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SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026
Burnham to Take Downing Street Monday, Vows Break From Thatcher Era
The former Manchester mayor, nominated unopposed by 379 Labour MPs, promises to shift essentials — housing, water, energy, transport — back into public hands
FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026
Iran Strikes Kuwait Water Plant as U.S. Hits Iranian Bridges for Sixth Night
Friday's escalation follows Thursday's Bandar Abbas warning, with seven reported killed in Hormozgan, Bahrain and Jordan intercepting missiles, and Brent up 3 percent to $86.73
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026
Kyiv Protesters Chant 'Shame' as Zelenskyy Ousts Defense Chief Fedorov
Hundreds massed at Kyiv's Ivan Franko square Thursday and the deputy Air Force commander resigned as parliament prepared to install a new defense chief and prime minister
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026
Iran Vows to 'Crush' Regional Targets as U.S. Strikes Hit Bandar Abbas
Tehran's Thursday warning followed an overnight U.S. wave on the port city, seven Iranian troops killed at a Bampur base, and the release of U.S. citizen Dena Karari
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026
Trump Scraps 20 Percent Hormuz Toll a Day After Setting It, Threatens Iran Power Plants
Tuesday's Truth Social reversal follows calls from Gulf leaders and replaces the fee with promised 'massive' investment deals as Jordan and Kuwait intercept fresh Iranian strikes
TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026
Trump Sets 20 Percent Hormuz Toll and Reinstates Iran Blockade as Sea Drones Hit Bandar Abbas
The Tuesday 4 p.m. enforcement start comes as CENTCOM discloses the combat debut of Saronic Corsair sea drones and Iran strikes UAE tankers, killing an Indian crew member
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026
Zelenskyy to Replace PM Svyrydenko in Broad Cabinet Reshuffle
Sunday's announcement removes a prime minister appointed a year ago and widely credited with the U.S.-Ukraine critical minerals deal, and reworks foreign policy portfolios
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026
Iran Fires on U.S. Bases in Four Arab States, Declares Hormuz Closed
Tehran's overnight barrage hit U.S. installations in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Oman as CENTCOM wrapped a third round of strikes and Brent climbed 2.8 percent to $78.14
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir Who Remade Qatar, Dies at 74
The former Qatari ruler, who seized power in a 1995 bloodless coup and voluntarily handed it to his son in 2013, turned the emirate into an LNG giant and diplomatic broker
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026
U.S. Strikes 140 Iran Sites After Tanker Attack Shuts Strait of Hormuz
Saturday night's salvo followed an Iranian missile strike on the Cyprus-flagged GFS Galaxy and Tehran's declaration that no vessel may transit Hormuz until U.S. 'interference' ends
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026
Trump Says Iran Talks Resume Even as He Declares Ceasefire 'Over'
The president said Tehran asked to keep negotiating, hours before Iran's foreign ministry denied any such request as he threatened to 'decimate and destroy' Iran
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2026
Hormuz Traffic Collapses as Iran Ship Strikes Halt Omani Route
Kpler counted 23 tankers and cargo ships crossing the strait Wednesday, down from 47 a week earlier, after Tehran's attacks on three vessels shut the U.S.-backed corridor
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026
Trump Offers Ukraine Patriot License as Drones Batter Russian Oil at 'Industrial Scale'
President offered licensed production at Ankara summit as Ukraine claimed 21 tanker and vessel strikes in three days and Moscow banned diesel exports through July 31
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026
U.S. Hits 90 Iran Targets in Second Night of Strikes as Khamenei Is Buried in Mashhad
Iran's Health Ministry reports 14 killed and 78 wounded as Revolutionary Guards strike U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain and eight missiles are intercepted over Jordan
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026
Manhattan's Former Pfizer Tower Buckles, Forcing Midtown Evacuations
Structural columns gave way at 235 E. 42nd Street on Tuesday morning, forcing evacuations across seven neighboring buildings as crews rushed emergency struts to the 1,500-unit conversion
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026
Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire 'Over' as U.S. and Tehran Trade Fresh Strikes
President said in Ankara the truce is 'over' after U.S. Central Command hit more than 80 targets and Iran's Revolutionary Guards struck 85 American sites in Bahrain and Kuwait
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026
NATO Summit Opens in Ankara as Trump Presses Allies to Speed 5 Percent Defense Push
