WORLDSouthampton lose appeal against play-off expulsionSouthampton lose their appeal against expulsion from the Championship play-off final for spying.BBC News·May 20, 2026
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WORLDIsraeli settlers burn vehicles, install caravans in occupied West BankPalestinian residents say Israeli settlers burned vehicles, sprayed racist graffiti, and installed new outposts.Al Jazeera·May 20, 2026
WORLDHow AIPAC channels millions through shell PACs ahead of US midtermsAl Jazeera analyses how pro-Israel lobby group has relied on shell PACs with deceptive names to defeat Israel critics.Al Jazeera·May 20, 2026
WORLDMan charged with stealing camera equipment from Bondi shooting victim in aftermath of terror attack<p>Police allege man took camera equipment from 61-year-old shooting victim then pawned it</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/21/australia-news-live-penny-wong-israel-flotilla-budget-capital-gains-negative-gearing-anthony-albanese-jim-chalmers-ntwnfb">FolThe Guardian·May 20, 2026
WORLDOpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this timeOpenAI claims its reasoning model disproved a geometry conjecture unsolved since 1946 — and this time, the mathematicians who exposed its last embarrassing claim are backing it up.TechCrunch·May 20, 2026
WORLDHow to help children cope after shootings like the San Diego mosque killingsChildren closest to an incident of gun violence have the most risk of lasting psychological effects. Here's what all parents should know about how to buffer trauma.NPR·May 20, 2026
WORLD60 (or 70?) home runs? What Kyle Schwarber's early...The Phillies slugger is thumping homers at a historic pace. Here's what his early stats say about how many he can belt by the end of the 2026 season.ESPN·May 20, 2026
WORLDCuba Says the Trump Administration Is Not Negotiating in Good FaithCuba’s ambassador to the United Nations said in an interview that Havana wanted to talk but the Trump administration was creating pretexts for military action.NY Times·May 20, 2026
WORLDJames Murdoch to acquire New York Magazine and Vox Media Podcast NetworkThe deal, valued at more than $300m, gives Murdoch control of a storied magazine and a podcast division.Al Jazeera·May 20, 2026
WORLDChina and Russia unite after Trump’s Beijing visitJust days after Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, Vladimir Putin arrived in China for a summit with Xi Jinping.Al Jazeera·May 20, 2026
WORLDCanada faces calls for investigation into death of woman after plasma donation<p>International student Rodiyat Alabede, 22, died due to a ‘perfect storm’ of lax safety protocols, advocates say</p><p>Patient advocates in Canada have called for a new investigation into the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/12/two-plasma-donors-die-private-canada-clinics">deathThe Guardian·May 20, 2026
