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May 14, 2026
Chairman Xi Warns President Trump of Conflict over Taiwan
WORLD
World at Large:
BRICS foreign ministers meet in India as Iran war, oil prices and divisions test the bloc's unity
Russia fires about 800 drones at Ukraine despite recent talk by Putin and Trump of possible peace
Latvian Prime Minister steps down over Ukrainian drone targeting Russia hits Latvian Oil Storage
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:
Chairman Xi warns President Trump of ‘clashes and even conflicts’ with US over Taiwan
Alibaba's core profit plunges 84% even as AI and cloud growth accelerate
Russia:
Russia pummels Ukraine, hitting regions far from the front lines
Russian drone attacks kill nine in Ukraine after ceasefire expires
Russia Successfully Tests Troubled SATAN II, Will Enter Combat By Year's End
United Kingdom:
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigns from government
UK economy sees surprise growth in March despite Iran war
King Charles III will lay out UK government agenda as Starmer's job hangs in the balance
India:
Kerala politics LIVE: Congress CM-designate Satheesan praises fellow candidates Chennithala and Venugopal in UDF's 'historic win'
Over 100 killed as storm hits India's Uttar Pradesh state
India More Than Doubles Gold, Silver Tariffs To Defend Crashing Rupee
France:
"It's Either Us Or Them': Far-Left French Mayor Calls For Insurrection If Conservatives Win Presidential Election
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
Japan:
'Robot wolves' in high demand to scare off bears in Japan
Canada:
Zelenskyy says Ukraine working on military ‘drone deal’ with Canada
South and Central America:
Cuba says it has completely run out of fuel, blames U.S. embargo
Saudi Arabia
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened
Israel:
Israeli Airstrikes On Beirut Highway kills Eight
At least eight killed in Israeli drone strikes on highway south of Beirut
UNITED STATES — GOVERNMENT
White House:
President Trump’s Unwavering Support for Law Enforcement is Making America Safe Again
White House draws a line on housing bill - insists on limiting Wall Street Buying of Single Family Homes
State Department:
United States Pledges Additional $1.8 Billion in Life-Saving Humanitarian Funding to OCHA’s Humanitarian Reset & Shares Powerful Results from the Trump Administration’s UN Humanitarian Reform Agreement - United States Department of State
Dept of War (DoW):
US Army cancels deployment of 4,000 soldiers to Poland
Defense analyst says Iran's Ghadir-class subs pose limited threat to US Navy
Ukraine, U.S. Draft Defense Deal To Supercharge America's Kamikaze Drone Production
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:
Border Patrol chief resigns in latest DHS leadership shake-up
Trump Administration Launches Moms.Gov for New and Expecting Mothers
ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Alien in Texas Convicted of Attempted Murder of Police Officer
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
House:
Tennessee Democrats stripped of House committee seats over redistricting protests
Supreme Court:
US Supreme Court rules the regulation of motor carrier safety will be via state court decisions instead of national
ECONOMY & MARKETS
Europe's Dependence On US LNG Set To Surge
U.S. clears H200 chip sales to 10 China firms as Nvidia CEO looks for breakthrough
Indian air taxi maker on expansion mode, scouts for investors to raise ₹200 crore
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
Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed
Scientists Intentionally Trigger 8,000 Earthquakes Deep Beneath Swiss Alps
TECH & SECURITY
ODDS & ENDS
Series of tremors near Tehran renews concerns over major quake risk
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