May 18 Lebanon death toll tops 3,000 in latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah By Associated Press Lebanon's health ministry said the toll is now 3,020 killed in the Israeli strikes, including 292 women and 211 children. Continue reading
May 18 Israeli navy intercept flotilla boats trying to breach the blockade of Gaza By Suzan Fraser, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Organizers say the boats were intercepted 250 nautical miles from Gaza's shores. Continue reading
May 18 Pope Leo XIV to launch his first encylical, a document on artificial intelligence, with Anthropic's co-founder By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The presence of Anthropic's Christopher Olah at the Vatican is significant, and suggests that the U.S. pope's position on AI will become a new flashpoint with the Trump administration. Continue reading
May 18 Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection By Molly Quell, Associated Press The crew will now go into quarantine, with those who cannot be immediately repatriated spending their time in quarantine in these containers. Continue reading
May 18 An American doctor is among the newest cases in rare Ebola outbreak in Congo By Jean-Yves Kamale, Wilson McMakin, Monika Pronczuk, Associated Press The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency on Sunday. As of Monday, there were over 300 suspected cases and 118 deaths in Ituri and North Kivu provinces. Continue reading
May 17 What to know about the Ebola outbreak that has grown into a global health emergency By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization declared Sunday the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. Africa's top public health body first confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province… Continue reading
May 17 Drone attack starts fire at UAE nuclear power plant By Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy, Associated Press No one claimed responsibility, and the UAE did not blame anyone for what it said was an “unprovoked terrorist attack.” It has recently accused Iran of launching drone and missile attacks as tensions have risen over the Strait of Hormuz,… Continue reading
May 17 Taiwan's president defends U.S. arms purchases after Trump sowed doubts following visit to China By Associated Press His statement came days after Trump raised doubts over his willingness to continue to sell arms to Taiwan, the island democracy that China claims as its own breakaway province, to be retaken by force if necessary. Continue reading
May 17 Peru's Fujimori and Sánchez to meet in June 7 presidential runoff By Associated Press The final vote count was released Friday, but it had to be confirmed by Peru's National Elections Board to set the second round as none of the candidates received more than half the valid votes. Continue reading
May 17 Large Ukrainian drone strikes kill at least 4 people in Russia By Samya Kullab, Associated Press At least 12 other people were wounded. Russian drone strikes on Ukraine overnight wounded eight people, Ukrainian authorities said. Continue reading