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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154400" 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_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/China" target="_blank">Chinese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_tanker%23The_supertanker_era" target="_blank">supertanker</a> Yuan Hua Hu, which carries 2 million barrels of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Iraq" target="_blank">Iraqi crude</a>, crosses the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a> after previously being stranded in the Gulf for two months following the Iran war. The crossing comes ahead of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Trump_to_China" target="_blank">upcoming meeting</a> between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_China" target="_blank">Chinese president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping" target="_blank">Xi Jinping</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-896072" target="_blank">(Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four other vessels from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> cross the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a> within the past 24 hours, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off%23Car_carriers" target="_blank">vehicle carrier</a> Xian Jiang Kou and oil <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_tanker" target="_blank">chemical tanker</a> Starway. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/china-linked-vessels-transit-strait-of-hormuz-via-iran-s-safe-corridor-as-trump-visits-china/3936668" target="_blank">(AA)</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">At least 12 people, including two children, are killed from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> drone strikes on cars on a major highway linking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut" target="_blank">Beirut</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon" target="_blank">southern Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/0513/1573202-israel-lebanon/" target="_blank">(AFP via RTÉ)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACLED" target="_blank">ACLED</a> reports that April was the deadliest month in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a> this year, with more than 120 reported fatalities related to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> violence. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-steps-up-attacks-gaza-since-iran-truce-military-says-hamas-rearming-2026-05-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</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">Nine people are killed and at least 28 others are injured in the latest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_Systems_Forces_%28Russia%29" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone strikes</a> across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3pj85depzo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</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/Darfur_campaign_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Darfur campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least two people are killed and several others were injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone strike</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Geneina" target="_blank">El Geneina</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Darfur" target="_blank">West Darfur</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>. <a href="https://sudantribune.com/article/313882" target="_blank">(Sudan Tribune)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_fuel_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Iran war fuel crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Information_Administration" target="_blank">U.S. Energy Information Administration</a> reports that the oil flow through the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a> has fallen to 30% in the first quarter of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026" target="_blank">2026</a> as compared to the previous quarter. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/oil-flows-through-strait-of-hormuz-fall-nearly-30-in-first-quarter-eia/3936619" target="_blank">(AA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a> approves reforms to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Renewable_Energy_Sources_Act" target="_blank">its heating law</a> and adopts new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Germany" target="_blank">electricity supply</a> legislation that enables support for 9 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigawatt" target="_blank">GW</a> of new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas-fired_power_plant" target="_blank">gas-fired power plants</a>. <a href="https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/051326-german-cabinet-approves-gas-plant-tender-heating-reform-draft-laws" target="_blank">(S&amp;P Global)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">According to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a total of 563 people were killed and 1,279 others injured in accidents on roads, railways and waterways in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladesh</a> in April of this year. <a href="https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20260514/d3f66bc1ac6547d7a6c6f297f4134b4d/c.html" target="_blank">(Xinhua)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 33 people are killed and 16 others are injured from a powerful storm and heavy rain across five districts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" target="_blank">Uttar Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/heavy-rain-and-dust-storm-leave-33-dead-across-uttar-pradesh/articleshow/131079245.cms" target="_blank">(The Times of India)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people are killed in a two-story house fire in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Jakarta" target="_blank">North Jakarta</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>. <a href="https://english.news.cn/20260513/5364ab7e1cea4aab8ca14acab906d42f/c.html" target="_blank">(Xinhua)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana%E2%80%93South_Africa_relations" target="_blank">Ghana–South Africa relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_in_South_Africa" target="_blank">Xenophobia in South Africa</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana" target="_blank">Ghanaian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_%28Ghana%29" target="_blank">foreign minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Okudzeto_Ablakwa" target="_blank">Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa</a> announces plans to evacuate about 300 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaians" target="_blank">citizens</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a> following attacks targeting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa" target="_blank">sub-Saharan African</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_South_Africa" target="_blank">migrants</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghana-evacuate-300-citizens-south-africa-after-xenophobic-attacks-2026-05-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_investigation_in_the_Philippines" target="_blank">International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Philippine_Senate_lockdown" target="_blank">2026 Philippine Senate lockdown</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gunshots are reported at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">senate</a> building amid tensions surrounding a possible arrest of senator <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_dela_Rosa" target="_blank">Ronald dela Rosa</a> under an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" target="_blank">International Criminal Court</a> warrant for alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity" target="_blank">crimes against humanity</a>. <a href="https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/13/05/2026/shots-heard-at-philippine-senate-as-lawmaker-wanted-by-icc-holds-out-afp" target="_blank">(AFP via The Peninsula)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-senator-says-arrest-is-imminent-urges-public-not-allow-icc-transfer-2026-05-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_Police" target="_blank">Sussex Police</a> say they have recovered the bodies of three women off a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach" target="_blank">beach</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton" target="_blank">Brighton</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a>, and are working to identify the women. