Economy


2026-05-10 06:03:00.595999

U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes as Tensions in Strait of Hormuz Rise

Tensions continued to rise in the strait throughout Friday, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. expected a response from Tehran. The president also told reporters that there would be no confusion if fighting resumed, since “you’re just going to have to look at one big glow coming out of Iran”


2026-05-10 06:03:25.847174

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Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) recently reported some very impressive first-quarter 2026 results. The company has positioned itself to remain a top artificial intelligence player for years to come. AMD is expanding some of its current AI partnerships, including with both Meta Platforms and OpenAI.

Health


2026-05-10 06:01:51.380803

‘This is not another Covid,’ WHO chief tells Tenerife as hantavirus cruise ship heads to island – as it happened

The ship will not dock but will remain at anchor, with people ferried off in small boats. Everyone disembarking will be checked for symptoms and won’t be taken off the ship until a flight is already in Tenerife waiting for them. Passengers can take only limited belongings and will be isolated.


2026-05-10 06:02:47.466804

MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak: A luxury expedition cruise boom and new world of remote travel risks

The ship will not dock but will remain at anchor, with people ferried off in small boats. Everyone disembarking will be checked for symptoms and won’t be taken off the ship until a flight is already in Tenerife waiting for them. Passengers can take only limited belongings and will be isolated.

Politics


2026-05-10 06:00:35.726158

Vladimir Putin suggests Ukraine war is ‘coming to an end’

Putin says he thinks the Russia-Ukraine war is coming to an end. The conflict has been ongoing since Russia's initial invasion in 2022. Putin made the remarks after a very scaled-back Victory Day parade in Moscow. He lashed out at "globalist" Western leaders, saying they pledged not to expand eastward.


2026-05-10 06:00:49.100599

Peter Magyar Takes Over as Hungary’s Leader From Viktor Orban

Péter Magyar was sworn in as Hungary's new prime minister on Saturday. The move ends right-wing populist Viktor Orbán’s 16-year hold on power. The new PM will be Hungary's first openly gay prime minister. He will also be the first openly transgender prime minister in Hungary.


2026-05-10 06:03:11.614403

Labour MP says she will trigger leadership contest by Monday if cabinet does not launch challenge – as it happened

Around 30 Labour MPs have publicly called for a change of leader or a timetable for Sir Keir to go, since the results started coming in on Friday. West said her preferred option would be for the cabinet to "reorganise themselves" and put forward their "best communicator" to replace him.


2026-05-10 06:03:38.268678

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down redistricting push in blow to Democrats

Tensions continued to rise in the strait throughout Friday, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. expected a response from Tehran. The president also told reporters that there would be no confusion if fighting resumed, since “you’re just going to have to look at one big glow coming out of Iran”

World


2026-05-10 06:00:24.920669

Passengers on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Will Disembark in Tenerife and Return to Home Countries

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said U.S. health officials are "actively monitoring and responding to a hantavirus outbreak" linked to the cruise ship. “The silence that we're seeing from our premier public health institution is really concerning to me," Dr. Carlos del Rio said.


2026-05-10 06:00:59.035462

Frontier Airlines plane fatally strikes person during takeoff at Denver airport

Frontier Airlines Flight 4345 was leaving Denver at 11:19 p.m. It struck a pedestrian on Runway 17L, the Federal Aviati said. The person is not believed to be an employee of the airport. The pilot and flight attendants "kept calm as long as they could in that situation"


2026-05-10 06:01:10.156104

Iran Says It Is Reviewing a U.S. Proposal to End the War

Hezbollah says it launched missiles at a base south of the Israeli city of Nahariya. Israel had called on residents of nine villages to evacuate, saying it would act "forcefully" against Hezbollah. Neither of the two locations of the fatal strikes were included in the warnings. Hezbollah also claimed responsibility for several attacks on Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.


2026-05-10 06:01:18.662085

International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schools

The University of Sydney told students on Friday "Canvas was unavailable" University of Chicago temporarily disabled its Canvas page after reports that it was targeted. Northwestern University addressed the issue on Thursday, sending a generic email, seen by the BBC, that said Northwestern was "monitoring an issue"


2026-05-10 06:01:29.693081

Steve Rosenberg: This year's Victory Day parade in Moscow felt very different

The Kremlin appears to have decided that if couldn't parade its military hardware in public, a video presentation was the next best thing. A Kremlin spokesman commented that Russia didn't need anyone's permission to hold the Victory Parade. There were no tanks, no rocket launchers, no intercontinental ballistic missiles on display - none of the military hardware which the Kremlin normally showcases.


2026-05-10 06:01:40.659120

Three hikers dead after Indonesia’s Mount Dukono volcano erupts

Rescuers retrieve hiker's body after volcanic eruption in Indonesia. Three hikers were killed in the eruption in a seismically active no-go zone. The body was transported to a local hospital for identification, a rescue official says. The eruption killed two hikers from Singapore and one from Indonesia, police say.


2026-05-10 06:02:36.711550

Three evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship as Spain says vessel can dock

Hezbollah said it targeted troops in northern Israel with drones on at least two occasions in response to the continued strikes. The fresh attacks were some of the most intense since the start of a three-week-old ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon and Israel, officially at war since 1948, are to hold direct negotiations in Washington next week, which Hezbollah vehemently opposes.