President arrives in Turkey to meet Zelenskyy on the sidelines as Rutte urges members to 'pull their weight' and Ukraine's Patriot interceptor shortage widens
MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026
China Fires Long-Range Missile From Submarine Into South Pacific
Test-launch from a nuclear-powered sub drew rebukes from Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Taiwan, and coincided with an Australia-Fiji defense pact
MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026
Russian Missile-and-Drone Barrage Kills at Least 12 in Kyiv on Eve of NATO Summit
Ukraine's air force said all 29 ballistic missiles fired overnight struck their targets, exposing a Patriot interceptor shortfall two days before NATO leaders meet in Ankara
SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2026
Trump Calls Putin and Zelenskyy on Ukraine Ahead of NATO Summit in Ankara
Kremlin says Trump offered to help end the war in a 90-minute call with Putin Saturday and spoke separately with Zelenskyy, hours after Ukraine hit a major St. Petersburg oil terminal
SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2026
Khamenei's Sons Appear at Tehran Funeral as New Supreme Leader Stays in Hiding
Sunday's second day of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral drew larger crowds and brought Iran's top officials and the ayatollah's other sons into view, but Mojtaba Khamenei stayed hidden
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Passes 2,600 as Families Search Makeshift Morgue
Nearly 50,000 remain unaccounted for 10 days after twin 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude quakes as forensic teams work through more than 1,000 bodies at a La Guaira port facility
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026
Iran Begins Six-Day Funeral for Slain Khamenei as U.S. Talks Pause
Iranian authorities expect 15 million to 20 million mourners for the ayatollah killed in February U.S.-Israeli strikes as Doha nuclear talks pause until July 9
FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026
Kyiv Attack Toll Climbs to 30 as Russia's Fuel Crisis Deepens
Ukrainian officials raised the death count from Wednesday's 11-hour barrage as Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov vowed to keep striking Kyiv and Moscow's gasoline lines lengthened
THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026
Russia Launches Largest Kyiv Barrage of War, Killing 18; Ukraine Presses Refinery Campaign
Overnight strikes with 74 missiles and 496 drones hit 33 locations in Kyiv, days after Vladimir Putin conceded fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian drones
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026
South Africa Arrests More Than 900 in Nationwide Anti-Migrant Marches
Police say 108 of 120 demonstrations Tuesday stayed peaceful, but soldiers were deployed to Johannesburg's Hillbrow neighborhood after shots were fired at a passing crowd
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026
US Envoys Land in Doha as Iran Denies Direct Talks and Hormuz Truce Frays
Witkoff and Kushner arrived Tuesday to meet Qatari mediators, but Tehran said no meeting with Washington was scheduled and $6 billion in frozen assets remained frozen
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026
Putin Concedes Fuel Shortages as Ukrainian Drones Hammer Russian Refineries
The Russian president called the gasoline crunch a temporary deficit and weighed a full diesel export ban as Kyiv struck two more refineries deep inside Russia
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026
Venezuela Quake Toll Passes 1,450 as 72-Hour Window Closes
Rescuers pulled a mother and her 18-day-old baby, a father and son and a 9-month-old infant from La Guaira rubble four days after twin quakes, even as hopes for more survivors faded
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026
Milei's Cabinet Chief Adorni Resigns Amid Illicit-Enrichment Probe
Argentina's longest-serving Milei aide quit Saturday after federal prosecutors opened a corruption case tied to property buys and luxury trips that dwarfed his $2,600 monthly salary
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026
Trump Threatens to End Iran as Second Night of Strikes Hits Kuwait and Bahrain
Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired missiles and drones at U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait hours after American jets struck Iranian coastal targets a second straight night
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026
U.S. Strikes Iran, Iran Hits Bahrain as Hormuz Ceasefire Cracks
American aircraft bombed missile and drone sites and radar on Iran's southern coast after a drone hit a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, and Tehran retaliated against U.S. positions and Bahrain
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026
Paris Bans Public Drinking as Attribution Study Pins Heat Dome on Warming
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu raised the national health alert to its top level Friday as scientists called the June heatwave virtually impossible without climate change
