US Bans Travelers From 3 Countries After Ebola Case
An American doctor tested positive for Ebola in Congo. He is Peter Stafford. He worked for a Christian mission group called Serge in Bunia, Congo sin...
Sandy Fire Forces 23,000 to Flee Near Los Angeles
A fire broke out Monday morning in Simi Valley, California. Simi Valley is about 20 to 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The Sandy Fire has burned a...
Trump Drops IRS Lawsuit for $1.8 Billion Fund
Trump and his sons dropped their $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. In exchange the US Justice Department created a $1.8 billion fund. The fund wil...
Judge Rules on Evidence in Mangione Murder Trial
A New York judge ruled Monday on evidence in Luigi Mangione's murder trial. Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson. Judg...
Four Killed as Kenya Fuel Price Rise Sparks Protests
Kenya raised fuel prices and protests broke out across the country. Diesel prices rose by 23.5% and petrol rose by 8%. Four people were killed during...
Five Italian Divers Die in Maldives Cave
Five Italian divers died exploring an underwater cave in the Maldives. The cave was about 50 metres deep in Vaavu Atoll. Diving below 30 metres is ag...
NextEra Buys Dominion Energy in $67 Billion Deal
Energy company NextEra agreed to buy rival Dominion Energy for $67 billion. It is the biggest power deal ever recorded. The two companies will merge ...
Trump Warns Iran as Drones Hit Gulf Allies
President Trump posted a warning to Iran on social media. He said the "clock is ticking" and Iran would have "nothing left" without a peace deal. Dro...
Shakira Wins Tax Case and Gets 55 Million Euro Refund
A Spanish court cleared singer Shakira of tax fraud. The court told Spain's tax authority to return over 55 million euros in fines. With interest add...
Four Crew Eject as Two US Navy Jets Collide
Two US Navy jets collided in midair on Sunday in Idaho. All four crew members ejected before the planes crashed. The crash happened at Mountain Home ...
Drone Strikes UAE Nuclear Plant and Sparks Fire
A drone struck a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates. The plant is called Barakah. Two other drones were stopped by air defenses. The thi...
Peru Confirms June 7 Presidential Runoff
Peru's electoral board confirmed a June 7 presidential runoff. The two candidates are conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez. The bo...
Ukraine Keeps Striking Russia With Large Drone Attacks
Ukraine launched large drone strikes on Russia. At least 4 people were killed and 12 were hurt. Three of the deaths happened near Moscow. Drone debri...
North Korean Women's Soccer Team Visits South Korea
A North Korean women's soccer team arrived in South Korea on Sunday. This is the first visit by North Korean athletes to South Korea in eight years. ...
WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a Health Emergency
The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak a public health emergency. The outbreak covers the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ugand...
Chelsea Appoints Xabi Alonso After FA Cup Final Loss
Manchester City beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final. Antoine Semenyo scored the only goal in the 72nd minute. His back-heel flick was praised as one of ...
Car Hits Crowd in Modena Italy Injuring Eight
A car hit a crowd in Modena, Italy injuring eight people. Four of them were in serious condition. Investigators are working out if the driver acted o...
Canadian Tests Positive for Hantavirus From Ship Outbreak
A Canadian passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested positive for hantavirus. The Public Health Agency of Canada announced this on Saturday...
31 Arrested at Two London Protests
Police made 31 arrests across two big protests in London on Saturday. One was an annual march marking the Palestinian Nakba. The other was a rally by...
Streeting Enters Race to Lead Labour Party
Wes Streeting says he will run to lead the Labour Party. He resigned as health secretary on 14 May 2026. Saturday's Progress think tank event was his...
Rescued Humpback Whale Timmy Found Dead Near Denmark
A humpback whale named Timmy has been found dead. The whale washed up near the Danish island of Anholt on Thursday. Divers confirmed it was the same ...
Freight Train Hits Bus Near Bangkok Station Killing 8
A freight train hit a bus in Bangkok, Thailand. At least 8 people were killed and 32 others were injured. The crash happened at a rail crossing near ...
US and Nigeria Kill ISIS Leader in Lake Chad Raid
US and Nigerian forces killed a senior Islamic State leader. His name was Abu-Bilal al-Minuki. The raid hit a compound in the Lake Chad basin. Trump ...
Israel Strikes Hamas Military Leader Despite Ceasefire
Israel launched an airstrike in Gaza on Friday. It targeted Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas's military wing. Hamas confirmed he was killed ...
Putin to Visit Beijing to Meet Xi Jinping
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing on May 19-20. He will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The visit marks 25 years since Russia a...
