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Iris Lebedeva, director Andrey Zvyagintsev and Dmitriy Mazurov pose for photographers at the photo call for the film Minotaur' at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (Photo by Millie Turner/Invision/AP)

'Minotaur,' about murder and corruption in Putin's Russia, jolts the Cannes Film Festival

Read full article: 'Minotaur,' about murder and corruption in Putin's Russia, jolts the Cannes Film Festival

Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev sent shock waves through the Cannes Film Festival with a soberly damning crime film about murder and corruption in Russia.

Israel's Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Israeli parliament, during a session considering a bill to dissolve the government in Jerusalem,Wednesday, May 20,2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists

Read full article: Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists

Israel’s national security minister has drawn a sharp rebuke from his boss and triggered a backlash abroad after he released videos taunting detained activists from a flotilla that tried to reach Gaza.

North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC players celebrate after defeating South Korea's Suwon FC in their AFC Women's Champions League semifinal match in Suwon, South Korea, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean soccer team beats South Korean hosts in rare match between divided countries

Read full article: North Korean soccer team beats South Korean hosts in rare match between divided countries

Drenched in rain, hundreds of South Koreans have cheered the North Korean visitors during a rare soccer match between the divided countries as Pyongyang-based Naegohyang Women’s FC defeated host Suwon 2-1 against the backdrop of political tensions.

A group of girls stand beside a "Khaybar-buster" missile during a mass wedding ceremony for couples participating in the "Janfada" ("Sacrifice for Iran") pro-government campaign in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

In Iran's capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains

Read full article: In Iran's capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains

Weapons are now regularly brandished in Tehran in an increasing show of defiance.

Workers operate a 3D printer that makes drone parts at the headquarters of Masssivit in Lod, Israel, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Demand soars for Israel's battle-tested weapons tech despite global criticism of its wartime conduct

Read full article: Demand soars for Israel's battle-tested weapons tech despite global criticism of its wartime conduct

Demand is soaring for Israel's battle-tested weapons and military technology, despite widespread condemnation by rights groups and the international community over the country's conduct in wars, particularly in Gaza.

People take shelter in an underground car park during an air raid alert in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (Vygintas Skaraitis/Lrytas via AP)

Residents of Lithuania's capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO's eastern jitters

Read full article: Residents of Lithuania's capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO's eastern jitters

Lithuania's president and prime minister have been taken to safe locations after a suspected drone was detected near the country's border with Belarus.

Ganesh Kumar stands next to his auto-rickshaw featuring a poster of U.S. President Donald Trump that celebrates "250 Years of America" on the back of his vehicle in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Piyush Nagpal)

Trump’s portrait hits New Delhi traffic as US Embassy rolls out 'Happy Birthday America!' rickshaws

Read full article: Trump’s portrait hits New Delhi traffic as US Embassy rolls out 'Happy Birthday America!' rickshaws

In New Delhi, some auto-rickshaws are now displaying images of U_S_ President Donald Trump with the slogan “Happy Birthday America!”.

Former Arsenal player Ian Wright celebrates with Arsenal supporters at the Arsenal stadium after Arsenal's soccer team won the Premier League title in London, Tuesday, May 19, 2026.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

British PM Starmer congratulates Arsenal as title celebrations go deep into the night

Read full article: British PM Starmer congratulates Arsenal as title celebrations go deep into the night

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken time out from dealing with his own sticky political situation to congratulate his favorite soccer team Arsenal on winning the Premier League.

In this handout photo release by Maldives President Media Division, a Finnish diver, left, gets ready to attempt to recover the bodies of two of the four Italians who died deep inside an underwater cave in an atoll earlier this month, at Alimathaa Island, in Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Maldives President Media Division via AP)

Finnish divers recover remaining 2 bodies of Italians from underwater cave in Maldives

Read full article: Finnish divers recover remaining 2 bodies of Italians from underwater cave in Maldives

Divers have recovered the last two bodies of four Italians who died deep inside an underwater cave in the Maldives.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech to mark his second anniversary in office during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwan's Lai says he'd tell Trump he hopes to continue arms purchases from US, if given a chance

Read full article: Taiwan's Lai says he'd tell Trump he hopes to continue arms purchases from US, if given a chance

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te says that if given the chance he would tell U.S. President Donald Trump he hopes to continue U.S. arms purchases that are essential for peace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at their meeting in Beijing

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have hailed their strategic ties and energy trade during a meeting in Beijing.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a police officer holds a boy as he wades through a flooded street in Duyun city, southwestern China's Guizhou Province on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Xiao Wei/Xinhua via AP)

Torrential rain and floods batter China, killing at least 12 and forcing mass evacuations

Read full article: Torrential rain and floods batter China, killing at least 12 and forcing mass evacuations

Torrential rain and floods have hit parts of China, killing at least 12 people and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate.

