Latest news bulletin | May 18th, 2026 – Midday
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Day: May 18, 2026
Türkiye Unveils 42,000-lbf Güçhan Turbofan at SAHA 2026
Türkiye’s MSB R&D Centre unveiled the Güçhan – a 42,000-lbf afterburning turbofan with six prototypes produced and qualification tests scheduled for 2026 – at SAHA EXPO, raising questions about its relationship to TEI’s officially sanctioned TF35000 KAAN engine program under SSB.
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France hopes for cooperation with Algeria to tackle DZ Mafia criminal organisation
The French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin is visiting Algeria. The goal is to “work on opening a new chapter in judicial cooperation” with Algiers. Our partner TV station France 2 had this report asking how many leaders of the criminal organisation …
Iran officially announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz: Top security council
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Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran as peace progress stalls
On Monday Iran said it had responded to the latest US proposal and that exchanges with Washington were continuing.
Iran war live: Talks ongoing via Pakistan; Lebanon death toll tops 3,000 – Al Jazeera
Iran war live: Talks ongoing via Pakistan; Lebanon death toll tops 3,000 Al Jazeera‘Won’t be anything left’: Trump issues warning to Iran after national security team meeting CNNIran’s new offer is insufficient, risks war resumpti…
Kremlin says it has ‘serious expectations’ for Putin’s trip to China – Reuters
Kremlin says it has ‘serious expectations’ for Putin’s trip to China ReutersPutin heads to Beijing days after Trump in test of China’s balancing act CNBCRussia-China ties ‘stabilising’ force in world, Putin says before Xi talks&nb…
DR Congo takes emergency measures to contain new Ebola outbreak
DRC authorities have been advised to take emergency measures in a bid to contain the latest Ebola outbreak. Dozens of lives have already been claimed by the outbreak, which has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the Wo…
Ahead of Putin’s visit, Chinese media cast Sino-Russia ties as a source of ‘stability’ in global turmoil
State news agency Xinhua on Sunday (May 17) said relations between China and Russia will always remain “as unshakeable as a mountain amid wind and rain”.
A Search for Ways Around Blocked Strait Leads to Syria – The New York Times
A Search for Ways Around Blocked Strait Leads to Syria The New York TimesIn the Middle East, there’s a country that only benefited from the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Наша НіваSharaa’s balancing act amid regional pressures&n…