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May 6, 2026

Headlines for May 6, 2026

  • Trump Announces Pause of So-Called Project Freedom Operation in Strait of Hormuz
  • Husband of Imprisoned Iranian Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Speaks Out After Her Hospitalization
  • Israeli Strikes Kill at Least Three Palestinians in Gaza
  • Israeli Court Extends Detention of Two Gaza Flotilla Activists
  • Four Palestine Action Activists Convicted over Raid at Factory Operated by Israeli Defense Firm Elbit
  • House Democrats Urge U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Acknowledge Israel's Secret Weapons Program
  • Pentagon Launches Another Strike on a Vessel in the Eastern Pacific, Killing Three People
  • New Report Casts Blame on U.S. Sanctions for Cuba's Increasing Infant Mortality Rate
  • Guardian: ICE Hires Private Security Company Accused of Torture to Help Track Down Undocumented Children
  • CNN: Department of Veterans Affairs Probes Staffers Who Attended Vigils Honoring Alex Pretti
  • Senate GOP Tucks In $1 Billion for Trump's White House Ballroom in Immigration Enforcement Package
  • Trump-Backed Challengers Unseat Five Indiana GOP State Senators Who Voted Against Redistricting Plan
  • Activists Protest at the Philippines Consulate Calling for Probe into Killing of 19 People in Negros

This post was originally published on Democracy Now!.

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