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Reports of physical assault in Tift Regional Medical Center [4 sources]
Pakistan's Interior Minister is conducting emergency mediation in Tehran as US-Iran ceasefire negotiations stall over disputes on nuclear programme, sanctions relief, and regional security. President Trump has warned of renewed strikes if no deal is reached within a limited timeframe, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened confrontation extending beyond the Middle East. Both sides remain locked in hostile rhetoric despite Saudi and Turkish backing for continued talks.
Rio de Janeiro police discovered the body of federal judge Alcides Martins Ribeiro Filho, who served on Brazil's Federal Regional Court of the 2nd Region, after he had been missing for more than a month.
Médecins Sans Frontières is responding to an active Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo caused by the Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved vaccine or treatment. As of May 19, 2026, authorities reported over 500 suspected cases and more than 130 deaths, with confirmed cases in North Kivu province including the city of Goma, and two confirmed cases across the border in Uganda. The outbreak is complicated by ongoing regional conflict, displacement, and limited diagnostic capacity.
A drone strike ignited a fire near the UAE's Barakah nuclear power plant on Sunday, with Abu Dhabi condemning the attack as a threat to regional security and raising fears of renewed conflict amid a fragile US-Iran ceasefire.
The United States and Iran are locked in intensifying diplomatic crisis over Iran's nuclear program, with Pakistan attempting mediation as negotiations stall. President Trump has warned that military action remains an option if talks do not progress within days, while Iran's leadership has refused to remove enriched uranium stockpiles and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that any resumed attacks could trigger regional warfare. Oil prices are rising and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz faces unprecedented disruptions amid the tensions.
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered that the country's stockpile of weapons-grade enriched uranium remain within Iran, rejecting a key US demand in peace negotiations. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has stated that any ceasefire agreement must include uranium transfer, elimination of Iranian ballistic missile capabilities, and an end to Tehran's support for regional allied groups—conditions that now appear incompatible with Iran's stated position.
Unmanned drones launched from Iraq struck targets in the United Arab Emirates, prompting international alarm over potential threats to regional nuclear infrastructure.
The Trump administration has announced over $8.6 billion in emergency arms sales to Middle East partners while negotiations to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran remain deadlocked. The dual approach of increased military support alongside stalled diplomatic engagement signals heightened regional tensions.
Unregulated mines in Myanmar's lawless borderlands are poisoning downstream Thai communities through water contamination. Rivers and Rights director Pianporn Deetes discusses the transboundary environmental health impact and identifies Bangkok as having the regulatory authority to address this escalating regional crisis.
United States engaged in clashes in Oxbow Regional Park [8 sources]
United States engaged in clashes in Oxbow Regional Park [8 sources]
A month after Israel and the United States launched military strikes on Iran, international concerns over their legitimacy have intensified. Analysts are now questioning whether the US can maintain regional hegemony amid the escalating conflict.
Colombian military and regional authorities report that FARC dissidents operating in Meta and Guaviare departments are beheading citizens and coercing rural voters ahead of the presidential election. The former mayor of Cubarral and his government secretary, who was coordinating a presidential candidate's campaign, were killed in a motorcycle attack. Authorities confirm insurgent groups are forcing residents to register to vote and using violence to control the electorate in southern Meta.
Iran's rhetoric and policies toward Gulf states have sharply escalated, threatening years of regional diplomatic progress amid rising maritime tensions and deepening mutual distrust.
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Tensions across the region remain high after Israeli forces intercepted more Gaza-bound aid boats, triggering protests and diplomatic criticism from several countries. At the same time, Iran says US behaviour is damaging efforts to reach a diplomatic solution, while military activity continues in Lebanon and concerns grow over the wider regional fallout from the conflict. Political pressure is also building in Washington as more Americans oppose further escalation with Tehran.
The rise of the lefts at the territorial level could hinder the process of rebuilding the progressive alliance at the state level, and some voices publicly ask to choose the new brand now and the new leadership Forward 'surpasses' Por Andalucía and deepens the crisis of Sumar The overturning in the panorama of the alternative left in Andalusia has once again focused on the weakness of the progressive formations at the state level in the face of the rise of the territorial. The great result of the Andalusians of Adelante, who quadrupled their results and clearly surpassed Por Andalucía, threatens to hinder the process of rebuilding the alliance between IU, Movimiento Sumar, Más Madrid and the Comuns, and the first voices calling for its acceleration have already begun to emerge. And it also puts Podemos in a brete, since the purples aspire to do "tandem" with a Gabriel Rufián who, precisely, proposes that progressive parties at the state level withdraw or, at least, take a back seat in the next general elections in favor of left-wing formations at the regional level.
Israeli Airstrikes Continue in Southern Lebanon Despite Ceasefire Ebadullah.Ebadi Sun, 05/17/2026 - 17:00 Author TOLOnews Profile Photo Author Short Bio TOLOnews is Afghanistan’s first 24-hour TV/online news channel covering national, regional and world affairs. Author Job TV Network World Despite the extension of the ceasefire with Lebanon, Israel has carried out a new wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s Ministry of Health has announced that the number of casualties from Israeli attacks since March 2 has reached 2,969 dead and more than 9,000 injured.
India state-fuel retailers raised petrol and diesel prices by less than a rupee per litre on Tuesday, the second increase in a week to recover some losses from high crude prices resulting from the Iran war. After the rise of roughly 0.9 Indian rupees ($0.0093), consumers will pay 98.64 Indian rupees for a litre of petrol in New Delhi and 91.58 Indian rupees for a litre of diesel, dealers said. Prices vary across the country because of regional taxes.
Who Is El Jardinero? By "Karamazov" for Borderland Beat Audias Flores Silva, a.k.a “El Jardinero,” “Gabriel Raigosa Plascencia,” “Comandante,” “El Bravo 2,” “Audi,” and “Mata Jefes,” is a senior regional commander of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), one of Mexico’s most powerful and violent transnational criminal organizations. He was captured by Mexican security forces during a major military operation in Nayarit on April 27, 2026.
Turkey's Ankara Regional Court of Justice ruled that the Republican People's Party's (CHP) 38th Ordinary Elective Congress was legally invalid due to absolute nullity, potentially undermining the legitimacy of the opposition party's recent internal proceedings.
The Lancet warns that damage to Iran's Pasteur Institute could have regional and international public health consequences, potentially disrupting vaccine production and disease surveillance across the Middle East.
A Russian strike on the Dnieper region in eastern Ukraine injured at least 14 people, according to regional administration head Oleksandr Ganzha.
Ukrainian drones struck the city of Syzran in Russia's Samara region, killing two people and injuring several others, according to regional governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev. Additional details were not immediately provided.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned that if military aggression against Iran is repeated, a promised regional war would extend beyond the Middle East, escalating the rhetoric following recent military incidents.