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Drone strike sparks fire at UAE nuclear power plant in latest blow to Iran ceasefire
May 17, 2026 - World 
A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant on Sunday, sparking a fire on its perimeter. There were no reports of injuries or radiological release, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the Iran ceasefire remains tenuous.
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kill 4 and wound 12 others, while debris lands on a Moscow airport
May 17, 2026 - World 
One of Ukraine's largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities said Sunday. Debris fell on Russia's largest airport without causing damage.
Researchers stunned by forgotten medieval book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem
May 17, 2026 - World 
Researchers in Dublin have uncovered the oldest surviving English poem in a Roman library
Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem
May 17, 2026 - World 
The researchers in Ireland looked at their computer screen, marveling at a medieval book tracked down in a Roman library. They flipped through its digitized pages and found their sought-after treasure: the oldest surviving English poem.
Perdue: Trump trip to China was needed to correct decades of American 'malaise'
May 17, 2026 - World 
President Trump's visit to Beijing was a strategic diplomatic engagement that advanced his top priority of correcting a decades-old economic imbalance that "hollowed out" crucial American industries, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Sunday.
