International

A Wall Street Journal report reveals that Israel built a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran, housing special forces and search-and-rescue teams. Israeli forces launched airstrikes against Iraqi troops who nearly discovered the base. [...]

Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza Party, was sworn in as Hungary’s new Prime Minister on May 9, 2026, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power. Magyar pledged to dismantle the ‘illiberal regime’ and restore closer ties with the European Union. [...]

A Frontier Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles struck and killed a person who scaled a perimeter fence and ran onto the runway at Denver International Airport on Friday night. The impact caused a massive engine fire, forcing an emergency evacuation of 224 passengers and 7 crew members. [...]

US President Donald Trump has congratulated PM Modi on the BJP’s ‘historic and decisive’ victory in West Bengal, where the party won 206 of 294 seats. White House spokesman Kush Desai praised Modi’s leadership, saying Trump called him ‘lucky’ for India. [...]