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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154406" 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_Lebanon_war" target="_blank">2026 Lebanon war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> kill 19 people and injure 34 in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh_District" target="_blank">Nabatieh District</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre_District" target="_blank">Tyre District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://aje.news/pymo91?update=4587432" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://aje.news/pymo91?update=4587371" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</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/Israeli_blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Navy" target="_blank">Israeli Navy</a> intercepts a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flotilla" target="_blank">flotilla</a> boat taking part in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Sumud_Flotilla" target="_blank">Global Sumud Flotilla</a> that was to be headed for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a> in a effort to break the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">blockade</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-896663" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_conflict_%282024%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Syrian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syrian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army" target="_blank">soldier</a> is killed and at least twelve others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb" target="_blank">car bomb</a> explosion in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus" target="_blank">Damascus</a>. <a href="https://thenewregion.com/posts/5410" target="_blank">(The New Region)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram_insurgency" target="_blank">Boko Haram insurgency</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" target="_blank">U.S. African Command</a> says that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">U.S.</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Nigerian forces</a> have launched airstrikes on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">ISIS</a> camp in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>. <a href="https://gazettengr.com/u-s-nigerian-forces-launch-third-attack-on-isis-camp-in-north-east/" target="_blank">(Peoples Gazette)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Defence_Headquarters" target="_blank">Nigerian Defence Headquarters</a> confirms that around 175 ISIS, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_West_Africa_Province" target="_blank">ISWAP</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram" target="_blank">Boko Haram</a> militants have been killed since the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States-Nigeria_strikes_against_Islamic_State_targets" target="_blank">joint operation</a> launched by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>, including second-in-command <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Abu-Bilal_al-Minuki" target="_blank">Abu-Bilal al-Minuki</a>. <a href="https://guardian.ng/news/175-boko-haram-iswap-fighters-eliminate-in-nigeria-us-joint-operations-dhq/" target="_blank">(The Guardian Nigeria)</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/Kordofan_campaign_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kordofan campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Sudanese Emergency Lawyers reports that 28 people have been killed in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone strike</a> on a market in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kordofan" target="_blank">West Kordofan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>. <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/world/africa/28-killed-in-a-drone-strike-on-a-market-in-sudans-west-kordofan-rights-group-says/article_9ac35c9c-3271-50ae-adb6-751c8240e15a.html" target="_blank">(Toronto Star)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_California_wildfires" target="_blank">2026 California wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 10,000 homes are evacuated amid spreading wildfires in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Island_%28California%29" target="_blank">Santa Rosa Island</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simi_Valley%2C_California" target="_blank">Simi Valley</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" target="_blank">California</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4pn0e2yp6o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ten people are killed in torrential rain and flooding in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guizhou" target="_blank">Guizhou</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubei" target="_blank">Hubei</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunan" target="_blank">Hunan</a> provinces, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/least-10-killed-heavy-rains-drench-southern-central-china-2026-05-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_truck" target="_blank">pickup truck</a> crash in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huanjiang_Maonan_Autonomous_County" target="_blank">Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangxi" target="_blank">Guangxi</a>, China, rises to ten after the bodies of nine missing people were recovered. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/least-10-killed-heavy-rains-drench-southern-central-china-2026-05-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ebola_epidemic" target="_blank">2026 Ebola epidemic</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola" target="_blank">Ebola</a> outbreak in eastern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> rises to 131. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/ebola-deaths-eastern-congo-rise-131-outbreak-spreads-2026-05-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a> begins implementing Ebola measures, including screening passengers at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Sudan_New_International_Airport" target="_blank">international airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Sudan" target="_blank">Port Sudan</a>. <a href="https://sudantribune.com/article/314157" target="_blank">(Sudan Tribune)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932026_mpox_epidemic" target="_blank">2023–2026 mpox epidemic</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a> reports two cases of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox" target="_blank">mpox</a>, prompting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Disease_Control_%28Thailand%29" target="_blank">Department of Disease Control</a> to increase surveillance of the disease. <a href="https://www.nationthailand.com/health-wellness/40066396" target="_blank">(Nation Thailand)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Thailand" target="_blank">cabinet of Thailand</a> approves plans to reduce the length of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Thailand" target="_blank">visa-free stays</a> for travelers from more than 90 countries as part of measures targeting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Thailand" target="_blank">crimes</a> involving foreign nationals. <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/5/19/thailand-cuts-visa-free-stays-citing-crime-by-foreigners-1816" target="_blank">(AFP via ABS-CBN News)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Spain" target="_blank">Corruption in Spain</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spanish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Spain" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Zapatero" target="_blank">José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero</a> is charged with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering" target="_blank">money laundering</a> and membership of a criminal organisation in connection with an investigation into the alleged laundering of the €53 million public bailout that incumbent prime minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez" target="_blank">Pedro Sánchez</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_government_of_Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez" target="_blank">second government</a> provided to the airline <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus_Ultra_L%C3%ADneas_A%C3%A9reas" target="_blank">Plus Ultra</a> and La Liga Airlines in 2021. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-court-charges-key-pedro-sanchez-ally-with-money-laundering/" target="_blank">(Politico)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia" target="_blank">Catalonian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossos_d%27Esquadra" target="_blank">police</a> arrest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Andic" target="_blank">Jonathan Andic</a>, the son of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango_%28retailer%29" target="_blank">Mango</a> founder <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isak_Andic" target="_blank">Isak Andic</a>, as part of an investigation into Isak's death during a hiking trip to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collbat%C3%B3" target="_blank">Collbató</a> in 2024. <a href="https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/729786/breaking-mango-founders-son-arrested-in-spain-over-fathers-death" target="_blank">(AFP via Cebu Daily News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam" target="_blank">Vietnamese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Public_Security_of_Vietnam" target="_blank">police</a> arrest five Chinese nationals and a local accused of operating a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_laundering" target="_blank">gold smuggling</a> network in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi" target="_blank">Hanoi</a> that allegedly traded more than <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>45 million worth of gold. <a href="https://www.nst.com.my/amp/world/region/2026/05/1443654/five-chinese-nationals-nabbed-alleged-us45mil-gold-smuggling-ring" target="_blank">(AFP via New Straits Times)</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">Opposition coalition <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Future_Council" target="_blank">Somali Future Council</a> says <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somali</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Somalia" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Sheikh_Mohamud" target="_blank">Hassan Sheikh Mohamud</a> can no longer perform key presidential functions, including military oversight or dismissing government officials. They propose that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Parliament_of_Somalia" target="_blank">parliamentary speaker</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden_Madobe" target="_blank">Aden Madobe</a> serve as acting president until elections scheduled for 30 June. The president has lost full executive authority following the expiry of his mandate on 15 May. <a href="https://www.idilnews.com/hsm-stripped-of-executive-power-as-term-expired-on-15-may/" target="_blank">(''Idil News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Reactions to the 2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution" target="_blank">War Powers Resolution</a>, requiring a halt to hostilities in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> not approved by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress" target="_blank">United States Congress</a>, passes a preliminary vote in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" target="_blank">U.S. Senate</a> by 50–47 after the defection of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana" target="_blank">Louisiana</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">Republican</a> senator <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cassidy" target="_blank">Bill Cassidy</a>. The vote comes after previous attempts failed. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/senate-advances-measure-to-end-military-action-in-iran-in-rebuke-to-trump.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_May_19" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154406, 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_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] kill 19 people and injure 34 in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh_District']Nabatieh District[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre_District']Tyre District[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://aje.news/pymo91?update=4587432'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://aje.news/pymo91?update=4587371'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Navy']Israeli Navy[/URL] intercepts a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flotilla']flotilla[/URL] boat taking part in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Sumud_Flotilla']Global Sumud Flotilla[/URL] that was to be headed for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL] in a effort to break the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip']blockade[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-896663']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_conflict_%282024%E2%80%93present%29']Syrian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syrian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army']soldier[/URL] is killed and at least twelve others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb']car bomb[/URL] explosion in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus']Damascus[/URL]. [URL='https://thenewregion.com/posts/5410']([I]The New Region[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram_insurgency']Boko Haram insurgency[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command']U.S. African Command[/URL] says that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']U.S.[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Armed_Forces']Nigerian forces[/URL] have launched airstrikes on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']ISIS[/URL] camp in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL]. [URL='https://gazettengr.com/u-s-nigerian-forces-launch-third-attack-on-isis-camp-in-north-east/']([I]Peoples Gazette[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Defence_Headquarters']Nigerian Defence Headquarters[/URL] confirms that around 175 ISIS, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_West_Africa_Province']ISWAP[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram']Boko Haram[/URL] militants have been killed since the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States-Nigeria_strikes_against_Islamic_State_targets']joint operation[/URL] launched by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL], including second-in-command [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Abu-Bilal_al-Minuki']Abu-Bilal al-Minuki[/URL]. [URL='https://guardian.ng/news/175-boko-haram-iswap-fighters-eliminate-in-nigeria-us-joint-operations-dhq/']([I]The Guardian Nigeria[/I])[/URL] [/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/Kordofan_campaign_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Kordofan campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*]The Sudanese Emergency Lawyers reports that 28 people have been killed in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strike[/URL] on a market in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kordofan']West