Iran-UAE tensions, America's most conservative court and Swatch brawls
May 18, 2026
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Summary
Iran's fragile ceasefire is fraying after a drone strike sparks a fire at a UAE nuclear power plant. Surging oil prices drive bond yields to multi-month highs. The hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks in Rotterdam as health officials battle another outbreak – of misinformation. We look at the U.S. appeals court so conservative that the Supreme Court keeps overruling it. The Iran war is reshaping how Europeans travel this summer. And shoppers come to blows over a new Swatch watch.
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