Virginia Court Voids Congressional Map Vote
Virginia's top court has cancelled a vote on new election maps. Democrats had drawn the maps. Virginia voters had approved them. But lawmakers did no...
Iraqi Militia Commander Charged With Terror Attacks Plot
An Iraqi militia commander has appeared in US federal court. He faces six terrorism charges. His name is Mohammad al-Saadi. He leads Kataib Hezbollah...
Kevin Warsh Confirmed as New US Federal Reserve Chair
Jerome Powell is now the temporary chair of the US Federal Reserve. He will stay in that role until Kevin Warsh is sworn in. The Senate confirmed War...
Colorado Governor Cuts Former Clerk's Prison Sentence
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has reduced the prison sentence of Tina Peters. Peters was a county clerk convicted of letting unauthorized people acces...
Trump Casts Doubt on Taiwan Weapons After China Visit
Trump visited China for two days and met with President Xi Jinping. Xi asked Trump directly if the US would defend Taiwan. Trump said he does not dis...
Five Italian Divers Die in Maldives Cave Dive
Five Italian divers died in an underwater cave in the Maldives. They were exploring the cave when they did not come back up. The group was on a resea...
Congo Declares Large Ebola Outbreak With Dozens Dead
Congo has declared a large Ebola outbreak. Dozens of people have died and hundreds of cases are suspected. Health experts were alarmed the outbreak ...
36 Countries Approve Tribunal to Prosecute Russia Over Ukraine
36 countries have agreed to create a special court for Ukraine. The group includes 34 European states plus Australia and Costa Rica. The European Uni...
British Gas Pays Record £112m Over Meter Scandal
British Gas has agreed to pay up to £112m in a settlement. This is the biggest energy supplier settlement on record. The company force-fitted prepaym...
Russian Missile Kills 24 in Kyiv Apartment Block
A Russian missile hit an apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine. It killed 24 people including three children. Another 48 people were wounded including ...
Kevin Warsh Takes Over as Federal Reserve Chair
Kevin Warsh is now chair of the Federal Reserve. He replaced Jerome Powell whose term ended on May 15, 2026. Powell is staying on the Fed's board. Th...
Russia Launches 1,600 Drones in Worst Ukraine Attack
Russia launched nearly 1,600 drones at Ukraine over two days. It was the most intense aerial attack on Ukraine so far. Overall Russia carried out thr...
US Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Pill Mail Access Open
The US Supreme Court ruled on May 14 on abortion pill access. It allowed mifepristone to keep being sent by mail. This reversed a May 1 ruling by the...
Small Plane Crashes Into Ohio House Killing 2
A small plane crashed into a house in Akron, Ohio on Thursday. The crash killed 2 people. No one on the ground was hurt. The plane hit a home on a st...
Student Dies in Berkshire Meningitis Outbreak
A student at Henley College in Berkshire, United Kingdom has died. Two others are being treated at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. At least thre...
Labour MP Steps Down to Let Burnham Challenge Starmer
Andy Burnham is the mayor of Greater Manchester in England. He has been offered a Labour seat in parliament. Labour MP Josh Simons agreed to step dow...
Trump Praises Beijing Summit After Xi Taiwan Warning
President Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday. The meeting was part of a two-day summit. They held a closed-door talk lasti...
Cuba Runs Out of Fuel as Power Crisis Hits Record
Cuba has run out of fuel. The country now has a record power shortage of 2,113 MW. Some areas face 20 to 22 hours of blackouts every day. Protests br...
Latvia's Prime Minister Resigns After Losing Coalition Support
Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Siliņa resigned on Thursday. The crisis started when drones heading to Russia crashed in Latvia. Reports say Russian el...
Madonna, Shakira and BTS to Headline World Cup Show
Madonna, Shakira and BTS will headline the World Cup final halftime show this summer. This is the first ever halftime show at a World Cup final. Chri...
Ship Seized Off UAE Coast and Heading to Iran
A ship was seized off the coast of the UAE. It is now heading toward Iran. The ship was anchored 38 nautical miles off the UAE in the Gulf of Oman. U...
Cisco Stock Jumps 17% After AI and Job Cut News
Cisco's stock jumped up to 17% after two big announcements. The company said it would invest more in artificial intelligence. It also said it would c...
Vance Says Trump Misrepresented His Iran Deal Reasons
Trump said he was not motivated by Americans' money problems. He said his focus was stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. But Vice President J...
UAE Denies Netanyahu's Claim of Secret Visit
Netanyahu's office said he secretly visited the United Arab Emirates earlier this year. The visit happened during the US-Israeli war with Iran. His o...
US Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair
The US Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve chair. The vote was 54 to 45. It was the most divided confirmation vote ever for this ...