Trump administration indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro over 1996 plane shootdown
The indictment marks one of the sharpest escalations in tensions between Washington and Havana.
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aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Why is Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace facing a funding shortfall?
Experts say lack of a political horizon and Israeli land grabs are deterring donors from funding Gaza's reconstruction.
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20.05.2026
Chinese supertankers exit Hormuz as Trump, Vance talk up Iran deal
Oil prices ease amid the latest comments from the White House, but experts warn they will stay high even after any deal.
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20.05.2026
Trump's Greenland envoy faces uphill battle on mission to make 'friends'
Jeff Landry's visit to the territory, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark, has touched a nerve among some Greenlanders.
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20.05.2026
China’s Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Beijing
Xi and Putin hold talks just days after US President Donald Trump made an official visit to China.
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20.05.2026
Republican Thomas Massie who stood up to Trump defeated in Kentucky primary
With an estimated 72 percent of the vote counted, Ed Gallrein led with 54.4 percent to Massie’s 45.6 percent.
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aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
US Senate advances resolution to curb Trump’s power to wage war on Iran
Vote to advance War Powers Resolution seen as rare rebuke of the president as pressure grows to end US attack on Iran.
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20.05.2026
Iran war live: Tehran warns US of ‘surprises’; Xi, Putin meet in Beijing
Warning comes after Trump threatened military action against Iran and gave it 'two to three days' to strike a deal.
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20.05.2026
Putin meets Xi: Why Russia and China need each other
Vladimir Putin’s arrival was announced just a day after United States President Donald Trump left Beijing.
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20.05.2026
Trump’s Board of Peace urges fix to ‘gap’ in funding
UN-approved body says that pledged funds have not materialised despite urgent situation in Gaza.
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aljazeera.com
19.05.2026
Trump says Xi assured him China would not send weapons to Iran
US president also says he could again strike Iran if progress on ceasefire is not made within 'days'.
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aljazeera.com
19.05.2026
China-Russia relations are as strong as ever thanks to Trump
The US president failed to ‘un-unite’ the two powers because he has repeated the same mistakes his predecessors made.
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aljazeera.com
19.05.2026
Xi Jinping seeks to strengthen ties with Putin during China visit
China’s Xi Jinping is hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin, just days after welcoming Donald Trump to Beijing.
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19.05.2026
Trump says Iran attack on ‘hold’: What we know about latest negotiations
Tehran said its demands for peace include lifting sanctions against Iran but other sticking points likely to remain.
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19.05.2026
The US, Israel and the normalisation of scandal
Thanks to Netanyahu and Trump, scandal is now our new normal - call it 'Everythinggate'.
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19.05.2026
‘China holds the cards’: Why Putin’s visit to Beijing after Trump matters
Scant progress in US-China talks bolsters Putin, while for China, hosting back-to-back visits is a diplomatic flex.
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aljazeera.com
19.05.2026
Trump told Taiwan not to 'go independent' - but does it want to?
Taiwan independence is the reddest of red lines for China, which claims the island as its own.
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bbc.com
19.05.2026
Iran war live: Trump says Iran attack postponed at request of Gulf allies
Al Jazeera's correspondent in Tehran says Iran's leaders are 'projecting defiance' and rejecting 'pressure' from the US.
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aljazeera.com
19.05.2026
US suspends joint defence effort with Canada dating back to World War II
The Trump administration has frequently accused US allies of failing to live up to mutual defence obligations.
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aljazeera.com
19.05.2026
Trump says he called off new Iran attack at request of Gulf states
The US president says he is holding off on a US attack planned for Tuesday as "serious negotiations are now taking place".
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bbc.com
19.05.2026