UK Defence Secretary's Jet Hit by GPS Jamming
A UK military jet carrying Defence Secretary John Healey was hit by GPS jamming. The signal was blocked for the entire three-hour flight. Healey had ...
California Aerospace Plant Chemical Tank Triggers Evacuation
A chemical tank at an aerospace plant in California is overheating. It could leak or explode. The tank holds a substance called methyl methacrylate. ...
Trump Defends Iran Deal Against Republican Criticism
President Trump wants to make a deal with Iran. But some Republican lawmakers have criticized the plan. On Sunday Trump defended himself against this...
Turkish Police Storm Opposition Party Headquarters
Turkish riot police stormed the main opposition party's base in Ankara on Sunday. The party is called the CHP. Police used tear gas and rubber bullet...
Mandalorian and Grogu Tops Box Office With $102 Million
The Mandalorian and Grogu earned $102 million in ticket sales over the four-day holiday weekend. This was in the US and Canada. It was the highest-ea...
Congo Suspends Flights as Ebola Spreads to Uganda
Congo has stopped flights to its eastern city of Bunia. This follows an Ebola outbreak spreading across three provinces: Ituri, Nord-Kivu and Sud-Kivu...
Rubio Meets Modi and Invites Him to White House
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. They met in New Delhi, India. Rubio invited Modi to visit the ...
Suicide Bomb Kills 23 on Pakistan Train
A suicide bomber drove an explosives-filled vehicle near a railway track in Quetta, Pakistan. A passenger train was passing at the time. At least 23 ...
Shark Kills Spearfisher on Great Barrier Reef
A spearfisher has died after a shark attack on the Great Barrier Reef. The attack happened at Kennedy Shoal in Queensland, Australia. Kennedy Shoal i...
Russia Strikes Kyiv Region with Oreshnik Missiles
Russia launched a large drone and missile attack on Kyiv and nearby areas. At least 4 people were killed and dozens were injured. Russia used the Ore...
UK Court Gives Rehab Orders to Two Teen Rapists
A judge at Southampton Crown Court chose not to jail two boys who raped two teenage girls. The boys were both 15 years old when the attacks happened. ...
Gunshots Near White House Cause Lockdown
Between 20 and 30 gunshots were heard near the White House on Saturday evening. The shots were fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washi...
Film 'Fjord' Wins Top Prize at Cannes Festival
The film 'Fjord' won the top prize at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in France. The prize is called the Palme d'Or. Director Cristian Mungiu made the ...
Police Fire Teargas at Belgrade Anti-Government Protest
Tens of thousands rallied in Belgrade, Serbia against President Aleksandar Vucic. Police put the crowd at 34,300. But independent monitors estimated ...
US and Iran Near 60-Day Ceasefire Deal
The US and Iran have had a ceasefire since April 8. But skirmishes have broken out as both sides contest the Strait of Hormuz. Now the two countries ...
Uganda Confirms Five Ebola Cases Total
Uganda now has five Ebola cases in total. Three new cases were just confirmed. They include a health worker and a driver linked to Uganda's first kno...
Drone Strike Kills 16 at Ukraine Student Dorm
A drone hit a student dorm in eastern Ukraine and killed 16 people. Most victims were young women. The dorm was in the Luhansk region which Russia co...
China Coal Mine Blast Kills at Least 90 People
A gas explosion killed at least 90 people at a coal mine in China. It happened Friday at 7:29pm at the Liushenyu mine in Shanxi province. This is Chi...
Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Abuse in Israeli Custody
Activists held by Israel have reported abuse during detention. They were on a ship called the Global Sumud Flotilla. The ship had 428 passengers and ...
Senegal's President Fires Prime Minister and Government
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. Faye then dissolved the entire government. A presidential aide anno...
Rubio Visits India Amid Tensions Over Tariffs and China
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on May 23. It is his first official visit to the country. The four-day trip runs through May 26. H...
SpaceX Launches 12th Starship Test Flight From Texas
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on Friday from Texas. It was the 12th test flight for Starship. SpaceX had tried to launch on Thursday but stoppe...
EU Rejects UK Single Goods Market Plan
The EU has rejected a UK plan to create a single goods market. The UK wanted to deepen its economic ties with the EU. Michael Ellam is the UK's top o...
Judge Drops Case Against Wrongfully Deported Man
A US judge dropped criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He is a man from El Salvador who lived in Maryland. He was wrongfully sent back to ...
Qatar and Pakistan Push to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Fighting over the Strait of Hormuz has lasted nearly three months. Qatar sent mediators to Tehran to help restart talks. Pakistan is also helping. Fi...
