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  • Trump Announces Peace Deal With Iran Is Nearing Completion

    05/23/2026 9:51:23 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 25 replies
    Townhall ^ | 05/23/2026 | Joseph Chalfant
    The United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran are on the cusp of reaching an interim peace deal to end the conflict that began with Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28. President Donald Trump had initially indicated that he was “50/50” as to whether or not strikes against the Persian state would continue. On Saturday afternoon, Trump issued a statement on social media stating that a deal had largely been finalized. 🚨🚨🚨Scoop: President Trump tells me he's "solid 50/50" on Iran deal or bombing. Trump said he will meet senior advisers today to discuss latest draft agreement and may...
  • Iran Deal? Reports Say 'Yes'

    05/23/2026 9:41:29 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 13 replies
    Hotair ^ | 05/23/2026 | David Strom
    This is a war, which means that it isn't over until it's over. The stakes are high, the incentives to deceive are astronomical, and most information leaks are strategic. But there is plenty of reason to suspect that this might be the real deal. After all, Trump has been making all sorts of threats that turned out to be empty since the beginning of the "cease-fire," and has shown no real inclination to restart the war. 🚨 BREAKING: President Trump CONFIRMS a peace deal between the US and Iran has been “largely negotiated,” and could be finalized imminentlyAn announcement could...
  • WHO Says Ebola Risk Now 'Very High' in DR Congo

    05/23/2026 8:28:45 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 6 replies
    Euronews ^ | 23/05/2026 | Nathan Rennolds
    WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that the global risk from the disease remained low. The World Health Organization has raised its public health risk from the Ebola outbreak from "high" to "very high" in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In an update on Friday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the agency, said 82 cases had so far been confirmed in the country, with seven confirmed deaths. "But we know the epidemic in the DRC is much larger," Ghebreyesus said, adding that there were around 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths. The Director-General said the global...
  • Teenage gang who lured schoolgirl, 15, to underpass and laughed as they filmed themselves raping avoid jail - as judge praises them for behaviour during trial (UK)

    05/23/2026 8:26:10 PM PDT · by lowbridge · 33 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | May 21, 2026 | JACK HARDY
    Two 14-year-old boys targeted one of their victims, 15, on Snapchat before luring her to an underpass where they laughed and filmed themselves as they raped her. Two months later the pair, this time joined by a third boy aged just 13, gang-raped a second schoolgirl at knifepoint while again recording the attack on their phones as they goaded each other to degrade her further. The trio - all from the traveller community - were convicted of rape in March following a five-week trial, with the two older boys also found guilty of taking indecent images of a child, relating...
  • REPORT: JD Vance rushed to White House to meet with Trump, cabinet officials to discuss a proposed deal with Iran

    05/23/2026 3:09:46 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 98 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | May 23, 2026 | Staff
    Big things are happening at the White House right now. The rumors started earlier today, Trump had either reached a deal with Iran or he has rejected a deal and would increase the bombings. Secretary Rubio dropped a hint on Saturday that the next step in the Iran war/conflict/whatever would be decided imminently. And it appears that Trump has gathered his top officials to Washington immediately, reportedly to discuss a draft of a deal proposed by Iran. JD Vance was rushed to the White House, interrupting his Ohio Memorial Day weekend plans. Secretary Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
  • Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are ‘largely negotiated’

    05/23/2026 2:22:48 PM PDT · by McGruff · 162 replies
    AP ^ | May 23, 2026 | MUNIR AHMED, SAMY MAGDY and MATTHEW LEE
    President Donald Trump said Saturday that a deal with Iran, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated” after calls with Israel and other allies in the region. “Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly,” Trump said on social media, with no details on timing. He said he had spoken with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain, and separately with Israel. He described it as a “Memorandum of Understanding pertaining to PEACE” that still must be finalized by the United...
  • Iran's top negotiator says Tehran will not compromise in talks with US

    05/23/2026 7:52:15 AM PDT · by McGruff · 97 replies
    REUTERS ^ | May 23, 2026
    Iran's top negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told Pakistani army chief Asim Munir during talks in ​Tehran on Saturday that the U.S. was not an honest ‌party in negotiations to end their war and Iran would not compromise on its national rights, state television reported. A regional mediation push led by Pakistan aims to narrow ​differences between Iran and the U.S. after weeks of war that ​have left the vital waterway of the Strait of Hormuz ⁠closed to most shipping despite a nervous ceasefire, upending global energy ​markets. Iranian state media reported that Munir had also met President Masoud...
  • U.S. prepares for new military strikes against Iran

