Summary In the early hours of May 17, 2026, Moscow and its surrounding oblast were targeted in what Russian authorities described as the largest Ukrainian drone assault on the capital since the war began. Russian officials reported intercepting 81 drones directed at Moscow itself, with additional strikes in surrounding areas.
Summary A joint U.S.-Nigerian military operation in the early hours of May 16, 2026, resulted in the death of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the global second-in-command of ISIS and a key architect of the group’s West African operations. The mission, described by both governments as a “precision air-land operation,
Summary In early May 2026, a multinational operation led by the United States, in partnership with Venezuela and the United Kingdom and with technical support from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), successfully removed 13.5 kilograms of highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Venezuela’s shuttered RV-1 research reactor. The
Summary In May 2026, Latvia's coalition government collapsed following a crisis triggered by Ukrainian military drones—diverted by Russian electronic warfare—entering Latvian airspace near Rēzekne on May 7. The incident exposed critical failures in Latvia's defense response and set off a rapid political deterioration. Defense
Summary Between May 12 and 14, 2026, Ukraine experienced the largest aerial assault since the start of the full-scale invasion, as Russian forces launched more than 1,400 drones and over 50 missiles in a coordinated campaign targeting major cities and critical infrastructure. Official statements from the Ukrainian Air Force
Summary President Donald J. Trump’s state visit to China from May 13 to 15, 2026, marked the first U.S. presidential trip to Beijing in nearly a decade, set against a backdrop of global instability, ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, and heightened U.S.-China trade and security tensions.
Summary On May 13, 2026, the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs convened a hearing to examine whistleblower allegations of a cover-up regarding the origins of COVID-19. The session, chaired by Senator Rand Paul, featured testimony from James E. Erdman III, a Senior Operations Officer at
Summary A recent interview between Tucker Carlson and Iuliia Mendel, former press secretary to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has brought renewed scrutiny to the issue of corruption and governance in Ukraine. Mendel, who served as Zelensky’s spokesperson from 2019 to 2021, outlined a series of allegations regarding systemic financial
Summary In May 2026, the Trump administration released approximately 160 previously classified UAP files. The disclosures included incidents across the Western Pacific, with several cases linked to activity near Japan. The most notable Japan-linked incident is a 2024 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command report describing a metallic, football-shaped object over the
Summary Orbital data centres—computing facilities launched into Earth’s orbit—are rapidly emerging as a transformative solution to the world’s growing demand for artificial intelligence and cloud services. Unlike traditional ground-based data centres, these platforms harness the unique environment of space, drawing continuous solar power, cooling themselves by
Summary The Civil Commission on October 7th Crimes Against Women and Children has released "Silenced No More," a comprehensive investigation into systematic sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) committed during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel and in subsequent captivity. Drawing on over 430 testimonies from survivors,
Summary Negotiations between Iran and the United States have stalled following Iran’s submission of a 14-point proposal in early May 2026, delivered via Pakistani mediators. The Iranian plan calls for a permanent end to hostilities, immediate lifting of all sanctions, release of frozen assets, recognition of Iranian sovereignty over