2 climbers die on Everest as record-holder warns of overcrowding

At least five climbers have died during this Everest season. A U.S. and a Czech climber died on Mount Makalu earlier this month.

• May 22

Body found stuffed in barrel linked to Belgrade police chief

Police found the body of a man stuffed in a barrel following a shooting in a restaurant that led to the arrest of Belgrade's police chief, prosecutors said.

• May 22

U.S., Iran have agreed to broad principles of deal, Trump official says

There is broad commitment on the principles of a deal, a senior Trump administration official said, and the administration feels positive about where things stand.

• May 25

Navy's acting secretary says Taiwan arms sale put on "pause" over Iran war

The acting secretary of the U.S. Navy said Thursday that arm sales to Taiwan had been put on "pause" to ensure that the American military had sufficient munitions for its Iran operations.

• May 21

Epstein island trespasser says he was hog-tied, thrown into "dungeon"

Little St. James in the Virgin Islands has attracted seekers lured by tales of Jeffrey Epstein's private island.

• May 21

U.S. doctor with Ebola feared he "wasn't going to make it" before evacuation

Dr. Peter Stafford was working with the missionary group Serge in Congo when he was infected with Ebola.

• May 22

Divers killed in Maldives cave may have taken wrong tunnel: "No way out"

Finnish divers found the Italians in a corridor with a dead end inside the cave complex, Italy's la Repubblica daily reported.

• May 22

Ukraine ups security as Russia holds nuclear strike drills with Belarus

Russia says "nuclear munitions" sent to Belarus for joint drills in the country that Moscow used as a launchpad for its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

• May 21

Record 274 climbers scale Nepal's side of Mount Everest in single day

A record 274 climbers scaled the Nepal side of Mount Everest in a single day, officials said. They took advantage of clear weather.

• May 21

Iran mulls latest U.S. proposal as Trump says war is in "final stages"

Iran says it's considering the latest U.S. peace offer, as President Trump says he's willing to wait "a couple of days" for a response.

• May 22

U.S.-bound flight diverted over passenger from Congo amid Ebola restrictions

An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit was forced to divert to Montreal due to U.S. flight restrictions linked to the Ebola outbreak.

• May 21

U.S. intel community analyzing how Cuba might respond to military action

These kinds of intelligence forecasts attempt not only to show the immediate consequences of an American action, but the chain of reactions that may follow.

• May 20

Spy plane "dangerously intercepted" by Russian jets over Black Sea

The Russian jets intercepted the U.K. aircraft with one jet flying as close as 19 feet to the British plane's nose, officials said.

• May 20

U.S. indicts Cuba's Raúl Castro for murder over downing of planes in 1996

Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.

• May 21

Netanyahu rebukes Israeli minister for treatment of Gaza flotilla activists

Italy and France have summoned the Israeli ambassadors in their respective capitals after Itamar Ben-Gvir, his national security minister, posted the video.

• May 20

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