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Frustrated by Iran, Trump at last seizes enriched uranium – but from Venezuela
May 8, 2026 - World 
US energy department says 13.5kg of uranium taken from reactor in Caracas – a fraction of the 408kg held by TehranDonald Trump has succeeded in removing a country’s stash of highly enriched uranium – although that country is not Iran.On Friday, the US Department of Energy announced that “thanks to President Trump’s decisive leadership” 13.5kg (about 30 pounds) of uranium had been removed from a legacy research reactor in Venezuela. Continue reading...
In meeting with VP Vance, Qatar stresses importance for Pakistani mediation of U.S.-Iran war
May 8, 2026 - World 
A top Qatari official stressed the need for "all parties" to cool down tensions in the Middle East during a meeting with Vice President J.D. Vance.
What Russia's low-key Victory Day celebrations reveal about Putin and the war in Ukraine
May 8, 2026 - World
A three-day ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday defused the tensions over a prospective Ukrainian attack on a Red Square parade in Moscow, but the deal appeared unlikely to set the stage for a comprehensive peace deal.
Canadian high school where deadly mass shooting occurred to be torn down
May 8, 2026 - World
Tumbler Ridge secondary school was site of February mass shooting in which nine were killed and dozens injuredThe school that was the site of one of Canada’s deadliest mass shootings will be torn down, officials have announced.The decision to demolish the Tumbler Ridge secondary school came after meetings between the school board and survivors, family and community members, said the British Columbia premier, David Eby. Continue reading...
Starmer says he won't quit after local elections deliver losses for Labour and wins for Reform UK
May 8, 2026 - World
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted Friday that he will not resign after bruising elections that saw his governing Labour Party suffer big losses and the hard-right Reform UK make major gains.
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