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June 29, 2026
- Tech Qualcomm in talks to buy Jim Keller’s Tenstorrent for up to $10 billion
- Market News Comcast to split in two, spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky
- Tech Rocket Lab to buy Iridium for $8 billion in challenge to SpaceX
- International Israel's cabinet votes to recognize the Armenian genocide, angering Turkey
June 28, 2026
June 27, 2026
June 26, 2026
- National Buttigieg says family hit by false CPS report in apparent political hoax
- Market News Wall Street wobbles as AI-spending fears and OpenAI IPO delay rattle tech stocks
- National Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for 350,000 Haitians and Syrians
- Local New York freezes rent on 1 million stabilized apartments, delivering Mamdani's signature pledge
- Tech OpenAI leans toward delaying IPO to 2027 as Altman holds out for $1 trillion valuation
- National India faces driest June in 146 years as monsoon deficit hits 46%
- National Canada buys Australian over-the-horizon radar in $1.75bn Arctic defence deal
June 25, 2026
- National Trump's SAVE Act voter-citizenship bill fails in the Senate
- Market News Micron stock soars 17% as AI memory boom drives record $41bn quarter
- International Twin 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes hit Venezuela, killing at least 164
- International Europe shatters more June heat records as 380 million face extreme temperatures
- International DR Congo Ebola becomes second-largest on record with 1,100-plus cases
- Tech Apple and Xbox raise prices as AI-driven memory shortage hits consumers
- International EU watchdog probes von der Leyen over secret 'Washington Group' leaders' chat
June 24, 2026
- Tech OpenAI unveils first custom chip, Jalapeño, built with Broadcom
- Market News Wall Street steadies after tech rout as oil slides toward $70
- International Europe heatwave: red alerts across France, Italy, Spain and UK as records fall
- National Appeals court clears Trump to use fast-track deportations nationwide
- Tech The AI memory crunch behind the chip selloff: why DRAM prices are soaring
- Local Surfside marks five years since collapse that killed 98
- National Australian inflation cools to 4% but core measure ticks up, complicating RBA
- International UN warns of 'imminent' mass atrocities as RSF masses around El Obeid
- National Burnham emerges as Labour frontrunner as Streeting stands aside
- National Mamdani-backed candidates sweep New York House primaries, toppling incumbents
- Local Lucknow building fire kills 15; authorities order structure demolished
- International Messi breaks World Cup all-time scoring record with 18th goal
- Market News KOSPI plunges 10%, triggers circuit breaker as Samsung and SK Hynix crater
- National Canada signs defence pact with EU, opening door to ReArm Europe program
- Local Deer Canyon Fire forces evacuations near Mountainair, New Mexico
June 23, 2026
June 22, 2026
- National Federal judge rules Trump’s SAVE voter-verification system unlawful
- Market News SpaceX stock plunges 16% to below its IPO price as post-listing rally unravels
- National Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of rape and child sex abuse
- National Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister, opening path for Andy Burnham
- International China sanctions 10 US defense firms, curbing dual-use exports in tit-for-tat
- International Three killed in rare Philippines school shooting; two teenage students arrested
- International Trump-backed lawyer de la Espriella narrowly wins Colombia presidency, sparking protests
- Local Utah’s Iron Fire forces evacuation of Eureka as heat fuels Western wildfires
June 17, 2026
- Market News Oil holds near two-month low and stocks steady as Warsh's first Fed meeting looms
- National Secret Service fumes as Patel disclosed sealed UFC drone-plot probe early
- Tech Altman, Amodei and Hassabis join G7 as Europe pushes 'sovereign AI'
- Local Asheville advances one-year data center moratorium over grid, noise fears
- National Ramaphosa rejects June 30 deadline for migrants to leave South Africa
- National Bank of Japan raises rates to 1%, highest since 1995, in 7-1 vote
- International Kenya's Ruto unveils Sh2 billion reparations for protest victims
- Local Janeese Lewis George leads DC's first ranked-choice mayoral primary
- International Mbappé scores twice as France beats Senegal 3-1 in World Cup opener
June 16, 2026
- National Trump shifts special education and civil rights enforcement out of Education Department
- Market News Oil sinks below $77 and stocks slip as Warsh opens first Fed meeting
- National Carney unveils new Russia sanctions on 162 targets at G7 summit
- International G7 leaders push Trump back toward Ukraine as Iran deal nears signing
- National Mexico reports lowest homicide rate since 2016 as Sheinbaum touts security gains
- Local Abbott declares disaster in 101 Texas counties as flood threat builds
- National Starmer sets July 22 date for second UK-EU summit in Brussels
- National FBI says it foiled drone-and-sniper plot against White House UFC event
- Tech SpaceX to buy AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion days after IPO
- International Ex-CAR leader Bozizé goes on trial in absentia for crimes against humanity
- International Ebola outbreak in DR Congo passes 690 cases as WHO warns of missed cases
- National RBA holds cash rate at 4.35%, warns of more hikes if inflation persists
- National South Korea's Lee invites Pope Leo XIV to visit for World Youth Day 2027
June 15, 2026
- International G7 opens in Évian as Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine
- International Son of Norway’s crown princess sentenced to four years for rape
- National Merz rejects EU's €2 trillion budget plan as 'unaffordable' ahead of G7
- International Russian strikes kill 11 in Ukraine and set fire to 11th-century Kyiv cathedral
June 14, 2026
- International World Cup 2026: Germany hammer Curaçao 7-1 as Japan stun Netherlands with a late 2-2 draw
- National 'No Kings' rallies sweep the US on Trump's 80th birthday as he hosts a UFC card at the White House
- National India and France adopt Innovation Roadmap 2030 during Modi visit
- National Skydiving plane crash near Butler, Missouri kills all 12 aboard
- Local Riot police fire tear gas as 20,000 march against G7 in Geneva
- National Starmer to ban under-16s from social media in the UK, following Australia's lead
- National Carney courts Europe on Ireland visit as he heads into the G7 summit
- National Socceroos beat Türkiye 2-0 to share top of World Cup Group D with the US
- Local Geneva seals most of its border with France for the G7 summit in Évian
- Local Knicks win first NBA title since 1973; 63 arrested as MSG celebration turns destructive
