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Starmer Faces Growing Pressure as Cabinet Divisions Deepen Keir Starmer is facing the toughest test of his leadership since becoming prime minister, after heavy Labour losses in last week’s local elections triggered fresh calls for change. Senior cabinet ministers are said to have urged him to set out a timetable for his departure, while more … Read more
Southern California Mayor Resigns in Chinese Agent Case Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia in Southern California, resigned on Monday and agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China. According to court documents, Wang worked with Chinese officials between late 2020 and 2022. She also helped promote pro-Beijing content through the … Read more
Netanyahu Says Israel Should Phase Out U.S. Military Aid Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel should reduce its dependence on U.S. military support. He added that the country should bring that aid down to zero over the next decade. Israel currently receives about 3.8 billion dollars a year in U.S. military aid. The … Read more
Trump and Xi Set for Talks on Iran, Taiwan, Trade and AI U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in Beijing this week for high-level talks on Iran, Taiwan, trade and artificial intelligence. The two-day summit, beginning on May 14, comes as Washington and Beijing try to stabilize relations after months … Read more
US to Revoke Passports of Parents With Child Support Debt The United States government is enforcing child support laws more aggressively. Child support is the money a parent must legally provide for a child’s care after separation or divorce. Parents who fail to pay court-ordered child support could lose their passports. Under federal law, people … Read more
U.S. Colleges Alerted After Canvas Education Tool Hacked A cyberattack on the Canvas learning platform disrupted university students across the country on Thursday. Many were unable to access grades, lecture notes, and quizzes during a critical finals period. Duke, UCLA, Nebraska, and Harvard were among the campuses affected. The outage reportedly impacted around 9,000 schools … Read more
Rubio Meets Pope Leo Amid Rising US–Vatican Tensions The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Thursday. The visit comes amid weeks of public tension between President Donald Trump and the pope over issues including Iran policy, immigration, and broader US foreign policy … Read more
Israel Strikes Beirut for First Time Since Hezbollah Ceasefire Israel launched an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday evening, marking the first strike on the Lebanese capital since the April 16 ceasefire with Hezbollah. The attack targeted Dahiyeh, a Hezbollah stronghold. The strike aimed at a commander from Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force. Israeli Prime … Read more
French Professor Invented a Fake Prize and Gave It to Himself French authorities are examining the case of a university professor who is accused of creating a fictitious prize in philology and awarding it to himself in a high-profile ceremony. Florent Montaclair, who taught for two decades at a university in Besançon, received the so-called … Read more
Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor COLUMBUS, Ohio Vivek Ramaswamy has secured the Republican nomination for Ohio governor after a decisive primary victory on May 5, 2026. The biotech entrepreneur, who previously ran for the Republican presidential nomination, defeated challenger Casey Putsch and now moves forward to the November general election. He is … Read more