Donald Trump lands in China for high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping. #BBCNews
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The bodies of three women have been recovered from the sea in Brighton, police say. #BBCNews
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting's allies expect him to challenge Keir Starmer's leadership. #BBCNews
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FBI Director Kash Patel fires back at drinking allegations
FBI Director Kash Patel and Senator Chris Van Hollen had a heated exchange during a Senate budget hearing. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/13/aje-onl-nf_clip_fbi-director-patel-fires-back-at-allegations-120526?traffic_source=rss
Peru presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez charged with financial crimes
Prosecutor calls for leftist candidate to be jailed for five years and four months over false financial disclosures. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/13/peru-presidential-candidate-roberto-sanchez-charged-with-financial-crimes?traffic_source=rss
Starmer at risk because he pushed Labour to be ‘new Conservative Party’
Author Oliver Eagleton explains why British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/13/starmer-at-risk-because-he-pushed-labour-to-be-new-conservative?traffic_source=rss
Internal displacements caused by violence or conflict at record high in 2025
The 32.3m surpasses those caused by disasters for the first time, as 82.2m people displaced in total around world The number of internal displacements triggered by conflict or violence around the world reached a record high in 2025, surpassing the number of disaster-driven internal displacements for the first time. A report published by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) shows that by the end of 2025 there were 32.3m conflict-driven internal displacements. That is 60% higher than those recorded the previous year, and – for the first time since data collection began in 2008 – above displacements driven by natural disasters, which reached 29.9m in 2025. Continue reading... Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/12/internal-displacements-violence-conflict-record-high-2025
Weather tracker: US and Mexico brace for heatwave as deadly floods hit South Africa
Temperatures soar in California and Arizona, while deluge continues across Western and Northern Cape Heat is expected to intensify across western parts of the US and Mexico this week as a ridge of high pressure pushes temperatures well above the seasonal norm. Daytime highs are forecast to reach 10-15C above average in some areas. The US National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for parts of California and Arizona, with extreme heat warnings in force on Monday and Tuesday in places such as Palm Springs, where temperatures could reach 40-43C (104-110F). More broadly, temperatures are expected to climb into the high 30s celsius before the heat shifts eastwards towards the midwest later this week. Continue reading... Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/11/weather-tracker-us-mexico-heatwave-floods-south-africa
Gaborone gold rush: how Botswana rose to the top of men’s sprinting
Country with a population of just 2.5m credits investment in young athletes for its rise but this progress is under threat It was a fairytale ending to the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone. In the final strait, Collen Kebinatshipi surged past South Africa’s Zakithi Nene to win the men’s 4x400m relay for Botswana. The home crowd, a sea of light blue, went wild. “It means so many things to us,” Letsile Tebogo, 22, the reigning 200m Olympic champion, who ran the second leg, told reporters afterwards. “Not just the team … but for the people that always cheer for us behind the TV. Now they had that experience to see first-hand how much effort, how much pressure, how much we give for them.” Continue reading... Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/12/gaborone-gold-rush-botswana-sprinting-athletics
Who is Gerhard Schroeder, Putin’s pick for Ukraine peace talks mediation?
And will he be acceptable to Ukraine and the West? Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/11/who-is-gerhard-schroeder-putins-pick-for-ukraine-peace-talks-mediation?traffic_source=rss
UK PM Keir Starmer vows stronger performance as calls for resignation grow
UK PM Keir Starmer vows stronger performance as calls for resignation grow Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/11/uk-pm-keir-starmer-vows-stronger-performance-as-calls-for-resignation-grow?traffic_source=rss
CDC says threat of widespread outbreak of hantavirus remains low
As hantavirus has dominated headlines, sparking fears of another debilitating pandemic, the CDC stressed that the risk of sweeping contagion was small. Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/09/g-s1-121307/cdc-says-threat-of-widespread-outbreak-of-hantavirus-remains-low
Bobby Cox, Hall of Fame manager of Atlanta Braves, dies at age 84
The Braves announced Cox's death on Saturday. He managed the team to prominence during the 1990s and the team's only championship in 1995, before retiring after the 2010 season. Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/09/g-s1-121311/bobby-cox-atlanta-braves-dies
'We're dry:' The new U.S. Wildland Fire Service prepares for extreme fire season
Brian Fennessy, new head of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, says his agency is 'trying to bring on additional aircraft and bring them on early,' and dismisses criticism of prevention methods. Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/09/nx-s1-5804693/prevention-wildfires-firefighters-vegetation-wildland-fire-service
One dead in US after being struck by taking off Frontier Airlines plane
Authorities say individual jumped fence at Denver International Airport in Colorado before being struck. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/9/one-dead-in-us-after-being-struck-by-taking-off-frontier-airlines-plane?traffic_source=rss
Palestinians run West Bank freedom marathon along separation wall
Palestinians ran alongside the separation wall today, a structure that cuts them off from their land and their families. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/9/palestinians-run-west-bank-freedom-marathon-along-separation-wall?traffic_source=rss
Israel to release two detained Gaza flotilla activists
Lawyer representing Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Avila tells Al Jazeera they will be 'released to their home countries'. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/9/israel-to-release-two-detained-gaza-flotilla-activists?traffic_source=rss
Instagram privacy tech turned off - what does it mean for your DMs? | BBC News
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UK PM Keir Starmer appoints Labour veterans Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman as advisers. #BBCNews
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Labour has made 'unnecessary mistakes'. #BBCNews
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