    05/22/2026 6:10:46 PM PDT · by McGruff · 82 replies
    CBS News ^ | May 22, 2026
    The Trump administration was preparing Friday for a fresh round of military strikes against Iran, according to sources with direct knowledge of the planning, even as diplomacy continued. No final decision on strikes had been reached as of Friday afternoon. "Circumstances pertaining to Government" are keeping President Trump from attending his son Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding this weekend, he said in a social media post. The president had planned to spend Memorial Day weekend at his golf property in New Jersey but will now return to the White House. Some members of the U.S. military and intelligence community canceled their...
  • Iran moves to broaden its control over Hormuz, infuriating its Gulf neighbors and the US

    05/22/2026 2:06:51 PM PDT · by Mr. Mojo · 59 replies
    Times of Israel ^ | 5-22-26 | By AGENCIES and TOI STAFF
    Iran has asserted expanded control over the Strait of Hormuz, publishing a map showing its claims extending into the coastal waters of the United Arab Emirates and Oman, and holding talks with Oman about sharing fees from ships traversing the waterway. The move was denounced on Friday as unacceptable by US Secretary of State Mario Rubio, who urged all countries to oppose it, and prompted a letter of protest from five Gulf states. US President Donald Trump on Thursday stressed, “We want [the Strait of Hormuz] open, we want it free. We don’t want tolls. It’s an international waterway.” Iran’s...
  • Senate Republican demands Trump ‘finish what we started’ in Iran

    05/22/2026 12:22:57 PM PDT · by Mariner · 46 replies
    The New York Post ^ | May 22nd, 2026 | By Caitlin Doornbos
    Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called Friday for the US to resume strikes on Iran to “finish what we started” — as Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said it was unclear whether a deal was possible even “over weeks or months.” “We are at a moment that will define President Trump’s legacy,” Wicker said in a statement. “His instincts have been to finish the job he started in Iran, but he is being ill-advised to pursue a deal that would not be worth the paper it is written on.”The 74-year-old further criticized current diplomatic...
  • US pauses $14bn arms sale to Taiwan amid China pressure

    05/22/2026 6:43:54 AM PDT · by Cronos · 55 replies
    The Telegraph ^ | 22 May 2026 | Allegra Mendelson
    USA has paused a $14bn arms sale to Taiwan, amid significant pressure from China. The shipment was expected to include equipment vital to the island’s defence, but just a week after Trump visited Beijing for meetings with Xi, the deal has been put on hold. US said it was pausing the deal because it needed to preserve its stockpile for the war in Iran – but in the same message, it insisted it still had enough weapons. Hung Cao, the acting US navy secretary, said: “Right now we’re doing a pause in order to make sure we have the munitions...
  • Ebola treatment center set on fire in Congo after residents clash with authorities over victim's body

    05/22/2026 5:46:53 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 27 replies
    Fox ^ | 5-22-26 | Michael Sinkewicz
    An Ebola treatment center in the epicenter of the deadly outbreak in eastern Congo was set on fire Thursday after angry residents clashed with authorities over the body of a suspected victim. Rwampara Hospital was attacked by local youths attempting to retrieve the body of a friend who had reportedly died of Ebola, a witness told The Associated Press. "The police intervened to try to calm the situation, but unfortunately they were unsuccessful," Alexis Burata, a local student who said he was in the area, told the outlet. "The young people ended up setting fire to the center. That’s the...
  • Morocco launches mass deportations to block Europe migration route As the EU rolls out its new, stricter migration pact, Morocco intensifies crackdown and interceptions of sub-Saharan Africans at Europe’s behest

    05/22/2026 4:44:29 AM PDT · by Cronos · 13 replies
    Middle east eye ^ | 22nd May 2026 | Kate McMahon
    Since 14 April, Morocco has been conducting large-scale deportation operations targeting sub-Saharan Africans migrating to Europe, reportedly arresting over 100 per day, local sources told Middle East Eye. According to Moroccan human rights groups, around 800 people were detained during coordinated raids in the forests between Fnideq and Belyounech, in the northern tip of the North African state, where many were sheltering before attempting to reach Europe. The operation is still ongoing, with authorities then moving their focus to operations in and around Tangier. Witnesses have described mass arrests, beatings, racist abuse and forced transfers toward the Algerian border. Sudanese...
  • Austria limits refugee family reunification under new quota system

