## [2017-05-16](/feed/2017/05/16/index.md)

##### Synchrotron
### [The first synchrotron in the Middle East, SESAME, opens in Jordan, marking a rare cooperation between Iran, Israel, Turkey, and the Palestinian Authority. ](/feed/2017/05/16/the-first-synchrotron-in-the-middle-east-sesame-opens-in-jordan-marking-a-rare-cooperation-between-iran-israel-turk.md)
##### Re-elected
### [In an expected event, Eshaq Jahangiri withdraws his candidacy and urges his supporters to vote for incumbent president Hassan Rouhani. ](/feed/2017/05/16/in-an-expected-event-eshaq-jahangiri-withdraws-his-candidacy-and-urges-his-supporters-to-vote-for-incumbent-president-h.md)
##### Comey memos
### [Jason Chaffetz, the Chairman of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sends a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation demanding all documents related to correspondence between President Trump and former FBI Director James Comey. ](/feed/2017/05/16/jason-chaffetz-the-chairman-of-the-united-states-house-committee-on-oversight-and-government-reform-sends-a-letter-to.md)
### ["The New York Times" reports that a memo from James Comey, read in part to a reporter by a Comey associate, revealed that President Donald Trump asked him to end the F.B.I. investigation of Michael T. Flynn. The White House denies the version of events in the memo. ](/feed/2017/05/16/the-new-york-times-reports-that-a-memo-from-james-comey-read-in-part-to-a-reporter-by-a-comey-associate-revealed-tha.md)
##### Donald Trump revelation of classified information to Russia
### [U.S. intelligence officials had warned Israel not to share sensitive information with President Trump, out of fear that it could be leaked to Russia, and then from Russia to Iran. ](/feed/2017/05/16/us-intelligence-officials-had-warned-israel-not-to-share-sensitive-information-with-president-trump-out-of-fear-that.md)
### [In a series of tweets, President Donald Trump acknowledges that he shared classified information with Russian envoys, contradicting earlier White House denials. ](/feed/2017/05/16/in-a-series-of-tweets-president-donald-trump-acknowledges-that-he-shared-classified-information-with-russian-envoys-co.md)
##### Civil war
### [Israeli Minister of Construction Yoav Galant states that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should be assassinated. Yesterday, the United States Department of State accused the al-Assad government of using a crematory at Sednaya Prison to cover up the mass murders of thousands of political prisoners. The Syrian government denies the accusations. ](/feed/2017/05/16/israeli-minister-of-construction-yoav-galant-states-that-syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-should-be-assassinated-yester.md)
##### Office for National Statistics
### [The Office for National Statistics in the United Kingdom states that consumer prices in Britain rose by an annualized 2.7% in April, the highest level of inflation in almost four years. ](/feed/2017/05/16/the-office-for-national-statistics-in-the-united-kingdom-states-that-consumer-prices-in-britain-rose-by-an-annualized-2.md)
##### Cybersecurity
### [The cybersecurity firms Kaspersky Lab and Symantec report that technical evidence connects the WannaCry ransomware attack to the North Korean-backed Lazarus Group. North Korea is also believed to be responsible for previous cyberattacks on the SWIFT banking system and against Sony Pictures. ](/feed/2017/05/16/the-cybersecurity-firms-kaspersky-lab-and-symantec-report-that-technical-evidence-connects-the-wannacry-ransomware-attac.md)
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