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Samsung strike on hold - but the fight isn't over yet. Why? (May 21, 2026 02:18)
The walkout, which was due to start on Thursday, has been suspended while union members...

Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further, WHO warns (May 21, 2026 00:47)
In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspec...

Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists (May 21, 2026 00:28)
France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Be...

US charges Cuba's Raúl Castro with murder over 1996 downing of two planes (May 21, 2026 00:28)
Castro and five others are charged with conspiracy to kill US nationals, murder, and de...

Why Russian jets intercepting an RAF spy plane is 'serious incident' (May 20, 2026 22:46)
The BBC's Frank Gardner explained how the incident highlighted tense relations between ...

Austrian ex-intelligence officer found guilty of Russia spying charges (May 20, 2026 20:30)
The spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espionage ac...

Final two bodies of missing Italians recovered from inside Maldives cave (May 20, 2026 18:33)
The two were among five Italian nationals who drowned in last week's scuba diving accid...

Tesla Cybertruck driver arrested after driving into lake to use 'wade mode', police say (May 20, 2026 17:46)
Police said the vehicle was abandoned by the driver after it took on water near the sho...

Rosenberg: Putin enjoys Xi's Chinese welcome but heads home without pipeline deal (May 20, 2026 17:34)
Russia and China showed they were shoulder-to-shoulder on the world stage, but it becam...

Whale to be removed from Danish island after failed German rescue (May 20, 2026 17:07)
Danish officials will conduct a post mortem examination on the whale, which was release...