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May 14

International relations

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. president Donald Trump, along with business leaders from both countries, meet in Beijing, China.
Source: The Guardian external link
Xi warns Trump that there could be conflict if the issue of Taiwan is mishandled.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Executive Office of the President of the United States says that China and the U.S. have both agreed during the Trump-Xi summit that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open.
Source: AFP via AA external link
Guyana demands that Venezuela investigate a series of shootings targeting its troops patrolling the Cuyuní River on the border between both countries, amid ongoing tensions as the sovereignty dispute over the Essequibo region continues at the International Court of Justice.
Source: AP external link
A Russian senior security official says that Russia will establish a "full-fledged partnership" with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, urging other countries to do the same.
Source: Reuters external link

Science and technology

Researchers from Thailand publish the discovery of the in Chaiyaphum province, the largest dinosaur species ever discovered in Southeast Asia.
Source: NPR external link

Arts and culture

It is announced that South Korean boy band BTS, American singer Madonna and Colombian singer Shakira will headline the ​first-ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show at the ‌MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States, on July 19, 2026.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Philippine presidential communications undersecretary Claire Castro and senate president Alan Peter Cayetano separately announce that senator Ronald dela Rosa, who has an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity related to a drug war, has left the Senate building at early morning, hours after gunshots were heard in the area the previous day.
Source: UPI external link
Warsaw registers its first same-sex marriage following a ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court demanding officials to recognize the marriage of two Polish men in Germany.
Source: AP external link
Somali pirates increase their ransom demands to US$10 million for the release of the Togo-registered tanker hijacked off Somali waters.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link
Source: New Straits Times external link
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Heavy fighting erupts in Baidoa between Somali federal government forces and troops loyal to former South West State president Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed, following disputes over regional elections and the end of president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term tomorrow. Multiple sources confirm two senior Somali military officers from the 60th Division have been killed in a roadside ambush.
Source: Shabelle Media external link
The Fars News Agency reports that Iran has allowed vessels from China to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Roya News external link
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that ships entering the Strait of Hormuz must cooperate with the Iranian Navy.
Source: The Guardian external link
Russian forces launch overnight strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, hitting among other targets, a residential building in eastern Darnytskyi district, killing 16 people and wounding 57 others, including several children.
Source: NPR external link
The internationally-recognized Yemeni government and the rival Supreme Political Council, which includes the Houthis, sign a deal in Amman, Jordan, following 14 weeks of negotiations to release over 1,600 detainees in the largest prisoner swap in the civil war's history since 2014.
Source: Reuters external link

Business and economy

Japanese automaker Honda suspends plans to build an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Ontario, Canada, citing weaker demand for EVs and the impact of United States tariffs on the Canadian automotive sector and corporate losses in Japan.
Source: CBC News external link
Cuba announces it has completely run out of diesel fuel due to a U.S. blockade of the island as blackouts in Havana now exceed 20-22 hours per day.
Source: UPI external link

Disasters and accidents

Seven people are killed and one critically injured after a speeding vehicle collides with a tree near Gardabani, Georgia.
Source: Front News Georgia external link
Five Italian tourists are found dead after diving in the waters of Alimathaa, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives.
Source: The Mirror external link
A medical plane operated by Trans Aero MedEvac loses radio contact and crashes near Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States, killing all four passengers on board.
Source: Primera Hora external link
One person is killed and 19 others are injured after a truck collided with a bus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Source: Xinhua external link

Politics and elections

Wes Streeting resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, saying he has "lost confidence" in prime minister Keir Starmer following the recent local elections.
Source: The New York Times external link
Josh Simons steps down as MP for Makerfield to trigger a by-election for Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to run for a seat in parliament. Burnham is widely considered the favourite candidate to replace Starmer in the event of a Labour Party leadership election.
Source: ITV News external link
Burnham confirms he has requested the permission of the National Executive Committee to stand in the upcoming Makerfield by-election.
Source: BBC News external link
A report authorized by Pope Leo XIV written by a Vatican working group gives detailed testimonies from gay Catholics for the first time, while condemning conversion therapy and calls for deeper understanding of same-sex marriages to overcome internal church polarization.
Source: Church Times external link
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is unanimously re-elected as chairperson of the Fatah movement.
Source: Wafa external link
Bolivian police clash with protesting miners who attempt to reach Plaza Murillo in La Paz amid protests over the state of the economy. Some of the protesters demand the resignation of president Rodrigo Paz.
Source: Reuters external link
Latvian prime minister Evika Siliņa resigns one day after losing her majority in the Saeima over the handling of Ukrainian drone incursions into Latvia's airspace.
Source: DW external link

