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Kuwait’s interior ministry said a group of armed Iranians arrived at Bubiyan Island in the Persian Gulf on May 1 aboard a rented fishing boat and exchanged fire with Kuwaiti soldiers. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/middleeast/kuwait-iran-bubiyan-island.html Author : Ismaeel Naar Publish date : 2026-05-12 18:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to continue in office as he met with cabinet members. Dozens of Labour Party lawmakers had urged him to step down after heavy losses in local elections. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/12/world/uk-starmer Author : The New York Times Publish date : 2026-05-12 15:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% in April from a year earlier as higher energy costs replaced tariffs as the driver of higher prices for Americans. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/economy/cpi-inflation-report-consumer-prices.html Author : Lydia DePillis Publish date : 2026-05-12 13:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The food giant Calbee said shortages of naphtha, a crude-oil derivative used in inks, were forcing it to switch to black-and-white packaging for its salty products. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/asia/calbee-japan-bags-iran-war.html Author : Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko Notoya Publish date : 2026-05-12 10:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Pedro Sánchez has established an alternative governing philosophy to Trumpism. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/opinion/sanchez-trump-spain-europe.html Author : Omar G. Encarnación Publish date : 2026-05-12 07:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The murkiness in the Strait of Hormuz reveals a darker side of global shipping: Some vessels don’t want to be found. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/strait-hormuz-spoofing-tankers-china-iran.html Author : Katrin Bennhold Publish date : 2026-05-12 05:32:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The 2000 terrorism case has been going on for so long that the parents of fallen sailors and shipmates who survived the attack have died. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/guantanamo-cole-death-penalty.html Author : Carol Rosenberg Publish date : 2026-05-12 03:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Rom Braslavski, who said he had endured starvation, torture and sexual abuse during two-year captivity, demanded that members “take responsibility and get out of our lives.” Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/middleeast/israel-hostage-demands-government-resign.html Author : Ephrat Livni Publish date : 2026-05-12 00:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Russian leader is walking a tightrope: acknowledging public discontent while offering no indication that he might give up on his demands. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/europe/putin-russia-ukraine-war.html Author : Paul Sonne Publish date : 2026-05-11 21:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The last evacuees disembarked in the Canary Islands, and a smaller crew is now en route to Rotterdam, where the ship will be disinfected, officials said. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/europe/hantavirus-cruise-ship-canary-islands.html Author : Adeel Hassan Publish date : 2026-05-11 19:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Eighteen people from a cruise ship that faced a hantavirus outbreak are being monitored at medical facilities in Nebraska and Georgia. One tested positive for the Andes virus, health officials said. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/us/americans-hantavirus-ship-quarantine-nebraska.html Author : Sonia A. Rao, Jacey Fortin and Jin Yu Young Publish date : 2026-05-11 17:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Tehran said its conditions for a peace deal include U.S. war reparations, recognition of its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and an end to American sanctions, Iranian state media reported. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/11/world/iran-war-trump-hormuz Author : The New York Times Publish date : 2026-05-11 14:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Nearly two dozen countries were moving to repatriate their citizens who were aboard the cruise ship where three passengers died in a hantavirus outbreak. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship-passengers.html Author : Jin Yu Young Publish date : 2026-05-11 11:32:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Thélyson Orélien, a Haitian-born, previously unknown writer, submitted an unsolicited manuscript. Its rights were sold in 23 countries before publication. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/canada/thelyson-orelien-haiti-us-canada-migration.html Author : Norimitsu Onishi and Nasuna Stuart-Ulin Publish date : 2026-05-11 09:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Oil prices rose and stock futures ticked down as investors reacted after the two sides failed to agree on a U.S.-Iran peace deal. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/business/oil-prices-rise-as-prospects-for-us-iran-peace-deal-fizzle.html Author : The New York Times Publish date : 2026-05-11 07:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Asian nations worry that the president might trade security commitments for better economic terms with China during his planned meeting with Xi Jinping this week. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/asia/trump-xi-china-summit-iran.html Author : Damien Cave Publish date : 2026-05-11 04:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Mr. Thaksin has long been a foil to Thailand’s conservative establishment. He still holds significant influence, with his political party a member of the governing coalition. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/asia/thailand-thaksin-shinawatra-released-prison.html Author : Sui-Lee Wee and Kittiphum Sringammuang Publish date : 2026-05-11 01:07:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A recent victory in a key state has put Narendra Modi at the helm of a country in which opponents hold almost no power. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/india-modi-elections-trump-iran-proposal.html Author : Katrin Bennhold Publish date : 2026-05-10 21:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A speck of blue on an otherwise red area in some presidential elections, the dot is now dividing candidates in a key midterm contest. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/us/politics/nebraska-blue-dot-democrats-house.html Author : Tim Balk Publish date : 2026-05-10 20:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

But if his opponents mounted a challenge, how would it unfold? Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/europe/starmer-west-resign.html Author : Stephen Castle Publish date : 2026-05-10 18:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A conversation involving House members from Virginia and the top House Democrat reflected the fury and desperation that has gripped the party after Friday’s ruling in the state. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/us/politics/democrats-virginia-plans-gerrymandering.html Author : Reid J. Epstein Publish date : 2026-05-10 15:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Dire conditions in Venezuela prompted an exodus. In the wake of the attack that ousted its top leader, the question is whether things have changed enough to make a return appealing. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/americas/venezuela-maduro-trump-migration.html Author : Emma Bubola, Patricia Sulbarán and Anita Pouchard Serra Publish date : 2026-05-10 12:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Russian military has yet to solve a fundamental problem: how to make big advances in eastern Ukraine when drones are everywhere. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-war.html Author : Paul Sonne, Cassandra Vinograd and Milana Mazaeva Publish date : 2026-05-10 10:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The MV Hondius, the cruise ship that had carried passengers infected with hantavirus, anchored off the Spanish territory, where other passengers would soon disembark. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/europe/hantavirus-cruise-ship-canary-islands.html Author : Lynsey Chutel and Carlos Barragán Publish date : 2026-05-10 07:07:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

I’m realizing that a sort of gooey sitcom resolution is not in the cards for my mother and me. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/opinion/erica-jong-mothers-day-dementia.html Author : Molly Jong-Fast Publish date : 2026-05-10 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.