Issue 2026-05-05
Stories
- Trump Hits War Powers Deadline Without Victory in Iran
- Moscow and Kyiv Issue Dueling Victory-Day Ceasefires
- Ceasefire Shatters as U.S. Launches ‘Project Freedom’ and Iran Strikes Back in Strait of Hormuz
- Trump Scraps Turnberry Auto Clause, Slaps 25 % Tariff on EU Vehicles
- UAE Quits OPEC on 1 May 2026, Shattering Cartel Unity
- Spirit Airlines Shuts Down as $500 M Trump Bailout Fails
- GameStop Springs $56 B Cash-and-Stock Takeover Bid for eBay
- Twin Unrest at Mayon and Kanlaon Prompts Expanded Lock-downs in Philippine Volcano Danger Zones
- Tiny Kuiper Belt Object 2002 XV93 Found to Host a Tenuous Atmosphere
At a Glance
- Between May 1–4 2026, exactly 60 days after ordering joint U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran, President Trump pledged to k...
- Within hours of each other, Russia set a May 8-9 pause for its Victory Day parade while Ukraine started its own truce...
- On 4 May 2026, hours after Washington activated “Project Freedom” to reopen the Hormuz chokepoint, Iranian forces fir...
- On 1 May 2026 Donald Trump announced that, effective next week, the U.S. duty on cars and trucks imported from the Eu...
- After 55 years in the cartel, the United Arab Emirates formally withdrew from OPEC/OPEC+ on 1 May 2026 to escape quot...
- Early 2 May 2026, Spirit Airlines cancelled every flight and began liquidating after last-minute negotiations between...