Zoos May 18, 2026 2 Americans Detained in Japan After Entering Punch the Monkey’s Zoo Enclosure The men were charged with obstructing operations at a zoo, apparently as a stunt connected to a cryptocurrency. They denied the charges. 2 Americans Detained in Japan After Entering Punch the Monkey’s Zoo Enclosure The men were charged with obstructing operations at a zoo, apparently as a stunt connected to a cryptocurrency. They denied the charges. See more
US crime May 18, 2026 Ex-assistant principal faces trial after six-year-old shot Virginia teacher Ebony Parker is accused of ignoring warnings that the student brought a loaded gun to a US elementary schoolSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email... Ex-assistant principal faces trial after six-year-old shot Virginia teacher Ebony Parker is accused of ignoring warnings that the student brought a loaded gun to a US elementary schoolSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email... Share
Brian Thompson shooting May 18, 2026 Some items in Luigi Mangione’s backpack won’t be used as evidence in trial, judge rules Defense says police who arrested Mangione over murder of United Healthcare CEO didn’t apprise him of his rightsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter em... Some items in Luigi Mangione’s backpack won’t be used as evidence in trial, judge rules Defense says police who arrested Mangione over murder of United Healthcare CEO didn’t apprise him of his rightsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter em... Share
Andy Burnham May 18, 2026 Andy Burnham says he will not try to return UK to EU Burnham vows to have ‘relentless domestic focus’ in first speech since announcing Makerfield byelection runUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has... Andy Burnham says he will not try to return UK to EU Burnham vows to have ‘relentless domestic focus’ in first speech since announcing Makerfield byelection runUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has... Share
Maldives May 18, 2026 Experts locate bodies of four missing Italian divers inside Maldives cave Spokesperson for Indian Ocean island nation says they will try to recover explorers in next couple of daysRescuers have located the bodies of four Italian di... Experts locate bodies of four missing Italian divers inside Maldives cave Spokesperson for Indian Ocean island nation says they will try to recover explorers in next couple of daysRescuers have located the bodies of four Italian di... Share
Archaeology May 18, 2026 Signs of ‘feeding’ ritual at dingo burial site shed new light on bond between First Nations people and canines Never documented archaeologically before, evidence points to First Nations people caring for and nursing the animalGet our breaking news email, free app or d... Signs of ‘feeding’ ritual at dingo burial site shed new light on bond between First Nations people and canines Never documented archaeologically before, evidence points to First Nations people caring for and nursing the animalGet our breaking news email, free app or d... Share
Mexico May 18, 2026 Purple pain: backlash over Mexico City’s ‘axolotlisation’ for World Cup Mayor’s attempt to beautify the city with murals of mascot and plum paint jobs criticised as waste of resourcesThe giant purple axolotl peered up at Manuel M... Purple pain: backlash over Mexico City’s ‘axolotlisation’ for World Cup Mayor’s attempt to beautify the city with murals of mascot and plum paint jobs criticised as waste of resourcesThe giant purple axolotl peered up at Manuel M... Share
Suits and Litigation (Civil) May 18, 2026 Trump Withdraws His $10 Billion Suit Against the I.R.S. The dismissal appears to be part of the Trump administration’s effort to effectively settle the case, which stemmed from the leak of his tax returns in 2019. Trump Withdraws His $10 Billion Suit Against the I.R.S. The dismissal appears to be part of the Trump administration’s effort to effectively settle the case, which stemmed from the leak of his tax returns in 2019. Share
United States Politics and Government May 18, 2026 Trump’s Taiwan Gambit is Already a Gift to China President Trump’s open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on... Trump’s Taiwan Gambit is Already a Gift to China President Trump’s open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on... Share
International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) May 18, 2026 Millions Recovered in FIFA Corruption Scandal May Now Be Missing Again Before World Cup Ahead of the World Cup, the head of South American soccer faces an ethics complaint he received payments recovered from a 2015 investigation that shook globa... Millions Recovered in FIFA Corruption Scandal May Now Be Missing Again Before World Cup Ahead of the World Cup, the head of South American soccer faces an ethics complaint he received payments recovered from a 2015 investigation that shook globa... Share
US news May 18, 2026 Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed after AI remarks at Arizona commencement Pew research shows Americans are more worried than excited about AI as graduates voiced fears over jobsA former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, was met with studen... Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed after AI remarks at Arizona commencement Pew research shows Americans are more worried than excited about AI as graduates voiced fears over jobsA former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, was met with studen... Share
Cricket May 18, 2026 MJK Smith obituary Cricketer who captained England for 25 Tests and amassed 39,832 runs across his first-class careerThe cricketer MJK Smith, who has died aged 92, was a well-r... MJK Smith obituary Cricketer who captained England for 25 Tests and amassed 39,832 runs across his first-class careerThe cricketer MJK Smith, who has died aged 92, was a well-r... Share
Music May 18, 2026 ‘I had been silent for a very long time’: how a chance meeting at a burger van revived techno genius the Field A run of immaculate albums ended in 2018 with an identity crisis and the producer becoming a kindergarten chef. Now he’s back with a blissed-out new recordWh... ‘I had been silent for a very long time’: how a chance meeting at a burger van revived techno genius the Field A run of immaculate albums ended in 2018 with an identity crisis and the producer becoming a kindergarten chef. Now he’s back with a blissed-out new recordWh... Share
