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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154409" 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/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations" target="_blank">2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire" target="_blank">2026 Iran war ceasefire</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_in_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army" target="_blank">Pakistan Army</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_marshal_%28Pakistan%29" target="_blank">field marshal</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asim_Munir" target="_blank">Asim Munir</a> visits <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran" target="_blank">Tehran</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>, in a effort to broker a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> deal between Iran and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> to end the war. <a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/news/world/news/pakistan-military-chief-departs-iran-security-sources-4182126" target="_blank">(AFP via The Daily Star)</a> <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/22/pakistan-munir-iran-deal-trump" target="_blank">(Axios)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A source citing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters" target="_blank">Reuters</a> says that a negotiating team from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar" target="_blank">Qatar</a> arrives in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran" target="_blank">Tehran</a> in an effort to secure a peace deal between the United States and Iran to end the war. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/qatari-negotiating-team-tehran-help-secure-us-iran-deal-end-war-says-source-2026-05-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://shafaq.com/en/World/Qatar-joins-US-Iran-mediation-efforts-in-Tehran" target="_blank">(Shafaq)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29" target="_blank">Iranian foreign minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi" target="_blank">Abbas Araghchi</a> says that &quot;excessive demands&quot; by the U.S. are the main obstacle in the peace talks. <a href="https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4594864" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29" target="_blank">Iranian foreign ministry</a> spokesman says that Iran will not agree to give its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_enriched_uranium" target="_blank">highly enriched uranium</a> to the U.S. <a href="https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4594440" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</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">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps_Navy" target="_blank">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy</a> reports that 35 ships passed through the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a> with permission over the previous 24 hours. <a href="https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4593633" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A Qatari <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquefied_natural_gas" target="_blank">liquefied natural gas</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_%28ship%29" target="_blank">tanker</a> crosses the strait for the first time in nearly two weeks, bound from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Laffan_Industrial_City" target="_blank">Ras Laffan</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianjin" target="_blank">Tianjin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4594535" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</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/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire" target="_blank">2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Six people are killed and six more injured in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_Qanoun_an-Naher" target="_blank">Deir Qanoun an-Naher</a>. Two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramedic" target="_blank">paramedics</a> are <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">among the fatalities</a>, while three more are injured. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/22/iran-war-live-signs-of-progress-amid-efforts-to-reach-us-iran-peace-deal?update=4593525" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A paramedic is killed and four more are injured in two separate Israeli airstrikes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre_District" target="_blank">Tyre District</a>. <a href="https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4593371" 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">Israeli drone strikes kill two people in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah" target="_blank">Rafah</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>. <a href="https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4593802" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4594226" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</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/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast_campaign" target="_blank">Luhansk Oblast campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Starobilsk_strike" target="_blank">2026 Starobilsk strike</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin</a> says that a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_strike" target="_blank">drone strike</a> on a dormitory and school in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian-occupied_territories_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian-occupied</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast" target="_blank">Luhansk Oblast</a> has killed at least six people and injured dozens more, attributing the attack to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, but Ukraine's military described the comments from Russia as manipulation, saying it hit a drone command unit in Starobilsk. <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-23/russia-vows-retaliation-on-deadly-student-dorm-attack/106713694" target="_blank">(ABC Australia)</a> <a href="https://english.aawsat.com/world/5276174-ukraine-hits-college-russian-occupied-town-killing-6" target="_blank">(AFP via Asharq Al-Awsat)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/four-killed-35-children-injured-ukrainian-drone-attack-luhansk-russian-officials-2026-05-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._secretary_of_state" target="_blank">U.S. secretary of state</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio" target="_blank">Marco Rubio</a> says that no peace talks are currently taking place, but the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> is &quot;ready&quot; to play a role if they resume. