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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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Putin visits Beijing after Trump's China trip
Vladimir Putin will visit Beijing on May 19-20 to deepen the Russia-China strategic partnership, days after Donald Trump's trip and the Xi-Trump summit.
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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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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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Starmer Holds On: The King's Speech Under the Shadow of Labour's Rebellion
The King's Speech of May 13, 2026 unfolded against the backdrop of an unprecedented political crisis for Keir Starmer: several Labour ministers resigned, over 100 MPs offered conditional public support, and comparisons emerged with Joe Biden's fall. The British Prime Minister refused to step down, invoking his governing mandate.
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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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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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Trump in Beijing for the Summit of the Century: Trade, Iran, Taiwan, and the Reshaping of the World
From May 13-15, Donald Trump makes his first state visit to China since 2017, accompanied by Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and roughly a dozen American CEOs. The Trump-Xi summit takes place against a charged backdrop—Iran, Taiwan, tariffs, rare earths—and is being scrutinized by middle powers worldwide as a signal about the international order to come.
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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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MV Hondius evacuated at Tenerife — 42-day quarantine for Filipino crew, French evacuee showing symptoms
The international evacuation operation for the MV Hondius, hit by a hantavirus outbreak, concluded at the Canary Islands. Passengers were repatriated by nationality, but one French evacuee is showing symptoms. The Filipino crew of 150 faces a 42-day quarantine in the Netherlands. British paratroopers were dropped on Tristan da Cunha for a suspected case.
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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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