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Democrats are hoping for a breakthrough as the House takes another Iran war vote

By STEPHEN GROVES
May 21, 2026 7:11 am - The House is expected to vote on legislation Thursday to compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, a significant test of lawmakers' willingness to go along with a conflict the president launched over two months ago without congressional approval.
Israel begins deporting hundreds of international flotilla activists

By MELANIE LIDMAN
May 21, 2026 7:07 am - Israel has released hundreds of activists who attempted to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza and is in the process of deporting them, according to a legal organization working with the flotilla.
Europe faces stray Ukrainian drones as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports

By EMMA BURROWS
May 21, 2026 7:05 am - Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania.
Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid may be an original, study shows

By MARCIA DUNN
May 20, 2026 3:52 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Neptune’s far-flung moon Nereid may be the last of the planet’s original companions that managed to survive a cosmic crash, scientists reporte...
Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A's

By LEAH WILLINGHAM
May 20, 2026 3:28 pm - BOSTON (AP) — At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder. Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would limit the numbe...
Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type

By JUSTIN KABUMBA and MONIKA PRONCZUK
May 20, 2026 1:24 pm - Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places.
US announces criminal case against former Cuban President Raúl Castro

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
May 20, 2026 1:02 pm - Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the socialist government.
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
May 20, 2026 11:33 am - Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of Trump supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone — including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters — from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.
In Iran’s capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains

By JON GAMBRELL
May 20, 2026 8:20 am - Weapons are now regularly brandished in Tehran in an increasing show of defiance. This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens he could restart the war with Iran should negotiations break down and the Islamic Republic refuses to release its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
Residents of Lithuania's capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO's eastern jitters

By LIUDAS DAPKUS
May 20, 2026 7:44 am - Residents of Vilnius were told to take shelter and Lithuania's president and prime minister were taken to safe locations Wednesday because of an alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on NATO's eastern flank over incursions related to Russia's war with Ukraine.

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