The Washington Times stories: Worlden-usTue, 19 May 2026 15:23:14 -0400Two Americans are accused of trespassing in the monkey enclosure at the Japanese zoo housing the famous baby macaque Punch. Brad MatthewsTue, 19 May 2026 15:23:14 -0400President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance gave a clear ultimatum to Iran on Tuesday, demanding Tehran either agree to a peace deal that prevents it from getting a nuclear weapon or face another military bombardment. Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr.Tue, 19 May 2026 15:19:00 -0400A global marine research team discovered more than 1,100 new ocean species in a single year, news outlets report. Juliet La SalaTue, 19 May 2026 12:31:11 -0400Police in the UK say they are investigating two allegations of decades-old child sex abuse after looking into potential crimes revealed in documents from the U.S. Justice Department's investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Danica KirkaTue, 19 May 2026 11:33:12 -0400The son of Isak Andic, the billionaire founder of the Spanish fashion brand Mango, posted bail of 1 million euros ($1.15 million) on Tuesday following his arrest for alleged homicide in connection with a renewed investigation into the death of his father in 2024. Associated PressTue, 19 May 2026 11:25:29 -0400A bomb exploded outside a Defense Ministry building in the Syrian capital on Tuesday, killing one soldier and wounding about a dozen other people, the ministry and state media reported. Associated PressTue, 19 May 2026 11:18:46 -0400Blink and you might miss the few stone walls that are all that's left of the village that Yusuf Abu Hamam's family was forced to flee when he was an infant in 1948. Julia Frankel and Wafaa ShurafaTue, 19 May 2026 11:18:01 -0400President Trump on Tuesday said higher prices from the war in Iran are "peanuts" compared with the goal of keeping a nuclear weapon out of the regime's hands. Tom Howell Jr.Tue, 19 May 2026 11:18:00 -0400Trains are set to resume rolling on the Long Island Rail Road on Tuesday after a deal was reached to end a strike that had shut down the busiest commuter rail system in the country. Philip MarceloTue, 19 May 2026 11:16:49 -0400The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday that its air defense detected and destroyed six hostile drones over the past 48 hours. Vaughn CockayneTue, 19 May 2026 11:14:00 -0400A NATO fighter jet shot down a Ukrainian drone over southern Estonia on Tuesday, authorities said. Kostya ManenkovTue, 19 May 2026 11:08:15 -0400Israeli forces on Tuesday intercepted six remaining vessels from a much larger activist flotilla attempting to challenge Israel's naval blockade of Gaza. Two other boats are still on their way to the Palestinian territory, according to the activist group's livestream. Julia Frankel and Menelaos HadjicostisTue, 19 May 2026 11:06:28 -0400A Spanish court is investigating former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling and other possible crimes tied to a government airline bailout. Joseph Wilson and Teresa MedranoTue, 19 May 2026 10:53:26 -0400Ireland's air charter contractor revised its in-flight catering procedures after a government-appointed human rights monitor flagged that a deportation flight to Pakistan had served pork sausages -- prohibited under Islamic dietary law -- to 24 Muslim men being removed from the country. The Washington Times AI News DeskTue, 19 May 2026 10:45:10 -0400Divers on Tuesday recovered the bodies of two of the four remaining Italians who died deep inside an underwater cave in an atoll in the Maldives last week, a spokesperson for the Indian Ocean nation said, while describing "very challenging" conditions like poor visibility and strong currents. Mohamed Sharuhaan and Shonal GangulyTue, 19 May 2026 10:20:34 -0400British police said Tuesday they will ask prosecutors to consider charging 57 people and 20 organizations with criminal offenses over the Grenfell Tower blaze, almost a decade after the deadliest fire in Britain's modern history killed dozens. Sylvia HuiTue, 19 May 2026 10:19:25 -0400The International Criminal Court heard on Tuesday how the former senior commander of a Libyan prison murdered and raped inmates, sometimes in front of their children, earning the nickname "Angel of Death." Molly QuellTue, 19 May 2026 10:07:39 -0400America's elite Special Operations Forces units are not just on the "periphery" of 21st-century global conflicts but are an irreplaceable component of the country's ability to project power worldwide and deter major great power wars, the head of U.S. Special Operations Command said Tuesday. Ben WolfgangTue, 19 May 2026 09:48:13 -0400Malaysia's government said Tuesday that it was seeking $251 million in compensation from Norwegian company Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace AS after Norway abruptly revoked an export permit that scuttled a naval missile defense deal for Malaysia's combat ships. Associated PressTue, 19 May 2026 09:34:17 -0400The St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in the heart of the Ukrainian capital is where Kyiv mourns its soldiers and its prominent dead, the casualties of a war Russia began more than four years ago. On Tuesday, it held two white coffins, side by side, bearing the bodies of two girls. Hanna Arhirova and Vasilisa StepanenkoTue, 19 May 2026 09:24:25 -0400