- France: Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will present a new package of fuel-price aid measures for June this Thursday, as prices at the pump continue to strain French households [20].
- Thailand: Paleontologists announced the discovery of one of the largest dinosaurs ever found in Asia — a specimen as long as a blue whale [16].
- Austria: A woman died after dozens of cows attacked her and her husband while the couple was hiking on a pasture [28].
- Cannes 2026: FTII graduate Mehar Malhotra’s Punjabi short film Shadows of the Moonless Nights is India’s sole entry in competition this year, continuing the institute’s strong track record at La Cinef [11].
- Science: Researchers at Queen Mary University of London demonstrated that bumblebees can distinguish between light flashes of different durations — effectively learning elements of Morse code — a cognitive feat previously observed only in humans, monkeys, and pigeons [38].
Walter Murrow
May 17, 2026
