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Memorial Day sales on hand-tested gadgets and home goods are live, with discounts on items like the Birdfy Smart Bird Feeder, Branch Ergonomic Chair Pro, Wandrd Prvke camera bag, and Typhur Dome 2 Air Fryer.
US President Donald Trump has said that countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Turkiye and Pakistan should sign the Abraham Accords and normalise ties with Israel as part of a wider deal to end the war with Iran.
The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for a train bombing that killed at least 30 people in Pakistan. Experts argue the separatist group is timing attacks to exploit Pakistan's other geopolitical challenges.
Louisiana state senator Jay Morris helped advance Meta's $3.3 billion Hyperion datacenter project while simultaneously buying and selling land around the site, raising serious ethics concerns according to government transparency experts.
President Trump says a deal with Iran to end the war is largely negotiated, while Pope Leo XIV addresses artificial intelligence in his first encyclical urging Catholics to engage in shaping AI ethics.
Michigan experienced 33 tornadoes last year and severe flooding in 2026, with researchers linking the extreme weather directly to climate change as the Great Lakes region faces unprecedented climate impacts.
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell's admission to embezzling £400,000 in party funds raises significant questions about governance, financial oversight, and the concentration of power within the Scottish National Party's leadership during Nicola Sturgeon's tenure as First Minister.
Ongoing US-Iran negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are critical for global economic stability, as prolonged disruptions threaten to deepen energy, food, and cost-of-living crises particularly affecting developing nations.
President Trump and administration officials are tempering expectations of an imminent U.S.-Iran peace agreement, while Iranian officials signal disagreements persist over key issues including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the release of frozen Iranian assets.
Iran says progress has been made in talks with the US but a deal is "not imminent," contradicting earlier suggestions from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that an agreement could be reached Monday.
Surveillance video captured a powerful explosion surging through tunnels of a coal mine in China's Shanxi Province, killing at least 82 workers in the country's deadliest mining disaster in a decade.
A supply chain attack targeting Laravel Lang localization packages exposed developers to credential-stealing malware after attackers hijacked GitHub version tags to distribute malicious code through Composer packages.
Pope Leo XIV has released his first encyclical on artificial intelligence, calling for regulation of AI companies and protection for children against hypersexualized AI-generated images. The document represents a significant intervention by the Roman Catholic Church leader in the global debate over the misuse and overuse of artificial intelligence.
A small boat from the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying aid for Gaza has washed ashore in Alexandria, Egypt after activists were intercepted and detained by Israeli forces in international waters last week.
Ex-CIA director David Petraeus told CNBC that Iran appears to be backing down in negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz, with a potential peace deal requiring the waterway to open without conditions or Iranian control.
Trump claims breakthrough in Iran war negotiations as Middle Eastern countries react to potential peace deal, while Africa accelerates efforts to contain a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak.
More than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, as they navigate the uncertainty of a tenuous regional ceasefire and global tensions. Pilgrims perform sacred rituals over several days in intense heat, seeking spiritual renewal and God's forgiveness during this deeply meaningful journey.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States will either secure a strong agreement with Iran or confront the country "another way," as negotiations to end the US-Israeli war continue with discussions centered on opening the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's enriched uranium stockpile.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says negotiators have "a pretty solid thing on the table" for a US-Iran peace deal that could be reached on Monday, involving a 60-day ceasefire extension and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in space for a year to explore human adaptability in long-duration spaceflight.