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BEIRUT — June 5, 2026 — Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre have killed at least nine people and wounded dozens more over the past week, Lebanese health officials confirmed, as a partial ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah continued to show signs of strain with near-daily violations reported on both sides of the border. The deadliest single strike occurred on Thursday,…

COPENHAGEN — June 4, 2026 — Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will begin a third term in office after forming a new centre-left minority coalition government, ending 69 days of political deadlock following the country’s inconclusive March election. Frederiksen presented her new cabinet to King Frederik X at Amalienborg Palace on Wednesday, June 3, with the new government taking office…

PHNOM PENH — June 2, 2026 — Cambodia has formally launched a compulsory conciliation process under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to resolve its long-standing maritime boundary dispute with Thailand, Prime Minister Hun Manet announced in a televised address on Tuesday, June 2 . The move follows Thailand’s unilateral decision on May 5, 2026, to terminate the 2001…

BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo — May 30, 2026 — World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in eastern Congo‘s Ituri province on Saturday, May 30, to personally assess the escalating Ebola outbreak caused by a rare strain of the virus for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment . The visit to Bunia, the provincial capital at the epicenter of the…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — May 29, 2026 — A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded in a massive fireball on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday evening, May 28, during a routine engine-firing test, dealing a catastrophic setback to Jeff Bezos‘ space venture as it sought to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The explosion occurred around 9:00 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT Friday) as…

BOGOTÁ — May 29, 2026 — At least 52 people have been killed in armed clashes between rival factions of former FARC guerrilla fighters in Colombia’s Amazon region, officials said Thursday, in one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence since the landmark 2016 peace deal. The fighting erupted days before the country’s presidential election on May 31, casting a shadow over the vote and intensifying…

ANGELES CITY, Philippines — May 24, 2026 — A nine-story building under construction collapsed early Sunday morning in Angeles City, north of Manila, trapping dozens of workers beneath a massive pile of concrete and twisted steel, authorities said. Rescue operations are ongoing as emergency crews race against time to locate survivors. The structure collapsed between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. local…

BOCA CHICA, Texas — May 23, 2026 — SpaceX successfully launched the largest and most powerful version of its Starship rocket on a test flight Friday evening, May 22, marking a major milestone for Elon Musk‘s space company just two days after he announced plans for a record-breaking initial public offering (IPO). The uncrewed Starship V3 rocket lifted off at 5:30 p.m. local time (2230 GMT) from…

WASHINGTON — May 22, 2026 — The World Bank has deployed staff and resources to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to combat a severe Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus strain and is preparing a major financing package to rapidly scale up the response, a top bank official said on Friday, May 22 . The emergency mobilization comes as the World Health Organization declared the…

Beijing — May 23, 2026 — At least 82 people have been confirmed dead, and dozens remain feared trapped underground following a catastrophic gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, marking one of the country’s deadliest mining disasters in recent years. The explosion occurred Friday evening at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Changzhi city, Shanxi province, where approximately 247 workers were…

SYDNEY — May 22, 2026 — The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Elon Musk’s social media platform X Corp. to pay US$ 465,000 in penalties after the company admitted to failing to adequately respond to a regulatory request for information about its measures to combat online child sexual exploitation. The ruling ends a three-year legal battle that began in February 2023, when Australia’s eSafety…

LIMA, Peru — May 20, 2026 — A powerful magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Ica region of southern Peru on Tuesday, May 19, injuring at least 28 people and causing significant damage to buildings and infrastructure, according to Peruvian authorities . The earthquake occurred at 12:57 p.m. local time (1757 GMT) on Tuesday, May 19, with its epicenter located approximately 41 kilometers (25 miles)…

In a world filled with expensive fitness programs, gym memberships, and complicated workout trends, one of the most effective forms of exercise remains surprisingly simple—walking. It requires no special equipment, no advanced training, and almost no financial cost. Yet health experts continue to recommend walking as one of the best activities for improving overall health. Fitness professionals…

KYIV — May 20, 2026 — Russian aerial attacks across Ukraine have killed at least six civilians and wounded dozens more over the past 48 hours, as long-range strikes between the two nations continued to intensify following a brief and largely ineffectual three-day ceasefire earlier this month. In the northeastern Sumy region, a Russian drone attack on the Hlukhiv community on Tuesday morning, May…

CARACAS — May 19, 2026 — Venezuela will release 300 prisoners this week under the framework of an amnesty law aimed at freeing political detainees, National Assembly Chief Jorge Rodriguez announced on Tuesday, May 19, as the interim government continues a series of reforms following the U.S. ouster of former President Nicolas Maduro in January . Speaking at a press briefing, Rodriguez stated…

MERSIN, Turkey — May 19, 2026 — A 37-year-old gunman killed six people, including his estranged wife, in a shooting spree across multiple locations in Mersin province on Monday, May 18, before taking his own life as security forces closed in on his hiding place, officials confirmed. The attacks occurred in the Camliyayla and Tarsus districts of Mersin province, a Mediterranean coastal region in…

JERUSALEM — May 19, 2026 — Israeli naval forces have intercepted a flotilla of aid vessels attempting to breach the naval blockade of Gaza, detaining hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists in a major military operation that has drawn sharp international condemnation. The Israeli military began boarding the boats on Monday morning, May 18, as the flotilla sailed in international waters…