May 13

Business and economy

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that the oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to 30% in the first quarter of 2026 as compared to the previous quarter.
Source: AA external link
Korean Air announces plans to launch an integrated flag carrier for South Korea on 17 December following the completion of legal procedures for its acquisition of Asiana Airlines.
Source: AA external link
Germany approves reforms to its heating law and adopts new electricity supply legislation that enables support for 9 GW of new gas-fired power plants.
Source: S&P Global external link
The Ocean Dream Diamond sells for US$17 million at a Christie's auction, setting a record price for a blue-green diamond sold at auction.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
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Disasters and accidents

Over 104 people are killed and 59 others are injured from a powerful storm and heavy rain across about a dozen districts of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Source: Reuters external link
Four people are killed in a two-story house fire in North Jakarta, Indonesia.
Source: Xinhua external link

Politics and elections

United Kingdom and United States-mediated talks in Mogadishu, Somalia, between president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the opposition led by regional president Said Abdullahi Deni 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 South West State of Somalia.
Source: Somali Guardian external link
Niuean prime minister Dalton Tagelagi is re-elected for a third term in office following a vote of 11–9.
Source: Pacific Media Network external link
King Charles III makes the speech from the House of Lords opening the new UK parliamentary session.
Source: NBC News external link
A Canadian judge rules that Elections Alberta improperly approved a petition seeking a referendum on provincial independence without consulting Indigenous groups.
Source: The Manila Times external link
Latvian prime minister Evika Siliņa loses her parliamentary majority after the Progressives withdraw support from the governing coalition and calls for talks on forming a new government.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Chinese supertanker , which carries 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude, crosses the Strait of Hormuz after previously being stranded in the Gulf for two months following the Iran war.
Source: Jerusalem Post external link
Four other vessels from China cross the Strait of Hormuz within the past 24 hours, including vehicle carrier and oil chemical tanker .
Source: AA external link
At least 22 people, including eight children, are killed by Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon.
Source: AFP via RTÉ external link
ACLED reports that April was the deadliest month in Gaza this year, with more than 120 reported fatalities related to Israeli violence.
Source: Reuters external link
Nine people are killed and at least 28 others are injured in the latest Russian drone strikes across Ukraine.
Source: BBC News external link
At least two people are killed and several others are injured in a drone strike in El Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Clashes between Pakistani forces and the Balochistan Liberation Army in Balochistan, Pakistan, kill five soldiers, including an army major, and seven insurgents.
Source: AP external link

International relations

U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio says the U.S. has renewed a $100 million humanitarian aid offer to Cuba amid the island's crisis and urges cooperation from the Cuban government.
Source: Arab News external link
Ghanaian foreign minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announces plans to evacuate about 300 citizens from South Africa following attacks targeting sub-Saharan African migrants.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Gunshots are reported at the Philippine senate building amid tensions surrounding a possible arrest of senator Ronald dela Rosa under an International Criminal Court warrant for alleged crimes against humanity.
Source: Reuters external link
A U.S. court sentences author Kouri Richins to life imprisonment without parole after convicting her of murdering her husband with fentanyl in 2022.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link
Sussex Police say they have recovered the bodies of three women off a beach in Brighton, England, and are working to identify the women.
Source: The Guardian external link
The U.S. Senate blocks a War Powers Resolution to curtail president Donald Trump's war powers in the Iran war for a 7th time in a 49–50 vote, with John Fetterman being the lone Democrat senator to vote against it.
Source: AP external link

May 12

Business and economy

American autonomous driving technology company Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis over risks that they could enter flooded areas.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Bahrain sentences three people to life imprisonment and more than 20 others to prison terms over charges linked to collaboration with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Source: The Manila Times external link
New Zealand justice minister Paul Goldsmith announces plans to amend the country's law to prevent courts from holding companies liable for climate change-related harm linked to greenhouse gas emissions.
Source: The Times of India external link

