Trump Says Xi Promised Not to Send Weapons to Iran
The U.S. Is Giving Tehran Several Days for Talks but Warns of New Strikes if There Is No Deal
More Than 145,000 American Children Have Been Separated From Their Parents in Just Over a Year Because of Trump’s Immigration Policies
About 22,000 Lost Both Parents at the Same Time, and More Than a Third of Those Affected Are Under Six
Google Unveils Autonomous AI Agents, New Search Assistant Spark and a Return to Smart Glasses
The Company Is Trying to Catch Up With OpenAI and Anthropic—Gemini’s Audience Has More Than Doubled in a Year to 900 Million Monthly Users
The U.S. and Britain Are Introducing Exceptions to Restrictions on Russian Oil
Washington Will Allow Vulnerable Countries to Access Supplies Already at Sea, While London Opens Imports of Fuel Made From Russian Crude Refined in Third Countries
Trump’s War With Iran Has Cost Americans an Additional $40 Billion in Fuel Costs—About $316 per Household
The President Himself Said He Does Not Think About Americans’ Financial Situation—“We Cannot Allow Iran to Get Nuclear Weapons, and That’s All”
In Luxembourg, the Remains of Andriy Melnyk, the Second Head of the OUN, Were Exhumed—He Will Be Reburied in Ukraine
Representatives of the President’s Office, Foreign Ministry and Institute of National Memory Attended the Ceremony
British Bank Standard Chartered Will Cut More Than 7,000 Jobs Because of AI Adoption
The Bank Will Become One of the First Major International Lenders to Publicly Link Mass Layoffs to Automation
Gas and Electricity Bills in Britain Will Rise by More Than £200 a Year This Summer—Because of Higher Prices Amid the War in Iran
The Main Cause Was Tehran’s Effective Closure of the Strait of Hormuz in Response to U.S. and Israeli Strikes
The EU Wants to Tie Part of Its Aid to Ukraine to VAT on Parcels Cheaper Than €150
To Receive an €8.4 Billion Tranche, Kyiv Must Approve the IMF’s Demand for a 20% Tax
The White House Agreed to Lift Restrictions on Iranian Oil Exports
Tasnim Claims Tehran Will Be Able to Sell Oil Freely on Global Markets
Putin Arrived in Beijing for Talks With Xi—Moscow Hopes to Move Power of Siberia 2 Off Dead Center
The Kremlin Hopes Turmoil in Energy Markets Caused by the War in Iran Will Make Beijing More Flexible on Gas Prices
After a Two-Day Visit to Beijing, Trump Said He Made No Promises to Xi on Taiwan
He Said He Would Soon Decide on $14 Billion in Arms Supplies to the Island
U.S. Intelligence Believes China Is Using the War Around Iran to Strengthen Its Position
The Pentagon Fears the Conflict Is Draining Resources Washington Would Need in a Taiwan Crisis
China Directly Links New Tough Rules Against Foreign Sanctions to the War in Iran and the Dispute Over Panama
Beijing Warns This Is 'Only the Beginning,' and Those in the Line of Fire May Include Employees of Western Companies Working in China
SpaceX Prepares for the Twelfth Starship Launch—the Company's IPO at a $2 Trillion Valuation Depends on This Rocket
Earlier Prototypes Carried Only a Third of the Advertised Payload Capacity, and the Series of Explosions Has Continued Since 2023
Mercedes-Benz Opens the Door to Defense Production, While Volkswagen Is Already Preparing a Plant for Iron Dome
Germany’s Auto Industry Is Seeking Military Orders Amid an Industry Crisis and Rising European Defense Spending
Ukraine Talks Have Stalled Over Territorial Disputes and Security Guarantees—Report to U.S. Congress
Zelensky Refuses to Cede Territory, While Russia Refuses to Give Ukraine Security Guarantees
Trump or His Asset Managers Made More Than 3,700 Securities Trades in a Quarter
Trading in Shares of Companies Dependent on Administration Decisions Is Again Raising Conflict-of-Interest Questions
Russia Struck Dnipro With Missiles and Odesa With Drones
Three Children Were Among the Injured, With the Main Attack Falling on Dnipropetrovsk Region
Pro-Palestinian activists climbed the Eiffel Tower and unfurled a Palestinian flag from the structure’s first level
May 16, 2026, AFP
Ukrainian Drones Triggered a Government Crisis in Latvia
