🔴 BREAKING

UK Urges Reopening of Strait of Hormuz to Avert Food Crisis

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper urges immediate action to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, frozen by war in Iran. She warns that blocked fertilizer and fuel shipments are causing a global supply crunch, damaging agriculture in the UK, Europe, US,...

📰 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/19/fertiliser-supplies-global-food-crisis-yvette-cooper

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Free up fertiliser supplies to avert global food crisis, Yvette Cooper urges

UK foreign secretary says urgent pressure needed to get strait of Hormuz reopened and fertiliser and fuel moving

The Guardian

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Analysis of China-Russia Strategic Partnership

An analysis explores the enduring relationship between China and Russia, noting that despite a power imbalance, both nations recognize the strategic importance of their alliance, ensuring it remains too critical to fail.

📰 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8kpkjkl0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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What really holds China and Russia together

The relationship endures despite a power imbalance, with both sides recognising that it is too important to fail.

🟠 UPDATE

US Ramps Up Pressure on Cuba Amid Energy Crisis

Cuban leader Diaz-Canel warns of 'bloodbath' if attacked; US Treasury sanctions Cuba's intelligence agency and top leaders; reports claim Havana obtained 300+ military drones from Russia and Iran.

📰 https://www.france24.com/en/cuba-warns-of-bloodbath-if-us-attacks-washington-adds-sanctions

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Cuba warns of 'bloodbath' if US attacks; Washington adds sanctions

France 24

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Trump Warns Taiwan Against Independence

President Trump reportedly warned Taiwan against pursuing independence, highlighting the tension between US diplomatic signals and China's strict 'red line' regarding sovereignty over the island.

📰 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp9mk3mrgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Trump told Taiwan not to 'go independent' - but does it want to?

Taiwan independence is the reddest of red lines for China, which claims the island as its own.

At this late hour of the night, some families in Jabalia, in the Al-Faluja area, are standing in the streets after an entire residential block was evacuated in preparation for it to be bombed.

This is how the people of Gaza live: fear, displacement, and the anticipation of death at every moment.👇🇵🇸
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Greenland's self-determination is non-negotiable, PM tells Trump envoy
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Monday that he had a respectful and positive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump 's special envoy to the Arctic territory, but that he made it clear that the Greenlandic people continue to insist on self-determination.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greenland-prime-minister-meeting-trump-envoy-9.7203400?cmp=rss

🔴 BREAKING

Trump Delays Iran Attack Amid Gulf Pressure

Donald Trump delays a scheduled military attack on Iran, citing serious negotiations. Gulf states actively pushed for de-escalation to avoid regional war involving the US and Israel, highlighting diplomatic efforts to prevent conflict.

📰 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/18/trump-delays-scheduled-attack-on-iran-crediting-serious-negotiations?traffic_source=rss

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Trump delays ‘scheduled attack’ on Iran, crediting ‘serious negotiations’

Gulf states push Donald Trump to avoid any escalation in the US-Israel war on Iran, which prompted regional attacks.

Al Jazeera

At this late hour of the night, some families in Jabalia, in the Al-Faluja area, are standing in the streets after an entire residential block was evacuated in preparation for it to be bombed.

This is how the people of Gaza live: fear, displacement, and the anticipation of death at every moment.👇🇵🇸
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🟠 UPDATE

Trump Administration Shifts Pressure to Cuba Amid Stalled Iran Campaign

Trump states he called off a planned US attack on Iran scheduled for Tuesday due to requests from Gulf states, citing that serious negotiations are now underway.

📰 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7079e55zjro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Trump says he called off new Iran attack at request of Gulf states

The US president says he is holding off on a US attack planned for Tuesday as "serious negotiations are now taking place".

🟠 UPDATE

Trump Administration Shifts Pressure to Cuba Amid Stalled Iran Campaign

Trump states he called off a planned US attack on Iran scheduled for Tuesday due to requests from Gulf states, citing that serious negotiations are now underway.

📰 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7079e55zjro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Trump says he called off new Iran attack at request of Gulf states

The US president says he is holding off on a US attack planned for Tuesday as "serious negotiations are now taking place".