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Newest first · UTC+11:00Wizards eye Dybantsa, Boozer, Peterson and Wilson at No 1 after winning NBA draft lottery
Washington last picked No 1 overall in 2010
· Associated Press
Wizards ganan la lotería del Draft y podrán elegir primero el 23 de junio
John Wall, representante de los Wizards de Washington posa con el subcomisionado de la NBA Mark Tatum tras el anuncio de que el equipo tendrá la primera selección del próximo draft el 10 de mayo del 2026. (AP Foto/Nam Y. Huh)
· Tim Reynolds
Christopher Morel's go-ahead single lifts Marlins past Nationals 5-2
Miami Marlins’ Esteury Ruiz scores on a single hit by Christopher Morel during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Trump warns Iran will 'be laughing no longer', condemns behavior of past 47 years
US President Donald Trump wrote that while Iran has been playing games and laughing at the US for 47 years, "they will be laughing no longer," he wrote on Truth Social on Sunday.
· DANYA SAPERSTEIN
Washington wins NBA draft lottery, chance to pick No. 1 overall
A person walks by a sign in the NBA basketball draft lottery in Chicago, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
· Tim Reynolds
Secret Israeli Base Hidden In Iraqi Desert Backed Operations Inside Iran
In a revelation sure to outrage Baghdad and broad swathes of the Iraqi public, Israel established a secret military base in Iraq's desert region to support air operations against Iran, related to the start of Trump's Operation Epic Fury, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
· Tyler Durden
Trump admin open to pausing gas tax, Energy secretary says — here’s how much it would save drivers
The Trump administration is open to the possibility of temporarily suspending the gas tax to give Americans relief amid the fallout from the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
· Ryan King
Trump accuses Iran of 'playing games' after ceasefire response
US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of “playing games” in his first public remarks since Tehran responded to Washington’s ceasefire proposal.
· Middleeasteye
Trump: Iran 'will be laughing no longer' | The National
US President Donald Trump said that Iran had been "playing games" with the US and the "the rest of the world", in a long social media post on Sunday.
· Cody Combs
Trump responds with warning after Iran refuses to discuss nuclear program in latest peace offer: ‘They will be laughing no longer’
President Trump warned Iran against “playing games” on Sunday after the Islamic republic refused to discuss its nuclear program in the latest peace deal offer.
· Ronny Reyes
Trump’s top economic adviser predicts explosive 6% annual GDP growth, nearly triple most forecasts
President Trump’s top economic adviser claimed Sunday that economic growth this year could clock in north of an explosive 6%, close to triple the expectations of most mainstream forecasts.
· Ryan King
Ukraine reports multiple casualties despite Trump-backed truce with Russia
The Russian army is ‘not even really trying’ to comply with the ceasefire, Ukraine’s President Zelensky says
· Agence France-Presse
Ukraine reports multiple casualties despite Trump-backed truce with Russia
The Russian army is ‘not even really trying’ to comply with the ceasefire, Ukraine’s President Zelensky says
· Agence France-Presse
Trump says US will not allow Iran to reach enriched uranium
President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will target any Iranian trying to reach the country’s highly enriched uranium, saying that the nuclear material is under constant surveillance by the US military.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Pentagon’s UFO website bombarded with 340 million hits in first 12 hours
A newly unveiled website that’s now home to scores of previously classified UFO files was bombarded with well over 340 million hits in its first few hours, Pentagon officials said.
· Emily Crane
Berlin renames state parliament plaza after German Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlander
The plaza in front of the Berlin state House of Representatives was renamed after Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlander on Thursday, according to the parliament and Berlin Senate Chancellery, two days before the first anniversary of her death.
· MICHAEL STARR
Iran's enriched uranium under US surveillance, will be extracted 'at some point', Trump says
US President Donald Trump said that the US has Iran’s enriched uranium surveilled, and is prepared to take action if it receives intelligence that action is being taken at the site in an interview with Full Measure on Sunday.
· DANYA SAPERSTEIN
Trump still wants to crack open Fort Knox to personally confirm $700B gold cache has not been stolen
President Trump believes this is his golden opportunity.
· Ryan King
Raison d’être of House impeachment vote
THE House plenary will be voting on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte for the transmission of the articles of impeachment to the Senate for trial. The Constitution requires one-third of the total number of House members to vote for its transmission. The present composition of the lower chamber is 318 me…
· Salvador S. Panelo
Erwin Tulfo warns vs Senate coup to stop Sara trial
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· Bernadette E. Tamayo
Russia kills three Ukrainians in 24 hours, accuses Kyiv of violating truce
At least three people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine in the past 24 hours despite a three-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump that came into effect on May 9.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Trump vows to confiscate Iran’s nuclear material, says it’s monitored by Space Force
President Trump on Sunday vowed to confiscate Iran’s leftover nuclear material and warned the Islamic Republic that America is carefully watching its facilities from space.
· Ryan King
China, US confirm Seoul trade talks days before Trump-Xi summit in Beijing
Meeting follows Paris round in March and a video call in April as both sides prepare for Trump’s state visit
· Igor Patrick
China, US confirm Seoul trade talks days before Trump-Xi summit in Beijing
Meeting follows Paris round in March and a video call in April as both sides prepare for Trump’s state visit
· Igor Patrick
Trump-Netanyahu bond fraying as Iran conflict continues without resolution - report
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump’s relationship has been fraying after Netanyahu talked Trump into a war against an Iranian regime presented as too weak to fight back effectively, according to an analysis published in the Guardian on Saturday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Fetterman admits to being ‘lonely’ as moderate Dem willing to break party ranks
Sen. John Fetterman has opened up about his “lonely” experience being a rare moderate Democrat in Congress willing to publicly break ranks from his party during partisan fights.