The Prime Minister Resigned After a Dispute Over Who Was Responsible for Airspace Security
Iran Retained Most of Its Missile Arsenal After U.S. and Israeli Strikes
U.S. Intelligence Believes Tehran Quickly Restored Access to Sites Near the Strait of Hormuz
JPMorgan Sees a “Finland Scenario” as the Most Likely Outcome of the War for Ukraine
Kyiv Could Lose Some Territory but Preserve Its Sovereignty, Army and European Course
Congo Has an Outbreak of a Rare Ebola Strain—There Is No Vaccine or Specific Treatment for It
About 246 Suspected Cases and 65 Deaths Have Been Reported in an Armed-Conflict Zone, and the Virus May Have Spread Unnoticed for Weeks
The Pentagon Canceled the Deployment of 4,000 American Troops to Poland—Some Units Had Already Arrived in the Country
Trump Is Dissatisfied With European Allies Who Refused to Support the War Against Iran
Trump Withdraws His $10 Billion Lawsuit Against the IRS
Officials Had Earlier Discussed a Compensation Fund for His Political Allies, Including Capitol Riot Participants
About 32,000 Ukrainian Men Have Illegally Crossed Into Romania Since the Start of the War
Many Go Through the Carpathians Without Equipment, Risking Death or Serious Injury
IEA Chief Warns of a Rapid Depletion of Commercial Oil Inventories
Rising Diesel and Fertilizer Prices Could Hit Food Costs and Accelerate Inflation Again
The ICC Issued a Secret Arrest Warrant for Israeli Officials and Military Officers
The Names Have Not Been Disclosed, but Haaretz Points to the Investigation Into Smotrich and Ben-Gvir
AfD Reaches 29% in New INSA Poll and Leads the CDU/CSU by Seven Points
A Single Right-Wing Party Now Polls as Much as the SPD, Greens and FDP Combined
Global Oil Inventories Are Shrinking at a Record Pace Because of the Crisis Around Iran
The IEA Warns of the Risk of Further Price Spikes and Fuel Shortages
Zelensky’s Former Press Secretary Told Carlson the President Demanded “Propaganda Like Goebbels’s,” Personally Agreed to Give Up Donbas in Istanbul and Allegedly Uses Cocaine
Yulia Mendel Called Zelensky “One of the Main Obstacles to Peace”
Scientists Warn of the Risk of a “Super El Niño” This Year—It Could Hit Global Food Security
A Similar Event in 1877 Led to the Deaths of More Than 50 Million People From Famine
Tokayev Backed the Creation of a New Pro-Presidential Party in Kazakhstan
Adilet Is Meant to Give Him His Own Base in Parliament and Preserve His Influence After Leaving the Presidency
Britain’s Health Secretary Resigns After Labour’s Local Election Defeat
Streeting Sharply Criticized Starmer and Said the Party Needs a New Direction
Israel Is Preparing Public Military Tribunals for Participants in Hamas’s Oct. 7 Attack
Politicians Are Seeking the Death Penalty for Those Convicted
Mobilization Reform in Ukraine May Not End “Busification,” but Turn Its Enforcers Into Police Officers
Men Could Be Detained the Same Way, but Resisting It Would Become More Dangerous
Trump Said One of ISIS’s Leaders Was Killed in a Joint U.S.-Nigerian Operation
Abu Bilal al-Maynuki Was Considered the Group’s Second-Ranking Figure
Kyiv Has Completed the Search Operation After Yesterday’s Russian Attack
The Death Toll Has Been Confirmed at 24, Including Three Children
The Price of Russian Oil Has Reached Its Highest Level Since Autumn 2023
The War Around Iran Has Brought Moscow Additional Revenue and Helped Replenish Reserves
The New York Times Published an Investigation Into Systematic Sexual Violence Against Palestinian Detainees by Israeli Security Forces
Netanyahu Called the Report a “Blood Libel” and Ordered Lawyers to Prepare a Lawsuit Against the Newspaper
Almost Everyone Hates Spotify’s New Logo
For Its 20th Anniversary, the Service Replaced Its Icon With a Green Disco Ball Seen as a Loading Glitch or a Crushed Bug on the Screen
Turkey’s Central Bank Sharply Raises Inflation Forecasts Amid the War Around Iran
The Regulator Acknowledged Rising Risks but Kept Rates at 37%
The U.S. Army Canceled the Deployment of More Than 4,000 Troops to Poland
It Involved an Armored Brigade With Equipment for NATO’s Eastern Flank
