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  • Firefighters extinguish the fire of a truck that was set on fire on a street in the port of Acapulco, Guerrero state on February 22, 2026. The Mexican army announced the death of powerful drug lord Oseguera Cervantes, for whom the United States was offering a £12 million reward, adding in a statement that ‘El Mencho’ was wounded in an operation carried out in the town of Tapalpa, in the western state of Jalisco, and died ‘during his transfer by air to Mexico City’. (Photo by Francisco ROBLES / AFP via Getty Images)North America

    Mexican cartel armed with explosives launched from drones attacks rural communities, forcing 800-1,000 families to flee

    By Megan Janetsky and The Associated Press
  • WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 04: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a small business summit in the East Room of the White House on May 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration invited an estimated 130 business owners from a range of sectors like manufacturing, food production, defense, energy and retail. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Politics

    Trump quickly blasts Iran’s response to U.S. ceasefire proposal as ‘totally unacceptable’ after warning Tehran ‘will be laughing no longer’

    By Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy, and others
  • Passengers are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)Health

    Evacuations begin for hantavirus-hit cruise ship, with American passengers to be quarantined in Nebraska. ‘This is not another COVID’

    By Iain Sullivan, Suman Naishadham, and others
  • Motorcyclists queue at an Aramco fuel station to refill their tanks amidst growing concerns over a potential petroleum shortage in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 5, 2026. The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association says in a press conference that a possible blockade of the Strait of Hormuz severely impacts the import of petroleum products. (Photo by Murtaza Ali/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Energy

    World’s largest oil company reports 25% profit jump as exports via Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline bypass Strait of Hormuz closure

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  • Container ships sit at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)Politics

    Iran responds to U.S. ceasefire proposal, saying talks must focus on permanently ending the war on all fronts

    By Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy, and others
  • FILE – President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)Asia

    China may not offer breakthroughs when Trump meets Xi because Beijing is ‘working backward from our midterm elections’

    By Will Weissert and The Associated Press
  • QESHM ISLAND, IRAN – APRIL 28: The Ateela 2 Oil Tanker boat navigates the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s latest proposal for ending its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz calls on the United States to end its naval blockade of Iran’s ports, and sets aside questions about what to do with Iran’s nuclear program. The United States has not formally responded to the latest proposal, which was delivered by Iran’s foreign minister to Pakistan two days ago. (Photo by Asghar Besharati/Getty Images)Politics

    Shaky Iran war ceasefire tested again as drone hits cargo ship off Qatar coast while Kuwait and UAE repel drone attacks

    By Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy, and others
  • PARKS AND RECREATION — “Galentine’s Day” Episode 617 — Pictured: Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope — (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)Politics

    A federal judge weighing the future of a D.C. golf course doesn’t want to be Amy Poehler, but Trump might be interested as he remakes parks

    By Steven Sloan and The Associated Press
  • President Donald Trump walks through the Colonnade of the White House as he arrives to attend a luncheon for mothers Friday, May 8, 2026, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Europe

    Trump sees ‘beginning of the end’ in Russia’s war on Ukraine as both sides agrees to his request for a 3-day ceasefire

    By Darlene Superville and The Associated Press
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow on May 9, 2026. Russia celebrates the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two (WWII). (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Putin presides over Russia’s Victory Day parade without tanks, missiles and other heavy equipment due to threat of Ukrainian long-range drones

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  • TOPSHOT – In this picture obtained from Iran’s ISNA news agency on May 4, 2026, vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on May 4 denied that any commercial ships had crossed the Strait of Hormuz, after the US military earlier said two US-flagged merchant vessels had transited through the vital waterway. (Photo by Amirhossein KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP via Getty Images) /Politics

    Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s Mideast HQ, arrests dozens with alleged links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

    By Adam Schreck, Samy Magdy, and others
  • FILE – A Frontier Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for take off from Denver International airport on Nov. 25, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)North America

    Pedestrian who jumped Denver airport fence dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate

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  • Passengers on the the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, watch epidemiologists board the boat in Praia, during their voyage to Spain’s port of Tenerife, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo)Politics

    As hantavirus outbreak unfolds, the CDC is missing in action, experts say. ‘I’m very sorry to say that we are not prepared’

    By Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press
  • Files on UFOs, released Friday, May 8, 2026, by the Pentagon, are photographed in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)Innovation

    UFO files show Buzz Aldrin saw a ‘sizeable’ object close to the moon and a ‘fairly bright light source’ that the Apollo 11 crew felt could be a laser

    By Seung Min Kim, Collin Binkley, and others
  • hackingCybersecurity

    Student hackers get revenge on final exams as ‘ShinyHunters’ takes down nearly 9,000 schools study software

    By Heather Hollingsworth and The Associated Press