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/13/bodies-of-three-women-recovered-from-sea-off-brighton" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" target="_blank">U.S. Senate</a> blocks a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution%23Iran%2C_2026" target="_blank">War Powers Resolution</a> to curtail <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>'s war powers in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Iran War</a> for a 7th time in a 49-50 vote, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">Democrat</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fetterman" target="_blank">John Fetterman</a> being the lone Democrat to vote against it. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-congress-lisa-murkowski-3efd8b6bc1834a66eca8526a0a9b3ffe" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_crisis_in_Somalia" target="_blank">Constitutional crisis in Somalia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Somali_presidential_election" target="_blank">2026 Somali presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_of_Hassan_Sheikh_Mohamud" target="_blank">Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">US and UK mediate talks at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu" target="_blank">Mogadishu</a>'s Halane Compound between president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Sheikh_Mohamud" target="_blank">Hassan Sheikh Mohamud</a> and the opposition led by regional president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Said_Abdullahi_Deni" target="_blank">Said Abdullahi Deni</a> have broken down without an agreement. The deadlock centres on bitter disputes over the country's upcoming electoral framework, technical delays, and regional vote-rigging accusations in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_West_State_of_Somalia" target="_blank">South West State of Somalia</a>. <a href="https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-mogadishu-talks-collapse-as-election-deadlock-deepens-ahead-of-critical-deadline" target="_blank">(Garowe Online</a> <a href="https://www.somaliguardian.com/news/somalia-news/somalias-rivals-gather-in-mogadishu-for-u-s-mediated-talks-as-nation-faces-a-constitutional-crisis/" target="_blank">Somali Guardian</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_State_Opening_of_Parliament" target="_blank">2026 State Opening of Parliament</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">King</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_III" target="_blank">Charles III</a> makes the speech from the throne opening the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">parliamentary</a> session. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clypj215wgpo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia" target="_blank">Latvian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Latvia" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evika_Sili%C5%86a" target="_blank">Evika Siliņa</a> loses her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeima" target="_blank">parliamentary</a> majority after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Progressives_%28Latvia%29" target="_blank">the Progressives</a> withdraw support from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sili%C5%86a_cabinet" target="_blank">the governing coalition</a> and calls for talks on forming a new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Latvia" target="_blank">government</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/latvian-government-loses-majority-parliament-over-handling-ukraine-drone-2026-05-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_May_13" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154400, 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_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis']2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']Chinese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_tanker%23The_supertanker_era']supertanker[/URL] Yuan Hua Hu, which carries 2 million barrels of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Iraq']Iraqi crude[/URL], crosses the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL] after previously being stranded in the Gulf for two months following the Iran war. The crossing comes ahead of an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Trump_to_China']upcoming meeting[/URL] between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_China']Chinese president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping']Xi Jinping[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-896072']([I]Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [*]Four other vessels from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] cross the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL] within the past 24 hours, including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off%23Car_carriers']vehicle carrier[/URL] Xian Jiang Kou and oil [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_tanker']chemical tanker[/URL] Starway. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/china-linked-vessels-transit-strait-of-hormuz-via-iran-s-safe-corridor-as-trump-visits-china/3936668'](AA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 12 people, including two children, are killed from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] drone strikes on cars on a major highway linking [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut']Beirut[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon']southern Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/0513/1573202-israel-lebanon/'](AFP via RTÉ)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACLED']ACLED[/URL] reports that April was the deadliest month in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL] this year, with more than 120 reported fatalities related to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] violence. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-steps-up-attacks-gaza-since-iran-truce-military-says-hamas-rearming-2026-05-13/'](Reuters)[/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] [*]Nine people are killed and at least 28 others are injured in the latest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_Systems_Forces_%28Russia%29']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strikes[/URL] across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3pj85depzo'](BBC News)[/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/Darfur_campaign_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Darfur campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least two people are killed and several others were injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strike[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Geneina']El Geneina[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Darfur']West Darfur[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://sudantribune.com/article/313882']([I]Sudan Tribune[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war']Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_fuel_crisis']2026 Iran war fuel crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Information_Administration']U.S. Energy Information Administration[/URL] reports that the oil flow through the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL] has fallen to 30% in the first quarter of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026']2026[/URL] as compared to the previous quarter. