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Trump shelved ‘Project Freedom’ after Saudis refused use of bases and airspace
May 7, 2026 - World 
Riyadh told White House it would deny access for operation to provide tankers military escort through strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesA refusal by Saudi Arabia to allow the US to use its bases and airspace to provide a military escort for oil tankers passing through the strait of Hormuz lay behind Donald Trump’s decision to shelve the plan days after it had been launched.Riyadh told the White House it would not allow its Prince Sultan airbase to be used to mount the operation billed as Project Freedom, which the US presented as the successor to the bombing campaign called Operation Epic Fury. Continue reading...
Feds urge greater protection of critical infrastructure from Chinese hacks
May 7, 2026 - World 
American critical infrastructures are vulnerable to Chinese sabotage and the federal government is taking steps to mitigate the threats, according to the lead U.S. cybersecurity agency.
U.S. isn't looking at imminent military action in Cuba despite Trump threats, AP sources say
May 7, 2026 - World 
The United States is not looking at imminent military action against Havana despite President Donald Trump's repeated threats that "Cuba is next" and that American warships deployed in the Middle East for the Iran conflict could return by way of the island, U.S. officials say.
Deadly double attack hits 2 central Mali villages as violence spreads
May 7, 2026 - World 
Armed men have carried out double attacks on two villages in central Mali, killing several people
New data on 2022 China plane crash suggests cockpit struggle and fuel cut
May 7, 2026 - World 
Newly released data suggests that someone intentionally cut off the fuel to both engines of a China Eastern Airlines jet and there was a struggle over the controls before the plane slammed into a mountain in 2022, killing all 132 people aboard.