Argentine scientists collect traps placed at different points across Ushuaia, Argentina, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, as part of an investigation for the source of the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship. (AP Photo/Lujan Agusti)

Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city

Read full article: Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city

Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise last month were trapping rodents in the forests surrounding the southernmost city of Ushuaia.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio departs Air Force One upon President Trump's arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

Read full article: Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern.

President Donald Trump speaks as he tours Ballroom construction around the outside the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

NATO's top officer doesn't expect more American drawdowns beyond the 5,000 troops Trump announced

Read full article: NATO's top officer doesn't expect more American drawdowns beyond the 5,000 troops Trump announced

NATO’s top military officer says he doesn’t expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe — at least not anytime soon — beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent.

FILE - President Donald Trump, center, applauds as Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, left, and Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov, right, hold up their signed Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Board of Peace will ask the UN Security Council to press Hamas to disarm

Read full article: Board of Peace will ask the UN Security Council to press Hamas to disarm

The body overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza plans to ask the United Nations Security Council to press Hamas to disarm.

FILE - The Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant operates at sunset near Emmett, Kan., Jan. 3, 2026, in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)
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The worst climate future is less likely, but the best one is slipping away, scientists say

Read full article: The worst climate future is less likely, but the best one is slipping away, scientists say

Both the old best and worst case future scenarios in the fight against climate change are being jettisoned by the world’s top scientists as they prepare the next series of huge United Nations reports.

This image from an Airbus Defence and Space's Pliades Neo satellite shows a fire at an oil refinery on Irans Lavan Island, left, and an oil slick in the waters of the Persian Gulf around Shidvar Island, right, April 10, 2026. (Airbus Defence and Space via AP)
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Video and satellite photos show Iran war oil spill on Persian Gulf island

Read full article: Video and satellite photos show Iran war oil spill on Persian Gulf island

A mysterious attack on an Iranian oil refinery during the Iran war caused an oil spill that affected a nearby Persian Gulf island that’s a protected breeding ground for wildlife.

In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Russia's new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is test launched at an unspecified location in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
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Russia holds massive drills of its nuclear forces as Ukraine steps up its drone attacks

Read full article: Russia holds massive drills of its nuclear forces as Ukraine steps up its drone attacks

The Russian military has begun drills of its nuclear forces that will feature practice launches of nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles.

Visitors are gathered next to a display of an NSM Naval Strike Missile made by Norwegian company Kongsberg, presented at the Euronaval show, in Le Bourget, North of Paris, France, Wednesday Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
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Malaysia seeks $251 million from Kongsberg after Norway scuttles missile deal

Read full article: Malaysia seeks $251 million from Kongsberg after Norway scuttles missile deal

Malaysia's government is seeking $251 million in compensation from Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace AS after Norway revoked an export permit.

Protesters chant pro-Palestinian slogans outside Greece's Foreign Ministry after Israel's navy intercepted an activist flotilla in waters off of Cyprus, in Athens, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza

Read full article: Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza

Israeli forces have intercepted the remaining vessels from an activist flotilla challenging Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.

FILE - Chow Hang-tung, vice chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Democratic Patriotic Movements of China, poses after an interview in Hong Kong on May 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
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Hong Kong court hears final arguments in trial of Tiananmen vigil organizers, hopes for July verdict

Read full article: Hong Kong court hears final arguments in trial of Tiananmen vigil organizers, hopes for July verdict

A Hong Kong court has concluded final arguments in a national security trial for two former organizers of vigils remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

In this handout photo release by Maldives President Media Division, a Finnish diver, left, gets ready to attempt to recover the bodies of two of the four Italians who died deep inside an underwater cave in an atoll earlier this month, at Alimathaa Island, in Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Maldives President Media Division via AP)
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Bodies of 2 Italian divers are recovered from deep in a Maldives underwater cave

Read full article: Bodies of 2 Italian divers are recovered from deep in a Maldives underwater cave

Divers have recovered the bodies of two Italian divers from an underwater cave in the Maldives.

