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May 9, 2026

World

First Line News Articles for Saturday, May 9 2026

World

Japan Fires Missile in Joint Drill With US, Allies

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces fired a Type 88 anti-ship missile during a joint maritime exercise with U.S., Australian, and Philippine forces on Wednesday, hitting a decommissioned Philippine Navy ship in waters facing the South China Sea.

DHS: Iran Conflict May Have Motivated Trump Shooting Suspect

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security identified the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran as a potential motive for the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration.

U.S. kills 3 in suspected drug-smuggling boat strike; toll hits 190

The U.S. military said late Tuesday it killed three people in its latest strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, raising the death toll from the Trump administration’s military campaign against alleged drug smugglers to at least 190.

North Korea revises constitution to drop reunification goal

North Korea has revised its constitution to remove all references to reunification with South Korea, a document shared by Seoul’s Unification Ministry showed Wednesday, formalizing leader Kim Jong Un’s push to redefine inter-Korean ties as relations between two separate states.

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