Politics and elections

British prime minister Keir Starmer tells his cabinet he has "no intention" of resigning after several ministers and more than 90 Labour Party MPs call on him to resign or set a timetable for a new party leader to be elected later this year.
Source: BBC News external link
Four ministers resign following Starmer's refusal to resign, namely Zubir Ahmed, Alex Davies-Jones, Miatta Fahnbulleh, and Jess Phillips.
Source: UPI external link
The Republican-led South Carolina Senate rejects redistricting efforts to redraw the congressional districts in the U.S. state of South Carolina, including efforts to eliminate the seat represented by U.S. congressman Jim Clyburn.
Source: NBC News external link
Bahamians vote to elect 41 seats of the House of Assembly. Incumbent prime minister Philip Davis becomes the first prime minister to be re-elected for a second consecutive term in office since 1997.
Source: Reuters external link
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni is re-inaugurated for a 7th term.
Source: Reuters external link
The Cambodian National Assembly approves the extension of military conscription to two years and increases penalties for draft evasion amid border clashes with Thailand.
Source: AFP via CNA external link
Nauru announces plans to hold a referendum on changing the country's official name to "Naoero", a move that would require a constitutional amendment.
Source: The Manila Times external link
Brazilian president Lula da Silva announces the formal creation of the Ministry of Public Security after its previous iteration was folded into the Ministry of Justice in 2019.
Source: Agencia Brasil external link

Arts and culture

Source: Georgian Public Broadcaster external link

Health and environment

An American traveller, suspected of potential contact with the hantavirus, is quarantined upon arrival in the Pitcairn Islands after transiting through French Polynesia.
Source: RNZ external link
The Spanish health ministry confirms the country's first case of hantavirus in a Spanish passenger from the MV who has been in isolation at a hospital in Madrid since 11 May.
Source: The Economic Times external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Source: The Hindu external link
It is reported that Saudi Arabia launched retaliatory strikes against Iran in response to Iranian strikes on the country during the war.
Source: Reuters external link
U.S. president Donald Trump says he backs Pakistan as a mediator in ceasefire talks amidst reports that the country allowed Iran to station aircraft at the PAF Base Nur Khan.
Source: Arab News PK external link
British defence secretary John Healey announces that the United Kingdom has deployed Typhoon fighter jets and the Royal Navy destroyer HMS as part of a mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link
Lebanese health minister Rakan Nassereddine says that Israeli attacks have killed at least 108 medics and health workers since the war began on March 2, and at least 380 people have been killed and 1,122 have been injured since the ceasefire began on April 17.
Source: AA external link
A new 300-page report by the Israeli non-profit organization Civil Commission claims that Hamas engaged in sexual violence and rape during the October 7 attacks on Israel.
Source: The New York Times external link
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy states that the military has attacked several gas facilities in Orenburg Oblast, Russia.
Source: Reuters external link
Six people are killed and seven others, including a nine-month-old child, are injured in Russian drone strikes in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Source: Reuters external link
Russian president Vladimir Putin says Russia will deploy new Sarmat nuclear missiles this year.
Source: Reuters external link
The International Organization for Migration reports that 50,000 people have been displaced from their homes in the Blue Nile region.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
A drone strike hits a local market and civilian vehicles in Karnoi, North Darfur, Sudan, destroying property and causing casualties.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
A bomb explodes inside a bazaar in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing at least 10 people and wounding over 30 others.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed and two others are injured after a fire at a residential building in Hengyang, Hunan, China.
Source: Xinhua external link
A World War II-era P-51D Mustang crashes near Vicksburg–Tallulah Regional Airport in Mound, Louisiana. The pilot, who was killed in the crash, was Dan Fordice, son of the former Governor of Mississippi Kirk Fordice.
Source: AVWeb external link

International relations

Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen confirms that expanding U.S. military presence in Greenland is part of talks between the United States and Denmark amidst efforts to resolve a crisis caused by Trump's desire to purchase the island.
Source: Reuters external link