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Pentagon’s UAP Caseload Tops 2,000 as Hegseth Doubles Down on Trump’s Disclosure Pledge — and the FY2026 NDAA Forces a Reckoning

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says his team is 'digging in' on releasing UAP records. AARO's open caseload has crossed 2,000. The fiscal-2026 National Defense Authorization Act would compel the Pentagon to brief Congress on every UAP intercept by NORTHCOM-aligned commands going back to 2004. The disclosure question is no longer hypothetical.

Trump-Putin May 9 Ceasefire Floated as Ukraine Hits Tuapse for Third Time and Strikes Perm Pipeline

After a 90-minute Trump-Putin call, Russia signaled openness to a temporary May 9 ceasefire timed to V-E Day. Ukraine, meanwhile, hit Russia's Tuapse Black Sea oil refinery a third time in two weeks and claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Perm pipeline facility — even as Odesa took its heaviest residential strike in months.
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Israel Intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla 600 Miles from Gaza, Detains 175 Activists Near Crete

Israeli naval forces boarded at least 22 vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters west of Crete overnight, detaining roughly 175 activists from more than 40 countries. Turkey condemned the seizure as 'an act of piracy' as 36 remaining boats kept sailing east.

JNIM Threatens Bamako Siege – Defence Minister Killed

Mali's Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in a JNIM car bomb at his Kati residence on 25 April. The al-Qaeda affiliate has now declared Bamako 'closed off from all sides'.

Putin to Iran: We’ll Do Everything for Peace

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Moscow on Monday. Putin pledged to do 'everything' to help secure Middle East peace — Iran is now negotiating simultaneously with Washington, Moscow and Beijing.

Gaza Votes for First Time Since 2006

Polling stations opened in Gaza on Tuesday for the first time in two decades. Turnout: 23% in Gaza, 56% in the West Bank. Hamas boycotted the West Bank vote.

Israel Bombs Southern Lebanon Despite Ceasefire

Israel struck targets across southern Lebanon, the Beqaa Valley and Beirut on Monday — hours after the ceasefire was extended for three weeks. 50 villages have been ordered evacuated.

UN Warns of Global Food Emergency – Hormuz Chokepoint

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns that the Hormuz closure has triggered a global food emergency. Roughly one-third of world fertiliser shipments transit the Strait.