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026
Venezuela Quake Death Toll Tops 235 as Rescue Teams Converge on La Guaira
Health Minister Carlos Alvarado said 4,300 were injured and about 200 remained trapped Thursday as a U.S. Marine general arrived in Caracas to oversee a $150 million relief push
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2026
Twin Quakes Kill 164 in Venezuela as Trump Mobilizes U.S. Aid
Magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 tremors 39 seconds apart flattened buildings in Caracas and La Guaira Wednesday, prompting a state of emergency and a USGS warning that deaths could exceed 10,000
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026
France Logs Hottest Day on Record as Omega Block Grips Europe
Pissos hit 44.3 C Tuesday and 68,000 Brittany homes lost power as red alerts spread from Spain to the Netherlands and the U.K. braced for a 38 C peak Thursday
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2026
Brexit Ten Years On, Britain Cycles to Its Seventh Prime Minister
A decade after the 52-to-48 vote to leave the EU, the U.K. economy is 6 to 8 percent smaller than it would have been and Keir Starmer has just resigned
MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026
De la Espriella Claims Colombia Runoff, Cepeda Challenges 33,000 Ballot Boxes
The Trump-endorsed lawyer led by less than a percentage point as protesters burned tires in Bogota and clashed with riot police in Cali, and his rival withheld concession
MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026
Starmer Resigns as U.K. Prime Minister, Burnham Steps Forward to Succeed Him
The Labour leader bowed to a party revolt Monday outside 10 Downing Street, opening a leadership contest set to begin July 9 and clearing the path for the Manchester mayor
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2026
Colombians Pick Between Petro Heir Cepeda and Trump-Endorsed 'El Tigre'
A Sunday runoff between lawmaker Iván Cepeda and criminal-defense attorney Abelardo de la Espriella will set the country's security path 10 years after the FARC peace accord
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2026
Vance Lands in Switzerland for Iran Talks as Tehran Shuts Hormuz Again
Sunday talks meant to flesh out a 14-point memorandum open with an emergency Lebanon session as the U.S. says 55 ships and 17 million barrels of oil cleared the strait Iran calls closed
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026
Two East Midlands Trains Collide South of Bedford, Killing Driver and Injuring 89
British Transport Police declared a major incident after a Corby-to-London service struck a Nottingham-to-London train Friday evening, with 11 passengers very seriously hurt
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026
Ukraine Drones Hit Moscow Refinery Again as Russian Interceptor Stocks Thin
Russia's Defense Ministry said it downed 555 drones overnight, but several reached the Moscow oil refinery for the second time this week as Ukraine probes weakening air defenses
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026
Trump Defends Iran Pact as Tankers Move Through Hormuz and the 60-Day Clock Starts
The president called critics of the signed 14-point memorandum "jealous, bad people, or stupid" as Pezeshkian framed the accord as a victory and Brent slipped below $79
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026
Trump Hedges on Iran Deal as Tankers Move and Oil Slides Below $80
The president said he will resume bombing if Tehran misbehaves, sanctioned Iranian tankers crossed the U.S. blockade line, and Brent fell to its lowest level since early March
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026
B-52 Bomber Crashes at Edwards Air Force Base, Killing Eight on Test Mission
The Stratofortress went down shortly after takeoff Monday on a radar-modernization test flight, killing a mixed crew of military, civilian and Boeing personnel
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026
Doubts Cloud Friday Geneva Signing as Tankers Wait and Trump Faults Israel Over Lebanon
The largest tanker operator says crews may stay out of Hormuz for weeks, the president called Israel's Beirut strike too much, and the $300 billion fund attached to the deal is now in dispute
MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2026
Trump Declares Iran Deal Complete, Sets Friday Geneva Signing and Lifts Hormuz Blockade
The president authorized the toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the immediate end of the U.S. naval blockade as Iran confirmed the memorandum text is final
SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2026
Trump Says Iran Deal Signs Sunday and Hormuz Reopens; Tehran Says Not Yet
The president set an electronic signing for Sunday and an immediate reopening of the strait, while Iran's Foreign Ministry told state media the memorandum will not be signed tomorrow
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026
