{"category":"world","articles":[{"title":"Xi Is Poised to Press Trump on Arms Sales to Taiwan","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/asia/xi-trump-china-taiwan-arms-sales.html","date":"Tue, 12 May 2026 06:21:56 +0000","desc":"Beijing has called Taiwan the “core of China’s core interests.” Xi Jinping is likely to focus on getting President Trump to slow approval of more weapons for th..."},{"title":"Altar Boy Who Called Out Sexual Abuse in the Philippines Is Now a Lawyer for Victims","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/asia/philippines-catholic-church-sex-abuse.html","date":"Tue, 12 May 2026 06:08:04 +0000","desc":"Michal Gatchalian dared to speak out against sexual abuse by a priest in the devoutly Catholic Philippines. He’s now a lawyer helping other victims."},{"title":"<![CDATA[Last passengers leave virus-hit cruise ship as three more test positive]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjep78l5835o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Tue, 12 May 2026 05:40:53 GMT","desc":""},{"title":"Shady Shipping","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/strait-hormuz-spoofing-tankers-china-iran.html","date":"Tue, 12 May 2026 05:32:10 +0000","desc":"The murkiness in the Strait of Hormuz reveals a darker side of global shipping: Some vessels don’t want to be found."},{"title":"<![CDATA[Ex-Philippine leader Duterte's drug war enforcer escapes ICC arrest]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8p1zrr9nxo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Tue, 12 May 2026 04:37:03 GMT","desc":""},{"title":"<![CDATA[Israel passes law to allow death penalty and public trials for those linked to 7 October]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202ngg45x8o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Tue, 12 May 2026 04:11:42 GMT","desc":""},{"title":"What to Know About the Hantavirus Outbreak on an Atlantic Cruise Ship","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/article/hantavirus-cruise-ship-outbreak-hondius.html","date":"Tue, 12 May 2026 04:06:09 +0000","desc":"The health authorities are working to calm fears and contain the rare virus. Three passengers died after traveling on the ship, and several others fell ill or t..."},{"title":"Is France’s Centrist Leader Trying to Weatherproof It From the Far Right?","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/europe/france-macron-weatherproof-bureaucracy.html","date":"Tue, 12 May 2026 04:01:06 +0000","desc":"President Emmanuel Macron has appointed a string of allies who will remain in critical state positions after next year’s presidential election, and who could th..."},{"title":"Where Are the Passengers of the Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Now?","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship-passengers.html","date":"Tue, 12 May 2026 03:59:43 +0000","desc":"Nearly two dozen countries are repatriating citizens who were aboard the MV Hondius, where three passengers died in a hantavirus outbreak."},{"title":"<![CDATA[China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser, says former World Bank chief]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2rnyg50zo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Tue, 12 May 2026 03:40:29 GMT","desc":""}]}