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08.05.2026 12:53 "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects, in the strongest possible terms, the Executive Order issued by the White House on May 1st, 2026, which tightens, to unprecedented and extreme levels, the economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba."

08.05.2026 12:53 As a part of its eighth round of dive tests, the Narwhal, Taiwan's first domestically built submarine, conducted torpedo launch trials, CSBC Corp., Taiwan, the vessel's primary contractor, said Thursday.

08.05.2026 12:53 Two former Chinese defense ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, were both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges on Thursday.

08.05.2026 12:53 A deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean poses a low global public health risk and is "not the start of another COVID pandemic", the World Health Organization said on Thursday.

08.05.2026 12:53 A Michigan man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison after having been convicted by a jury last year on two charges of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, commonly known as ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and for being a felon in possession of a destructive device, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg, U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. for the Eastern District of Michigan, and Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan of the FBI Detroit Field Office.

08.05.2026 12:53 Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said Thursday night the U.S. army attacked two Iranian vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and concurrently carried out airstrikes on civilian areas in southern Iran in cooperation with some regional states.

08.05.2026 12:53 The President's Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council today released its Final Report, marking a major milestone in the Administration's ongoing efforts to strengthen FEMA's mission, operations, and accountability.

08.05.2026 12:53 An Israeli airstrike overnight on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut has sparked a new wave of displacement among civilians already impacted by months of conflict, the United Nations said on Thursday.

08.05.2026 12:53 Some 1,500 ships and their crews are trapped in the Persian Gulf because of the Iranian blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, the UN International Maritime Organization chief said on May 7.

08.05.2026 12:53 U.S. forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes as U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman, May 7.

08.05.2026 12:53 Two US officials have revealed that President Donald Trump's decision to retreat from an earlier plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, known as "Project Freedom," came following significant backlash from its close Persian Gulf ally, Saudi Arabia.

08.05.2026 12:53 Nuclear emergency response infrastructure near the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant was damaged in a drone attack over the past week, once again highlighting the persistent risks to nuclear safety and security amid ongoing military activities, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.

08.05.2026 12:53 Norway will allocate approximately $302 million to a new package under PURL , which will include, among other items, missiles for Patriot systems. This is an important decision aimed at strengthening Ukraine's air defence and protecting Ukrainian cities, critical infrastructure, and the positions of the Defence Forces of Ukraine.

08.05.2026 12:53 Russia's Leningrad Oblast lies some 600 kilometers from the closest corner of Ukraine.

08.05.2026 12:53 US Forces intercepted and "eliminated inbound threats" and struck unspecified Iranian military sites after Iranian forces launched missiles, drones, and small boats at US Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the US Central Command said on May 7.