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May 13, 2026
President Trump Heads to Beijing with Musk, Cook, Fink, Nvidia's Huang and Other CEOs
WORLD
World at Large:
President Trump to Be Joined by CEOs at Chairman Xi Summit in China
Russia Reports: Iran’s Health Ministry reveals death toll from US-Israeli strikes
Iran Specifies 5 Demands To Restart Peace Talks With US
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
United States:
Two Critically Injured After Gunman, With Known Deadly Violent History, Permitted to Fire Into Traffic in Cambridge Ma.
Indian operator, employee charged in Francis Scott Key Bridge tragedy
Amid war with Iran, President Trump pushes for federal gas tax suspension
China:
Alibaba's core profit plunges 84% even as AI and cloud growth accelerate
UK Summons Chinese Ambassador Over Spying Allegation
China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser, says former World Bank chief
Russia:
Russian drone attacks kill nine in Ukraine after ceasefire expires
Russia Successfully Tests Troubled SATAN II, Will Enter Combat By Year's End
Ukraine hits Russia's energy targets after US-brokered ceasefire ends
United Kingdom:
King Charles III will lay out UK government agenda as Starmer's job hangs in the balance
Starmer faces calls to step down as UK prime minister | AP News
Jamie Dimon warns JP Morgan may rethink new London office if 'very smart' Starmer is ousted as UK PM
India:
India More Than Doubles Gold, Silver Tariffs To Defend Crashing Rupee
India Rejects Russian LNG Under Sanctions
Opposition leaders lauds Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s order to close 717 TASMAC shops
France:
France intensifies hantavirus surveillance as 22 contact cases identified
EU Targets France's Jordan Bardella With Fraud Probe As His Anti-Migration Party Surges In The Polls
Germany:
Report Exposes Shocking Explosion In EU Sex Crimes - tie directly into the migration crisis that began in 2015 under Angela Merkel
12 hospital workers quarantined after faulty procedure treating hantavirus patient
Japan:
WHO apparent defers to China: Taiwan says no invitation received for WHO assembly
'Robot wolves' in high demand to scare off bears in Japan
Tokyo court rejects refugee's bid for naturalization over limited Japanese skills
Canada:
Zelenskyy says Ukraine working on military ‘drone deal’ with Canada
Ontario auditor general to release report into government use of artificial intelligence
Australia:
Hantavirus latest: We expect more cases, warns world health chief
Saudi Arabia
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened
100 million barrels lost every week Strait of Hormuz is shut, Saudi Aramco CEO says
Israel:
At least eight killed in Israeli drone strikes on highway south of Beirut
US ambassador to Israel says Israel sent Iron Dome batteries, personnel to UAE to defend country
Continental Africa:
Sudan drone strikes killed at least 880 civilians between January and April, UN says
Uganda's longtime president sworn in for another term as his son emerges as de facto ruler
France’s Macron announces $27bn investment in Africa at Kenya summit
UNITED STATES — GOVERNMENT
White House:
White House draws a line on housing bill - insists on limiting Wall Street Buying of Single Family Homes
President Trump Weighs Two Iran War Options With Ceasefire "On Massive Life Support"
Congressional Bills signed into law: S. 98 Rural Broadband Protection Act and S. 1020 for FERC to extend construction deadlines for certain hydropower projects
State Department:
State Department says it refuses to support UN migration declaration
Dept of War (DoW):
Ukraine, U.S. Draft Defense Deal To Supercharge America's Kamikaze Drone Production
5 US bases selected for anti-drone pilot program
Marines expand Arctic footprint with new Alaska rotation
Justice (DOJ):
Mexican National Sentenced to Prison in Vast Alien Smuggling Conspiracy
Justice Department Secures $30M Settlement with PayPal Over Unlawful DEI Investment Program
DHS:
Trump Administration Launches Moms.Gov for New and Expecting Mothers
ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Alien in Texas Convicted of Attempted Murder of Police Officer
Exclusive: CIA escalates secret war on cartels with deadly operations inside Mexico
HHS:
FDA chief resigns with speculation due to forced approval of fruity e-cigs
DOT:
US Celebrates United's First Flight to Venezuela in Eight Years
Dept of Transportation Completes Phase One Overhaul of Critical Pilot Alert System Ahead of Schedule
Senate:
Senate Republicans warn Trump against Cuba military attack
House:
Tennessee Democrats stripped of House committee seats over redistricting protests
Jeffries Calls On Half-Dozen Democratic States To Start 'Aggressive' Redistricting
Supreme Court:
Supreme Court Continues Access to Abortion Pill by Mail, for a Few Days
ECONOMY & MARKETS
The Stock Market Sounds an Alarm as Investors Get Inflation Driven Interest Hike Warning From the Federal Reserve
SpaceX, Google Eye Orbital Data Centers As Small-Town Resistance Grows
World Bank sees Pacific growth slowing to 2.8% in 2026 | DD News
SCIENCE
Hantavirus: How was ‘patient zero’ infected?
NASA Just Uploaded More Than 12,000 Stunning Photos From the Artemis 2 Mission
A 4,000-year-old object stored in Denmark may preserve one of humanity’s earliest written traces of everyday administration
TECH & SECURITY
OpenAI launches professional services business with $4B investment
Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks
ODDS & ENDS
Series of tremors near Tehran renews concerns over major quake risk
Rare 11,000-carat ruby found in Myanmar's conflict-hit Mogok
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