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Pope Leo XIV released the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas on May 25, 2026, apologizing for the Holy See's historical authorization of slavery and linking it t...
Isak Andic, founder of the Mango clothing company, died on December 14, 2024, while hiking with his son Jonathan Andic in the Montserrat mountains near Barce...
A chemical tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, California, overheated on Thursday, releasing vapors and prompting evacuation orders for approximately 50,0...
US military strikes targeted missile launch sites and mine-laying boats in Iran's southern Hormozgan province on May 25, 2026, following nearly seven weeks o...
South Korean officials announced plans to develop and launch the country's first nuclear-powered submarine by the mid-2030s, using low-enriched uranium and d...
Israeli forces conducted airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley on Monday, killing at least three people according to mul...
Tatsuya Imai and two relievers threw a combined no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Texas Rangers, marking the first MLB no-hitter since 2024.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on May 25 that operations against Hezbollah would accelerate, including increased firepower.
A three-judge federal panel issued a preliminary injunction requiring Alabama to retain a court-ordered congressional map containing two majority-Black distr...
Samsung reached a last-minute agreement to avert a strike by its consumer electronics union and confirmed average $340,000 bonuses for chip workers.
President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that Mexico will provide overnight accommodations for Iran's national football team in Tijuana after the United States ...
Esakki Subaya, the Ambasamudram MLA, resigned on May 26, 2026, after meeting Speaker J.C.D.
Donald Trump proposed on Monday that Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain join the Abraham Accords.
Shinsegae Group chairman Chung Yong-jin issued a second public apology on May 26, 2026, after Starbucks Korea's 'Tank Day' tumbler promotion coincided with t...
The New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games to win the 2026 Eastern Conference finals and reach the NBA Finals for the first time sinc...
Uganda has reported seven Ebola cases, all connected to the Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak that began with a May 15 declaration.
Israel carried out airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stating an intent to 'crush' Hezbollah.
A section of a 1966 overpass in Seoul collapsed on May 26, 2026, during demolition and a safety inspection, killing three and injuring three.
Mark Carney, identified as Canadian Prime Minister by Al Jazeera and Al-Monitor, spoke by phone with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday regarding the t...
KC Venugopal stated that a Tuesday meeting attended by Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar, and himself addressed only upcoming Raj...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the creation of a high-level committee to assess demographic shifts across India.
On May 26, 2026, the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard a petition filed by former ITAT Vice-President Praveen...
Jonathan Andic, son of Mango founder Isak Andic, has stepped down temporarily as vice-president after his arrest and release on bail in connection with his f...
Janice Nix, 67, was found guilty at Isleworth Crown Court of the manslaughter of five-year-old Andrea Bernard and child cruelty toward Andrea's brother Desmo...
Donald Trump stated on May 25 that U.S.-Iran negotiations are proceeding and posted that any agreement must be strong or there will be no deal, with failure ...
US strikes on Iranian targets occurred after a ceasefire according to France 24 reporting, prompting Iranian accusations of violation.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that AI is unlikely to lead to a jobs apocalypse.
President Trump spoke at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, honoring 13 U.S.
Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that Iran's enriched uranium must be turned over to the United States or destroyed under Atomic Energy Commission supervi...
Sonny Rollins, a leading saxophonist of the bebop era, died on Monday at his home in Woodstock, New York, at age 95.
Yair Lapid, Israel's opposition leader, publicly rejected a reported US-Iran agreement on Monday, describing it as a disaster in social media posts and state...
A heat wave affected parts of Western Europe in late May, with the United Kingdom recording its hottest May day on record at 34.8 C and France reaching 36 C.
Spotify announced on May 26 the addition of more than 650 narrated magazine articles to its audiobooks service.
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A collision on May 26, 2026, at the Vierhuizen level crossing in Buggenhout, Belgium, involved a De Lijn minibus carrying seven schoolchildren, one adult sup...
Stan Wawrinka, 41, was defeated by Jesper de Jong in four sets on May 25 at Roland Garros, marking his final appearance at the tournament.
Eli Lilly announced plans to acquire three vaccine developers in a transaction valued at up to $3.8 billion, according to reports from Bloomberg and The Wall...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear Florida’s original-jurisdiction case against California and Washington over issuance of commercial driver’s lice...
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Murry Alexis Foust, a 22-year-old Northern Kentucky University student, was last seen April 27 in Covington, Kentucky.
Copper prices held gains while gold slipped as traders monitored prospects for a US-Iran deal.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's planned October 19 vote on pursuing constitutional steps toward independence a...
Australian wildcard Adam Walton defeated sixth-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-2 1-6 6-1 1-6 6-4 in the first round of the French Open on May 26.
Peter Murrell, former SNP chief executive and estranged husband of former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinbu...
CBS News reported that Kyle Busch died suddenly last Thursday, days before his planned participation in the Coca-Cola 600.
Micron Technology shares increased 14.2 percent in early Tuesday trading following an upgrade from UBS.
Hungary elected Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party in April and established a Ministry for the Living Environment this month, placing environmental protection, natur...
South Korean equities opened at a record high above 8,000 on the KOSPI index on Tuesday following the prior day's market holiday.
BP removed Albert Manifold as chairman with immediate effect after less than one year in the role, citing unacceptable issues with governance standards, over...
