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Sat, 30 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Donald Trump turns 80 soon. Questions about his health aren't going away
U.S. President Donald Trump celebrates his 80th birthday in June, and will do so amid questions about whether his physical health and mental sharpness are on the decline. A memo from his physician that was released by the White House on Friday says T...

Sat, 30 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Chinese tourists are choosing Canada — again
The "people-to-people" ties between Canada and China are seeing a surge as geopolitical relations between the two countries warm up. As China lifts restrictions on group tours to Canada and Canada is increasing flights to China, tourism between the t...

Sat, 30 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Spy vs. spy: A look at how some of Havana and Washington's most noteworthy agents operated
U.S. demands that Cuba close its Russian and Chinese spy outposts have come as the Trump administration exerts maximum pressure on the island with an energy blockade and widening sanctions. Here's a look at how some of the most noteworthy agents from...

Sat, 30 May 2026 13:58:50 EDT
World Health Organization chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo
WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed the importance of building community trust and ensuring safe burials to prevent the spread of the disease, and he urged countries to reconsider travel bans and border closures, saying they "dis...

Sat, 30 May 2026 06:28:54 EDT
Rescuers free 4 men trapped in flooded cave in Laos, search for 2 still missing
Rescuers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days. One person was safely released a day earlier.

Fri, 29 May 2026 17:27:26 EDT
Fidel Castro's anti-communist daughter hopes the U.S. will bring regime change to Cuba
While thousands of Cubans have been marching in the streets to oppose the U.S. indictment of their former president Raúl Castro, a literal daughter of the revolution is singing a different tune.

Sat, 30 May 2026 06:48:39 EDT
Italy bans Kanye West, Travis Scott concerts over security concerns
Italy has banned two concerts involving American rappers Kanye West and Travis Scott that were due to take place in July in the northern city of Reggio Emilia, authorities said on Saturday.

Fri, 29 May 2026 16:20:00 EDT
Federal judge blocks closure of Kennedy Center, says Trump name must be dropped
A U.S. federal judge ruled Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations — the latest legal setback for Trump's...

Fri, 29 May 2026 16:04:20 EDT
Carney, Pope Leo discuss responsible AI after pontiff warns world to slow development
Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Pope Leo about artificial intelligence and the "imperative that AI must serve humanity" — a conversation that comes days after the Pope urged governments to slow down the development of AI systems.

Fri, 29 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Trump’s former attorney general admits to 'redaction errors' before facing questions about Epstein files
Donald Trump's former attorney general Pam Bondi is appearing before the U.S. House oversight committee today — behind closed doors and not under oath — for a hearing about the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. In an open...

Sat, 30 May 2026 05:31:48 EDT
Trump remains in excellent health despite leg swelling, hand bruising, White House memo says
U.S. President Donald Trump, who turns 80 in June and is the oldest person to assume the presidency, frequently casts himself as more energetic and fitter than Joe Biden, his Democratic predecessor.

Fri, 29 May 2026 12:54:29 EDT
Record-breaking heat and dry spring leave parts of England without water
Thousands of households in southeast England were left without water or facing low pressure during a ‌record-breaking heat wave this week, as high demand followed a dry spring to expose the failings in Britain's aging infrastructure.

Fri, 29 May 2026 14:08:13 EDT
ICE agent who faces charges in Minnesota shooting arrested in Texas
The top prosecutor from Minnesota's Hennepin County announced the arrest Friday of an ICE officer charged for shooting a Venezuela-born man in January at the height of a deadly immigration blitz launched by the Donald Trump administration.

Fri, 29 May 2026 12:15:23 EDT
Israeli PM says Lebanon ground offensive has expanded past key river
Israeli forces have advanced to positions north of Lebanon's Litani River, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as Israel escalates attacks against Hezbollah militants after warning thousands more Lebanese to flee their villages.

Fri, 29 May 2026 04:56:01 EDT
NATO member Romania says Russian drone hit apartment building, injuring 2
NATO member Romania said on Friday that a drone injured two people in a southeastern city during an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, the first time in the war that a drone had hit a densely populated area in Romania and caused injuri...

Fri, 29 May 2026 05:52:56 EDT
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes on launchpad at Cape Canaveral
An uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a Florida launchpad during a test on Thursday, in a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ space venture as it seeks to narrow the gap with Elon Musk's IPO-bound SpaceX.

Thu, 28 May 2026 17:50:36 EDT
Bangladesh was on target to eliminate measles. Now the disease is killing hundreds of children
The country — once hailed as a success story in the fight to eliminate measles — is now scrambling to contain its worst outbreak in decades.

Thu, 28 May 2026 21:02:43 EDT
Israeli and Russian forces added to UN's annual blacklist documenting sexual violence in conflict
An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than 15 years ago for their treatment of Palestinian detainees. Israel denies the accusation...

Thu, 28 May 2026 22:58:20 EDT
14-year-old Californian wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in lightning-round tiebreaker
Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old from California, won a tense tiebreaker to take the title at this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming the best young speller in the English language.

Thu, 28 May 2026 08:23:13 EDT
Top federal prosecutor in Chicago denies opening investigation into E. Jean Carroll
The top federal prosecutor in Chicago denied on Thursday that his ‌office has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s.

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