Pakistan talking with Iran https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4594327
France has drafted a UN resolution to put together an international mission to secure the strait https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4594260
Trinidad, prize winning author in some heat after someone asked Claude if he used AI (not any real proof) https://apnews.com/article/ai-short-story-jamir-nazir-commonwealth-prize-won-9c7441de907664136a7ae0c8af0912ad
Taiwan said it hasn’t been notified of any kind of pause of arms package that US said had been paused in a hearing https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-us-arms-china-fa36646d6b370a4cd3da756d2fafb77a
Japan, a bear sighting logging platform underwent some upgrades to prevent malicious entries https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/japan-s-aomori-pref-upgrades-bear-sighting-platform-after-false-reports/ar-AA23MKGq?ocid=BingNewsSerp
US tulsi gabbard resigned as DNI https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/22/politics/tulsi-gabbard-resigns
Venezuela arrested an influencer alleged to have been stealing from tourists https://alertas24.com/detienen-a-la-creadora-de-contenido-venezolana-valentina-mor-en-medellin/
Mexico criticized US aggression against Cuba https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/05/22/presidenta-de-mexico-cuestiona-acusacion-de-eeuu-contra-raul-castro/
Ukraine had to partially disconnect a nuclear power plant after a fire in a substation caused by combat https://x.com/iaeaorg/status/2057873233622307057?s=46
US released more ufo files https://www.war.gov/UFO/
Japan, military police deployed near US base after more than 100 service members were being super fucking loud at a bar https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260522/p2a/00m/0na/006000c#cxrecs_s
Israel allegedly abused/tortured some flotilla folks before deporting them. Israel denies https://apnews.com/article/gaza-flotilla-ac6662d7451a36a3890742f23e147f71
Colombia deployed soldiers as two indigenous groups are in territorial dispute https://apnews.com/article/colombia-violence-indigenous-land-dispute-silvia-southwest-7338d99e4fdb6ba63da7874caba98c32
Iran allegedly took out over 20% of US reaper drone fleet https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4594785
US shipyard explosion in NY https://apnews.com/article/nyc-new-york-shipyard-explosion-fire-injured-90e97ade84e47b493191169eeda1a3f2
US federal judge dismissed case against Kilmar Garcia https://apnews.com/article/kilmar-abrego-garcia-el-salvador-deportation-smuggling-035a2b2ded3ede65e77566cdf12b107f
Congo bans wakes and funerals of groups more than 50 people https://apnews.com/article/congo-ebola-outbreak-who-4e08d8df6d9c34039a9e0b8bad7a8954
Thailand hotel fire https://apnews.com/video/fire-breaks-out-at-hotel-in-thailands-popular-pattaya-area-2d27126b4c784dd78fa3800ad48af399
