Issue 2026-05-03
Stories
- Iran’s 14-Point Hormuz Re-Opening Offer Rebuffed by Trump
- US Invokes Emergency Waiver to Green-Light $8.6 B Arms Package for Israel & Gulf Allies
- US Orders 5,000-Troop Pullout from Germany amid Trump-Merz Iran Spat
- Trump Scraps Turnberry Accord, Slaps 25% Tariff on EU Autos
- China Invokes 2021 Blocking Rules to Nullify US Sanctions on Five Petro-Chemical Firms
- Apple Books Record Q2 Revenue as Tim Cook Sets Sept. 1 Exit, Ternus Tapped as Next CEO
- Pentagon Grants Classified AI Access to Seven Tech Giants After Anthropic Break
- New UH ‘Wyrtki-CSLIM’ Model Flags Potential 2026-27 Super El Niño 15 Months Ahead
- India Conducts First Nationwide Cell-Broadcast Disaster Alert Test
At a Glance
- Tehran’s 14-point plan, handed to Washington through Pakistan on 2 May 2026 and promising to reopen the Strait of Hor...
- On 1 May 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio bypassed Congress under emergency authority to approve $8.6 billion in...
- On 3 May 2026 the Pentagon instructed the removal of roughly 5,000 U.S. soldiers from Germany within a year after Pre...
- On 1 May 2026 President Trump voided last year’s U.S.–EU Turnberry trade deal and said U.S. tariffs on European cars...
- On 2 May 2026, Beijing issued a ministerial injunction forbidding all Chinese parties from recognising or obeying U.S...
- Between Apr 29–May 1 2026 Apple reported an all-time high $111.18 billion March-quarter revenue and confirmed that lo...