Pakistan Says U.S.-Iran Deal Text Is Final, Signing Within 24 Hours
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Islamabad is preparing an electronic signing as Trump disputes leaked terms and Israel keeps striking in Lebanon
FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026
Trump Halts Iran Strikes, Says Deal Near; Tehran Disputes Account
President says talks have reached the highest level and signing details will follow shortly, as Iran's Foreign Ministry says the text is unfinished and American demands keep growing
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026
Three Indian Sailors Die in U.S. Tanker Strike as Iran Hits Gulf Bases
A second night of American attacks drew Iranian missile fire on Bahrain, Kuwait and a base in Jordan, Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and the U.N. nuclear watchdog demanded access
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026
Belfast Court Charges Sudanese Asylum Seeker as Arson Spreads Across the North
Hadi Alodid, 30, was ordered held Wednesday on attempted-murder charges as masked men burned homes, a bus and cars in north Belfast and Starmer condemned the unrest
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026
U.S. and Iran Trade Direct Fire as Trump Says Tehran Will 'Pay the Price'
U.S. jets hit nearly 20 Iranian air-defense sites after Monday's Apache shootdown, Iran fired drones and missiles at U.S. bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, and Trump pressed both to stand down
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026
Israel and Iran Step Back From Weekend Exchange as Tyre Bombing Continues
Trump said indirect talks with Tehran are in their final throes, but Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese port killed at least eight Tuesday despite his call to stop
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2026
Magnitude 7.8 Quake Off Mindanao Kills at Least 32, Triggers Small Tsunami
A landslide in Sarangani province buried 13 villagers, more than 200 people were injured and President Marcos ordered disaster agencies into the region
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2026
Xi Arrives in Pyongyang as Beijing Tests Its Grip on Kim
The Chinese leader's first North Korea visit in seven years opens a summit aimed at countering U.S. allies in the region and answering Kim's deepening tilt toward Moscow
SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2026
Pope Leo Draws 1.2 Million in Madrid, Warns Against Fanning Flames of Polarization
The American pontiff's Cibeles Square Mass marks the largest gathering of his Spain trip, the first papal visit to the country in 15 years
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2026
US Shoots Down Iranian Drones, Intercepts Gulf Missile Barrage
CENTCOM downed four attack drones over the Strait of Hormuz and six of seven Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain, then struck Iranian coastal radar
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026
Zelenskyy Open Letter Asks Putin for Face-to-Face Talks in a Neutral Country
The Ukrainian president named Switzerland, Turkiye and the Arab world as possible venues, as the Kremlin held its line and the House defied Trump on aid
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2026
Ukraine Drones Strike St. Petersburg Oil Terminal as Kyiv Toll Reaches 22
Kyiv's long-range counterstrike set a fuel terminal ablaze as President Vladimir Putin opened Russia's marquee economic forum and rescuers pulled more bodies from Ukrainian rubble
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2026
US and Iran Trade Strikes as Iranian Drone Kills One at Kuwait Airport
American jets disabled an Iran-bound tanker and struck Qeshm Island hours before Iranian missiles and drones hit Kuwait's main airport and reached toward Bahrain
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026
Trump Says Israel and Hezbollah Agree to Halt Fire as Strikes Continue
The president announced a mediated de-escalation late Monday, but Israeli airstrikes killed at least six in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah rockets crossed the border again Tuesday
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026
Russia Fires 656 Drones and 73 Missiles at Ukraine, Killing at Least 18
The overnight barrage flattened part of a four-story Dnipro apartment building and sent Kyiv residents back into the subway, days after Zelenskyy warned of a massive new strike
MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026
Colombia Presidential Vote Heads to June Runoff as Petro Disputes Count
Pro-Trump lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella led leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda by about three points Sunday, and the outgoing president refused to accept the preliminary tally
MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026
Netanyahu Orders Strikes on Beirut Suburbs as U.S. Floats De-escalation Roadmap
