Wednesday · May 13, 2026 Vol. I · No. 132
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Trump arrives in China for high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping Deadly Russian drone attacks on Ukraine resume after ceasefire expires Ex-Spurs chief Levy never imagined relegation fight Is the Pentagon’s UFO dump a political distraction? India’s salt workers brave brutal heat on Gujarat’s desert plains More than 1,000 passengers held on cruise after gastrointestinal illness outbreak Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in Streeting despite health secretary’s allies saying he is planning … Levy optimistic Tottenham will avoid relegation Trump arrives in China for high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping Deadly Russian drone attacks on Ukraine resume after ceasefire expires Ex-Spurs chief Levy never imagined relegation fight Is the Pentagon’s UFO dump a political distraction? India’s salt workers brave brutal heat on Gujarat’s desert plains More than 1,000 passengers held on cruise after gastrointestinal illness outbreak Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in Streeting despite health secretary’s allies saying he is planning … Levy optimistic Tottenham will avoid relegation

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Israel bulldozes Palestinian shops to make way for settlement-linked road

Israel bulldozes Palestinian shops to make way for settlement-linked road

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Gang violence displaces hundreds in Haiti’s capital

People in Cite Soleil neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince protest as gang violence shuts hospitals and displaces hundreds.

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Video: Putin hails test launch of ‘world’s most powerful missile’

Russia has test-fired a new weapon that President Putin has described as the world’s ‘most powerful’ missile.

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Lebanon says two paramedics among 13 killed in Israeli strikes

Lebanon's health ministry says the paramedics were carrying out a rescue mission in Nabatieh in response to an earlier attack that killed one person.

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UK promises jets, drones and warship for Strait of Hormuz defence mission

More than 40 nations are involved in the mission, which the Ministry of Defence says will begin when conditions allow.

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Hamas 'weaponised' sexual violence in 7 October attacks, Israeli investigation says

The most comprehensive report of its kind details harrowing cases of sexual attacks which it says were systematic.

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BBC unmasks key people smuggler in network behind most small boat crossings

The 28-year-old Iraqi Kurd has evaded arrest by operating under the alias “Kardo Ranya”.

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Israel passes law to allow death penalty and public trials for those linked to 7 October

Israel passes a law that permits the death penalty and public trials for those involved in the unprecedented Hamas-led attacks.

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Syria restores credit card payments in effort to rejoin the global economy

Syria restores credit card payments in effort to rejoin the global economy.

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Roads blocked in Bolivia as protesters demand president’s resignation

Bolivia faces growing unrest as widespread road blockades disrupt travel across major cities.

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Iran war live: Trump slams Iranian proposal as ceasefire hangs by a thread

Iran's powerful parliamentary speaker says US has 'no alternative but to accept' Tehran's 14-point proposal to end war.

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Haiti’s PM casts doubt on presidential vote by August as gang clashes grow

Alix Didier ⁠Fils-Aime says Haiti is too unstable for elections as a new wave of violence forces hospital evacuations.

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Trump says he will suspend petrol tax amid soaring US fuel prices

Suspending a federal tax requires an act of Congress, and there may be procedural delays before it can be achieved.

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EU, UK sanction Russians over deportations of Ukrainian children

Russian institutions and officials accused of systemic deportation and indoctrination of children during war on Ukraine.

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Lamine Yamal waves Palestine flag as Barcelona celebrate La Liga win

Tens of thousands of Barca fans pack streets of Spanish city during open-top bus parade after football league victory.

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EU sanctions violent Israeli settlers after months of deadlock

The assets of violent Israeli settlers and settler organisations are being targeted in a new EU sanctions package.

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Barcelona player Lamine Yamal waves Palestinian flag at parade

Barcelona player Lamine Yamal unfurled a Palestinian flag as the team paraded through the streets of Barcelona.

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Rebranding Francafrique

France is trying to rebrand itself during a summit with African heads of states in Kenya.

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Palestinians mark 78 years since Nakba amid ongoing displacement

78 years of memory: Palestinians rally in Khan Yunis to mark the Nakba.

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EU agrees sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence

The EU's foreign policy chief said "extremism and violence carry consequences", while Israel branded the move "arbitrary".

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Could the latest violence in DR Congo undermine truce efforts?

Lesser-known armed groups have carried out a spate of attacks in the country's northeast.

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South Africa plans presidential impeachment probe over ‘Farmgate’ scandal

The country's parliament says its speaker will begin the process of setting up the impeachment committee.

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Trump says he will discuss arms sales to Taiwan in meeting with China’s Xi

US weapons sales to Taiwan have been longstanding source of tension with Beijing, which claims island as its territory.

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EU agrees sanctions on Israeli West Bank settlers, Hamas leaders

The long-awaited agreement comes after Hungary's new government dropped the country's veto.