June 13, 2026
- International Switzerland edge Qatar 1-0 as 2026 World Cup's second day opens Groups B, C and D
- National Trooping the Colour: King Charles marks official birthday as thousands line London streets
- Tech Anthropic disables Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after US export-control order bars foreign access
- Tech Zuckerberg concedes missteps as Meta completes 8,000 AI-driven layoffs
June 12, 2026
- Market News SpaceX closes first trading day up 19% at $161, sealing the largest IPO in history
- National USA opens its home World Cup against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium tonight
- Tech EU orders Meta to restore rival AI chatbots' WhatsApp access within five days
- Tech OpenAI to acquire Ona, the former Gitpod, to run Codex agents in company clouds
- National Belfast sees first calm night after two nights of anti-immigrant rioting
- International China confirms arrest of US scholar Min Zin on espionage allegations
- International A year after Air India Flight 171, families mourn 260 dead with no final report
- National South Korea's Yoon sentenced to 30 years over Pyongyang drone operation
- Local Vancouver readies for its first World Cup match as B.C. opens Business House
- Local Seattle wildfire smoke lab faces closure under Forest Service overhaul
- Local FBI searches GKN Aerospace plant behind Garden Grove chemical evacuation
June 11, 2026
- Market News ECB raises rates for first time since 2023 as war inflation bites; stocks edge higher
- National House rejects FISA Section 702 extension, putting surveillance tool on track to lapse
- International US hits Iran with second wave of strikes as Tehran declares ceasefire 'meaningless'
- Local Toronto tactical officer killed in shootout during North York search warrant raid
- Market News SpaceX prices record $75 billion IPO at $135 a share; trading begins Friday
- International India lodges 'strong protest' with US after three mariners die in tanker strike
- International World Cup 2026 kicks off at Estadio Azteca as 48-team tournament begins
- National Carney unveils plan to strengthen Canada's food system and rein in grocery costs
- Tech Oracle posts record quarter but stock plunges on $40 billion raise and capex surge
- International Car plows into school cycling group in Dutch village, killing two children and adult
- Tech Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 brings frontier 'Mythos-class' AI to the public
- National Knicks erase 29-point deficit, largest comeback in NBA Finals history, to lead Spurs 3-1
- International Kenya opposition unveils Sh4.32 trillion 'People's Budget' to counter Ruto spending plan
- National Belfast police deploy water cannon on second night of anti-immigrant unrest
- Local Alabama appeals ruling that nitrogen gas executions are unconstitutionally cruel
- National NDIS overhaul faces fierce backlash at Senate inquiry as Butler holds July deadline
- Local Construction begins on $2 billion Bankstown Hospital, NSW's largest hospital investment
June 10, 2026
- Market News Stocks slide and oil nears $90 as hot CPI lands amid fresh US-Iran strikes
- International Iran strikes US bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain as Hormuz ceasefire unravels
- Market News US inflation hits 4.2% in May, a three-year high, as war drives up energy costs
- Local ILA Berlin airshow opens with new Space Pavilion and more than 650 exhibitors
- International Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Sagrada Família on centenary of Gaudí's death
- International Ukraine hits Russian arms plant and refinery in deep strikes as Kharkiv is pounded
- Local Belfast stabbing arrest sparks anti-immigration protests as Starmer urges calm
- National SNCF strike cuts a third of TGVs as all four French rail unions walk out
- National Platner wins Maine Senate primary despite eleventh-hour campaign turmoil
- Local Lombardo and Ford win Nevada governor primaries, setting up marquee fall contest
June 9, 2026
- International U.S. Apache crew rescued by sea drone in first-ever drone water rescue off Hormuz
- Market News Oil pulls back as Iran and Israel halt strikes; chip rebound steadies stocks
- International Mexico to open 2026 World Cup against South Africa at Estadio Azteca
- International Iran and Israel halt attacks as Trump says peace deal is in 'final throes'
- National Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
- Market News SpaceX heads for record Nasdaq debut at about $1.75 trillion valuation
- International ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan suspended over sexual misconduct allegations
- Tech Pentagon adds Alibaba, BYD, CATL and Baidu to Chinese military companies list
- International Israeli strike near Tyre Red Cross center kills 5; 14 dead across south Lebanon
- Local Mexico City's Estadio Azteca readies to host a record third World Cup opener
- International Congo's Ebola outbreak hits 515 cases as government revives travel curbs
- Local Houston enters final stretch of World Cup prep as first match nears
- National Sweden to ban mobile phones in schools amid falling reading scores
- National UK gilt yields stay elevated as Burnham's challenge to Starmer rattles markets
June 8, 2026
- Tech OpenAI files confidentially for IPO, opening door to a Wall Street debut
- Local Atlanta readies Mercedes-Benz Stadium for eight World Cup matches
- Market News Oil jumps and Wall Street steadies as Israel-Iran strikes rattle markets
- Local Bass and Raman head to November runoff for Los Angeles mayor
- Tech Apple unveils revamped, conversational Siri at WWDC in Tim Cook's farewell keynote
- National Brazil's inflation outlook climbs again as Mideast war lifts fuel costs
- International Magnitude 7.8 earthquake off Mindanao kills at least 32 in southern Philippines
- National South Korea's Lee marks first year with vow to make nation 'irreplaceable'
- Tech Corning lands multibillion-dollar Amazon fiber deal for AI data centers
- Local General Santos counts the damage after deadly Mindanao quake topples buildings
- National Canada's wildfires flare again as Carney convenes federal response group
- International Israel and Iran trade strikes, shaking two-month-old ceasefire
- National Supreme Court enters final month with Trump cases on birthright, firings unresolved
- Local California pre-positions crews as fire weather and heat build across the south
- Local Wildfire smoke pushes Toronto's air among world's worst as heat warning holds
- National Iran conflict drives UK petrol toward record highs, threatening inflation rebound
- National Australia braces for RBA rate call as fuel-driven inflation set to peak near 5%
June 7, 2026
June 6, 2026
