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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154399" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Middle Eastern crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Arab_countries" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_relations" target="_blank">Israel–United Arab Emirates relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Israel" target="_blank">ambassador to Israel</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" target="_blank">Mike Huckabee</a> says that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> has deployed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome" target="_blank">Iron Dome</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" target="_blank">air defense systems</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">military personnel</a> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">United Arab Emirates</a> amid the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iranian</a> strikes. <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israel-sent-iron-dome-batteries-personnel-to-uae-us-ambassador-to-israel/article70969752.ece" target="_blank">(AFP via The Hindu)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It is reported that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a> launched retaliatory strikes against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> in response to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Iranian strikes</a> on the country during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War" target="_blank">war</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/saudi-arabia-launched-covert-attacks-iran-regional-war-widened-sources-2026-05-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-launched-covert-attacks-on-iran-as-regional-war-widened-sources" target="_blank">(Strait Times)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign" target="_blank">2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" target="_blank">Secretary of State for Defence</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Healey" target="_blank">John Healey</a> announces that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> has deployed Typhoon fighter jets and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy" target="_blank">Royal Navy</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_45_destroyer" target="_blank">destroyer</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dragon_%28D35%29" target="_blank">HMS Dragon</a> as part of a mission to secure the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y909grldqo" target="_blank">(BBC)</a> <a href="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260512-uk-to-deploy-drones-fighter-jets-warship-for-future-hormuz-security-mission/" target="_blank">(Middle East Monitor)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war" target="_blank">2026 Lebanon war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Public_Health_%28Lebanon%29" target="_blank">health minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakan_Nassereddine" target="_blank">Rakan Nassereddine</a> says that Israeli attacks have <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_attacks_on_the_Lebanese_health_sector_during_the_Israel-Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">killed at least 108 medics and health workers</a> since the war began on March 2, and at least 380 people have been killed and 1,122 have been injured since the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> began on April 17. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/108-medics-health-workers-killed-by-israel-in-lebanon-since-march-2-health-minister/3935485" target="_blank">(AA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Six people are killed and seven others, including a nine-month-old child, are injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_strikes" target="_blank">drone strikes</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih" target="_blank">Kryvyi Rih</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Dnipropetrovsk Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-strikes-ukraine-with-drones-ceasefire-ends-ukrainian-officials-say-2026-05-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ukrainian President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskiy" target="_blank">Volodymyr Zelenskiy</a> states that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Armed Forces of Ukraine</a> have attacked several gas facilities in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orenburg_Oblast" target="_blank">Orenburg Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-strikes-ukraine-with-drones-ceasefire-ends-ukrainian-officials-say-2026-05-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Sudanese civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Blue_Nile_campaign" target="_blank">2026 Blue Nile campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Migration" target="_blank">International Organization for Migration</a> reports that 50,000 people have been displaced from their homes in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Nile_State" target="_blank">Blue Nile</a> region. <a href="https://sudantribune.com/article/313870" target="_blank">(Sudan Tribune)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A bomb explodes inside a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazaar" target="_blank">bazaar</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakki_Marwat" target="_blank">Lakki Marwat</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>, killing at least 10 people and wounding over 30 others. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/seven-killed-blast-northwest-pakistan-market-police-say-2026-05-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Georgian_patriarchal_election" target="_blank">2026 Georgian patriarchal election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shio_III_of_Georgia" target="_blank">Shio III</a> is enthroned as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholicos-Patriarch_of_All_Georgia" target="_blank">Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetitskhoveli_Cathedral" target="_blank">Svetitskhoveli cathedral</a>. <a href="https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/enthronement-of-catholicos-patriarch-shio-iii-at-svetitskhoveli-cathedral/" target="_blank">(Georgian Public Broadcaster)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_automation" target="_blank">autonomous driving</a> technology company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo" target="_blank">Waymo</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_recall" target="_blank">recalls</a> 3,800 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotaxi" target="_blank">robotaxis</a> over risks that they could enter flooded areas. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/waymo-recall-nearly-3800-robotaxis-over-self-driving-software-issue-2026-05-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed and two others are injured after a fire at a residential building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hengyang" target="_blank">Hengyang</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunan" target="_blank">Hunan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://english.news.cn/20260512/fbed8450b4b442ae9ce780ef51855aad/c.html" target="_blank">(Xinhua)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak" target="_blank">MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">American</a> traveller, suspected of potential contact with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantavirus_infection" target="_blank">hantavirus</a>, is quarantined upon arrival in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcairn_Islands" target="_blank">Pitcairn Islands</a> after transiting through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia" target="_blank">French