Sun 17 May 2026: The US military is facing a budget shortfall due to rising expenditures and is preparing to cut spending on training programs as part of cost-reduction measures, ABC News reported Wednesday, citing US officials. The report said that the sudden budget crunch is to make up for a shortfall of some $4 […]
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Sun 17 May 2026: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern” after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths were reported. In a social media post on Sunday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: President Donald Trump announced late Friday that US and Nigerian strikes allegedly killed the second-highest leader of ISIS globally, in a joint military operation. “Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: Every four years, the men’s World Cup delivers some certainties. The pitch dimensions are tightly regulated, offside is signaled with a flag, and referees end the match with a blast of a whistle. But one key piece of equipment is changed on purpose: the ball. Adidas, which has supplied World Cup soccer […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: Iran’s foreign minister had urged member states to condemn ‘violations of international law by the United States and Israel’. The BRICS alliance of major developing economies has failed to issue a joint statement after their two-day meeting in India, amid internal divisions over the Iran war which is affecting several members. India hosted […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: Pope Leo XIV has approved the creation of a new Vatican commission on artificial intelligence, according to a report by Vatican News on Saturday. Cardinal Michael Czerny confirmed the decision in a text after meeting with the pope on May 3. It says the decision was made because of “the development in recent decades […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: Conflict monitor ACLED notes the increase in Israeli attacks on Gaza in April in its latest report. Israel has drastically escalated its attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the United States of Iran, redirecting its firepower to the devastated Palestinian enclave. […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: Both a lack of access to food and health facilities will ultimately lead to death for many, warned the Norwegian Refugee Council. More than 40 percent of Sudan’s population is facing acute hunger, according to a report by a global hunger monitor, the three-year civil war having created one of the […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: My mother has always had one unbreakable rule: no outdoor shoes inside the house. It didn’t matter who you were – family member, neighbour, or guest – you had to take them off before crossing the threshold. As a child, I thought it was just one of her many quirks. But […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has driven energy costs up by more than $37.3 billion for American consumers, a study released Monday found. The Iran War Energy Cost Tracker from Brown University’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs estimates that Americans have paid some $37,346,893,483 in additional energy prices since […]
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