The Israeli prime minister ordered the military to attack Dahiyeh on Monday, a day after troops seized Beaufort Castle and as Washington pressed a step-by-step plan to halt hostilities
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026
Israel Takes Beaufort Castle in Deepest Lebanon Push Since 2000
Netanyahu said the seizure of the 12th-century fortress past the Litani marks a permanent shift in policy, as evacuation orders extended north to the Zahrani River
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026
EU Unlocks €16.4 Billion for Hungary as Magyar Launches Reforms
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen released frozen funds Friday after Prime Minister Peter Magyar reversed Viktor Orban's ICC withdrawal and lifted the Budapest Pride ban
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026
Hegseth Presses Asian Allies as Vietnam Warns of Flashpoints
The U.S. defense secretary told the Shangri-La Dialogue that wealthy partners must shoulder more of the burden, a day after Hanoi's leader cautioned against great-power overreach
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026
Russian Drone Hits Romanian Apartment Block as NATO Vows to Defend Every Inch
Bucharest convened its defense council and expelled the Russian consul in Constanta after a drone struck a residential building in Galati, injuring two and igniting a fire
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026
U.S. and Iran Draft 60-Day Truce With Hormuz Reopening, Awaiting Trump
The tentative memorandum would unrestrict Strait of Hormuz shipping within 30 days, lift the U.S. naval blockade in stages and open talks on Iran's enriched-uranium stockpile
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026
Iran and U.S. Trade Strikes as Hormuz Deal Collapses Into Dispute
Trump dismissed an Iranian state-TV draft to reopen the strait as fabrication hours before U.S. forces hit a drone site near Bandar Abbas and Tehran said it struck back at a U.S. air base
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026
Israel Pushes Past Yellow Line as Strikes Kill Dozens in South Lebanon
Netanyahu said ground forces are driving deep into southern Lebanon to fortify a security zone, a day after attacks killed 31 and evacuation orders covered all of Nabatieh
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026
Russia Warns Rubio of Systematic Strikes on Kyiv, Urges US to Pull Diplomats
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the secretary of state in a Monday call that Moscow will hit decision-making centers in the Ukrainian capital and that Americans should leave
MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026
Pope Leo XIV Demands AI Regulation and a Slower Race in First Encyclical
The American pope's "Magnifica Humanitas," released Monday with Anthropic's co-founder at his side, calls autonomous lethal weapons impermissible and concentrated AI power a threat
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026
Gas Blast at Shanxi Coal Mine Kills 82 in China's Worst Mining Disaster Since 2009
A Friday-evening explosion at the Liushenyu mine in Changzhi also injured more than 120 and prompted Xi Jinping to order a State Council investigation
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
Rubio and Trump Raise Military Threat Against Cuba as Pressure Campaign Widens
The secretary of state called Havana a national security threat and the president said he is likely to be the one to act, as ICE arrested the sister of a top GAESA executive in Miami
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
House Cancels Iran War Powers Vote as Rubio Rejects Hormuz Tolls
GOP leaders pulled the resolution Thursday rather than lose it, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Iran's plan to charge ships for passage through the strait unacceptable
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026
Iran Reviews U.S. Peace Proposal as Pakistan Army Chief Flies to Tehran
Trump said he is in no hurry but warned talks were at the borderline, U.S. Marines boarded another Iranian-flagged tanker, and Brent whipsawed back above $106
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026
Putin and Xi Reach Understanding on Power of Siberia 2 Pipeline Parameters
Russia and China moved the long-stalled gas pipeline closer to a deal Wednesday but left pricing and financing unresolved, with the Kremlin citing nuances still to be worked out
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026
Russian Drone Hits Chinese-Owned Ship Off Odesa on Eve of Putin-Xi Summit
Ukraine said a Shahed struck the Marshall Islands-flagged KSL Deyang overnight, one of two civilian vessels hit hours before Putin flies to Beijing to meet Xi Jinping
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026
Ukrainian Drones Kill Three Near Moscow in Largest Strike in Over a Year
Russian officials said air defenses downed 81 drones aimed at the capital overnight and more than 1,000 across the country in 24 hours, with debris falling at Sheremetyevo airport
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026
Israel Says Hamas Military Chief Killed as Lebanon Truce Extended 45 Days
