The people of 23 May

British Minister of State for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard says that the UK "does not recognize" the comments made by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, where he accused British prime minister Keir Starmer, along with French president Emmanuel Macron and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, of "siding with Hamas" and being on "the wrong side of humanity".

World · 23 May · with Benjamin Netanyahu, Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Mark Carney

United States district judge Allison D. Burroughs from the District of Massachusetts blocks homeland security secretary Kristi Noem's order to disallow Harvard University from enrolling international students.

Politics · 23 May · with Kristi Noem

A group of U.S. senators visit Ottawa, Canada, to meet with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney in an effort to maintain the relationship between the two countries amidst Trump's tariffs on the country and calls to make it the 51st state.

World · 23 May

Guyanese Foreign Minister Hugh Todd says that Guyana will defend its sovereignty in the face of Venezuela's referendum next Sunday, passing a motion in parliament and reaffirming warnings that Venezuelans voting in the referendum in Guyana will be deported.

World · 23 May

A court in Georgia places opposition figure Zurab Japaridze, a leader in the country's largest opposition group Coalition for Change, in pre-trial detention for failure to appear before a parliamentary inquiry, after the group led protests against the current government and the ruling party Georgian Dream.

Crime & Justice · 23 May

U.S. president Donald Trump announces the implementation of 50% tariffs on all goods imported from European Union countries starting June 1. European stock exchanges including the German DAX, the French CAC 40, and the British FTSE 100 report losses afterwards.

Business · 23 May