- International Mirra Andreeva wins French Open for first Grand Slam title at 19
- International U.S. strikes Iranian radar sites after drones launched toward Hormuz
- Local Flash flood threat soaks Houston as storms stall over the region
- National Monsoon sweeps into Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, IMD says
- International Peru votes Sunday in tight Fujimori-Sanchez presidential runoff
- National Germany's economy stalls as Merz warns of 'critical' crossroads
- National Nigeria to launch 2026 oil licensing round after Tinubu approval
- Tech Apple's WWDC 2026 to headline a Gemini-powered Siri overhaul
June 5, 2026
June 4, 2026
- International North Korea unveils new uranium plant, vows 'exponential' arms growth
- National Carney slows environmental overhaul as Canada confirms recession
- Local London homebuilding stalls as just 7% of annual target breaks ground
- Tech Anthropic files confidentially for IPO at $965 billion valuation
- National Carney unveils federal AI strategy in Toronto
- International US and Iran trade fresh strikes as 60-day truce memo awaits Trump's approval
- Market News Bitcoin slides below pre-war levels as Gulf risk drains crypto
- Tech Broadcom shares plunge 15% as AI chip outlook disappoints
- International Hezbollah rejects US-brokered Lebanon ceasefire, vowing to fight on
- National RBI weighs rates as weak monsoon forecast clouds India's outlook
- International UN peacekeeper killed by mortar fire in south Lebanon hours after truce
- National Japan's Takaichi to make first Europe trip for G7 summit in France
- National Australian economy slows to 0.3% as net trade drags on growth
June 3, 2026
- National House passes Iran war powers resolution in rare rebuke of Trump
- Market News S&P 500 snaps nine-day winning streak as oil and yields climb
- International Shell kept Niger Delta pipeline running for years despite internal warnings, BBC reports
- Local USDA confirms New World screwworm in South Texas calf, triggering quarantine
- Local South Florida ramps up security with World Cup days away
- National Three feared dead after Royal Navy Merlin helicopter crashes in Devon
- Local Glasgow gears up for Commonwealth Games with baton tour and arts programme
- International More than 60 missing after boat sinks on Congo's Aruwimi River
- Local At least 21 killed in fire at New Delhi building housing hotel
- International Iranian missiles hit Kuwait airport and Bahrain as Gulf war widens
- National Hilton and Becerra lead California governor primary as Steyer trails
- International Ukrainian drones set St. Petersburg oil terminal ablaze as Putin hosts forum
- Local Karen Bass advances to November runoff in Los Angeles mayor's race
- Local Arizona reports first death from Sin Nombre hantavirus
June 2, 2026
- Market News Oil climbs and stocks waver as Iran strikes Gulf neighbours
- International Trump says he is 'perturbed' with Netanyahu over threatened Beirut strikes
- National Supreme Court lets Alabama use Republican-favored map for midterms
- Tech Nvidia unveils RTX Spark chip to bring AI agents onto personal computers
- Tech Apple to run rebuilt Siri on Google's Gemini ahead of WWDC
- National Five Mozambicans killed in anti-immigrant violence in South Africa
- Tech Alphabet moves to raise about $80bn for AI build-out, with Berkshire stake
- International Philippine building collapse death toll rises to 21 as search continues
- National Tropical Storm Jangmi prompts evacuation advisories for 800,000 in Japan
- International Russia launches one of its largest barrages, killing at least 23 in Ukraine
June 1, 2026
- Market News S&P 500 holds near record as oil surge offsets Nvidia-led tech gains
- Market News Oil jumps as Iran halts US talks and threatens Hormuz closure
- Tech Nvidia launches Cosmos 3, an open foundation model for physical AI
- International Pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib doubles survival in landmark trial
- International Iran suspends US talks and threatens to close Strait of Hormuz
- National India's seafood exports hit record $8.46 billion despite headwinds
- International Ethiopians vote in seventh general election as Abiy eyes landslide
- Tech Nvidia unveils Rubin AI platform and Windows laptop chip at Computex
- National New Jersey police take over Delaney Hall as ICE protest curfew holds
- National India–Oman trade pact takes effect, cutting duties on most imports
- National Sydney and Melbourne home values fall as Australian housing cools
May 31, 2026
- International Two gold miners still missing in flooded Laos cave as rain hampers search
- International Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaraguan custody
- International Israel captures Beaufort Castle in deepest Lebanon push in 26 years
- National Canada exported $14.7m in military goods to Israel in 2025 despite permit freeze
- National France detains 416 after violent PSG Champions League celebrations
- Tech DuckDuckGo installs jump as users recoil from Google's AI-first search
- International Iran's IRGC says it shot down US MQ-1 Predator drone over the Gulf
- National Wembanyama's Spurs oust Thunder in Game 7 to set 1999 Finals rematch with Knicks
May 30, 2026
- Local Amarillo approves $14.3m Lawrence Lake flood-protection project
- International PSG retain Champions League, beating Arsenal on penalties in Budapest
- National NASA confirms meteor fireball caused loud boom felt across New England
- Local Charter bus driver charged after I-95 crash in Virginia kills five
- International Hegseth presses Asian allies to spend more on defence as China sits out Singapore summit
- Market News Dell posts best day on record as AI server sales surge 757%
- International Trump withholds signature on Iran memorandum, sets public conditions on Hormuz and nuclear weapon
- National Prabowo returns from Paris as Indonesia tightens grip on commodity exports
- National Arsenal prepare title parade through Islington with Champions League final still to come
- International NATO condemns Russia after drone strikes Romanian apartment block, wounding two
May 29, 2026
- International WHO chief visits Congo as rare Ebola outbreak is declared a global health emergency
- National Alberta sets October vote on path to independence referendum, deepening Canada unity strain
- Local Toronto’s Olivia Chow to seek second term as 2026 election field forms
- Market News S&P 500 caps winning month at a record, notching a ninth straight weekly gain
- Local Chicago approves $23m mixed-use development for Auburn Gresham
- Local Simi Valley's Sandy Fire reaches 61% containment as some evacuation warnings remain
- Market News Brent posts worst month in six years as traders bet on a US-Iran deal
