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May 2026
Cepeda, de la Espriella advance in Colombia’s presidential election
As polls closed on Sunday, the two candidates surged ahead in the vote tally, quickly extinguishing the hopes of right-wing Senator Paloma Valencia, a former frontrunner
Nicaragua confirms death in custody of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera
On Sunday, Nicaragua’s government attributed his cause of death to a bacterial infection that took hold after a bout of COVID-19
Nobody heard from him since then,
If he is dead, it cannot be said that the cause was illness,
The cause would be that he was in government custody in conditions of enforced disappearance for over two years, denied independent medical oversight. There is no other way to read this,
This repression, violence, and inhumanity is abhorrent; we reiterate our call for his and all political prisoners’ unconditional release NOW,
New Jersey orders curfew after immigration protests escalate
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has imposed a curfew and deployed state police outside Newark’s Delaney Hall immigration detention centre after nights of clashes between protesters and ICE agents
Ethiopia to vote in first elections since Tigray peace deal
Kohli powers Bengaluru to ‘stuff of dreams’ back-to-back IPL titles
I've thought of this moment many times… to be standing there hitting the winning runs. It's a dream day for us,
We knew what kind of ability we have in the group. And we just said one thing, ‘If we stick to our cricket, if we execute our plans, we are the best team in the competition.'
We have apex predators but couldn’t get going in the powerplay,
This year was more calm with the way we played throughout the tournament,
As Ethiopia votes, its deepening human rights crisis must be addressed
Ethiopia’s election is about affirming national commitment to democracy
Newark mayor imposes curfew at Delaney Hall immigration detention centre
We need to focus on advocating for better conditions for the detainees, for their families, and ultimately, for the closure of Delaney Hall,
I will not give ICE a pretext to expand operations at Delaney Hall or across our state. I will not put lives at risk,
Due to the escalating situation at Delaney Hall and the increasing need for police intervention, immediate action is required to protect public safety,
One year ago, the Trump administration threw baseless charges against me for conducting oversight to protect immigrants at Delaney Hall,
What’s at stake in Ethiopia’s elections?
Explosives store blast kills dozens in Myanmar village
Building collapses in New Delhi, some people rescued, more feared trapped
Nine people have reportedly been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed five-storey building in New Delhi, India
US measure to deepen Israel military cooperation faces bipartisan pushback
This security agreement will allow for the US to leverage advanced Israeli technologies,
Trump can’t kill the Massie/Khanna partnership no matter how much he posts on Truth Social,
Does this deal qualify us for those advanced Israeli pagers?”
We are a sovereign country,
US Congress moves to deepen military ties with Israel: Why it matters
This is what complete capture to a foreign government looks like, and there hasn’t been a single shot fired.”
The proposed US-Israeli defence integration can be seen as the next phase of the Abraham Accords: moving from normalisation toward a US-backed regional security regime centred on Israel as the dominant military and technological hub,
So this all suggests a much tighter integration — less about provision and perhaps sharing technologies and capabilities, and more about jointly developing these... It would point to a more institutionalised relationship, and perhaps one that might survive changing administrations in the US, as some of the development cycles could be very long and would become entrenched,
While historically, the US-Israel defence relationship has included US military aid and weapons transfers, joint missile defence programmes such as Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow, and intelligence and operational cooperation, the proposed agreement increases cooperation to include a wider set of emerging technologies,
The largest Israeli advance into Lebanon in years
Israel’s military presence in southern Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon has expanded dramatically, with Israeli forces now operating past the Litani River
Polls open in Colombia’s pivotal presidential election
Dozens killed in explosives depot blast in northeast Myanmar
The exact death toll in Sunday’s blast in the village of Kaung Tat in Shan State was not immediately clear
Ethiopia’s election: Parties, coalitions and candidates explained
Iran restores some gas production at South Pars facility
When we are talking about South Pars, we are talking about one of the most — if not the most — important energy facility in the country,
Iran is trying to send a message that it is trying to rebuild the targeted facilities,
Colombians head to the polls to choose President Gustavo Petro’s successor
The solution to this conflict isn’t aggressive confrontations. It will only end in more bloodshed,
Of course, whenever you come down with a heavy hand, there’s always going to be debate,
Germany World Cup 2026 team preview: Players to watch, group and squad list
I have repeatedly said we want to become world champions,
Everyone knows the aura and quality Manu has, what he brings to a team,
Rescuers race to save two people still trapped in cave in Laos
This was the only place that we haven’t checked in the mine, where the two lost miners could still be,
The hope is that today’s mission will locate both remaining victims,
We interviewed them about how the deeper part of the cave looks like. We will continue to search based on the information we have, and perhaps we will be able to get to the other two,
Could Democrats be shut out of the California governor’s race?
Democrats outnumber Republicans in the state nearly two to one
Iran reinstates some internet access but restrictions remain for most
What we have right now is not the internet,
What are the chances for the Iran-US ‘Declaration of Principles’?
Analysts Negar Mortazavi and Colin Clarke dissect the complications surrounding the Iran-US deal
Israeli airstrikes devastate Lebanon’s Tyre
Video from southern Lebanon shows widespread destruction after Israel repeatedly bombed the city of Tyre