Issue 2026-05-20
Stories
- Trump Freezes 19 May Iran Strike After Gulf States Intervene, Tehran Tables Revised Peace Offer
- Russia-Belarus Stage 64,000-Troop Nuclear Drill as Putin Visits China
- 45-Day Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Extension Unravels Within Hours as Drones, Bombs and Airstrikes Resume
- Global Bond Rout: 30-Year U.S. Treasury Pierces 5% for First Time Since 2007
- Samsung Electronics’ 48,000-Worker Walkout Triggered by Collapsed Profit-Sharing Deal
- U.S. Issues Third 30-Day Waiver for Seaborne Russian Oil Amid Hormuz Blockage
- Colossal Hatches 26 Chicks in 3-D Printed “Shells,” Pushing Moa De-Extinction Bid Forward
- Google I/O 2026: Gemini 3.5 Flash Debuts as Default Model, Launching Agentic AI Era
- ESA–China SMILE Satellite Gives Earth First X-Ray Magnetosphere View After Vega-C Launch
At a Glance
- Late on 18 May 2026, President Trump cancelled a large-scale U.S. attack scheduled for 19 May, bowing to Qatar-Saudi-...
- Beginning 19 May 2026, Moscow launched a three-day exercise that fires ballistic and cruise missiles and, for the fir...
- Although negotiators in Washington extended the April-17 truce for another 45 days on 15 May 2026, both Israel and He...
- On 19 May 2026, investors dumped long-dated sovereign debt worldwide, sending the U.S. 30-year yield to ~5.2% and the...
- After Samsung refused a mediator-brokered bonus formula late on 20 May 2026, its largest union confirmed an 18-day st...
- On 18 May 2026, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reversed course again and granted a third one-month general license...