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1 dead and 9 missing after pickup truck falls off bridge in southern China 05/17/2026 06:47am • BEIJING (AP) — One worker died and nine remain missing after a pickup truck fell of a bridge in southwest China on Saturday, state media reported. The truck, carrying a total of 15 people, was transporting workers to a sweet potato farm in the southern Guangxi region. Five people were rescued, aut Max Verstappen's hopes of win on 24-hour race debut ended by mechanical issue 05/17/2026 06:45am • NÃœRBURG, Germany (AP) — Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen's chances of victory in his 24-hour racing debut at the famed Nürburgring track have been ended by an apparent mechanical issue with his car. Verstappen had been leading Sunday morning by over half a minute, sharing a Mercedes A A drone strike causes fire outside a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi 05/17/2026 06:43am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A drone strike caused a fire outside a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, authorities in the United Arab Emirates said. The Abu Dhabi media office said in a statement that the fire broke out in an external electrical generator outside the perimeter of th A drone strike caused a fire outside a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE authorities say 05/17/2026 06:27am • CAIRO (AP) — A drone strike caused a fire outside a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE authorities say. WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda 05/17/2026 06:07am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. The WHO said the outbreak does not meet th Toronto, one of the most diverse cities in the world, will host 6 World Cup games: 5 things to know 05/17/2026 06:00am • TORONTO (AP) — Toronto, one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world, will host six World Cup games, including the first-ever such match in Canada on June 12. The host country will face Bosnia and Herzegovina in that opening match. Ghana plays Panama on June 17, Germany plays Côte d’I At least 4 people killed in one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia 05/17/2026 05:59am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least four people, including three near Moscow, died in one of the largest Ukrainian overnight attacks against Russia since the start of the war, according to Russian local authorities. A woman was killed after a drone hit her home in Khimki, a city just northwest of Mosco Young Kyiv couple killed in a fierce Russian airstrike hoped to start a family, mourners say 05/17/2026 05:41am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Like many Ukrainians, Maryna Homeniuk fled her homeland after Russia's full-scale invasion four years ago. She managed to complete her degree in the Czech Republic, adding Vietnamese to her impressive list of languages, before returning home the following year and meeting her A look at major Ebola outbreaks and when the disease was first identified 05/17/2026 05:17am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Health authorities say there is a new Ebola outbreak in the Central African country of Congo, with more than 300 suspected cases and at least 88 deaths. Cases have also been reported in neighboring Uganda. The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of intern Massive Ukrainian drone strike against Russia leaves at least 4 people dead 05/17/2026 04:54am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Massive Ukrainian drone strike against Russia leaves at least 4 people dead. Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem 05/17/2026 04:46am • ROME (AP) — 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. “We were extremely surprised. We were speechles Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague 05/17/2026 04:26am • KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Félicien Kabuga, accused of bankrolling the Rwandan genocide, died on Thursday in a hospital in The Hague while in custody, a U.N. court said. Kabuga, whose exact birthday is not known but was over 90, was suffering from dementia and has been stranded in legal limbo since 2 It's official: Wes Streeting of the Labour Party wants to be Britain's next prime minister 05/17/2026 04:26am • LONDON (AP) — Wes Streeting's ambition to head the British government was one of the worst-kept secrets in U.K. politics. But if anyone was unaware, it's now official — the former health secretary announced on Saturday his intention to oust Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “We need a proper contes Today in History: May 17, Supreme Court strikes down school segregation 05/17/2026 04:10am • Today is Sunday, May 17, the 137th day of 2026. There are 228 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 17, 1954, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, which held that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal and there Photo highlights from Cannes 2026 05/17/2026 04:07am • photo-highlights-from-cannes-2026