MAINSTREAM
#01As a Weakened Putin Follows Trump to Beijing, Iran War Offers an Opening
📍 NY Times World
With the upheaval in the Persian Gulf disrupting oil and gas supplies, Russia is looking to deepen its energy ties to China.
MAINSTREAM
#02Somaliland to open embassy in Jerusalem, Israel in Hargeisa: Envoy
📍 Al Jazeera
The move comes months after Israel officially recognised the independence of Somalia's breakaway region.
ALTERNATIVE
#03US Could Launch Attacks Against Iran as Early as Friday - Trump
📍 Sputnik
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States could launch new attacks against Iran as soon as May 22 or early next week.
ALTERNATIVE
#04From Bombs to Bargaining: Trump Calls Off Scheduled Strike on Iran at Last Minute
📍 NaturalNews
(NaturalNews) President Donald Trump announced Monday, May 18, that a planned U.S. military strike on Iran scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, would not proceed. In a po...
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⚡ M5.7 — 51 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
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⚡ M4.8 — 23 km WSW of Nūrābād, Iran
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