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May 20, 2026 - World

Islamabad Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka announced the conviction and verdict for Umar Hayat, who was arrested in June after the killing of 17-year-old Sana Yousuf.

May 20, 2026 - World

Cuba’s government has also accused US of hypocrisy after acting US attorney general announced indictment of former Cuban president over downed planesUS indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it seeks to oust regimeSign up for the Breaking News US emailIn response to a question on Wednesday morning about how long Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, will hold on before re-starting strikes on Iran, Trump said: “He’s fine. He’ll do whatever I want him to do.”Trump also cited a poll that gave him 99% approval in Israel. Guardian US has not yet verified this poll. Continue reading...

May 20, 2026 - World

Gazans will mark Eid al-Adha on May 27 without sacrificial animals for a third straight year due to Israeli restrictions, Gaza's agriculture ministry said.

May 20, 2026 - World

Police allege an attender at the Hanukah event before the shooting stole a deceased 61-year-old’s camera equipment then pawned itGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW police have charged a man for allegedly stealing camera equipment from one of the victims of the Bondi beach terror attack, in the aftermath of the shooting.In a statement, police allege that the man had been at the Hanukah event before the shooting on 14 December, in which 15 people were killed. Continue reading...

May 20, 2026 - World

Clashes between demonstrators and police in La Paz have entered second week, shaking centre-right presidentProtests blocking roads across Bolivia and turning the centre of the capital, La Paz, into a battleground between demonstrators and police have entered a second week.It is the most turbulent moment of the centre-right president Rodrigo Paz Pereira’s mere six months in office since he ended nearly two decades of rule by the leftwing Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas). Continue reading...