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Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer

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Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer

An engine of a Russian drone lays on the ground as rescuers work at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian air defences shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday (May 7, 2026),…

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Hundreds of homes damaged in Mississippi storms as multiple tornadoes reported

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Hundreds of homes damaged in Mississippi storms as multiple tornadoes reported

In this frame grab from video taken by WDAM, damaged trees and a house or structure are seen following a storm that tore through part of Lamar County, Mississippi, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Powerful storms that included at least one confirmed tornado tore through parts of Mississippi, collapsing hundreds of…

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Rubio in Vatican for talks with Pope Leo XIV after tensions over Trump’s criticism

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Rubio in Vatican for talks with Pope Leo XIV after tensions over Trump’s criticism

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s fence-mending visit comes after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran angered the Holy See. | Photo Credit: Reuters  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived at the Vatican on Thursday (May 7, 2026) for talks with U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV, following weeks…

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Iran denies ship attack as Trump warns of renewed bombing, eyes deal

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Iran denies ship attack as Trump warns of renewed bombing, eyes deal

Iran denied on Thursday (May 7, 2026) attacking a South Korean cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz this week, as U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal to end the war was “very possible” but warned Washington would resume bombing if talks failed. Also read: West Asia war updates on May 7, 2026 Tehran’s…

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Hantavirus outbreak: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says monitoring U.S. travellers on cruise ship

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Hantavirus outbreak: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says monitoring U.S. travellers on cruise ship

Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the ‘MV Hondius’ cruise ship at a port in Praia, Cape Verde on May 6, 2026. File | Photo Credit: AP The United States is ​closely monitoring the situation with U.S. travelers on ‌board the luxury cruise ship that was hit ​by a hantavirus outbreak, the ⁠Centers…

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Australian women and children linked to ISIS return from Syria, several arrested

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Australian women and children linked to ISIS return from Syria, several arrested

Qatar Airways flight QR904 carrying families of suspected Islamic State militants arrives at Melbourne International Airport, in Melbourne,on May 7, 2026 | Photo Credit: via Reuters A group of Australian women and ​children linked to the extremist group Islamic State arrived home ‌on Thursday (May 7, 2026) after years in a camp ​in Syria, with…

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Two former Chinese Defence Ministers sentenced to death for corruption

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Two former Chinese Defence Ministers sentenced to death for corruption

China’s former Defence Minister Li Shangfu attends the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two former Chinese Defence Ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges on Thursday (May 7, 2026), official media reported. Their sentences were separately handed…

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Three children killed in explosion in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Three children killed in explosion in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Pakistan police and security forces cordoned off the area and launched an investigation. File picture | Photo Credit:  AP Three children have been killed and two others injured in an explosion outside their house in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The explosion occurred late on Wednesday (May 6) in the Ghwa Khwa…

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European Union strikes deal to ban sexualised AI deepfakes

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European Union strikes deal to ban sexualised AI deepfakes

EU bans artificial intelligence systems generating sexualised deepfakes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters European Union lawmakers and countries agreed to ban artificial intelligence systems generating sexualised deepfakes on Thursday (May 7, 2026), after global outrage this year over non-consensual nudes produced by Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok. “Today the EU has drawn a red line. AI…

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Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in first strike on Beirut since ceasefire

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Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in first strike on Beirut since ceasefire

Rescue workers search through the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike the previous day in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Thursday, May 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Israel said on Thursday (May 7, 2026) it had killed a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in an airstrike on Beirut a day…

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