Polynesia</a>. <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/594933/hantavirus-contact-case-quarantined-in-pitcairn-after-short-transit-in-tahiti" target="_blank">(RNZ)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spanish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_%28Spain%29" target="_blank">health ministry</a> confirms the country's first case of hantavirus in a Spanish passenger from the MV Hondius who has been in isolation at a hospital in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid" target="_blank">Madrid</a> since 11 May. <a href="https://www.abc.es/sociedad/segunda-pcr-confirma-pasajero-espanol-positivo-hantavirus-20260512114447-nt.html" target="_blank">(ABC.es)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_Kingdom_government_crisis" target="_blank">2026 United Kingdom government crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">British</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer" target="_blank">Keir Starmer</a> tells <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starmer_ministry" target="_blank">his cabinet</a> he has &quot;no intention&quot; of resigning after several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_%28government%29" target="_blank">ministers</a> and more than 90 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29" target="_blank">Labour Party</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_%28United_Kingdom%29" target="_blank">MPs</a> call on him to resign or set a timetable for a new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Labour_Party_%28UK%29" target="_blank">party leader</a> to be elected later this year. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/starmer-resign-fahnbulleh-politics-britain-1454415a831ae3af31b10dff29d04d13" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1e2n923v1lt" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_%28government%29" target="_blank">ministers</a> resign following Starmer's refusal to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resignation" target="_blank">resign</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Phillips" target="_blank">Jess Phillips</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Davies-Jones" target="_blank">Alex Davies-Jones</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miatta_Fahnbulleh_%28politician%29" target="_blank">Miatta Fahnbulleh</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zubir_Ahmed" target="_blank">Zubir Ahmed</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1e2n923v1lt" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Bahamian_general_election" target="_blank">2026 Bahamian general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamians" target="_blank">Bahamians</a> vote to elect 41 seats of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Bahamas" target="_blank">House of Assembly</a>. Incumbent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Bahamas" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Davis_%28Bahamian_politician%29" target="_blank">Philip Davis</a> seeks a second consecutive term in office. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bahamians-vote-snap-election-pm-davis-seeks-rare-second-term-2026-05-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_dispute" target="_blank">Cambodian–Thai border dispute</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia" target="_blank">Cambodian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Cambodia%29" target="_blank">National Assembly</a> approves the extension of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">military</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription" target="_blank">conscription</a> to two years and increases penalties for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_evasion" target="_blank">draft evasion</a> amid <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia%E2%80%93Thailand_border" target="_blank">border</a> clashes with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a>. <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/cambodia-conscription-term-extend-thailand-tensions-clashes-6115831" target="_blank">(AFP via CNA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Uganda" target="_blank">Ugandan President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoweri_Museveni" target="_blank">Yoweri Museveni</a> is re-inaugurated for a 7th term. <a href="https://www.africanews.com/2026/05/12/ugandas-president-yoweri-museveni-sworn-in-to-seventh-consecutive-term/" target="_blank">(Africanews)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154399, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Middle Eastern crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war']2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Arab_countries']2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_relations']Israel–United Arab Emirates relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_United_Arab_Emirates']2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Israel']ambassador to Israel[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Huckabee']Mike Huckabee[/URL] says that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] has deployed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome']Iron Dome[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare']air defense systems[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']military personnel[/URL] to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates']United Arab Emirates[/URL] amid the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iranian[/URL] strikes. [URL='https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israel-sent-iron-dome-batteries-personnel-to-uae-us-ambassador-to-israel/article70969752.ece'](AFP via [I]The Hindu[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Saudi_Arabia']2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia[/URL] [LIST] [*]It is reported that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi Arabia[/URL] launched retaliatory strikes against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] in response to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Saudi_Arabia']Iranian strikes[/URL] on the country during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War']war[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/saudi-arabia-launched-covert-attacks-iran-regional-war-widened-sources-2026-05-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-launched-covert-attacks-on-iran-as-regional-war-widened-sources']([I]Strait Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis']2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign']2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence']Secretary of State for Defence[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Healey']John Healey[/URL] announces that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] has deployed Typhoon fighter jets and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy']Royal Navy[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_45_destroyer']destroyer[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dragon_%28D35%29']HMS Dragon[/URL] as part of a mission to secure the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y909grldqo'](BBC)[/URL] [URL='https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260512-uk-to-deploy-drones-fighter-jets-warship-for-future-hormuz-security-mission/'](Middle East Monitor)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Public_Health_%28Lebanon%29']health minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakan_Nassereddine']Rakan Nassereddine[/URL] says that Israeli attacks have [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_attacks_on_the_Lebanese_health_sector_during_the_Israel-Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']killed at least 108 medics and health workers[/URL] since the war began on March 2, and at least 380 people have been killed and 1,122 have been injured since the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] began on April 17. