BBC World
Cuba’s Blackouts Turn High-Rise Living Into a Stairmaster Nightmare
Cuba’s power grid plays hide-and-seek with residents, the US resurrects a 1996 plane-downing charge, and world leaders keep recycling the same welcome ceremonies.
2026-05-31
BBC World
2026-05-29
NPR Economy
Costco and Walmart See Drivers Acting Like It's 2022 Again, Topping Off Tanks Like Nervous Squirrels
Americans are driving farther and waiting in longer lines to buy smaller amounts of cheaper gas, as the war in Iran and dwindling oil supplies push prices up and stress levels higher.
The Guardian
Trump Circulates Draft Iran Peace Deal, Because Apparently We're Doing This Again
Trump shares a peace draft that everyone's already seen, threatens to blow up Oman, and Iran arrests 6,000 people. Diplomacy, folks.
2026-05-27
The Atlantic
Trump Says Iran Deal Close; Markets Yawn, Ships Still Stuck, Mines Still Mines
Trump says a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is close, but ships, mines, and markets are all taking their sweet time to believe it.
The Guardian
Hezbollah and Israel Trade Fire North of Litani River, Cabinet Meeting Moved Over Rain
Hezbollah and Israel clash north of the Litani, Trump cancels Camp David over rain, South Korea blames Iran for ship attack, and oil hits $100 as peace talks stall.
2026-05-26
The Atlantic
Trump's Iran War Stumbles to Conclusion That Makes the JCPOA Look Like a Masterpiece
Trump's Iran war ends in a strategic defeat that makes the JCPOA look like a diplomatic triumph, as the president staggers toward a deal his own supporters are begging him not to sign.
2026-05-25
BBC World
Netanyahu Promises More 'Crushing Blows' to Hezbollah, Because the Current Ones Apparently Aren't Crushing Enough
Israel expands strikes to eastern Lebanon, because the current ceasefire wasn't really working anyway, and Netanyahu wants a 'crushing blow' that lives up to its name.
2026-05-24
The Guardian
Trump Insists He Doesn't Make Bad Deals; Even His Own Party's Hawks Suggest Otherwise
Trump's peace deal with Iran: spend billions, unfreeze assets, achieve pre-war status quo. Even his own party's hawks are unimpressed.
2026-05-23
BBC World
Marco Rubio Visits India to Sell Energy While Iran Oil Crisis Makes Everyone Sweat
Rubio's in India to hawk US energy while Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, because nothing says 'solution' like a longer, pricier shipping route.
2026-05-20
The Guardian Europe
Trump Critic Loses Kentucky Primary to Trump-Backed Challenger in Shocker No One Saw Coming
Thomas Massie loses his seat to a Trump-backed challenger, while Trump threatens Iran with bombing but gives them a weekend deadline to negotiate.
2026-05-18
The Guardian
Trump Claims ‘Very Good Chance’ of Iran Deal, Which Definitely Isn’t Just Him Trying to Sound Presidential
Trump claims progress on Iran deal as Gulf states reportedly beg him not to bomb things; Germany’s chancellor has some strong opinions about the US.
The Guardian
Court Hears Iran Ordered Stabbing of Journalist, Because Apparently Subtlety Is Overrated
A London court hears that a journalist's stabbing was ordered by Iran via proxies, because apparently international diplomacy has a new playbook: knives and getaway cars.
2026-05-16
The Hill
Energy Secretary Promises Strait of Hormuz Will Reopen 'Sometime This Summer at Latest' - No, He Won't Be More Specific
Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the closed Strait of Hormuz will reopen by summer - or maybe sooner, or maybe later - while gas prices hit $4.53 and optimism runs aground.
2026-05-15
The Guardian
Iranian Director Asghar Farhadi Condemns Both State Violence and War Deaths, Because Apparently You Can Care About More Than One Thing
Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi uses Cannes press conference to explain that caring about innocent civilians killed in war doesn't mean you're pro-execution of protesters, and vice versa.
2026-05-14
BBC World
Iran Reportedly Nabs a Floating Gun Locker, Because of Course
Iran allegedly seizes a floating gun locker in the Gulf of Oman, because if you're going to store weapons at sea, someone's bound to take notice.
2026-05-12
The Guardian
Starmer's 'Last Chance' Speech: The Political Equivalent of Saying 'This Is My Final Offer' to a Room Full of Negotiators
Keir Starmer's 'last chance' speech fails to convince 70+ Labour MPs, while a Reform UK councillor resigns for celebrating rape and white supremacy, Trump threatens Iran with battleships, and art is proven to keep you from aging like milk.
BBC World
Ex-World Bank Chief Asks China to Please Stop Hoarding All the Food and Fertiliser
David Malpass tells China to stop hoarding food and fertiliser, because the rest of the world needs some, and also to drop its developing-country act.
BBC World
Trump Says Iran Ceasefire on 'Massive Life Support,' Calls Tehran's Counter-Offer 'Piece of Garbage'
Trump compares Iran ceasefire to a patient with a 1% chance of survival after rejecting Tehran's counter-offer as a 'piece of garbage,' while both sides continue to block each other's ports and enrich tensions.
2026-05-11
BBC World
Iran Nobel Laureate Gets Hospital Visit as 'Bail' - Because That's How Medicine Works, Apparently
Iran's Nobel-winning activist Narges Mohammadi gets a hospital bed and a bail price tag - because apparently saving a life requires a financial transaction in the Islamic Republic.
2026-05-10
The Guardian
Nobel Laureate's Smuggled Memoir: Iranian Prisons Still Not Great, Says Woman Who Would Know
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi's smuggled memoir reveals Iranian prison system's 'slow execution' tactics: beatings, neglect, and a health crisis that somehow doesn't qualify for proper medical care.
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