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‘Make up their own minds’: Pentagon releases first tranche of UFO files 

08 May 2026

The United States Department of Defense has released its first tranche of previously classified files on unidentified fl...

South Africa’s top court revives impeachment inquiry against president 

08 May 2026

News|Politics South Africa’s highest court has cleared the way for the revival of impeachment proceedings against Pres...

‘Leader of the pack’: What next as Reform makes huge election gains? 

08 May 2026

Glasgow, United Kingdom – Voters in England’s local council elections have delivered a damning verdict of Labour as...

UK identifies new suspected hantavirus case on remote island 

08 May 2026

Health authorities are monitoring a growing hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, with a new suspected case ident...

US, Iran clash in Hormuz as war escalates: What happened, why it matters 

08 May 2026

The United States and Iran have exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting fears that the already fragile ceasefi...

FBI’s lack of progress on Israeli killing of journalist ‘troubling’: CPJ 

08 May 2026

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has demanded a “public progress update” from United States authorities on...

Rubio meets Pope Leo: Can they heal White House-Vatican rift? 

08 May 2026

Pope Leo XIV and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Thursday during the latter’s trip to Rome, with hopes of imp...

Ukraine may have turned tide of Russian territorial gains, says think tank 

08 May 2026

After slowing Russia’s rate of advance over the past several months, Ukraine may have tipped the scales in April and r...

What we know about Iran’s response to the latest US ceasefire proposal 

08 May 2026

Iran has said it is reviewing a United States peace proposal that seeks to end the war, even as the two sides exchanged ...

Iran claims to have seized ‘offending’ oil tanker in Gulf of Oman 

08 May 2026

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims to have captured an oil tanker, Ocean Koi, in a “special oper...