TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Saturday, May 30, 2026. Here are the highlights: Judge Rules Trump Name Must Be Removed from Kennedy Center; Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban on Indonesian Shrimp Exports; and For Pakistan, Joining Abraham Accords Is a Tricky Choice.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Judge Rules Trump Name Must Be Removed from Kennedy Center
A US federal judge ruled on Friday that only Congress can alter the name of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts or make renovations, rebuking the Trump administration, which had planned to close the venue for renovations and had added Trump's name to it.
The ruling was the latest legal setback for Trump's efforts to leave his personal mark on Washington's landscape and landmarks.
How does Trump fare with this decision? Read here for the US president's response.
2. Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban on Indonesian Shrimp Exports
The Saudi Arabian government has lifted the ban on shrimp exports from Indonesia since May 24, 2026, according to the country's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries.
The temporary ban on shrimp exports from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia was implemented on September 9, 2025. Click here to read more about why Saudi imposed the ban.
3. For Pakistan, Joining Abraham Accords Is a Tricky Choice
Pakistan finds itself in a fix following US President Donald Trump's latest demand for Islamabad to sign the so-called Abraham Accords to normalize ties with Israel as part of a potential deal to end the Iran war.
Trump said on Monday that any agreement to end the Iran war should see countries such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Qatar join the Abraham Accords, which the president brokered during his first term in 2020.
Read here to know more about the implications of Pakistan joining or rejecting the Abraham Accords.
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