Five takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing so far: Xi reserved his sharpest language for Taiwan, calling it "the most important issue in U.S.-China relations" (LINK) — 14 May 2026
Cuba says oil and diesel supplies have run dry under U.S. sanctions (LINK) — 14 May 2026
UK health secretary resigns, setting up a potential Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer and suggesting Starmer should step aside to allow a "broad" field of candidates to debate the future of the party (LINK) — 14 May 2026
Netanyahu's coalition submits Bill to dissolve Parliament, trigger election(LINK) — ground.news: 61 media reports (LINK) — 13 May 2026
— Ultra-Orthodox parties accuse Netanyahu of failing to deliver on his promise to pass a legislation that would permanently exempt young men from their community studying in yeshivas, or religious seminaries, from compulsory military service.
Russia unleashes fatal barrage of 800 drones at Ukraine, one of the longest and largest attacks of the war: at least six people died (LINK) — 13 May 2026
Jury convicts man accused of running secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City(LINK) — ground.news: 35 media reports(LINK) — 13 May 2026
— In 2022, Lu Jianwang, a 64-year-old Bronx resident, and co-defendant Chen Jinping allegedly established an unauthorized police station in Manhattan's Chinatown under China's Ministry of Public Security, though the defense contended it was merely a community center.
Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and orders new trial: disgraced lawyer was convicted of killing his wife and son (LINK) — 13 May 2026
— The state's supreme court on Wednesday ordered a new trial for Murdaugh over the June 2021 killings. In a 5-0 ruling, the South Carolina Supreme Court said Murdaugh deserved a new trial because the local county clerk had unfairly biased a jury against him. Last December, Hill pleaded guilty to charges of misconduct in office, obstruction of justice and perjury over accusations that she misused public funds as a clerk and shared sealed court information with a reporter, among other claims.
The World Health Assembly, the main decision making body of the World Health Organization, is meeting this year in Geneva starting next Monday. This meeting may represent the last chance for the U.S. to reverse course and remain a member of the WHO (LINK) — 13 May 2026
'Work not over,' says WHO after hantavirus evacuation: extensive testing, contact tracing, and quarantine procedures are still needed to contain the outbreak (LINK) — 12 May 2026
NYT columnist claims systemic sexual abuse in Israeli detention centers(LINK) — ground.news: 42 media reports(LINK) — 11 May 2026
Israeli officials denounce report — (LINK)
Israel Foreign Ministry condemns New York Times piece as 'one of the worst blood libels' in modern press — (LINK)
Honduras arrests powerful ex-mayor Adán Fúnez, accused of masterminding killing of environmental defender Juan López in 2024(LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports(LINK) — 12 May 2026
— López was an anti-corruption campaigner who opposed an iron oxide mining project that activists said endangered jungles and protected areas in northwestern Honduras.
Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support': Tehran's peace proposal 'totally unacceptable' and 'a piece of garbage'(LINK) — 12 May 2026
Israel issues more forced evacuation orders for towns and villages in southern Lebanon
US moves to release more oil stockpiles under IEA agreement (LINK) — 12 May 2026
US: Ship operator charged over deadly Baltimore bridge collapse that killed six people (LINK) — 12 May 2026
— Prosecutors allege the company misled investigators about conditions on the ship and failed to disclose hazards and other safety concerns to the US Coast Guard. The company said it "will defend against these allegations with vigor". Separately, Synergy and Maryland settled a civil case over the collapse for $2.25bn.