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US judge rejects immediate block on Trump’s mail-in voting executive order 

28 May 2026

A United States judge has declined to immediately block President Donald Trump’s executive order tightening rules on m...

Trump administration sues states for denying ICE agents undercover plates 

28 May 2026

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has filed lawsuits against four Democrat-leaning states for r...

EU sanctions ‘extremist’ Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank 

28 May 2026

The European Union has sanctioned four entities and three individuals it says are “extremist Israeli settlers” respo...

Israel’s Netanyahu directs army to seize 70 percent of Gaza Strip 

28 May 2026

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli army to expand its control of the Gaza Strip to 70 percent,...

US and Iran reach tentative deal for 60-day truce extension, officials say 

28 May 2026

The United States and Iran have reached a preliminary memorandum of understanding (MOU) to extend the ceasefire between ...

Rebuilding US weapons stockpile may ‘take years’ post-Iran war 

28 May 2026

The United States has enough munitions for any plausible scenario in the Iran war, but rebuilding its depleted inventori...

Latvia parliament approves new gov’t after drone dispute toppled coalition 

28 May 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Latvia’s parliament has approved a new coalition government that will lead the European Union ...

UN ‘adds Israel to blacklist’ for conflict-related sexual violence 

28 May 2026

The United Nations has “added Israel to the blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones”, prompting Israel to cut...

WHO chief heads to ‘hardest hit’ Ituri as DRC’s 17th Ebola outbreak spreads 

28 May 2026

The chief of the United Nations health agency is travelling to Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), whic...

Poisonous invasion: What is the ‘devil’s trumpet’ harming crops in Iraq? 

28 May 2026

Iraq’s Ministry of the Interior has warned farmers and residents to be on the alert for an invasion of datura plants �...