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Holy See (Vatican)

Holy See (Vatican)

Sovereign religious authority

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US oil blockade pushes Cuba toward its biggest political test in decades

Force in Play

Active intermediary in US-Cuba negotiations

The USS Nimitz carrier strike group entered the Caribbean on May 21. The Pentagon was developing military options for Trump while the US intelligence community mapped how Cuba would respond to an attack. One day after issuing a $100 million aid offer and indicting RaΓΊl Castro, Secretary of State Rubio said a negotiated settlement was unlikely.

Updated May 30

Pope Leo XIV calls for binding AI regulation in first encyclical

Rule Changes

Issued binding-regulation encyclical; aligning with one major AI lab

Pope Leo XIV signed his first encyclical on May 15, 2026, 135 years to the day after Pope Leo XIII published Rerum Novarum. Magnifica Humanitas calls AI the next industrial revolution and demands binding external regulation of the companies building it.

Updated May 26