How Indian PM Modi’s efforts to isolate Pakistan ‘backfired’
Pakistan finds itself in a diplomatic sweet spot, wooed by Trump and China. Indian missteps are to blame, say analysts
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29.05.2026
US Treasury secretary confirms plans for $250 bill featuring Trump’s face
Proposed $250 bill would mark the first time a living person has appeared on US currency in more than a century.
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aljazeera.com
29.05.2026
US to designate two Brazilian gangs as ‘terrorist’ organisations
Trump administration has used crime and drug trafficking to push for greater US military influence across Latin America.
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aljazeera.com
29.05.2026
Iran war live: Tehran, Trump yet to comment on 60-day truce extension plan
Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam says 'nothing can justify' Israel's military onslaught against 'peaceful people' in Lebanon.
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29.05.2026
US and Iran 'very close' to deal but 'not there yet', Vance says
US officials earlier told the BBC that the framework of a ceasefire extension deal had been agreed, pending the approval of Trump and Iran's leadership.
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29.05.2026
US judge rejects immediate block on Trump’s mail-in voting executive order
Judge Carl Nichols says Democrats’ legal challenge is premature as the administration moves to implement the measure.
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29.05.2026
Trump administration sues states for denying ICE agents undercover plates
The Department of Justice has argued that states are obliged to give ICE vehicles confidential licence plates.
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29.05.2026
Iran and US trade attacks after Trump rejects report of Hormuz agreement
IRGC says it targeted a base used by US forces after US attacks on site near Bandar Abbas.
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28.05.2026
US returns Palestinian rights expert Francesca Albanese to sanctions list
Trump administration has sought to pressure international officials who scrutinise reported abuses by Israeli forces.
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28.05.2026
We analysed thousands of Trump's posts - here's what we found
The BBC's Ros Atkins and BBC Verify sifted through thousands of the president's posts.
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28.05.2026
Jill Biden says she thought husband was 'having a stroke' during 2024 debate
The former US first lady told CBS News that she was frightened by Joe Biden's performance against Donald Trump.
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28.05.2026
Trump appears to threaten Oman over Strait of Hormuz impasse
The US president warns that Oman, a US ally, 'will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up'.
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aljazeera.com
28.05.2026
Trump says US 'not satisfied' with Iran deal yet
The US president says he believes Iran wants to reach a deal but there is still no agreement on its terms.
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bbc.com
27.05.2026
How Trump is transforming Washington - by adding his face everywhere
Sarah Smith visits places across the US capital where the president has hung banners, renamed a site or is rebuilding something.
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bbc.com
27.05.2026
White House prepares for UFC showdown for Trump’s 80th birthday
Construction is underway on the South Lawn of the White House in preparation for UFC Freedom 250.
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27.05.2026
Attorney General Ken Paxton routs veteran incumbent Cornyn in Texas Senate primary
The race will help determine whether Democrats can win back control of the US Senate for the last half of the Trump presidency.
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27.05.2026
Trump-backed Paxton topples Senator Cornyn in Texas primary run-off
Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Texas race, setting up a November election that could decide control of US Senate.
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aljazeera.com
27.05.2026
Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro meets with Trump amid troubled presidential bid
Son of former President Jair Bolsonaro is fighting to recover from a scandal that has rocked his presidential campaign.
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aljazeera.com
27.05.2026
US picks potential partners for using Cold War-era plutonium as fuel
Trump gov't plans to make about 20 tonnes of plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads available to US power firms.
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aljazeera.com
27.05.2026
Trump-led push to redraw Congress maps faces setbacks in Southern states
State lawmakers reject a new map in South Carolina as judges strike down newly drawn US House districts one in Alabama.
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aljazeera.com
27.05.2026