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-ready-to-play-role-in-russia-ukraine-war-rubio/3946003" target="_blank">(AA)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" target="_blank">Mexico–European Union relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Trade_Agreement_between_Mexico_and_the_European_Union" target="_blank">Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the European Union</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> sign an updated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_agreement" target="_blank">trade agreement</a> that reduces <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff" target="_blank">tariffs</a> and expands <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_access" target="_blank">market access</a>. <a href="https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260522-mexico-eu-to-lower-tariffs-in-bid-to-grow-non-us-trade" target="_blank">(AFP via RFI)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Netherlands_relations" target="_blank">Israel–Netherlands relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetten_cabinet" target="_blank">Dutch cabinet</a> approves a bill to ban the importation of goods from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlements" target="_blank">Israeli settlements</a>, and will explore if the ban can be extended to services and investments. <a href="https://www.nu.nl/politiek/6396766/kabinet-wil-importverbod-op-goederen-uit-illegale-israelische-nederzettingen.html" target="_blank">(NU.nl in Dutch)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from a building collapse in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez%2C_Morocco" target="_blank">Fez</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco" target="_blank">Morocco</a>, yesterday rises to 15. <a href="https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2644603/middle-east" target="_blank">(AFP via Arab News PK)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least one person is killed and nine others are injured in an explosion at the petrochemical plant of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOL_%28company%29" target="_blank">MOL</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisza%C3%BAjv%C3%A1ros" target="_blank">Tiszaújváros</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borsod%E2%80%93Aba%C3%BAj%E2%80%93Zempl%C3%A9n_County" target="_blank">Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary" target="_blank">Hungary</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/explosion-mols-tiszaujvaros-petrochemical-plant-kills-one-injures-several-2026-05-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ituri_Province_Ebola_epidemic" target="_blank">2026 Ituri Province Ebola epidemic</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization" target="_blank">World Health Organization</a> raises its assessment of the risk from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola" target="_blank">Ebola</a> outbreak within the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> (DRC) from &quot;high&quot; to &quot;very high&quot; due to its rapid spread, while keeping it &quot;low&quot; at the global level. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director-General_of_the_World_Health_Organization" target="_blank">Director-general</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tedros_Adhanom_Ghebreyesus" target="_blank">Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus</a> says that the outbreak in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda" target="_blank">Uganda</a> is stable. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/who-chief-says-ebola-situation-in-dr-congo-deeply-worrisome/3945711" target="_blank">(AA)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/congo-ebola-outbreak-who-4e08d8df6d9c34039a9e0b8bad7a8954" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ituri_Province" target="_blank">Ituri</a> provincial government orders funerals to be conducted only by specialized personnel, limits public gatherings to no more than fifty people, and suspends the local <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football" target="_blank">football</a> league. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/un-sends-emergency-funds-staff-tackle-congo-ebola-crisis-2026-05-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda" target="_blank">Rwanda</a> imposes a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_ban" target="_blank">travel ban</a> on foreign nationals that have been to the DRC in the past thirty days, and requires a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine" target="_blank">quarantine</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_nationality_law" target="_blank">Rwandan citizens</a> or residents who have been there. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/un-sends-emergency-funds-staff-tackle-congo-ebola-crisis-2026-05-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under-Secretary-General_for_Humanitarian_Affairs_and_Emergency_Relief_Coordinator" target="_blank">emergency relief coordinator</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fletcher_%28diplomat%29" target="_blank">Tom Fletcher</a> announces that the organization is providing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>60 million in funding for the outbreak response. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/un-sends-emergency-funds-staff-tackle-congo-ebola-crisis-2026-05-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<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>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Taiwan–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acting_%28law%29" target="_blank">Acting</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" target="_blank">U.S. navy secretary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hung_Cao" target="_blank">Hung Cao</a> says that the United States has put on hold US$14 billion of arms sales to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwan</a> to preserve <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munition" target="_blank">munitions</a> during the Iran war. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/22/us-pausing-14bn-arms-sale-to-taiwan-due-to-iran-war-navy-chief-says" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" target="_blank">NATO</a> conducts Operation Arcade Strike, an exercise in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone warfare</a>, at an unused platform of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground" target="_blank">London Underground</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charing_Cross_tube_station" target="_blank">Charing Cross tube station</a> to be prepared for potential conflict with Russia by 2030. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nato-russia-attack-plans-uk-london-tube-b2981775.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a> <a href="https://english.nv.ua/nation/nato-drills-defense-against-russian-attack-50610293.html#goog_rewarded" target="_blank">(The New Voice of Ukraine)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Slovenian_parliamentary_election" target="_blank">2026 Slovenian parliamentary election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia" target="_blank">Slovenia</a> elects <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_Democratic_Party" target="_blank">Democratic Party</a> leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janez_Jan%C5%A1a" target="_blank">Janez Janša</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Slovenia" target="_blank">prime minister</a> after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_Parliament" target="_blank">lawmakers</a> approve a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_government" target="_blank">minority</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_government" target="_blank">coalition government</a>, replacing former prime minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Golob" target="_blank">Robert Golob</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Movement_%28Slovenia%29" target="_blank">Freedom Movement</a>. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-admirer-pro-israel-politician-janez-jansa-elected-as-slovenian-pm/" target="_blank">(AFP via The Times of Israel)</a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-22/trump-gets-another-ally-in-eu-with-jansa-s-return-in-slovenia" target="_blank">(Bloomberg)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154409, 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/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations']2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire']2026 Iran war ceasefire[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_in_the_2026_Iran_war']Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army']Pakistan Army[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_marshal_%28Pakistan%29']field marshal[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asim_Munir']Asim Munir[/URL] visits [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran']Tehran[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL], in a effort to broker a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] deal between Iran and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] to end the war. [URL='https://www.thedailystar.net/news/world/news/pakistan-military-chief-departs-iran-security-sources-4182126'](AFP via [I]The Daily Star[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.axios.com/2026/05/22/pakistan-munir-iran-deal-trump']([I]Axios[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A source citing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters']Reuters[/URL] says that a negotiating team from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar']Qatar[/URL] arrives in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran']Tehran[/URL] in an effort to secure a peace deal between the United States and Iran to end the war. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/qatari-negotiating-team-tehran-help-secure-us-iran-deal-end-war-says-source-2026-05-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://shafaq.com/en/World/Qatar-joins-US-Iran-mediation-efforts-in-Tehran'](Shafaq)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29']Iranian foreign minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi']Abbas Araghchi[/URL] says that "excessive demands" by the U.S. are the main obstacle in the peace talks. [URL='https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4594864'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29']Iranian foreign ministry[/URL] spokesman says that Iran will not agree to give its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_enriched_uranium']highly enriched uranium[/URL] to the U.S. [URL='https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4594440'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis']2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps_Navy']Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy[/URL] reports that 35 ships passed through the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL] with permission over the previous 24 hours. [URL='https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4593633'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]A Qatari [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquefied_natural_gas']liquefied natural gas[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_%28ship%29']tanker[/URL] crosses the strait for the first time in nearly two weeks, bound from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Laffan_Industrial_City']Ras Laffan[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianjin']Tianjin[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4594535'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire']2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire[/URL] [LIST] [*]Six people are killed and six more injured in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_Qanoun_an-Naher']Deir Qanoun an-Naher[/URL]. Two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramedic']paramedics[/URL] are [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_attacks_on_the_Lebanese_health_sector_during_the_Israel-Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']among the fatalities[/URL], while three more are injured. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/22/iran-war-live-signs-of-progress-amid-efforts-to-reach-us-iran-peace-deal?update=4593525'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]A paramedic is killed and four more are injured in two separate Israeli airstrikes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre_District']Tyre District[/URL]. [URL='https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4593371'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Israeli drone strikes kill two people in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah']Rafah[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL]. [URL='https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4593802'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://aje.news/io46ga?update=4594226'](Al Jazeera)[/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/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast_campaign']Luhansk Oblast campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Starobilsk_strike']2026 Starobilsk strike[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladimir Putin[/URL] says that a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_strike']drone strike[/URL] on a dormitory and school in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian-occupied_territories_of_Ukraine']Russian-occupied[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast']Luhansk Oblast[/URL] has killed at least six people and injured dozens more, attributing the attack to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], but Ukraine's military described the comments from Russia as manipulation, saying it hit a drone command unit in Starobilsk. [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-23/russia-vows-retaliation-on-deadly-student-dorm-attack/106713694'](ABC Australia)[/URL] [URL='https://english.aawsat.com/world/5276174-ukraine-hits-college-russian-occupied-town-killing-6'](AFP via [I]Asharq Al-Awsat[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/four-killed-35-children-injured-ukrainian-drone-attack-luhansk-russian-officials-2026-05-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._secretary_of_state']U.S. secretary of state[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio']Marco Rubio[/URL] says that no peace talks are currently taking place, but the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] is "ready" to play a role if they resume. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-ready-to-play-role-in-russia-ukraine-war-rubio/3946003'](AA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93European_Union_relations']Mexico–European Union relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Trade_Agreement_between_Mexico_and_the_European_Union']Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the European Union[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexico[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] sign an updated [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_agreement']trade agreement[/URL] that reduces [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff']tariffs[/URL] and expands [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_access']market access[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260522-mexico-eu-to-lower-tariffs-in-bid-to-grow-non-us-trade'](AFP via RFI)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Netherlands_relations']Israel–Netherlands relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetten_cabinet']Dutch cabinet[/URL] approves a bill to ban the importation of goods from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlements']Israeli settlements[/URL], and will explore if the ban can be extended to services and investments. [URL='https://www.nu.nl/politiek/6396766/kabinet-wil-importverbod-op-goederen-uit-illegale-israelische-nederzettingen.html'](NU.nl in Dutch)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]The death toll from a building collapse in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez%2C_Morocco']Fez[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco']Morocco[/URL], yesterday rises to 15. [URL='https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2644603/middle-east'](AFP via [I]Arab News PK[/I])[/URL] [*]At least one person is killed and nine others are injured in an explosion at the petrochemical plant of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOL_%28company%29']MOL[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisza%C3%BAjv%C3%A1ros']Tiszaújváros[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borsod%E2%80%93Aba%C3%BAj%E2%80%93Zempl%C3%A9n_County']Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary']Hungary[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/explosion-mols-tiszaujvaros-petrochemical-plant-kills-one-injures-several-2026-05-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ituri_Province_Ebola_epidemic']2026 Ituri Province Ebola epidemic[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization']World Health Organization[/URL] raises its assessment of the risk from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola']Ebola[/URL] outbreak within the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL] (DRC) from "high" to "very high" due to its rapid spread, while keeping it "low" at the global level. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director-General_of_the_World_Health_Organization']Director-general[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tedros_Adhanom_Ghebreyesus']Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus[/URL] says that the outbreak in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda']Uganda[/URL] is stable. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/who-chief-says-ebola-situation-in-dr-congo-deeply-worrisome/3945711'](AA)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/congo-ebola-outbreak-who-4e08d8df6d9c34039a9e0b8bad7a8954'](AP)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ituri_Province']Ituri[/URL] provincial government orders funerals to be conducted only by specialized personnel, limits public gatherings to no more than fifty people, and suspends the local [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football']football[/URL] league. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/un-sends-emergency-funds-staff-tackle-congo-ebola-crisis-2026-05-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda']Rwanda[/URL] imposes a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_ban']travel ban[/URL] on foreign nationals that have been to the DRC in the past thirty days, and requires a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine']quarantine[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_nationality_law']Rwandan citizens[/URL] or residents who have been there. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/un-sends-emergency-funds-staff-tackle-congo-ebola-crisis-2026-05-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under-Secretary-General_for_Humanitarian_Affairs_and_Emergency_Relief_Coordinator']emergency relief coordinator[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fletcher_%28diplomat%29']Tom Fletcher[/URL] announces that the organization is providing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US$[/URL]60 million in funding for the outbreak response. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/un-sends-emergency-funds-staff-tackle-congo-ebola-crisis-2026-05-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war']Reactions to the 2026 Iran war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Taiwan–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acting_%28law%29']Acting[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy']U.S. navy secretary[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hung_Cao']Hung Cao[/URL] says that the United States has put on hold US$14 billion of arms sales to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan']Taiwan[/URL] to preserve [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munition']munitions[/URL] during the Iran war. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/22/us-pausing-14bn-arms-sale-to-taiwan-due-to-iran-war-navy-chief-says'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO']NATO[/URL] conducts Operation Arcade Strike, an exercise in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone warfare[/URL], at an unused platform of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground']London Underground[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charing_Cross_tube_station']Charing Cross tube station[/URL] to be prepared for potential conflict with Russia by 2030. [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nato-russia-attack-plans-uk-london-tube-b2981775.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://english.nv.ua/nation/nato-drills-defense-against-russian-attack-50610293.html#goog_rewarded'](The New Voice of Ukraine)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Slovenian_parliamentary_election']2026 Slovenian parliamentary election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia']Slovenia[/URL] elects [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_Democratic_Party']Democratic Party[/URL] leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janez_Jan%C5%A1a']Janez Janša[/URL] as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Slovenia']prime minister[/URL] after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_Parliament']lawmakers[/URL] approve a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_government']minority[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_government']coalition government[/URL], replacing former prime minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Golob']Robert Golob[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Movement_%28Slovenia%29']Freedom Movement[/URL]. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-admirer-pro-israel-politician-janez-jansa-elected-as-slovenian-pm/'](AFP via [I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-22/trump-gets-another-ally-in-eu-with-jansa-s-return-in-slovenia'](Bloomberg)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_May_22"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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