- National Mexico enters USMCA review with US ties strained over cartels and corruption
- Market News Bitcoin and ether slip to weekly lows as traders pare risk
- Local Seattle council weighs moratorium on new data centers
- National More than 100 dead in southern India heatwave as power demand hits record
- Tech Meta unveils Muse Spark, first flagship model from Wang’s Superintelligence Labs
- National Brazil economy rebounds as Lula ramps up social spending before election
- National Tinubu marks three years touting market boom while poverty emergency persists
- Local Greens and Liberal Democrats seek to govern Birmingham after no-overall-control election
- Local Dublin Tech Week wraps as city presses its case as a European tech hub
- Market News Wall Street edges higher and oil falls as traders price in a US-Iran deal
- International Iran ceasefire memorandum hinges on Trump signature as dispute over Hormuz transit fees holds up signing
- Market News Gold pushes toward records above $4,500 as hot inflation and Iran uncertainty fuel haven demand
- International Israeli forces cross the Litani as Israeli and Lebanese officers meet at the Pentagon
- National Eight confirmed dead and three missing after chemical-tank implosion at Washington paper mill
- International Kenyan court suspends US plan for Ebola quarantine facility on the day it was to open
- Local Edinburgh beats affordable-housing target with nearly 1,500 homes
- National South Korea’s economy rebounds in Lee’s first year as KOSPI tops 7,000
- Tech Blue Origin New Glenn rocket destroyed in launch-pad explosion during engine test at Cape Canaveral
- International Europe’s record May heat begins to ease as UN warns a new hottest year is near-certain by 2030
- National Burnham sets out interventionist platform as Makerfield by-election becomes a referendum on Starmer
- Tech Apple readies a shift to let users pick third-party AI providers ahead of WWDC
- National Merz’s economic advisers nearly halve Germany’s 2026 growth forecast as a second energy shock bites
- Local Leeds council approves 941 extra night flights at Bradford airport, drawing a legal challenge
- National Takaichi unveils $19bn fuel-relief package while pledging no new borrowing as the BOJ is squeezed
- National Rupee hits record low near 96 to the dollar as RBI rate hike looks increasingly likely
- National Albanese touts fuel-security buffer and warmer India ties as the oil shock tests Australia
- Local Western Sydney’s Campbelltown Arts Centre put forward for $84m expansion
- National CBS fires two ’60 Minutes’ correspondents and its executive producer in Weiss-led overhaul
- Local Phoenix bars needle exchange and syringe-delivered naloxone in city parks in 6-3 vote
May 28, 2026
- Local Explosion and fire at Dallas apartment building kill at least three
- International US and Iran agree 60-day ceasefire memorandum as Trump tells reporters he is still "not satisfied"
- Market News Snowflake soars 36% on AI-driven earnings beat and $6bn AWS deal in its biggest day ever
- Market News S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at fresh records as tech leads on Iran framework progress
- Market News Brent rebounds to $97 and WTI above $91 as Iran MoU language leaves traders unsure
- Market News Bitcoin climbs back above $77,000 as ETF outflow streak ends on Iran framework progress
- International UK records hottest May day on record as Kew hits 35.1C and a Saarland village touches 39.2C
- National French parliament votes unanimously to repeal 1685 Code Noir slavery decree
- Tech Meta rolls out paid subscriptions across its apps and tests Meta AI plans
- International Israel orders mass evacuation south of the Zahrani river as Litani bridges are destroyed
- National Ex-CIA official David Rush charged with stealing 303 gold bars worth more than $40 million
- Tech EU fines Temu €200m in largest penalty yet under Digital Services Act
- National New York and New Jersey subpoena FIFA over World Cup dynamic pricing and zone-switching complaints
- Local Longview pulp mill death toll reaches two with nine missing as governor warns of "deadliest industrial tragedy" in state
- Local Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara resigns after probe finds he interfered with internal investigation
- Local Mamdani launches Commission on Government Efficiency as Patrick Gaspard takes chair
- International UN says armed drones killed 880 civilians in Sudan in 4 months as fighting spreads beyond Kordofan
- National Bank of Korea lifts 2026 GDP forecast to 2.6 per cent on semiconductor super-cycle
- National Petrobras restarts Amazon drilling at Urucu with $500m of new wells as Lula faces climate pushback
- Local Toronto breaks ground on 80 affordable rental homes in Scarborough as Chow accelerates HousingTO targets
- Tech AMD Venice EPYC enters volume production on TSMC 2nm as Arizona ramp follows in 2027
- International Ukraine reports 256 frontline engagements in 24 hours as Pokrovsk absorbs roughly a fifth of Russian effort
- International India tells UN Security Council Pakistan must accept "consequences" for cross-border terror as border demolitions begin
- National Sheinbaum uses Thursday mañanera to push back on Moody's downgrade with twelve data points
- International Merz tells CDU "Germany has the strength for a new beginning" as poll ratings sink to record low
May 27, 2026
- Tech Salesforce reports Agentforce ARR near $800m as Benioff commits $300m to Anthropic tokens
- Market News Dow sets fresh record and S&P 500 grinds to new high as Trump cabinet drains Iran rally
- Market News WTI tumbles 6 per cent below $89 after Iran signals month-long timeline to restore Hormuz traffic
- International Trump tells cabinet Iran is "negotiating on fumes" as war enters fourth month
- Market News Bitcoin slips below $76,000 on a seventh straight day of ETF outflows as Iran headlines drag
- Tech SK Hynix and Micron cross $1 trillion as HBM demand from AI buyers redraws the chip industry
- International Israel orders evacuation of Tyre and bombs Hezbollah command nodes across south Lebanon
- National Kicillof builds broad Peronist coalition as Milei's approval slides below 35 per cent
- International European heat dome shatters May records and kills at least a dozen across four countries
- Local Mayor Brandon Johnson to meet Pope Leo XIV at Vatican as Chicago marks three years of his term
- Local Mexico City races to finish metro, airport and corridor projects two weeks before World Cup opener
- National Carney chooses Saab GlobalEye over Boeing Wedgetail in C$10bn surveillance plane swap
- Local Santa Fe council passes $521m budget with 8% spending rise
- National Sheinbaum says intentional homicides down 49 per cent as Operation Swarm arrests pass 54,000