American Doctor Tests Positive for Ebola in Congo
Dr. Peter Stafford tested positive for Ebola on Sunday. He is a medical missionary in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is now being treated at a ...
Mosque Shooter Was Known to Police Before Attack
Two shooters attacked a mosque in San Diego, California on Monday. Three people were killed. The shooters were Caleb Vazquez and 17-year-old Cain Lee...
Trump Criticizes Fed at Warsh Swearing-In
Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve chair on Friday. The ceremony was held at the White House East Room. It was the first swearing-in held th...
US-Iran Ceasefire Close to Collapse Over Key Disputes
A ceasefire between the US and Iran is close to breaking down. Pakistani mediators are working hard to keep the truce alive. Pakistan helped broker t...
Slow Food Founder Carlo Petrini Dies at 76
Carlo Petrini has died at age 76. He founded the Slow Food movement in 1986. Petrini died in his home town of Bra in northern Italy. He had been diag...
Pep Guardiola to Leave Manchester City
Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City at the end of this season. The club announced his departure on Friday. Guardiola joined City in 2016 and has...
SpaceX Releases IPO Filing Before 12th Starship Test
SpaceX has released its IPO filing ahead of its 12th Starship test flight. The launch is planned for 5:30 p.m. on May 21 2026. It will lift off from ...
Trump Sends 5,000 Troops to Poland
President Trump announced 5,000 US troops will go to Poland. This reverses an earlier decision to cancel a troop deployment there. The new deployment...
Gunmen Kill 16 in Two Honduras Coast Attacks
Gunmen opened fire in two attacks on the Honduras coast. At least 16 people were killed. Six of those killed were police officers....
Charges Dropped Against Virginia School Assistant Principal
A former assistant principal in Virginia had her criminal charges dropped. Ebony Parker worked at an elementary school. She was accused of ignoring w...
Trump Delays Artificial Intelligence Executive Order Again
President Trump has delayed signing an order on artificial intelligence again. He said he did not like certain parts of it. Trump said the order coul...
Israel Deports Gaza Flotilla Activists After Global Outcry
Israel deported all foreign activists taken from a Gaza-bound flotilla. Over 430 activists from around the world were detained after being stopped at ...
Uganda Stops Flights to DR Congo Over Ebola Spread
Uganda has stopped all flights to and from DR Congo. This follows Ebola spreading to a new province far from where it started. A case was confirmed i...
Eli Lilly Weight Loss Drug Shows Strong Trial Results
Drug company Eli Lilly announced results for a new weight loss drug on Thursday. The drug is called retatrutide. People who took it lost an average o...
Colbert's Final Late Show Airs on CBS
Stephen Colbert hosted his last Late Show on Thursday. It ended nearly 11 years on CBS. Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed will now take the timeslot. CB...
Trump Plans Direct Call With Taiwan's President
Trump said he will call Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te directly. This would break over 40 years of diplomatic rules. US and Taiwanese presidents hav...
SpaceX Files for Biggest Stock Launch in History
SpaceX has filed to sell shares to the public for the first time. The company could be valued at up to $2 trillion. That would make it the biggest st...
US Charges Cuba's Ex-President Over 1996 Plane Shootdowns
The US has charged Cuba's former president Raúl Castro and five others. Castro is 94 years old. He was charged in Miami with plotting to kill US citi...
Prosecutor Charged for Emailing Sealed Trump Investigation Files
A former US prosecutor has been charged with emailing secret files to herself. The files were from special counsel Jack Smith's inquiry into Trump's h...
Netanyahu Criticizes Own Minister Over Detainee Video
Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video online. It showed about 430 activists detained from a Gaza-bound ship called the Gl...
Bezos Plans to Push Trump for Zero Income Taxes
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos wants zero federal income taxes for lower earners. He made the call in a live TV interview on May 20 2026. Bezos said he plans...
Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over $1.8 Billion Fund
Two police officers have sued President Trump over a $1.8 billion fund. The officers defended the Capitol during the January 6 2021 attack. Harry Dun...
Former US Congressman Barney Frank Dies at 86
Barney Frank died Tuesday evening at his home in Ogunquit, Maine. He was 86. The cause was congestive heart failure. Frank served as a Massachusetts ...
UK Eases Russian Oil Sanctions Over Fuel Prices
The UK has eased some sanctions on Russian oil. Fuel prices are rising and oil supplies are low. The change covers Russian oil refined into jet fuel ...
Lithuania Moves Leaders to Safety After Drone Alert
Lithuania's president and prime minister were moved to safe locations. A suspected drone was detected near the Belarus border. The country's parliame...