Izz al-Din al-Haddad died Friday in a Gaza City strike, Israeli officials said Saturday, hours after Washington brokered a six-week extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026
UAE Fast-Tracks Second Hormuz Bypass Pipeline as Brent Tops $108
Abu Dhabi ordered faster delivery of the West-East line to Fujairah as Trump left Beijing with Xi pledging the strait stay open and Brent climbed 2.4 percent
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026
Trump Puts Iran Ceasefire on 'Life Support' as Iron Dome Arrives in the UAE
The president rejected Tehran's latest offer Tuesday and met his top generals as Israel disclosed it had sent missile defenses to Abu Dhabi and Brent crude pushed back above $100
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026
Starmer Faces Leadership Challenge as Gilt Yields Climb
Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Monday to face the U.K.'s big challenges, and within two hours Labour MP Catherine West moved to collect names for a contest as 10-year gilts hit 4.98 percent
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2026
Trump Three-Day Truce Takes Hold as Moscow Stages Stripped-Down Victory Day
Putin told reporters the war is heading to an end as a U.S.-brokered May 9-11 ceasefire began alongside a Red Square parade missing its tanks and missiles for the first time since 2008
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026
Reform UK Routs Labour in English Councils as Starmer Refuses to Quit
Nigel Farage's party seized hundreds of seats in Labour heartlands Friday and the prime minister vowed to serve out his term, easing a week of selling in long-dated gilts
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026
U.S. and Iran Trade Fire in Hormuz; CENTCOM Strikes Bandar Abbas and Qeshm
U.S. destroyers drew Iranian fire late Thursday in the strait, prompting American strikes on Bandar Abbas and Qeshm as both sides said the month-old ceasefire still holds
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2026
Rubio Meets Pope Leo at Vatican to Mend Trump Rift
The secretary of state spent two and a half hours with the pontiff and his top diplomat Thursday, after weeks of public sparring with the president over the Iran war
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2026
Iran Formally Reviews U.S. Deal as Pezeshkian Meets Supreme Leader
Tehran told state TV it is examining Trump's latest proposal as President Pezeshkian sat down with the injured Mojtaba Khamenei and a new agency moved to police the Strait of Hormuz
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026
Putin Declares 72-Hour Victory Day Truce; Zelenskyy Counters With 30-Day Offer
The Kremlin ordered a unilateral pause for May 8-10 as Kyiv proposed a midnight start Tuesday and an immediate, monthlong ceasefire instead
MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026
U.S. Navy Launches Project Freedom as Iran Claims Warship Strike, CENTCOM Denies
Two U.S.-flagged ships crossed the strait Monday under Navy cover as Tehran's Fars news agency said missiles hit an American warship and CENTCOM rejected the claim
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026
Taiwan's Lai Lands in Eswatini After China Blocks Overflights
President Lai Ching-te reached Taipei's last African ally Saturday, 10 days late, after Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar pulled flight permits under pressure from Beijing
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026
Hormuz Squeeze Reaches Luxury-Car Lubricants as Treasury Bans Iran Tolls
Base-oil prices have nearly doubled in Europe and U.S. shippers face fresh sanctions for paying Tehran for safe passage as traffic through the strait stays down more than 90 percent
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026
U.S. Indicts Sinaloa Governor Rocha Moya in Cartel Case That Lands on Sheinbaum
Manhattan prosecutors charged 10 current and former Mexican officials, including a sitting governor from the ruling Morena party, with aiding the Sinaloa cartel
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026
Charles Addresses Congress as Iran War Strains U.S.-U.K. Ties
The British monarch's first state visit as king lands amid a Trump-Starmer rift over the Strait of Hormuz and U.K. bases
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026
Trump Cool on Iran's Hormuz Offer as Oil Tops $100 and a Japanese Tanker Tests the Strait
The president told advisers he is unsatisfied with Tehran's proposal as Brent topped $111 and Germany's chancellor said the U.S. is being humiliated
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2026
Iran Offers to Reopen Hormuz if U.S. Drops Blockade, Shelving Nuclear Talks
Tehran's proposal, passed through Pakistani intermediaries, would end the chokehold on the strait but defer the nuclear question Trump has called nonnegotiable
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026
Orban Quits Parliament as Magyar Heads to Brussels on EU Funds