· Ryan King
Iran war to make Trump's big China trip very different
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· Associated Press
Anxiety, anticipation as World Cup one-month countdown begins
LOS ANGELES, United States — The one-month countdown to the 2026 World Cup gets under way on Monday with anticipation crashing into anxiety as soaring ticket prices, political tensions in Donald Trump's America and the war in Iran cast an early shadow over the football showpiece.
· Agence France-Presse
Iran's Ayatollah 'difficult to get a hold of,' US ambassador Mike Waltz says | The National
Difficulty in reaching Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was one of several reasons cited by White House UN Ambassador Mike Waltz as to why there's been no response from Tehran to US proposals to end the war.
· Cody Combs
The path to the future is renewables, but not in Donald Trump’s America
China is leading the world to make the transition but Washington is stalling under a president whose energy motto is ‘drill, baby, drill’
· Alex Lo
The path to the future is renewables, but not in Donald Trump’s America
China is leading the world to make the transition but Washington is stalling under a president whose energy motto is ‘drill, baby, drill’
· Alex Lo
'My ambition is to change the country': AOC downplays likelihood of 2028 White House run
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez downplayed questions over her desire to run in the 2028 Presidential Elections during a political forum in Chicago on Friday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rockets, remembrance and religious parades: the weekend in pictures
View image in fullscreenKyiv, UkraineA woman lays flowers in the Park of Eternal Glory on Europe Day Photograph: Global Images Ukraine/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenTenerife, SpainThe MV Hondius approaches the port of Granadilla carrying passengers possibly infected with hantavirusPhotograph: Anadolu/Gett…
· Jo Blason
Trump afirma autoridad sobre espacios públicos de Washington
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump visita el Monumento a Lincoln en Washington el 7 de mayo del 2026. (AP foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Steven Sloan
Iran tests cease-fire yet again with drone strikes on Gulf states, cargo ship as Trump awaits peace proposal response
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The shaky cease-fire in the Iran war was tested again on Sunday when a drone set a small fire on a ship off the coast of Qatar, while the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait reported separate drones entering their airspaces.
· Associated Press
Buoyed by rare earths, China approaches Trump summit with fresh confidence
Sources say Beijing believes it has the ability to retaliate if Washington steps up the trade pressure
· Dewey Sim
Buoyed by rare earths, China approaches Trump summit with fresh confidence
Sources say Beijing believes it has the ability to retaliate if Washington steps up the trade pressure
· Dewey Sim
Former Polish Justice Minister Ziobro reportedly flees to US
Fugitive former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro is now in the United States courtesy of a visa from President Donald Trump after fleeing Hungary, local media report.
· Jordyn Dahl
US might move its troops from Germany to another EU nation – Trump
US President Donald Trump has indicated that moving American troops from Germany to Poland is on the table. The statement comes as the Pentagon prepares to withdraw around 5,000 soldiers from the Western European nation over the next year.
· RT
Tensiones por Irán y comercio podrían complicar visita de Trump a China
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump (izq) con el presidente chino Xi Jinping en el Aeropuerto Internacional Gimhae en Busan, Corea del Sur, el 30 de octubre del 2025. (AP foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Will Weissert
Trump sees a 'big, fat hug' from China's Xi, but Iran war adds trip tension
President Donald Trump is heading back to China, but this time, the Iran war raises the stakes for both sides. China is the bigger purchaser of Iranian oil. Trump had hoped China would do more to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren)
· Will Weissert
Rusia acusa a Ucrania de violar una tregua de 3 días mediada por EEUU
Militares rusos marchan durante el desfile del Día de la Victoria en Moscú, el sábado 9 de mayo de 2026, en la conmemoración del 81er aniversario de la victoria de la Unión Soviética sobre la Alemania nazi en la II Guerra Mundial. (AP Foto/Pavel Bednyakov, Pool)
· The Associated Press
Football finally has the only 2 teams that matter in America
The World Cup, swept into Washington’s partisan vortex, splits into red and blue.
· Sophia Cai, Ry Rivard
Treasures of heritage: Legarda brings Schools of Living Traditions exhibit at Senate
SENATOR Loren Legarda, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Culture and the Arts, brought the Schools of Living Traditions (SLTs) exhibit, “Buhay na Dunong: Bukal ng Pamana,” at the Senate of the Philippines from May 4 to 7, 2026.
Why Trump’s war on Iran may be ‘accelerating end of US hegemony’ and damaging Stargate
Washington is fighting the ‘wrong war’ and Tehran is able to undermine the US president’s key AI strategy, an event in Beijing told
· Xinlu Liang
Why war on Iran may be ‘accelerating end of US hegemony’ and damaging Stargate
Washington is fighting the ‘wrong war’ and Tehran is able to undermine the US president’s key AI strategy, an event in Beijing told
· Xinlu Liang
Pardoned January 6 rioter sentenced to seven years for Virginia burglary
Zachary Alam spent four years in jail for his role in the Capitol attack before Trump pardoned him in 2025
· Ramon Antonio Vargas
‘I will keep defending immigrants’: new bishop, who was smuggled into the US as a teen, joins pope’s resistance to Trump
The Right Rev Evelio Menjivar-Ayala vows to ‘keep talking’ as West Virginia bishop, amid tension between Trump and the Vatican
· Alba Asenjo Domínguez in Washington