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Iran war day 81: Trump delays attack; Tehran says won’t ‘surrender’ 

19 May 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran United States President Donald Trump said he postponed a planned attack on Iran after request...

Russian strike damages Ukraine Danube port as Moscow intercepts drones 

19 May 2026

A Russian attack has damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Danube River port city of Izmail, a vital grain-export h...

Palestine weekly wrap: Jerusalem Day, Nakba mark week of surging attacks 

19 May 2026

On May 14, Jerusalem Day – Israel’s annual celebration of its 1967 capture of occupied East Jerusalem – tens of th...

Gunmen abduct 39 students, 7 teachers in attacks on Nigeria schools 

19 May 2026

Armed men abducted 39 students and seven ⁠teachers in an attack targeting several schools in Nigeria’s southwestern ...

How Philadelphia’s Democratic primary tests the bounds of US progressivism 

19 May 2026

On Tuesday, voters in Pennsylvania’s third congressional district — which encompasses much of Philadelphia’s urban...

Russia-China ties ‘stabilising’ force in world, Putin says before Xi talks 

19 May 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed Moscow and Beijing’s deepening ties as a “stabilising” force on the wo...

US suspends joint defence effort with Canada dating back to World War II 

18 May 2026

The United States has said it will not take part in a joint board for continental defence with Canada, depicting the cou...

Croatian president rejects new Israeli ambassador 

18 May 2026

News|Politics The Croatian President has refused to approve Israel’s new ambassador due to the “policies pursued by ...

‘Not for sale’: Greenland premier tells US envoy 

18 May 2026

News|Donald Trump Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has told US special envoy Jeff Landry that Greenlan...

Clashes as Morales-allied protesters march on Bolivian capital 

18 May 2026

Bolivian security forces have clashed with followers of ex-President Evo Morales as they marched into the capital as par...