A Spanish national who sailed on the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius tested positive for hantavirus and was placed in isolation at Gomez Ulla hospital, marking Spai...
Taiwan's total stock market capitalization stood at $4.95 trillion as of Monday, exceeding India's $4.92 trillion according to Bloomberg data reported by The...
Donald Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day and laid a wreath, according to USA Today and Townhall.
AIPAC's United Democracy Project super PAC spent nearly $5 million on advertisements criticizing Rep.
Russia issued a warning on May 25 for foreign nationals to leave Kyiv and announced plans for systematic strikes on Ukrainian defense industrial sites, comma...
Donald Trump is set to undergo his annual physical on Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, died on January 21, 2024, after a severe asthma attack and cardiac arrest.
John Mbadi, Kenya's National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, stated that the State House budget is too small to meaningfully fund education while expressing open...
The Abraham Accords established normalized relations between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan between September 2020 and January 2021.
The Supreme Court reversed a Fourth Circuit ruling and reinstated an Executive Office for Immigration Review policy requiring immigration judges to obtain pr...
Labour MP Wes Streeting stated on BBC Radio 4's Today programme that social media is the new smoking and that Keir Starmer is behind the curve on banning und...
The 52nd American Music Awards took place in Las Vegas in 2026.
An Israeli airstrike on May 25 hit a tent encampment in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis, killing six-year-old Mennatallah Abu Libda and 31-year-old Hanan Mahm...
Marco Rubio toured the Taj Mahal in Agra and Amber Fort in Jaipur on May 25, 2026, accompanied by his wife and the U.S.
Ferrari presented its first electric car, the Luce, on Tuesday in Italy.
On May 26 the French government reported seven deaths linked to a heatwave that produced record temperatures, with five attributed to drownings.
Fox News published multiple claims about the June 6, 1944 Normandy invasion, including 156,000 Allied troops, over 7,000 naval vessels, 11,000 aircraft, and ...
An Israeli airstrike late Monday on Mashghara in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley killed 12 people, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency.
President Trump pursued a maximum pressure approach combining sanctions, explicit threats, and targeted military operations including the 2020 strike on Qase...
On Monday, Kew Gardens in London reached 34.8°C, setting a new UK record for May.
Temperatures reached 35C at Heathrow and Kew Gardens on Tuesday, exceeding the previous May record of 32.8C set in 1922.
CBS News and The Guardian report that the U.S.
The Centre has issued vacation notices to the Delhi Gymkhana Club requiring vacating by June 5, with similar notices sent to the Polo Club and Delhi Race Club.
North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles and additional projectiles from Jongju in North Phyongan Province, with the missiles traveling approximately...
On May 26, 2009, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, a voter-approved constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one wo...
Iran has responded to a US proposal through intermediaries and is awaiting a reply, according to AFP reporting.
University of Michigan MD-PhD student Philip Barrison described an AI tool used by hospitals to draft clinician responses to patients.
A high-level Iranian delegation led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Qatar on Monday, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and central bank chief ...
Trump stated that every Middle East country must sign a diplomatic deal with Israel and that Saudi Arabia's participation in the Abraham Accords should be ma...
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Seven villagers from Xaysomboun province remain trapped in a cave in Laos after entering in search of gold and wildlife and becoming blocked by a landslide f...
India and the United States signed a bilateral framework agreement covering supply, mining, processing, recycling, and investment in critical minerals and ra...
Ousmane Sonko was dismissed as prime minister by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and subsequently elected speaker of Senegal's National Assembly.
Der Spiegel magazine, cited by Anadolu Agency, states that the Trump administration informed European allies last week of intentions to reduce key U.S.
Sri Lanka's central bank increased its overnight policy rate by 100 basis points to 8.75 percent on May 26.
Between May 24 and May 26, Russia conducted multiple drone and missile attacks on Kyiv that killed at least three people and injured more than 90 others whil...
Times of India data list 10,580 economic offences in Bengaluru from 2022 to 2024, with 3,477 recorded in 2024 alone.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and India's External Affairs Minister held a joint news conference in New Delhi on Sunday.
Global oil markets showed volatility on Tuesday with WTI crude falling after fresh U.S.
Yo Yo Honey Singh met BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday to address Punjab's drug crisis.
Iran restored international internet access on Tuesday following an order from the Administrative Justice Court and instructions from President Masoud Pezesh...
Supported reporting from the Wall Street Journal indicates Donald Trump advocated a broader Middle East strategy while the Iran nuclear framework faced ongoi...
Wyndham Clark won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson according to reports from USA Today and Fox News.
Supported records show the CBI registered an FIR on May 25, 2026, after taking over the probe into the death of 32-year-old Twisha Sharma from Bhopal police.
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Caleb Shomo, frontman of the band Beartooth, posted on Instagram that he is a proudly gay man.
CBS has confirmed a replacement for Stephen Colbert's Late Show according to USA Today reporting.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence reported detecting 29 Chinese aircraft and 7 warships near the island on Tuesday, with 24 sorties crossing the Taiwan S...
Krispy Kreme agreed to a $1,616,760 settlement under which class members may receive up to $3,500 with documented losses or smaller amounts without documenta...
CNN reports that Pope Leo has called for artificial intelligence to be disarmed.
Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual and psychological exploitation of a minor in the Dominican Republic and received a judicial pardon exempting him fro...