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The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran may have eased fears of a wider regional war, but persistent instability around the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt global…
May 19, 2026
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The war in Ukraine, now well into its fifth year, “is becoming deadlier by the day”, a senior UN official warned in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.
May 19, 2026
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A missed warning sign. A forged cheque. A passport confiscated in a foreign country. Within months, the life Latyr Thioye had built began to unravel.
May 19, 2026
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Vietnam broke ground on May 18 on a roughly 60-kilometer expressway costing VND23.94 trillion (US$910 million) to the Laos border, advancing a long-planned highway corridor between the two countries' capitals.
May 19, 2026
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The Joshua tree has been featured in poetry and music and represented a burning bush in the latest episode of "Euphoria." A small group of scientists hope the key to…
May 19, 2026
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A symbolic team of famous footballers with first hand experience of life as a refugee was announced on Tuesday by UNHCR, just weeks ahead of the world’s biggest sporting event…
May 19, 2026
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The global economy is entering a more fragile period as geopolitical conflicts, rising energy costs and financial instability threaten global growth and trade.
May 19, 2026
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The UN Security Council is meeting in emergency session in New York to discuss the situation in the Middle East following reports of a drone strike near the Barakah Nuclear…
May 19, 2026
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Juan Orlando Hernández was serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking when he was pardoned by Trump.
May 19, 2026
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Protesters have been calling for the president to resign after weeks-long unrest.
May 19, 2026
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More Americans are moving to Italy all the time, and they're now choosing more unexpected places to live beyond the major cities.
May 19, 2026
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Every year in May, the Norwegian government presents a revised version of the national budget. This helps to adjust financial plans in response to domestic and global economic changes. Here…
May 19, 2026
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