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/108-medics-health-workers-killed-by-israel-in-lebanon-since-march-2-health-minister/3935485'](AA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Six people are killed and seven others, including a nine-month-old child, are injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_strikes']drone strikes[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih']Kryvyi Rih[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast']Dnipropetrovsk Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-strikes-ukraine-with-drones-ceasefire-ends-ukrainian-officials-say-2026-05-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Ukrainian President [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskiy']Volodymyr Zelenskiy[/URL] states that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Armed Forces of Ukraine[/URL] have attacked several gas facilities in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orenburg_Oblast']Orenburg Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-strikes-ukraine-with-drones-ceasefire-ends-ukrainian-officials-say-2026-05-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Blue_Nile_campaign']2026 Blue Nile campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Migration']International Organization for Migration[/URL] reports that 50,000 people have been displaced from their homes in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Nile_State']Blue Nile[/URL] region. [URL='https://sudantribune.com/article/313870']([I]Sudan Tribune[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL] [LIST] [*]A bomb explodes inside a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazaar']bazaar[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakki_Marwat']Lakki Marwat[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL], killing at least 10 people and wounding over 30 others. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/seven-killed-blast-northwest-pakistan-market-police-say-2026-05-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Georgian_patriarchal_election']2026 Georgian patriarchal election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shio_III_of_Georgia']Shio III[/URL] is enthroned as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholicos-Patriarch_of_All_Georgia']Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetitskhoveli_Cathedral']Svetitskhoveli cathedral[/URL]. [URL='https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/enthronement-of-catholicos-patriarch-shio-iii-at-svetitskhoveli-cathedral/'](Georgian Public Broadcaster)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*]American [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_automation']autonomous driving[/URL] technology company [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo']Waymo[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_recall']recalls[/URL] 3,800 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotaxi']robotaxis[/URL] over risks that they could enter flooded areas. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/waymo-recall-nearly-3800-robotaxis-over-self-driving-software-issue-2026-05-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Five people are killed and two others are injured after a fire at a residential building in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hengyang']Hengyang[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunan']Hunan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://english.news.cn/20260512/fbed8450b4b442ae9ce780ef51855aad/c.html'](Xinhua)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak']MV [I]Hondius[/I] hantavirus outbreak[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']American[/URL] traveller, suspected of potential contact with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantavirus_infection']hantavirus[/URL], is quarantined upon arrival in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcairn_Islands']Pitcairn Islands[/URL] after transiting through [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia']French Polynesia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/594933/hantavirus-contact-case-quarantined-in-pitcairn-after-short-transit-in-tahiti'](RNZ)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spanish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_%28Spain%29']health ministry[/URL] confirms the country's first case of hantavirus in a Spanish passenger from the MV [I]Hondius[/I] who has been in isolation at a hospital in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid']Madrid[/URL] since 11 May. [URL='https://www.abc.es/sociedad/segunda-pcr-confirma-pasajero-espanol-positivo-hantavirus-20260512114447-nt.html'](ABC.es)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_Kingdom_government_crisis']2026 United Kingdom government crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']British[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer']Keir Starmer[/URL] tells [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starmer_ministry']his cabinet[/URL] he has "no intention" of resigning after several [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_%28government%29']ministers[/URL] and more than 90 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29']Labour Party[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_%28United_Kingdom%29']MPs[/URL] call on him to resign or set a timetable for a new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Labour_Party_%28UK%29']party leader[/URL] to be elected later this year. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/starmer-resign-fahnbulleh-politics-britain-1454415a831ae3af31b10dff29d04d13'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1e2n923v1lt'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]Four [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_%28government%29']ministers[/URL] resign following Starmer's refusal to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resignation']resign[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Phillips']Jess Phillips[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Davies-Jones']Alex Davies-Jones[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miatta_Fahnbulleh_%28politician%29']Miatta Fahnbulleh[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zubir_Ahmed']Zubir Ahmed[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1e2n923v1lt'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Bahamian_general_election']2026 Bahamian general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamians']Bahamians[/URL] vote to elect 41 seats of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Bahamas']House of Assembly[/URL]. Incumbent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Bahamas']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Davis_%28Bahamian_politician%29']Philip Davis[/URL] seeks a second consecutive term in office. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bahamians-vote-snap-election-pm-davis-seeks-rare-second-term-2026-05-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_dispute']Cambodian–Thai border dispute[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia']Cambodian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Cambodia%29']National Assembly[/URL] approves the extension of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces']military[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription']conscription[/URL] to two years and increases penalties for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_evasion']draft evasion[/URL] amid [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia%E2%80%93Thailand_border']border[/URL] clashes with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL]. [URL='https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/cambodia-conscription-term-extend-thailand-tensions-clashes-6115831'](AFP via CNA)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Uganda']Ugandan President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoweri_Museveni']Yoweri Museveni[/URL] is re-inaugurated for a 7th term. [URL='https://www.africanews.com/2026/05/12/ugandas-president-yoweri-museveni-sworn-in-to-seventh-consecutive-term/'](Africanews)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_May_12"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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