Iran says being close to an understanding is not being close to signing a peace deal https://aje.news/u37s0w?update=4599653
Iran says not charging tolls, just charging service fees for security https://aje.news/u37s0w?update=4599558
Philippines, 4 dead as result of collapse yesterday https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/25/building-collapse-in-philippines-leaves-3-dead-17-missing
Venezuela prisoners staged rooftop protest over treatment and shootings https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/25/aje-onl-nf_venezuelan-prisoners-stage-protest-250526
Cuba got rice shipment from China https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/24/cuba-thanks-china-for-rice-shipment-amid-worsening-humanitarian-conditions
Congo, folks storming hospitals and treatment centers demanding the bodies of loved ones for burial https://apnews.com/article/ebola-congo-mongbwalu-funeral-bodies-attack-9c4237e6ed4e26dff22b242749e37e33
Bangladesh 15 people dead after bus rollover https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-road-accident-a41ac4411d79989b3d2b7ce59056dd54
Pakistan, collision between minibus and parked vehicle kills 17 https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-deadly-road-accident-northwest-1d5faec634cddea08fe62c0e728c637e
Sudanese protesters threatened to block primary highway over power cuts https://sudantribune.com/article/314361
Japan stealth bears avoid detection and capture from hunting group of 8 people https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260521/p2a/00m/0na/023000c
Bolivia protests continue https://www.prensa-latina.cu/siguen-protestas-en-bolivia-eeuu-apoya-a-rodrigo-paz/
Egypt reiterated support for the legitimate government of Yemen https://www.egyptindependent.com/pm-affirms-egypts-full-commitment-to-yemens-unity-sovereignty/
Pope says Just War theory is outdated and military action should only be used in self defense in the most strict sense and that AI used in conflict should be subject to serious ethical considerations, and a litmus test for society is how we treat migrants and refugees https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/25/europe/pope-leo-ai-encyclical-magnifica-humanitas-intl
