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 Six ministerial aides — the lowest rung of government — have been replaced by No 10, after they either quit or called for Sir Keir to set out a timetable for his replacement.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)