral ships out of the Gulf starting Monday. A cargo ship was just attacked by small craft, Pakistan-mediated peace talks remain deadlocked, and OPEC+'s third production quota hike is purely symbolic as long as Hormuz stays shut.
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Trump Pulls 5,000 US Troops from Germany — and Threatens 'A Lot Further': The NATO Fracture Deepens
After Merz accused Iran of 'humiliating' Washington in peace talks, Trump retaliated by announcing the withdrawal of 5,000 US soldiers from Germany — then escalated, threatening to go 'a lot further.' The cancellation of long-range Tomahawk missile deployment, promised by Biden, is also confirmed. NATO says it is 'working to understand' the decision. Republican committee chairs are 'very concerned.'
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Trump Hikes EU Auto Tariffs to 25%: Brussels Fires Back, Seoul Takes Note
On May 1, 2026, Donald Trump announced he would raise US tariffs on European Union cars and trucks to 25%, up from the current 15%, accusing the EU of failing to comply with their summer 2025 trade deal. The measure was set to take effect the following week. The EU denounced the move as 'unacceptable' from an 'unreliable' trading partner. The announcement came the same day the EU-Mercosur deal entered into force, revealing the multi-front trade war Trump is waging against his allies.
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EU-Mercosur Free Trade Deal Takes Effect: Brussels Wins, Paris Loses
On May 1, 2026, the long-awaited EU-Mercosur free trade agreement provisionally entered into force, creating one of the world's largest trading blocs covering 720 million consumers. The deal, 25 years in the making, eliminates tariffs on over 90% of trade. But it remains deeply contested: France decries it as a betrayal of European farmers, a legal challenge is pending before the EU Court of Justice, and the European Parliament has yet to ratify the text.
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Trump's Iran War Hits Day 60: Congress Fights Back Over Nuclear Standoff
Sixty days into the US-Iran war, Donald Trump claims the conflict is 'terminated' to bypass the War Powers Act deadline. Congress rejects that reading. Supreme Leader Khamenei vows to protect Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities. The Strait of Hormuz remains partially blocked with oil above $125. Ten countries, ten sharply divergent readings.
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SCOTUS Dismantles Voting Rights Act: Trump Redraws Electoral Maps
The U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Roberts has issued a decision significantly weakening the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. Trump immediately announced Tennessee as the next state for redistricting. Louisiana suspended its primary elections. A decision reshaping American democracy—and one the world is watching with starkly different interpretations.
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Trump Threatens to Pull US Troops from Germany: The Transatlantic Fracture Deepens
On April 30, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Washington is 'studying and reviewing the possible reduction of troops in Germany,' with a decision expected 'over the next short period of time.' The threat came directly after Chancellor Merz said Iran was 'humiliating' the US at the negotiating table — a comment Trump flatly rejected, calling Merz someone who 'doesn't know what he's talking about.' Berlin says it's 'prepared.' The next day, Trump extended the threat to Italy and Spain. South Korea, with 28,500 US troops of its own, is watching anxiously.
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London's Golders Green Stabbing: Two Jewish Men Attacked in Antisemitic Terror Incident as UK Raises Threat Level
A 45-year-old British-Somali man stabbed two Jewish men in London's Golders Green neighborhood on April 29, in an attack police declared a terrorist incident. The UK raised its national terror threat level to 'severe' for the first time since 2021, pledged £25 million for Jewish community security, and Prime Minister Starmer pointed the finger at Iran as the indirect orchestrator of a months-long wave of antisemitic attacks — arson at synagogues, attempted bombings near the Israeli embassy, and now a knife attack on the street.
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