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar, center, arrives at the Wawel Cathedral during his visit in Krakow, Poland Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Beata Zawrzel)
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Hungary’s Magyar kicks off his first foreign trip as prime minister to ally Poland

Read full article: Hungary’s Magyar kicks off his first foreign trip as prime minister to ally Poland

Hungary's new prime minister, Péter Magyar, is visiting Poland, a traditional ally that can offer plenty of lessons on political transformation and restoring democratic norms.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, and South Kore's President Lee Jae Myung react during their meeting in Andong, South Korea, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)
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Lee and Takaichi hold 4th meeting in 6 months to push South Korea-Japan cooperation

Read full article: Lee and Takaichi hold 4th meeting in 6 months to push South Korea-Japan cooperation

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have emphasized the need for cooperation amid global challenges, including the Iran war.

Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, greet Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, as he arrives in Beijing, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties as Xi also seeks stable US relations after Trump summit

Read full article: Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties as Xi also seeks stable US relations after Trump summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

FILE - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, left, and Alex Saab stand together during an event marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas, File)
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Maduro ally is charged in Venezuela bribery case after deportation to US

Read full article: Maduro ally is charged in Venezuela bribery case after deportation to US

Alex Saab, a close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, has been charged in Miami with bribing officials for government contracts.

FILE - Houses covered in snow are seen on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
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Greenland's prime minister tells Trump's envoy self-determination cannot be negotiated

Read full article: Greenland's prime minister tells Trump's envoy self-determination cannot be negotiated

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen says a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Arctic, Jeff Landry, was positive but emphasized Greenland's commitment to self-determination.

Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing as he recites the Regina Coeli noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff's AI encyclical on May 25

Read full article: Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff's AI encyclical on May 25

Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic's co-founder Christopher Olah are set to launch the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25.

FILE - This undated handout picture released by Greenpeace Italia on Friday, May 15, 2026 shows Monica Montefalcone one of the five Italian scuba divers who died near Alimathaa in the Maldives archipelago while exploring an underwater cave. (Greenpeace via AP, Ho)
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Italy's foreign minister says divers found bodies of 4 Italians in Maldives sea cave

Read full article: Italy's foreign minister says divers found bodies of 4 Italians in Maldives sea cave

Italy’s Foreign Ministry says rescuers have found the bodies of four Italian divers inside an underwater cave in the Maldives.

A woman wearing a protective mask stands in the corridor of a hospital in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/ Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne)
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Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120

Read full article: Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120

Congo will open three treatment centers for the Ebola virus in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak that has killed nearly 120 people.

Philippine senators take oath as they convene as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Philippine senate, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Pasay, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Philippine Senate convenes as impeachment court to try vice president as political storm rages

Read full article: Philippine Senate convenes as impeachment court to try vice president as political storm rages

The Philippine Senate has convened as an impeachment court for Vice President Sara Duterte's trial over criminal charges.

This grab from CCTV footage shows activists aboard a flotilla boat with their hands in the air as a boat approaches one of more than 50 vessels that departed from the port of Marmaris, Turkey, last week in what organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla described as the final leg of their planned journey to Gaza's shores, in international waters Monday, May 18, 2026. (Global Sumud Flotilla via AP)
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Israeli troops intercept a flotilla off Cyprus as it tries to breach the Gaza blockade

Read full article: Israeli troops intercept a flotilla off Cyprus as it tries to breach the Gaza blockade

The Israeli military has intercepted boats in international waters off the coast of Cyprus, part of a flotilla attempting to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP)
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China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit

Read full article: China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit

The White House says China has agreed to increase its imports of U.S. agricultural products like beef and poultry, after President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing last week.

Eurovision 20026 winner Dara reacts upon her return home in Sofia on Sunday, May 17, 2026, giving the southeast European country its first-ever victory in the competition. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
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Bulgaria gives its Eurovision winner Dara a grand welcome upon her return home

Read full article: Bulgaria gives its Eurovision winner Dara a grand welcome upon her return home

Hundreds of cheering fans waving Bulgarian flags have welcomed Eurovision Song Contest winner Dara upon her return home.

This image released by the Maldives President's Media Division, shows divers preparing to search for the four missing Italian divers near Alimathaa Island, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, Saturday, May 15, 2026. (Maldives President's Media Division via AP)
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3 Finnish divers arrive in the Maldives to remap the search for the bodies of 4 Italian divers

Read full article: 3 Finnish divers arrive in the Maldives to remap the search for the bodies of 4 Italian divers

Three Finnish divers have arrived in the Maldives to help search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be in an underwater cave.

This photo released by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel shows a house on fire after a Ukrainian attack in Khimki, just outside Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, May 17, 2026. (Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel via AP)
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Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others

Read full article: Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others

Russian officials say overnight Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least four people including three near Moscow.