Hungary's outgoing prime minister will skip the May 9 chamber for the first time since 1990 as his successor seeks to unfreeze 10 billion euros before an end-August deadline
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026
Jihadists and Tuareg Rebels Strike Bamako and Kati as Mali Defense Chief Reported Killed
A suicide car bomb hit Defence Minister Sadio Camara's residence in the country's main garrison town as JNIM and Azawad Liberation Front fighters attacked five cities at once
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026
Trump Extends Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Three Weeks as Hezbollah Rejects Deal
A Friday rocket exchange and Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Fayyad's refusal test a truce the White House announced less than 24 hours earlier
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026
U.S. Seizes Three Iranian Tankers in Asia as IRGC Captures Two Ships in Hormuz
Washington widens its naval blockade into the Indian Ocean while Tehran makes its first cargo-ship seizures of the war, and the Senate rejects a war-powers check 55-46
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026
EU Unblocks 90 Billion Euro Ukraine Loan as Hungary Drops Veto and Druzhba Oil Resumes
Ambassadors in Brussels gave preliminary approval to the loan and a 20th Russia sanctions package hours after Ukraine restarted crude flows to Hungary and Slovakia
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026
Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire as IRGC Seizes Two Ships and Fires on Three in Hormuz
The president reversed his Monday stance at Pakistan's request hours before the Wednesday expiry, even as Iran's Revolutionary Guard escalated in the strait and the U.S. blockade held
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026
Japan Scraps Ban on Lethal Weapons Exports, Ending Eight Decades of Pacifist Restraint
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet clears the sale of fighter jets, missiles and warships to at least 17 partner countries, the largest break from Article 9 since 2014
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026
Ukraine Hits Russian Warships in Crimea and a Drone Factory Deep Inside Russia
Kyiv's GUR military intelligence says it damaged two Russian landing ships in Sevastopol and sparked a fire at the Atlant Aero drone plant, as Russia's overnight attacks kill a teen in Chernihiv
SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026
Shreveport Gunman Kills Eight Children in Domestic Attack
Police identified the suspect as 31-year-old Shamar Elkins, who was shot by officers after a pursuit across two homes and a carjacking
SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026
Radev Coalition Leads Bulgaria Snap Election, Tilting Sofia Back Toward Moscow
Exit polls give the former president's Progressive Bulgaria about 44 percent a week after Hungarians ousted Viktor Orban, but Radev will need coalition partners to govern
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026
Israel and Lebanon Begin 10-Day U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire After Six Weeks of Fighting
Truce took effect at midnight local time as Trump invited Netanyahu and Aoun to Washington, though Hezbollah offered only cautious compliance and Lebanon reported early violations
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026
Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Fully Open; Oil Plunges 10 Percent as U.S. Blockade Stays
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says commercial vessels may transit on a coordinated route as Trump welcomes the move but keeps the naval cordon on Iranian ports
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026
Russia Launches 700-Drone Barrage on Ukraine, Killing at Least 16
Overnight strikes on Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro mark Moscow's biggest aerial attack in weeks as Zelenskyy presses allies for more air defenses
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026
Magyar Meets Hungarian President, Pushes for May Cabinet and State Media Overhaul
The incoming prime minister demands the president resign and suspends public TV news coverage until a new broadcast authority guarantees independence
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026
Bahamas Police Release Michigan Husband in Wife's Disappearance at Sea
Brian Hooker walked free after five days in custody as prosecutors declined to charge him in the vanishing of Lynette Hooker, 55, off Elbow Cay
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026
Magyar Routs Orban, Pledges to End Hungary's Drift Toward Russia
Tisza party's 138-seat supermajority ends 16 years of Fidesz rule and puts Budapest on course to unblock a 90-billion-euro Ukraine loan
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026
U.S. Navy Blockades Iranian Ports at Strait of Hormuz as Talks Collapse
Trump orders warships to seal off Iranian oil exports after 21-hour Islamabad negotiations fail, sending Brent crude above $100 and drawing threats of retaliation from Tehran