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Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla near Cyprus, organizers say activists abducted

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla near Cyprus, organizers say activists abducted

Israeli forces boarded the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters near Cyprus on May 18. Netanyahu called the mission a ‘malicious scheme’ to support Hamas.

Asia
Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill and the cost is still climbing

Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill and the cost is still climbing

US-Israeli war with Iran has cost global companies at least $25 billion, with airlines, automakers and consumer goods firms among the hardest hit

Europe
WHO keeps hantavirus outbreak risk assessment at 'low' as cruise ship nears Rotterdam

WHO keeps hantavirus outbreak risk assessment at 'low' as cruise ship nears Rotterdam

WHO has reassessed the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak and kept its global risk rating at "low." The MV Hondius docks in Rotterdam on Monday

Middle East
Iran says it responded to latest US peace proposal

Iran says it responded to latest US peace proposal

Iran confirmed it replied to a new US peace proposal Monday, with talks ongoing via Pakistan despite reports calling Washington's demands excessive.

North America
Trump returns from China with stability and a stalemate after Beijing summit

Trump returns from China with stability and a stalemate after Beijing summit

Trump's two-day Beijing summit with Xi Jinping produced modest deals but no breakthroughs on trade, Iran, or Taiwan