Iran claimed it allowed 20-something vessels to pass through strait https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/20/iran-says-it-coordinated-crossing-of-26-vessels-out-of-strait-of-hormuz
US indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro for 1996 plane strike https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/20/trump-administration-indicts-cubas-raul-castro-over-1996-plane-shootdown
UK agrees to trade agreement with 6 Gulf countries https://aje.news/7adwbd?update=4589717
US boarded vessel in Gulf of Oman https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2057144264526598381
Brazil increased liability of companies for illegal user content https://apnews.com/article/brazil-lula-big-techs-decree-pressure-610644693b3f0df5420f1c2a46c5db41
Sierra Leone received 9 deportees from US https://apnews.com/article/sierra-leone-deportations-united-states-5ade9a8396189a335a65712c37b2e5e6
St Lucia NGOs criticized Gov for not providing same treatment to Haitian migrants as others https://stluciatimes.com/180537/2026/05/nobody-called-us-activist-presses-officials-over-remand-of-haitian-migrants/
Sudan electrical infrastructure failing due to extreme heat https://sudantribune.com/article/314175
US says no need to invade Cuba because country is failing https://alertas24.com/donald-trump-descarta-una-escalada-con-cuba/
Ireland Meta to lay off 350 folks https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/05/20/metas-irish-workers-await-news-of-job-cuts/
South Korea could arrest Israeli PM for icc https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260520/president-raises-icc-arrest-warrant-for-israeli-pm
Japan zoo might ban photography in area around the monkey Punch https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260520/p2g/00m/0na/006000c