Kordofan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.thestar.com/news/world/africa/28-killed-in-a-drone-strike-on-a-market-in-sudans-west-kordofan-rights-group-says/article_9ac35c9c-3271-50ae-adb6-751c8240e15a.html']([I]Toronto Star[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_California_wildfires']2026 California wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 10,000 homes are evacuated amid spreading wildfires in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Island_%28California%29']Santa Rosa Island[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simi_Valley%2C_California']Simi Valley[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California']California[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4pn0e2yp6o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Ten people are killed in torrential rain and flooding in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guizhou']Guizhou[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubei']Hubei[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunan']Hunan[/URL] provinces, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/least-10-killed-heavy-rains-drench-southern-central-china-2026-05-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]The death toll from a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_truck']pickup truck[/URL] crash in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huanjiang_Maonan_Autonomous_County']Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangxi']Guangxi[/URL], China, rises to ten after the bodies of nine missing people were recovered. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/least-10-killed-heavy-rains-drench-southern-central-china-2026-05-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ebola_epidemic']2026 Ebola epidemic[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola']Ebola[/URL] outbreak in eastern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL] rises to 131. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/ebola-deaths-eastern-congo-rise-131-outbreak-spreads-2026-05-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL] begins implementing Ebola measures, including screening passengers at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Sudan_New_International_Airport']international airport[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Sudan']Port Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://sudantribune.com/article/314157']([I]Sudan Tribune[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932026_mpox_epidemic']2023–2026 mpox epidemic[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL] reports two cases of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox']mpox[/URL], prompting the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Disease_Control_%28Thailand%29']Department of Disease Control[/URL] to increase surveillance of the disease. [URL='https://www.nationthailand.com/health-wellness/40066396']([I]Nation Thailand[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Thailand']cabinet of Thailand[/URL] approves plans to reduce the length of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Thailand']visa-free stays[/URL] for travelers from more than 90 countries as part of measures targeting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Thailand']crimes[/URL] involving foreign nationals. [URL='https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/5/19/thailand-cuts-visa-free-stays-citing-crime-by-foreigners-1816'](AFP via ABS-CBN News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Spain']Corruption in Spain[/URL] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spanish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Spain']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Zapatero']José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero[/URL] is charged with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering']money laundering[/URL] and membership of a criminal organisation in connection with an investigation into the alleged laundering of the €53 million public bailout that incumbent prime minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez']Pedro Sánchez[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_government_of_Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez']second government[/URL] provided to the airline [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus_Ultra_L%C3%ADneas_A%C3%A9reas']Plus Ultra[/URL] and La Liga Airlines in 2021. [URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-court-charges-key-pedro-sanchez-ally-with-money-laundering/'](Politico)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia']Catalonian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossos_d%27Esquadra']police[/URL] arrest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Andic']Jonathan Andic[/URL], the son of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango_%28retailer%29']Mango[/URL] founder [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isak_Andic']Isak Andic[/URL], as part of an investigation into Isak's death during a hiking trip to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collbat%C3%B3']Collbató[/URL] in 2024. [URL='https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/729786/breaking-mango-founders-son-arrested-in-spain-over-fathers-death'](AFP via [I]Cebu Daily News[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam']Vietnamese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Public_Security_of_Vietnam']police[/URL] arrest five Chinese nationals and a local accused of operating a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_laundering']gold smuggling[/URL] network in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi']Hanoi[/URL] that allegedly traded more than [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US$[/URL]45 million worth of gold. [URL='https://www.nst.com.my/amp/world/region/2026/05/1443654/five-chinese-nationals-nabbed-alleged-us45mil-gold-smuggling-ring'](AFP via [I]New Straits Times[/I])[/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] [*]Opposition coalition [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Future_Council']Somali Future Council[/URL] says [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somali[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Somalia']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Sheikh_Mohamud']Hassan Sheikh Mohamud[/URL] can no longer perform key presidential functions, including military oversight or dismissing government officials. They propose that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Parliament_of_Somalia']parliamentary speaker[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden_Madobe']Aden Madobe[/URL] serve as acting president until elections scheduled for 30 June. The president has lost full executive authority following the expiry of his mandate on 15 May. [URL='https://www.idilnews.com/hsm-stripped-of-executive-power-as-term-expired-on-15-may/'](''Idil News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war']Reactions to the 2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution']War Powers Resolution[/URL], requiring a halt to hostilities in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] not approved by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress']United States Congress[/URL], passes a preliminary vote in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate']U.S. Senate[/URL] by 50–47 after the defection of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana']Louisiana[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29']Republican[/URL] senator [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cassidy']Bill Cassidy[/URL]. The vote comes after previous attempts failed. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/senate-advances-measure-to-end-military-action-in-iran-in-rebuke-to-trump.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_May_19"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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