- International Ukraine intensifies "middle-strike" drone campaign as Pokrovsk sector absorbs fifty Russian assaults
- Local Toronto activates expanded heat-warning playbook ahead of forecast 2026 heatwave season
- International Sudan army says drone strikes hit RSF positions across North Kordofan as Kadugli siege drags on
- International DR Congo Ebola outbreak passes 1,200 suspected cases as Uganda contact tracing widens
- National Hague court rejects India's unilateral Indus Waters suspension in supplemental award
- Local Johannesburg secures R3.8bn German loan to clear most of its Eskom debt, but R25bn arrears loom
- National Takaichi exempts 17 strategic sectors from three-year fiscal cap in growth investment overhaul
- National Albanese government repatriates further cohort of women linked to Islamic State fighters from Syria
May 26, 2026
- Market News S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs as Iran deal hopes outweigh Hormuz strikes
- National Texas Senate runoff pits Paxton against Cornyn after Trump endorsement
- Local Ford breaks ground on $1bn Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place for 2029 opening
- Tech Tesla-SpaceX merger speculation reignites with $2tn IPO roadshow about to launch
- Market News Brent jumps 3% to $99.58 as Iran threats over Hormuz tolls reverberate
- National Merz cements Lithuania armoured brigade as German military budget tops €100 billion
- Tech Nvidia opens $200 billion CPU market by selling Vera as a standalone chip
- Market News Bitcoin holds near $76,750 as crypto shrugs off Hormuz strikes
- Local Melbourne adopts $73 million cleanliness package in 2026-27 city budget
- International Pakistan and China sign $7 billion in fresh investment MoUs as Sharif courts Beijing
- National India finalises ₹3.25 lakh crore deal for 114 Rafale fighters from Dassault
- Local Maharashtra raises onion procurement price to ₹15/kg as Mumbai supply tightens
- International US strikes IRGC boats and Bandar Abbas missile site as Iran calls move a ceasefire breach
May 25, 2026
- Local Knicks sweep Cavaliers 130-93 to reach first NBA Finals since 1999
- National UK breaks May heat record at 34.8°C as heatwave persists into bank holiday
- International Israeli strike on Beqaa village kills 12 as Netanyahu orders intensified Lebanon offensive
- Local Mamdani names Bronx site for second public grocery store as city braces for holiday-weekend storms
- Local Carney and Sim tour Burnaby modular-housing site as HST adjustment talks begin
- National Carney to take Canada investment pitch to New York after Vancouver homebuilding tour
- International US and Iran sketch 60-day Hormuz framework as Trump tells negotiators not to rush
- International Mexico to host Iran national team in Tijuana for 2026 World Cup after US objection
- National Lula begins 15 sessions of preventive radiotherapy after early-stage skin cancer diagnosis
- National Garden Grove chemical tank stabilises but 50,000 remain displaced into Memorial Day
- International Pope Leo XIV publishes first encyclical, warning that AI control cannot rest with “a few”
- Market News Oil drops 5% as Iran deal framework points to Hormuz reopening
- International Israeli airstrike on Gaza City school shelter kills at least 36, civil defence says
- International Hajj begins in Mecca with more than 1.5 million pilgrims under heat and security strain
- Local Tokyo governor Koike pitches green-hydrogen city network from Astana
- National Starmer rebuilds cabinet but Labour rebellion deepens with 95 MPs now calling for his exit
- National Takaichi unveils $19 billion extra budget to cushion fuel and import costs
May 24, 2026
- Tech OpenAI says reasoning model autonomously cracked 80-year geometry problem
- National Delhi swelters at 47C as yellow heat alert lifts to orange and dust storms gust at 60 km/h
- International Russia hits Kyiv with 90 missiles and 600 drones in one of war’s biggest barrages
- International China launches Shenzhou-23 with Hong Kong’s first astronaut and a one-year stay planned
May 23, 2026
- National Trump administration to force temporary visa holders to apply for green cards from abroad
- National Mexican coalition rallies in CDMX over Sheinbaum’s reversal on fracking ban
- International Thousands march in Madrid demanding Sánchez resign over widening graft cases
- Local Vivid Sydney opens 16th edition with 200 events and no central theme
- International Gas blast at Shanxi’s Liushenyu coal mine kills at least 82 in worst Chinese mining disaster in over a decade
May 22, 2026
- Market News Dow sets record close above 50,500 as Iran deal hopes lift stocks into holiday
- Tech Trump indefinitely postpones AI executive order after tech-CEO lobbying
- Market News Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair as Trump urges him to "do your own thing"
- International WHO’s Bundibugyo Ebola emergency expands to 746 suspected cases as Uganda widens contact tracing
- National Former French PM Attal launches 2027 presidential bid on centrist ticket
- National IMF approves $1 billion Argentina tranche despite missed program targets
May 21, 2026
- Tech Meta agrees up to $100bn AMD chip deal in multiyear push to diversify AI infrastructure
- Market News Oil jumps as Khamenei orders enriched uranium kept inside Iran
- Tech Trump signs AI executive order requiring 90-day pre-release access to frontier models
- Market News Walmart misses on profit outlook, blames tariff drag on US shoppers
- National Merz proposes Ukraine "associate" EU membership as interim step
May 20, 2026
- Local Chicago council approves $16.5m in police misconduct settlements
- Market News Nvidia posts record $81.6bn quarter, lifts buyback by $80bn — but shares slip
- Market News SpaceX files IPO prospectus seeking $80bn at $1.7 trillion valuation
- National Sheinbaum draws line on US agencies operating inside Mexico
- International Bolivia's capital under siege as protests over land law force Paz toward cabinet reshuffle
- Local Tony Iommi and Birmingham City's Tom Wagner among Lord Mayor's Awards recipients
- International Xi and Putin sign 40 cooperation deals in Beijing, vow to extend friendship treaty
- National Lula pivots to anti-establishment message as Tarcísio and Flávio Bolsonaro close gap
- International Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill 19 as ceasefire frays further
- Local Munich elects first Green mayor as runoff splits Bavarian CSU stronghold
- International DRC Ebola outbreak passes 500 suspected cases as Uganda confirms first death
- National US and Nigerian forces strike ISIS West Africa cell as outrage builds over teacher killing
- Tech Anthropic to spend $1.25bn a month on SpaceX Colossus cluster through 2029
- Tech OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic's pre-training team
