Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Let's Do The News! (May 20, 2026)

           

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- Suspended Senate OIC Sergeant-at-arms Mao Aplasca slammed the publicly-released CCTV footage of last week's shootout as "spliced".

- The PH Supreme Court rejected the temporary restraining order for Senator Bato Dela Rosa. Bato's allies are filing a motion for reconsideration for the junked TRO.

- Grassfire across the Taal Volcano, which occurred yesterday, rages on.

- US Senator Tommy Tuberville wins the Republican nomination for Alabama governor.

- Chinese and Russian leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met in Beijing, days after US President Donald Trump's visit. 

- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer postpones planned 5p increase in fuel duty, extending the freeze until the end of 2026.

- The all-electric, all-new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door was unveiled. The EV powertrain has over 1153hp of power with a 0-100kph time of 2.5 seconds. It even features a fake V8 noise vanity coming from its stereo.

2027 Mercedes-AMG GT63 4-Door
2027 Mercedes-AMG GT63 4-Door

- Skoda's compact EV crossover, the Epiq, was unveiled.

2027 Skoda Epiq
2027 Skoda Epiq

- HOME MADE KAZOKU announced their comeback.

- Veteran voiceover Tom Kane passed away. Kane is known for voicing Professor Utonium from the cartoon "The Powerpuff Girls".

- JYP Entertainment shares update on its legal proceedings against individuals targeting its artists.

- The NFL approved up to ten international games in the 2027 season.

- Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice faces 30 days of jail time.

- Channel 4 "deeply sorry" over Married at First Sight UK's rape allegations and says no decision yet on airing the next season.

TTFN.

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