    05/22/2026 3:30:48 AM PDT · by Cronos · 10 replies
    Info migrants ^ | 21st May 2026 | Sou-Jie van Brunnersum
    Austria has moved to restrict refugee family reunification through a new quota-based system as part of a broader tightening of its asylum policy. The government says the measure will align migration flows with national capacity, while rights organizations warn it risks prolonging family separations. Austria’s parliament has approved legislation introducing caps on the number of family members able to join refugees each year, marking a significant shift in the country’s migration policy. The quota system is expected to take effect from July, though officials have not yet set a fixed number, saying it will depend on Austria’s reception and integration...
  • Denmark discourages foreigners from coming, creating a 'negative environment' for those present

    05/22/2026 3:19:46 AM PDT · by Cronos · 26 replies
    Info migrants ^ | 16tj Jan 2026 | Julia Dumont
    Denmark has led some of the strictest asylum legislation in Europe. The center-right government of Mette Frederiksen has claimed that limiting the number of foreigners in the country is necessary for maintaining a generous welfare state. The Danish Refugee Council says this is causing a lot of uncertainty and anxiety among refugees. A historically low number of asylum approvals were granted by the Danish authorities in 2025. Denmark granted 839 asylum permits, the government announced on January 10. In 2024, the country accepted some 860 of the 2,333 asylum requests filed that year. These statistics illustrate the Danish government’s drive...
  • Poland’s steely response to Russia’s hybrid warfare - Eastern European countries are keeping out Russia’s “weaponized migrants.” Reporters got a look.

    05/22/2026 3:13:02 AM PDT · by Cronos · 13 replies
    Washington post ^ | 19th May 2026 | Jim Geraghty
    In 2020, just 246 people tried to sneak into Poland from Belarus through the marshy wetlands on the border, according to the Polish government’s records. There was a pandemic on, after all. But over the following year, almost 40,000 migrants from Syria, Somalia, Iran, Afghanistan, India and other countries crossed or attempted to cross this frontier. Those migrants didn’t end up in Belarus by accident. Some were carrying Russian visas or entry stamps. Russia and its ally — some would say lackey — Belarus were, in effect, importing migrants, delivering them to the Polish-Belarusian border and telling them to head...
  • Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says UK EHRC {Equality and Human Rights Commissio}

    05/22/2026 2:48:54 AM PDT · by Cronos · 15 replies
    The Guardian ^ | 21st May 2026 | Libby Brooks
    Single-sex toilets and changing rooms in England, Wales and Scotland must exclude transgender men and women, according to a new code of practice from the equalities watchdog. But the long-awaited guidance also says that businesses and service providers have to offer practical alternatives such as gender-neutral toilets for people who do not wish to use services for their biological sex. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) document sets out how public bodies, businesses and other service providers should respond in practical terms to April 2025’s landmark supreme court ruling that sex in the Equality Act refers only to biological...
  • Senate advances anti-Iran war measure in surprise blow to Trump

    05/21/2026 9:29:02 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 20 replies
    Politico ^ | 05/21/2026 | Connor O'Brien
    Democrats won an unexpected victory Tuesday when legislation to halt the Iran war cleared an initial hurdle in the Senate — a vote that strengthens their hand in the increasingly fractious debate over the conflict. Critics of the military operation took advantage of a shorthanded Republican conference — three GOP senators missed the vote — resulting in a 50-47 decision to force debate on a rebuke of President Donald Trump. War opponents gained another GOP defector in Sen. Bill Cassidy. The Louisiana Republican, who voted to convict President Donald Trump in the wake of his second impeachment over the Jan....
  • [Immigrant} Crime Overrepresentation by Country of Origin [in Denmark]

    05/21/2026 3:10:31 PM PDT · by JeepersFreepers · 17 replies
    Instagram ^ | May 20, 2026 | Israel Islam & End Times
    Denmark is one of the few countries in Europe that keeps detailed crime statistics based on country of origin and immigration background. And when you read those numbers, you begin to understand why some politicians across Europe prefer not to open this discussion at all. According to the official data, there are immigrant groups that are significantly overrepresented in violent crime and sex offenses compared to the native population. In the case of Palestinians in Denmark, the rape offense rate is reportedly 12 times higher than that of native-born Danes. Unlike much of Europe, Denmark has adopted stricter immigration policies,...
  • Trump says US sending additional 5,000 troops to Poland — days after Vance announced deployment delay

    05/21/2026 2:25:13 PM PDT · by McGruff · 15 replies
    NY Post ^ | May 21, 2026
    The United States will be sending an additional 5,000 troops ​to Poland, U.S. President Donald Trump said on ‌Thursday. Trump, in a Truth Social post, cited his relationship with Poland’s conservative nationalist president, Karol Nawrocki, as the reason behind his decision ​to send additional troops. The announcement comes two days ​after U.S. Vice President JD Vance told reporters a ⁠U.S. troop deployment to Poland had been delayed.