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NewsDesk MC May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 acetic acid, assault case, civil rights, congressional security, Democratic lawmaker, donald trump, extremism, federal court, guilty plea, ICE, ilhan omar, immigration crackdown, justice department, law enforcement, Minneapolis, Minnesota, political violence, politics, refugee politician, Somali American, town hall attack, U.S. Congress, united states

Vinegar Assault Guilty Plea Jolts Capitol Security Debate

Washington — A Minnesota man pleaded guilty on Thursday to assaulting Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar during a January town

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NewsDesk MC May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Arctic sea ice, Berkeley Earth, climate change, climate science, Copernicus Climate Change Service, drought risk, ECMWF, El Niño, environmental crisis, Europe weather, extreme weather, Fossil fuels, Global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, heat records, marine heatwaves, ocean temperatures, Pacific Ocean, Samantha Burgess, sea surface temperatures, wildfires, World Meteorological Organization, Zeke Hausfather

El Niño Surge Pushes Oceans Toward Dangerous Heat Threshold

Paris— Global ocean temperatures are on the verge of returning to record-breaking levels within days as weather patterns shift toward

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NewsDesk MC May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 abu dhabi, air defenses, ballistic missiles, ceasefire, cruise missiles, diplomatic tensions, donald trump, drone strike, energy infrastructure, gulf states, Gulf tensions, iran, legal action, Middle East conflict, military escalation, Missile attack, regional security, Strait of Hormuz, tehran, uae, US Central Command, US Navy, WAM

Missile Barrage Tests Fragile Iran-U.S. Truce as UAE Activates Air Defenses

Dubai— The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense said early Friday that the country’s air defenses were intercepting drones and

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NewsDesk MC May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Abdulaziz Alwasil, bahrain, china, energy markets, fertilizer exports, freedom of navigation, geopolitical tensions, global trade, gulf states, humanitarian corridor, iran, kuwait, maritime security, Middle East conflict, Mike Waltz, oil shipments, qatar, Russia veto, saudi arabia, shipping disruption, Strait of Hormuz, uae, UN Security Council, united nations

Saudi Arabia Pushes UN Action as Hormuz Crisis Threatens Global Trade

New York — Abdulaziz Alwasil called on the United Nations on Thursday to safeguard freedom of navigation through the Strait

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NewsDesk MC May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Beirut strike, Benjamin Netanyahu, border tensions, ceasefire tensions, hezbollah, Hezbollah commander, Hezbollah operations, Israel Lebanon conflict, Israel security, Israeli airstrikes, Israeli military, jerusalem, lebanon, Lebanon crisis, Middle East tensions, militant groups, Netanyahu statement, Radwan Force, regional conflict, US mediated talks, west asia

Netanyahu Warns Militants After Beirut Strike

Jerusalem— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday confirmed Israel was behind the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in

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NewsDesk MC May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly, Asaib Ahl Al-Haq, Basra oil field, economic sanctions, Gulf Security, Iran support, iranian oil, Iraq oil ministry, Iraq sanctions, Iraqi militias, Iraqi oil sector, Kataib Sayyid Al-Shuhada, Middle East tensions, oil smuggling, proxy militias, regional conflict, Scott Bessent, tehran, US Iran relations, US sanctions, US Treasury

US Targets Iraqi Oil Official in Iran Crackdown

Washington— The United States imposed sanctions on Iraq’s deputy oil minister and several leaders of Iran-aligned militias on Thursday, accusing

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NewsDesk MC May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly, Asaib Ahl Al-Haq, Basra oil field, economic sanctions, Gulf tensions, iran sanctions, Iranian oil tankers, Iraq oil ministry, Iraq politics, Iraqi militias, Iraqi oil sector, Kataib Sayyid Al-Shuhada, Middle East conflict, oil diversion, proxy militias, regional security, Scott Bessent, tehran, US Iran diplomacy, US sanctions, US Treasury Department

US Sanctions Iraqi Oil Official in Iran Pressure Drive

Washington— The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iraq’s deputy oil minister and several Iran-aligned militia leaders, accusing them

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NewsDesk MC May 7, 2026 diplomatic tensions, european union, Francesca Albanese, gaza, Gaza flotilla, human rights, humanitarian blockade, international law, israel, Israel-Hamas war, Israeli detention, Jose Manuel Albares, madrid, Middle East conflict, Palestinian statehood, Pedro Sanchez, Saif Abu Keshek, spain, tel aviv, Thiago Avila, united nations

Spain Rebukes Israel Over Gaza Flotilla Detentions

Madrid – Spain on Thursday summoned Israel’s top envoy in Madrid to protest the continued detention of a Spanish activist

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NewsDesk MC May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 catholic church, Cuba diplomacy, donald trump, Holy See, immigration policy, Iran war, Latin America, marco rubio, Middle East conflict, nuclear weapons, papacy, Pietro Parolin, Pope Leo XIV, religious freedom, Rome, Swiss Guard, U.S.-Vatican relations, united states, vatican, Vatican diplomacy, Western Hemisphere

Rubio-Pope Meeting Signals Bid to Ease US-Vatican Strains

Vatican City – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday in talks

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ASEAN Pushes Emergency Energy Coordination as Iran War Jolts Region

Cebu– The Philippines called on Southeast Asian nations on Thursday to strengthen regional crisis coordination and emergency preparedness as the

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