It’s hard to pinpoint when Arsenal Football Club reached its recent version of rock bottom, but December 2019 seems as good a place as any. Unai Emery had recently been dismissed as head coach after the club’s worst run of form since 1992, the team lingered around the middle of the Premier League and a humiliating performance against Manchester City sent heads hanging all around the Emirates Stadium. As the reigning champion raced to a 3-0 first half lead, home fans flocked towards the nearest exit and the gap between the best in the business and Arsenal had never been wider.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/23/sport/mikel-arteta-arsenal-premier-league-title
A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 82 people, according to state media, the country’s deadliest mining disaster in more than a decade. Rescue efforts are still underway nearly a day after the blast took place, according to state broadcaster CCTV, with emergency teams descending into the Liushenyu coal mine to search for any workers trapped beneath the ground. The blast happened some 300 meters below ground, according to CCTV. In the aftermath, the explosion site is reported to have filled with water and debris from broken walls. Rescuers are bringing water pipes and kayaks to climb down and access the scene.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/22/china/four-dead-china-coal-mine-latam-intl
Russian President Vladimir Putin is running out of time to win his war against Ukraine, amid a stalemate on the battlefield and growing troubles at home, a European intelligence chief has told CNN. In the next four or five months, Putin “may not be able to negotiate from a position of strength anymore,” Kaupo Rosin, head of Estonia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, said in an interview at the intelligence agency’s headquarters in Tallinn. Rosin detailed a combination of economic, military and societal pressures facing Putin that could force him to the negotiating table. “Time is not in Russia’s favor,” he said.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/23/europe/russia-battlefield-losses-pressure-estonia-spy-chief-intl
Palm Beach socialite and model Bettina Anderson will celebrate her marriage to President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. on a tropical island today. It won’t be the affair the bride had originally envisioned. Anderson had initially expressed interest in getting married at the White House, multiple sources told CNN. But the groom didn’t think it was appropriate, particularly given the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran, and Anderson herself ultimately agreed, one of the sources said. President Donald Trump also told allies he didn’t think it was a good idea. The couple settled instead on a small, exclusive ceremony on an island in the Bahamas where Anderson has previously posted images of crystal blue waters and secluded beaches. There could also be a follow-up celebration at the White House later this year, a source familiar with the matter said.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/23/politics/donald-trump-jr-bettina-anderson-white-house-wedding
Emergency crews are working nonstop to prevent an overheating tank filled with a toxic chemical from leaking or triggering what could be a catastrophic explosion as approximately 50,000 residents in Orange County, California remain under evacuation. Earlier, the Orange County Fire Authority told CNN 79,000 residents were impacted. Authorities have spent the past two days trying to prevent the tank, which is full of the chemical methyl methacrylate, from exploding after it began to overheat. Evacuation orders were initially issued to those in the 9-square-mile area around the facility involved, but the evacuation zone was expanded after experts evaluated the volatile situation.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/22/us/chemical-spill-orange-county-california