- National Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein ousts Thomas Massie in $32m Kentucky GOP primary
- Local Mayor Olivia Chow awards Key to the City in honour of Cree concept of Wahkohtowin
- Local Philadelphia hits 98°F, breaking 1991 all-time May high
May 19, 2026
- Tech Google opens I/O with agentic Gemini layer and Android XR glasses
- National Three killed in shooting at San Diego mosque investigated as hate crime
- National First American infected with Ebola as US tightens travel screening
- National US suspends 86-year-old defence forum with Canada in rebuke to Ottawa
- Local Three young people arrested over string of shootings across Austin
- Local Wind-driven Sandy Fire forces thousands to flee in Simi Valley
May 18, 2026
- Local Long Island Rail Road strike ends after three days as deal is reached
- Tech Jury dismisses Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
- International Israeli forces intercept Gaza-bound aid flotilla off Cyprus
- Market News NextEra to buy Dominion in $67bn deal forming largest US utility
- Market News SpaceX announces five-for-one share split ahead of planned listing
- International Peru confirms June runoff between Fujimori and Sánchez
- International Ukraine launches one of its largest drone strikes on Moscow
- National India recovers 11th-century Chola copper plates held in the Netherlands
- Market News Wall Street wavers as investors brace for Nvidia’s earnings verdict
- National Rare high-end tornado threat builds over central Plains after destructive weekend
- Market News Oil prices retreat after overnight spike eases pressure on bond markets
- Tech Google prepares to unveil ChromeOS successor at developer conference
- National Starmer faces cabinet showdown as Burnham is cleared to seek a Commons seat
- Tech Publicis to buy data group LiveRamp in $2.5bn push into AI-era advertising
- International Trump warns Iran the “clock is ticking” as Pentagon lines up fresh strike options
- International Monitoring data show Russian air and drone strikes on Ukraine still climbing
- Local Lansing council to vote on $182m budget for the coming year
- National Japan’s Takaichi heads to Seoul as Tokyo deepens regional security ties
- International Cape Verde’s opposition PAICV wins majority, ending a decade of MpD government
May 17, 2026
- National Aaron Rai wins PGA Championship, first English champion in more than a century
- International WHO declares DR Congo Ebola outbreak a global health emergency as deaths near 90
- Local In Lagos, communities resist demolitions clearing land for luxury developments
- International Drone strike sparks fire at UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant as IAEA voices “grave concern”
- Local Panzarella leads Hellyar in early returns in Houston City Council runoff
- National Cassidy ousted in Louisiana Senate primary as Letlow and Fleming head to runoff
- International Bulgaria wins Eurovision for the first time as Dara triumphs in Vienna
May 16, 2026
- National Severe storms sweep the central US as a multi-day outbreak threatens millions
- International Israel says strike killed Hamas military chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad, an architect of Oct. 7
- National Starmer survives the week but a months-long Labour leadership fight now looms
- International French judge opens inquiry into Khashoggi killing naming Saudi crown prince
- International Israel strikes Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, killing six in first wave since truce was extended
- National Tens of thousands join rival London marches as police make 11 arrests
- National Modi warns of a "decade of disasters" during Netherlands leg of five-nation tour
- International Maldives military diver dies during search for five Italians killed in cave dive
- International Hormuz traffic falls near zero as US says it has redirected dozens of ships
- National Man dies in great white shark attack off Western Australia
- Local Providence council fails to override mayor’s veto of rent stabilization
May 15, 2026
- Market News Gold slides to $4,564 as hot US inflation data dims rate-cut hopes
- Market News Pound and UK borrowing costs slide as Labour turmoil unsettles investors
- Market News SpaceX accelerates IPO, targeting June 11 pricing for a record-sized Nasdaq debut
- Market News Wall Street pulls back from records as a bond rout lifts yields
- National House deadlocks 212-212 on Iran war powers resolution
- Tech OpenAI adds personal-finance tools to ChatGPT, letting users link bank accounts
- Local LA Mayor Bass faces backlash over report she softened Palisades fire findings
- National Carney says Canada and Alberta will advance a new oil-export pipeline
- Tech Anthropic launches a small-business version of Claude with ready-made workflows
- Local Toronto Public Health investigates travel-related measles case
- International Trump leaves Beijing claiming "fantastic" deals as summit ends without breakthroughs
- National US passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship quarantine in Nebraska as toll reaches three
- Market News 10-year Treasury yield hits one-year high as rate-hike bets build
- International Kyiv death toll rises to 24 after Russian missile hits apartment block
- Local Texas Panhandle wildfire burns homes and a rail bridge near Canyon
- Market News Brent crude climbs above $106 with weekly gain near 5% on Hormuz fears
- International Ship seized off UAE and cargo vessel sunk off Oman as Hormuz tensions flare
- National Death toll from Uttar Pradesh thunderstorms climbs to 111
- Tech Pope Leo XIV warns AI-directed warfare risks a "spiral of annihilation"
- National Kevin Warsh set to take over Federal Reserve as Powell’s term ends
- National Samsung Electronics union to begin 18-day strike on May 21 after pay talks collapse
May 14, 2026
- Local New York lawmakers pass 12th budget extender as spending deal stalls
- National Australia signs missile-manufacturing pact with Norway
- Tech AI chipmaker Cerebras soars 68% in Nasdaq debut
- Local Crews halt 30-acre Grand Fire in Chino Hills after vehicle crash
- National Merz calls for overhaul of EU budget to prioritise defence
- International Yemen’s government and Houthis agree to free more than 1,600 detainees
- Tech Nvidia’s 2026 AI investment commitments top $40 billion
- International Over 40% of Sudan’s population facing acute food insecurity, monitors warn
- Tech Gallup finds 71% of Americans oppose AI data centres in their communities
- International Xi warns Trump on Taiwan as Beijing summit yields pledge of "strategic stability"
- Local Dangerous heat grips Metro Manila as index nears 47C
