Issue 2026-05-19
Stories
- US Rejects Iran’s Revised Peace Plan as Trump Threatens Renewed Strikes
- Ceasefire Extended 45 Days as Israel–Hezbollah Firestorm Re-Ignites
- Ukraine Executes Largest-Ever 500-km Drone Barrage on Moscow Region
- Trump Pauses 19 May U.S. Strike on Iran After Gulf Leaders’ 48-Hour Mediation Plea
- U.S. Issues Surprise Second 30-Day Waiver for Stranded Russian Oil Cargoes
- China Commits to $17 B Annual U.S. Farm Purchases & Reopens Beef/Poultry Market After Trump-Xi Summit
- SpaceX Sets May 20 Starship V3 ‘Flight 12’ After 24-Hour Slip
- Jury Throws Out Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit on Statute-of-Limitations Grounds
- Vatican to Debut 'Magnifica Humanitas'—Pope Leo XIV’s AI Encyclical Co-Launched with Anthropic
At a Glance
- Washington formally dismissed Tehran’s 18 May 2026 counter-proposal conveyed via Pakistan, prompting President Trump...
- Following U.S.-brokered talks in Washington on 14–15 May 2026, Israel and Lebanon agreed to prolong the 17 April truc...
- In the pre-dawn hours of 17 May 2026, Ukrainian forces launched a record multi-hundred-drone strike that pierced Russ...
- Late 18 May 2026, President Trump ordered the Pentagon to stand down from a large-scale assault set for the next day,...
- On 18 May 2026 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reversed course and granted a fresh 30-day general license allowing c...
- Beijing, after 15–16 May 2026 talks with President Trump, pledged to buy a minimum of $17 billion in U.S. agricultura...