<![CDATA[ World Affairs Brief News ]]> en 2026-05-17 03:24:42 <![CDATA[China Confirms Boeing Jet Deal, Agrees To Cut Select Levies & Expand Agri Trade]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/political/us-and-china-agree-establish-trade-and-investment-boards-trump-xi-summit-delivers-modest 23659 Sun, 17 May 2026 02:08:07 +0000 <![CDATA[One Of Russia's Largest Fuel Facilities Spews 'Black Rain' Over Ryazan After Deadly Ukrainian Drone Strike]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/one-russias-largest-fuel-facilities-spews-black-rain-over-ryazan-after-deadly 23658 Sun, 17 May 2026 02:07:46 +0000 <![CDATA[Pentagon 'Blindsided' As Hegseth Pulls Plug On 4,000-Troop Deployment To Poland]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/military/pentagon-blindsided-hegseth-pulls-plug-4000-troop-deployment-poland 23657 Sun, 17 May 2026 02:06:16 +0000 <![CDATA[Beijing Showcased Future War Machines While Trump Was In Town]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/military/beijing-showcased-future-war-machines-while-trump-was-town 23656 Sun, 17 May 2026 02:05:31 +0000 <![CDATA[Deadlocked At Square Zero: Very First Line Of Iran's Latest Proposal 'Unacceptable,' Trump Says]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/deadlocked-square-zero-very-first-line-irans-latest-proposal-unacceptable-trump-says 23655 Sat, 16 May 2026 04:49:16 +0000 <![CDATA[US And China Agree To Establish Trade And Investment Boards As Trump-Xi Summit Delivers Modest Wins]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/political/us-and-china-agree-establish-trade-and-investment-boards-trump-xi-summit-delivers-modest 23654 Sat, 16 May 2026 04:48:40 +0000 <![CDATA["Send Us A Tip": U.S. Dangles $15 Million Reward For New Intel On Iran's Drone Network]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/military/send-us-dangles-15-million-reward-new-intel-irans-drone-network 23653 Sat, 16 May 2026 04:48:01 +0000 <![CDATA[They Felt Safe in America—Until Beijing Went After Their Parents in China]]> https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/they-felt-safe-in-america-until-beijing-went-after-their-parents-in-china-6020972 23652 Fri, 15 May 2026 22:20:48 +0000 <![CDATA[Xi Strikes Aggressive Tone on Taiwan as US Holds Firm on Arms Sales]]> https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/xi-strikes-aggressive-tone-on-taiwan-as-us-holds-firm-on-arms-sales-6025718 23651 Thu, 14 May 2026 18:10:14 +0000 <![CDATA[Jury Convicts Chinese American Who Operated China’s NYC Police Station]]> https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/jury-convicts-chinese-american-who-operated-chinas-nyc-police-station-6024999 23650 Thu, 14 May 2026 18:08:35 +0000 <![CDATA[Bessent's "Suffocating" Iranian Regime Strategy Materializes In Kharg Island Satellite Imagery]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/bessents-suffocating-iranian-regime-strategy-materializes-kharg-island-satellite-imagery 23649 Thu, 14 May 2026 04:14:42 +0000 <![CDATA[Mass Casualty Event After Israeli Airstrikes On Beirut Highway]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/mass-casualty-event-due-israeli-airstrikes-beirut-highway 23648 Thu, 14 May 2026 04:14:20 +0000 <![CDATA[Northern Ireland Convicts 78-Year-Old Minister for Preaching Near Abortion Clinic]]> https://jonathanturley.org/2026/05/13/ireland-convicts-78-year-old-preacher-for-preaching-near-abortion-clinic/ 23647 Thu, 14 May 2026 04:14:02 +0000 <![CDATA[U.S. Wheat Crop Forecast To Hit Half-Century Low As Drought Hits Breadbasket]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/us-wheat-crop-forecast-hit-half-century-low-drought-hits-breadbasket 23646 Thu, 14 May 2026 04:13:32 +0000 <![CDATA[Chinese Supertanker Sails Out Of Hormuz In Rare Exit]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/chinese-supertanker-sails-out-hormuz-rare-exit 23645 Thu, 14 May 2026 04:13:16 +0000 <![CDATA[Trump Says 'Open Up China' Before Landing In Beijing For Pomp-Filled Red Carpet Airport Welcome]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-says-open-china-landing-beijing-pomp-filled-red-carpet-airport-welcome 23644 Thu, 14 May 2026 04:12:59 +0000 <![CDATA[FDA Commissioner Marty Makary Resigns]]> https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/marty-makary-no-longer-fda-commissioner-trump-6024714 23643 Wed, 13 May 2026 05:13:16 +0000 <![CDATA[Iran Specifies 5 Demands To Restart Peace Talks With US]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-specifies-5-demands-restart-peace-talks-us 23642 Wed, 13 May 2026 05:12:11 +0000 <![CDATA[Iran Deploys Combat-Ready Mini Subs In Hormuz As US Flexes Nuclear Submarine En Route]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-deploys-combat-ready-mini-subs-hormuz-us-flexes-nuclear-submarine-en-route 23641 Wed, 13 May 2026 05:11:47 +0000 <![CDATA[Pakistan 'Categorically Rejects' Reports It Hid Iranian Military Planes From US Attack]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/pakistan-categorically-rejects-reports-it-hid-iranian-military-planes-us-attack 23640 Wed, 13 May 2026 05:11:17 +0000 <![CDATA[Trump Mulls Renewed Military Action As Ceasefire "On Life Support"; 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US Reportedly Struck 4 Iranian Tankers As Qatari LNG Tanker Traverses Strait]]> https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/qatari-lng-tanker-transits-hormuz-us-awaits-irans-response-peace-deal 23635 Sun, 10 May 2026 05:06:31 +0000 <![CDATA[Hantavirus: Stop the Spread Is Back]]> https://brownstone.org/articles/hantavirus-stop-the-spread-is-back/ 23634 Sun, 10 May 2026 05:06:07 +0000 <![CDATA[Iran Publicly Discloses Supreme Leader's Status For First Time: 'Marginally Injured']]> https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-publicly-discloses-supreme-leaders-injuries-first-time-marginally-injured 23633 Sun, 10 May 2026 05:05:34 +0000 <![CDATA[Gilt Yields Fall As Starmer Vows To Stay On After Farage's Reform UK Storms To Historic Gains In 'Midterms']]> https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/farages-reform-uk-storms-historic-gains-2026-local-elections-labour-suffers 23632 Sun, 10 May 2026 05:05:03 +0000 <![CDATA[The EU is pushing “Driver-Monitoring Cameras”. 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