- National Streeting quits as health secretary, telling Starmer he has "lost confidence" in his leadership
- International HRW documents 53 executions and door-to-door killings by M23 and Rwandan forces in Uvira
- International UAE flatly denies Netanyahu's claim of a secret wartime visit, calling Israel relations "public"
- International Israel and Lebanon open third round of direct talks in Washington as April ceasefire nears expiry
- Market News S&P 500 climbs to fresh record above 7,499 as Trump-Xi summit eases trade overhang
- International Chinese supertanker Yuan Hua Hu clears Hormuz with 2m barrels of Iraqi crude as Trump-Xi talks open
- Tech TSMC raises chip-market forecast to $1.5 trillion as 2nm and A16 capacity set to grow 70% a year
- National Carney unveils clean electricity strategy aimed at doubling Canada's grid by 2050
- Market News Bitcoin breaks below $80,000 as spot ETFs see $635m outflow, the largest since January
- International Macron pledges $27bn for African investment at Nairobi summit as Paris pivots to anglophone Africa
- Tech Apple readies Gemini-powered Siri overhaul for WWDC reveal as iOS 27 enters final beta
- National Sheinbaum denies CIA carried out lethal cartel operations on Mexican soil; CNN stands by report
- Market News Brent slides $3 toward $107 as Chinese tankers restore partial Hormuz flow
- National OECD calls Takaichi's zero food-tax plan "blunt and costly" as Tokyo misses fiscal target again
- National Australian Coalition ties migration intake to housing supply, restricts foreign welfare access
- National Lula unveils fuel-price package as Hormuz war pushes pump costs ahead of October vote
- Local Toronto names new electric ferries as city marks one month to World Cup kickoff
- Local London Underground faces four more strike days from May 19 as RMT dispute drags on
- Local Mumbai swelters as temperatures approach 42°C and gold rates surge on new import duty
- Local Metro Vancouver skips stage one, jumps straight to stage two water restrictions as wildfire season opens
- Local Magnitude 5.3 quake strikes off Cagayan as Mayon volcano alert holds at level 3
May 13, 2026
- International Trump lands in Beijing with CEO delegation as Xi summit prepares to open
- National Streeting set to resign and challenge Starmer for leadership, allies say
- International Gunshots ring out at Manila Senate as police try to serve ICC warrant on dela Rosa
- International Putin hails Sarmat ICBM test as "most powerful missile in the world"
- International Ukraine hits Russian gas facility in Orenburg, 1,500km from front line
- National Tamil Nadu CM Vijay wins trust vote 144-22 as AIADMK splits on assembly floor
- National Tinubu says Nigeria will spend $11.6bn on debt servicing in 2026, half of revenue
- National FDA chief Marty Makary resigns after fight over flavoured-vape approvals
- National April CPI hits 3.8%, highest since 2023 as Iran war pushes gasoline up 28.4%
- International Pentagon now estimates Iran war cost at $29bn, up $4bn in two weeks
- Tech Anthropic in talks to raise up to $50bn at $950bn valuation, surpassing OpenAI
- Tech Google rebuilding Android around Gemini as Apple AI reboot looms
- Market News April PPI jumps 1.4% as stocks open mixed, oil eases below $108
- Market News Bitcoin holds $80,300 as China summit and PPI tug in opposite directions
- Local Dallas hotel rates jump 39% as World Cup approaches one-month countdown
- Local Cape Town schools reopen as Western Cape mop-up enters second day
May 12, 2026
- International Trump departs for Beijing as Iran ceasefire on "massive life support"
- International Israel sent Iron Dome batteries and operators to UAE, US envoys disclose
- National Three ministers quit as 75 Labour MPs call on Starmer to set leaving date
- National Rupiah hits 17,500 record low as Prabowo signs off on seven-point BI plan
- International WSJ: UAE secretly struck Iran's Lavan Island refinery during ceasefire run-up
- International Israel approves special tribunal for October 7 attackers with death-penalty provision
- Tech OpenAI launches deployment company with $4bn backing to embed AI in large organisations
- National Trump tells CBS he intends to suspend federal gas tax "for a period of time"
- National South Korean exports jump 43.7% in first 10 days of May on semiconductor demand
- National Nine killed, 30 wounded in rickshaw bombing in Pakistan's Lakki Marwat
- National Merz convenes coalition partners on tax and pension overhaul as approval collapses
- Local Western Cape schools closed as Cape Town storm leaves over 5,600 displaced
- Local Gas explosion in São Paulo's Jaguaré kills one, damages ten homes
- Market News Brent above $107 as Saudi Aramco CEO warns of 100 million barrels lost weekly
- Tech OpenAI unveils "Daybreak" cybersecurity platform, drawing line against Anthropic's Glasswing
May 11, 2026
- National Bessent to meet Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday before Seoul-Beijing leg
- International He Lifeng and Bessent to meet in Seoul as Trump prepares for Beijing summit
- Tech OpenAI grants EU access to GPT-5.5-Cyber as Anthropic keeps Mythos restricted
- International 17 Americans from Hondius land in Nebraska as confirmed hantavirus cases reach 10
- International Trump rejects Iran counter-proposal as 'totally unacceptable' as Gulf shipping comes under fire
- National South African parliament to revive Ramaphosa impeachment as Phala Phala probe returns
- Local Newsom asks for 12-month FEMA extension for LA wildfire survivors
- National Modi urges Indians to curb fuel and gold as Iran war strains foreign reserves
- International Bulk carrier hit by drone off Qatar in latest Gulf incident
- International Remains of US soldier recovered in Morocco after African Lion training accident
- Local Mamdani names Griffin penthouse in pitch for $500m pied-à-terre tax
- Market News KOSPI surges past 7,800 to fifth straight record as SK Hynix overtakes Eli Lilly
- National Merz government strained as debt-brake row threatens German coalition
- Local Khan marks decade as London mayor as Labour council losses test capital alliance
- International Macron and Ruto open Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi with 30 heads of state
- National Argentina upgraded to B- by Fitch as Milei labour reform takes effect
May 10, 2026
- International Putin says war 'coming to an end', floats third-country meeting with Zelenskyy
- International Israeli strikes across Lebanon kill at least 39 in deadliest day since ceasefire
- National Starmer vows '10-year project' as Catherine West sets Monday deadline for challenge
- International Spanish nationals first to leave hantavirus-stricken Hondius in Tenerife
- International US and Iran inch toward 14-point memo on enrichment freeze, blockade lift
