Headlines: 11-17 May 2026

Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support': Tehran's peace proposal 'totally unacceptable' and 'a piece of garbage' (LINK) — 12 May 2026

Israel issues more forced evacuation orders for towns and villages in southern Lebanon

US moves to release more oil stockpiles under IEA agreement (LINK) — 12 May 2026

Monday, 11 May 2026

Trump administration rejects UN migration declaration, says 'mass migration was never safe' (LINK) — 11 May 2026

Trump says he will suspend petrol tax amid soaring US fuel prices (LINK) — 11 May 2026

UK Cabinet split as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go: more than 70 Labour MPs have urged him to resign (LINK) — 11 May 2026

— Guardian: It is understood Mahmood is in the minority in the cabinet over whether Sir Keir should set out a timetable. Six ministerial aides — the lowest rung of government — have been replaced by No 10, after they either quit or called for Sir Keir to set out a timetable for his replacement.

Hantavirus crisis: WHO recommendations (LINK) — 11 May 2026

More than 70 Venice Biennale artists withdraw from awards "in solidarity with the resignation of the jury" over participation of Israel and Russia (LINK) — 11 May 2026

Hungary has returned seized cash and gold shipment worth $82 million to Ukraine, President Zelensky confirms (LINK) — 11 May 2026

Southern California mayor resigns, will plead guilty to acting as agent for Chinese government (LINK) — 11 May 2026

"Trump's cuts are pushing the UN out of Geneva. That may be a win" — 11 May 2026 (LINK)

Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison (LINK) ground.news: 52 media reports 11 May 2026 (LINK)

— The Corrections Department approved parole after Thaksin served eight months of a 12-month corruption sentence, which was previously commuted from eight years by royal pardon.

China's factory inflation hits 45-month high on energy price shock — 11 May 2026 (LINK)