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US intelligence shows Cuba acquiring 300+ drones
WLRN
Classified U.S. intelligence reveals Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and has talked about using them to attack the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, American military vessels, and potentially Key West, Axios reported on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
Hungarian parliament blocks withdrawal from ICC
SWEDEN HERALD
BUDAPEST, Hungary- Hungary's parliament has voted by a large majority to suspend the country's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
1 dead & 9 missing after chemical tank implodes in Washington
ITV NEWS
LONGVIEW, Washington, USA- At least one person has been killed and nine others are missing after a massive chemical tank holding nearly a million gallons of a highly corrosive liquid imploded at a facility in Washington State.
Deputy British ambassador to US abruptly leaves post
BBC NEWS
James Roscoe, the deputy to Britain's ambassador in Washington, has abruptly left his role.
WHO says 139 suspected Ebola deaths in Congo outbreak, numbers expected to rise
MIAMI HERALD
GENEVA, Switzerland- The World Health Organization said on Wednesday there were 600 suspected cases of Ebola and 139 suspected deaths and numbers are expected to rise given the time the virus circulated before the outbreak in Congo and Uganda was detected.
Last two bodies of Italian divers recovered from Maldives cave
THE INDEPENDENT
MALE, Maldives- The final two bodies from a group of Italian divers have been recovered from an underwater cave network in the Maldives, authorities said.
Russia targets Ukraine with more than 200 drones in daytime assault
THE GUARDIAN
Russia targeted Ukraine with more than 200 drones in a large-scale daytime assault on Wednesday, hours after a previous barrage of civilian areas had killed at least eight people.
Trump arrives in Beijing for first US presidential visit in nearly a decade
REUTERS
BEIJING, China- President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by an entourage that included Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Elon Musk, after pledging to urge China's Xi Jinping to "open up" to US business at the start of their two-day summit.
Gunshots ring out at Philippine Senate where lawmaker is holed up
AL JAZEERA
MANILA, Philippines- More than a dozen gunshots rang out at the Philippine Senate as police and marines moved in to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.
3 sick passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
NBC NEWS
The cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak faced a new challenge Wednesday as a local leader opposed allowing it to dock in Spain, while authorities confirmed the Andes strain, which can be spread among people, was identified in passengers.
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