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/oil-flows-through-strait-of-hormuz-fall-nearly-30-in-first-quarter-eia/3936619'](AA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL] approves reforms to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Renewable_Energy_Sources_Act']its heating law[/URL] and adopts new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Germany']electricity supply[/URL] legislation that enables support for 9 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigawatt']GW[/URL] of new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas-fired_power_plant']gas-fired power plants[/URL]. [URL='https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/051326-german-cabinet-approves-gas-plant-tender-heating-reform-draft-laws'](S&P Global)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]According to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a total of 563 people were killed and 1,279 others injured in accidents on roads, railways and waterways in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh']Bangladesh[/URL] in April of this year. [URL='https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20260514/d3f66bc1ac6547d7a6c6f297f4134b4d/c.html'](Xinhua)[/URL] [*]At least 33 people are killed and 16 others are injured from a powerful storm and heavy rain across five districts of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh']Uttar Pradesh[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/heavy-rain-and-dust-storm-leave-33-dead-across-uttar-pradesh/articleshow/131079245.cms']([I]The Times of India[/I])[/URL] [*]Four people are killed in a two-story house fire in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Jakarta']North Jakarta[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL]. [URL='https://english.news.cn/20260513/5364ab7e1cea4aab8ca14acab906d42f/c.html'](Xinhua)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana%E2%80%93South_Africa_relations']Ghana–South Africa relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_in_South_Africa']Xenophobia in South Africa[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana']Ghanaian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_%28Ghana%29']foreign minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Okudzeto_Ablakwa']Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa[/URL] announces plans to evacuate about 300 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaians']citizens[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL] following attacks targeting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa']sub-Saharan African[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_South_Africa']migrants[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghana-evacuate-300-citizens-south-africa-after-xenophobic-attacks-2026-05-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_investigation_in_the_Philippines']International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Philippine_Senate_lockdown']2026 Philippine Senate lockdown[/URL] [LIST] [*]Gunshots are reported at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines']senate[/URL] building amid tensions surrounding a possible arrest of senator [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_dela_Rosa']Ronald dela Rosa[/URL] under an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court']International Criminal Court[/URL] warrant for alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity']crimes against humanity[/URL]. [URL='https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/13/05/2026/shots-heard-at-philippine-senate-as-lawmaker-wanted-by-icc-holds-out-afp'](AFP via [I]The Peninsula[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-senator-says-arrest-is-imminent-urges-public-not-allow-icc-transfer-2026-05-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_Police']Sussex Police[/URL] say they have recovered the bodies of three women off a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach']beach[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton']Brighton[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL], and are working to identify the women. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/13/bodies-of-three-women-recovered-from-sea-off-brighton']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate']U.S. Senate[/URL] blocks a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution%23Iran%2C_2026']War Powers Resolution[/URL] to curtail [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL]'s war powers in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war']Iran War[/URL] for a 7th time in a 49-50 vote, with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29']Democrat[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fetterman']John Fetterman[/URL] being the lone Democrat to vote against it. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-congress-lisa-murkowski-3efd8b6bc1834a66eca8526a0a9b3ffe'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_crisis_in_Somalia']Constitutional crisis in Somalia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Somali_presidential_election']2026 Somali presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_of_Hassan_Sheikh_Mohamud']Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud[/URL] [LIST] [*]US and UK mediate talks at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu']Mogadishu[/URL]'s Halane Compound between president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Sheikh_Mohamud']Hassan Sheikh Mohamud[/URL] and the opposition led by regional president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Said_Abdullahi_Deni']Said Abdullahi Deni[/URL] have broken down without an agreement. The deadlock centres on bitter disputes over the country's upcoming electoral framework, technical delays, and regional vote-rigging accusations in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_West_State_of_Somalia']South West State of Somalia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-mogadishu-talks-collapse-as-election-deadlock-deepens-ahead-of-critical-deadline'](Garowe Online[/URL] [URL='https://www.somaliguardian.com/news/somalia-news/somalias-rivals-gather-in-mogadishu-for-u-s-mediated-talks-as-nation-faces-a-constitutional-crisis/']Somali Guardian[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_State_Opening_of_Parliament']2026 State Opening of Parliament[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom']King[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_III']Charles III[/URL] makes the speech from the throne opening the new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom']parliamentary[/URL] session. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clypj215wgpo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia']Latvian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Latvia']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evika_Sili%C5%86a']Evika Siliņa[/URL] loses her [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeima']parliamentary[/URL] majority after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Progressives_%28Latvia%29']the Progressives[/URL] withdraw support from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sili%C5%86a_cabinet']the governing coalition[/URL] and calls for talks on forming a new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Latvia']government[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/latvian-government-loses-majority-parliament-over-handling-ukraine-drone-2026-05-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_May_13"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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