- International PSG and Arsenal set for May 30 Champions League final at Puskás Aréna
- National Japan's METI confirms late-May Moscow delegation to safeguard corporate assets
- Market News Bitcoin holds $80,700 as ETF inflows extend run to fourth straight session
- Local One Nation primary vote surges across Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera as Farrer falls
- National One Nation wins Farrer, claiming first lower-house seat in 30-year history
May 9, 2026
- Local Houston ISD spins up backup site as Canvas outage hits Texas school finals
- National Obama keynote in Toronto with Carney triggers Logan Act outcry from Trump allies
- National Sheinbaum welcomes BTS Arirang tour as Mexico City wraps three-night run
- Tech Anthropic's Mythos finds thousands of zero-days, prompting Glasswing rationing
- National Oklahoma braces for tornadoes as Mississippi tallies 500-home toll from Wednesday outbreak
- Local Bogue Chitto trailer-park residents pick through wreckage of all but one home flattened by tornado
- International Israeli drone strike kills Syrian father and 12-year-old daughter on motorcycle near Nabatieh
- International Pope Leo XIV ends first year as the most outspoken pope on war since John Paul II
- National Vijay's TVK clears 118-seat threshold as Congress, Left and VCK back government in Chennai
- Tech Google folds Fitbit into Google Health and launches screenless Fitbit Air to take on Whoop
- Tech Microsoft, Google and xAI agree to share unreleased AI models with US safety institute
- National World Bank says Pakistan's exports squeezed by tariff walls as current account stays in surplus
- International Saudi Arabia and Kuwait restore US base and airspace access as Project Freedom resumes
- International Putin pares Red Square parade as North Korean troops march in Moscow for the first time
- Local Berlin enforces Russian and Soviet symbol ban at war memorials over Victory Day weekend
- International Arsenal go into last three games five points clear as Manchester City keep game in hand
- International Rome talks expose deepest Italy-US rift since Trump's second term began
- Market News Bitcoin slips to $79,340 after week's $82,000 peak as Iran easing prompts profit-taking
- Market News S&P 500 closes at fresh record on jobs beat as six-week winning run extends
- International Russia-Ukraine three-day ceasefire takes effect with 1,000-prisoner swap on each side
May 8, 2026
- National Constitutional Court revives Farmgate impeachment process against Ramaphosa
- International Iran fires missiles and drones at UAE after Hormuz clash with US warships
- Tech Apple and Intel reach preliminary deal for US-made device chips
- International Labour suffers historic council losses as Reform UK takes Red Wall
- International Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius nears Tenerife as Spain readies response
- National Sensex sheds 439 points as crude and Hormuz tensions hit banking and auto names
- Local Labour set for opposition on Birmingham council as Reform UK takes seats across city
- International Lebanon and Israel set May 14-15 for third round of direct Washington talks
- Market News Tokyo's Golden Week yen interventions test BOJ resolve as 160 line holds
- National Carney to table bill cutting major-project approvals to two years
- Local Île-de-France pours €3.8bn into RER and metro overhaul before Olympic-era trains arrive
- National Australia's May 12 budget reframed as resilience plan as oil and yen pressures bite
- International New paper finds warm circumpolar water has shifted onto Antarctic shelf for two decades
- International Lula leaves three-hour Trump meeting 'very satisfied', officials to talk tariffs
- National Thunder take 2-0 lead over Lakers as Holmgren posts 22 in second-quarter blowout
May 7, 2026
- Local California commits $70m to wildfire prevention as drought and heat raise risk
- Market News S&P 500 pulls back from record close as Iran tensions return to the screen
- National Sheinbaum vows probe of unauthorised CIA operation in Chihuahua
- International Lula meets Trump at White House to head off new US tariff package
- Market News S&P 500 holds near record as traders parse Iran deal signals
- International Iran weighs US proposal to formally end war as Hormuz dispute persists
- Market News Oil whipsaws as Iran proposal triggers intra-day swings of 6%
- International British voters cast ballots in vote billed as verdict on Starmer
- Market News Bitcoin tests $82,000 ceiling as analysts eye a move toward $85,000
- Tech Wall Street prepares for Nvidia's May 20 print with AI capex in focus
- National Tennessee enacts new House map carving up state's lone Black-majority district
- Local Toronto planning committee weighs feasibility of Danforth Garage site plans
- National Blue Cross Blue Shield begins paying out $2.67bn antitrust settlement
- Local Manchester votes in council election seen as Labour stress test
- International Merz tells industry Germany faces gravest economic test since 1945
- Market News MSCI Asia gauge sets fresh record as Iran-deal hopes spread rally
- Local Protesters fill Tennessee Capitol galleries as House map clears Senate
- International DRC's Tshisekedi opens door to third term and warns vote may slip
- National Tinubu courts Paris investors before Africa-France summit
- Tech Google offers EU spam-policy changes to head off DMA fine
- National BJP-led alliance sweeps Assam state polls with 102 of 126 seats
- Local Delhi notches its hottest day of the year as heatwave grips north India
- International Russia launches major drone barrage as both sides reject ceasefire offers
- National Japan suspected of second yen-buying intervention in a week
- Market News Nikkei 225 posts record one-day point gain to close near 63,000
- National Nigeria to evacuate citizens from South Africa amid xenophobic protests
- National South Korea's ruling DP heads into June 3 polls in dominant position
- National Prabowo lands in Cebu for ASEAN summit weighed down by Iran fallout
May 6, 2026
- Market News Fed holds rates for third meeting; Powell to stay on as governor after term ends
- Local Sydney Southwest Metro begins three-month on-track testing program
- Tech Anthropic strikes SpaceX deal for Colossus compute and higher Claude limits
- International Talks on second phase of Gaza ceasefire stall over Hamas disarmament
- Tech SpaceX files plan for $55bn Texas chip fab in joint project with Tesla
- Local Paris transport hit by week of works as Ascension weekend approaches
- Tech Pentagon signs classified-network AI deals with eight firms, leaves out Anthropic
- Local Chicago launches e-scooter safety push ahead of summer riding season
- Tech OpenAI unveils GPT-5.4 with 1-million-token window and agentic mode