- The U.S. Department of Energy completed the removal of 13.5 kilograms of highly enriched uranium from Venezuela’s defunct RV-1 research reactor, which had been sitting unused since 1991. The material was transported overland to Puerto Cabello and shipped to the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, where it will be processed into fuel for civilian nuclear reactors. https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/articles/nnsa-removes-highly-enriched-uranium-venezuela-reducing-risk-south-america-and-us
- Kuwait’s National Guard said it shot down several Iranian drones that were targeting the country’s territory, continuing a pattern of Iranian strikes on Gulf states that has persisted throughout the war despite the ceasefire. https://aje.news/w15h41?update=4559930 / https://x.com/kuwaitarmyghq/status/2053403097964097604?s=46
- Israel carried out more strikes in Lebanon, continuing military operations in the south of the country. https://aje.news/w15h41?update=4559825
- The UK Maritime Trade Operations center reported that a vessel was hit by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with the crew safe and an investigation underway. https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2053346569886294270
- Niger’s military government suspended nine French media outlets, including France 24 and RFI, citing national security concerns in its latest move to cut ties with France and restrict foreign media access. https://apnews.com/article/niger-junta-french-media-6adb310da348ed4cc956b161ec76a88b
- At least 14 people were killed when suspected militants carried out a suicide attack on a security post in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in one of the deadliest strikes in the region this year. https://apnews.com/article/pakkstan-suicide-attack-security-post-northwest-taliban-1dd78871816127c1ab90589aa6971a77
- Rebel fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamic State-affiliated group, killed at least 69 people in attacks on villages in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/10/rebel-fighters-kill-at-least-69-people-in-northeastern-dr-congo
- Brazil’s Supreme Court barred implementation of the law Congress passed to reduce former President Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence, with a justice ruling that the legislation amounted to an unconstitutional attempt to benefit a specific individual. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/9/brazil-judge-bars-law-that-could-reduce-bolsonaros-27-year-prison-sentence
- Several Venezuelan states will see extended electricity rationing as the country’s aging power grid continues to struggle under the weight of chronic underinvestment and the broader economic crisis. https://alertas24.com/hasta-esta-fecha-se-extenderian-los-racionamientos-electricos-en-venezuela-segun-rafael-lacava/
- Sudan’s military recaptured the town of Al-Kaily from the Rapid Support Forces, marking a territorial gain for the army in its ongoing civil war. https://sudantribune.com/article/313730
- An OnlyFans tracking website estimated that Saint Lucians spent roughly $450,000 on the platform in 2025, drawing attention to the growing digital economy on the small Caribbean island. https://stluciatimes.com/180309/2026/05/onlyfans-tracker-estimates-saint-lucians-spent-450000-on-platform-in-2025/
- British military paratroopers flew emergency medical support to a remote island in the South Atlantic to assist a suspected hantavirus patient, after concerns that the infected MV Hondius cruise ship may have exposed residents during a port call. https://x.com/flightradar24/status/2053398986434687370?s=46
- Bahrain’s defense forces reiterated that all military units remain at the highest level of readiness amid continued Iranian strikes on Gulf states. https://x.com/bdf_bahrain/status/2053407219199160747?s=46
- A Japanese study rejected the widely held claim that women who attend university are less likely to marry and have children, finding no statistically significant relationship between higher education and lower marriage or birth rates among women. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260508/p2a/00m/0na/031000c
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