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Memorial Day 2026
Pakistani military chief Asim Munir and prime minister Shehbaz Sharif visit Beijing for talks with Chinese officials as part of mediation efforts related to the war. (AFP via LBCI)
Crude oil tanker Idemitsu Maru arrives in Japan after previously becoming the first Japanese owned ship to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the war started on February 28. (NHK World Japan)
Oil prices decrease by 5% in Asia early trading amidst hopes of a Iran–U.S. ceasefire deal to end the war. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
The death toll of the building collapse in Angeles, Philippines, rises to four, while search operations are ongoing for 17 people still missing. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Xinhua)
Around 20 people are injured at the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo, Japan, after a man sprays an unidentified substance near an ATM, prompting reports of a strong odor inside the building. (AFP via The Guardian) (The Japan Times)
Sunday, May 24th, 2026
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reports that 33 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz after receiving permission in the past 24 hours. (Iran International)
The Iranian military shoots down an alleged Israeli surveillance drone over Hormozgan province, Iran. (Iran International)
At least 30 people are killed and over 52 are injured after the explosion of a bomb at a car park near a train station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility. (Al Jazeera) (The Independent Urdu)
Four people are killed and over a hundred are injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine. (BBC News)
At least three people are killed after a nine-storey building, under construction as a condo-hotel, collapses in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines. At least 26 people are rescued, while search operations are ongoing for 17 others still missing. (Reuters)
A Malaysian citizen dies while at least 23 people are still trapped and 26 others are rescued after a nine-story residential building collapses in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. (GMA News 1) (GMA News 2)
Twenty-four people are killed and over 50 are injured after the explosion of a bomb at a car park near a train station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility. (Al Jazeera)
Five people are killed and another is injured in a fire at a shop in Qidong County, Hunan, China. (Xinhua)
Three people are killed and 17 others are reported missing after overnight torrential rains in Yongchuan, Chongqing, China. (Reuters)At least 16 people die from heat stroke in Telangana, India, as temperatures exceed 45 °C (113 °F) during a heat wave, prompting public safety measures from the government. (AFP via The Straits Times) (Hindustan Times)
Bahrain sentences nine people to life in prison for espionage on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (Iran International)
Hundreds of inmates seize control of a prison in Barinas, Venezuela, and protest alleged torture and abuse, demanding the removal of the prison director as security forces surround the facility. (AFP via The Sun)
Four people are killed and one of the gunmen is injured in a mass shooting in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two suspects are arrested. (Pajhwok Afghan News)
Iranian Americans gather in San Francisco, California, US at the Ferry Building to oppose an immediate end to the Iran War, citing concerns that it would leave the Islamic Republic regime in power and undermine hopes for changes in the country. (CBS San Francisco)
Cypriots vote to elect 56 of the 80 seats in the House of Representatives. Recent opinion polls have indicated that the conservative DISY and the leftist AKEL are competing for first place, while the hard-right ELAM is also expected to make gains in the legislature. (Euronews) (DW) (Reuters)
DISY wins the most with 17 seats, followed by AKEL in second with 15 seats and ELAM in third with eight seats. ALMA and Direct Democracy Cyprus enter the legislature with four seats each. (Phileleftheros)
Romuald Wadagni is sworn in as the president of Benin, succeeding Patrice Talon. (Reuters)
Turkish police raid the headquarters of the Republican People’s Party and evict its leadership, including Özgür Özel. (AFP via France 24)
Residents of Kraków, Poland, have overwhelmingly backed the dismissal of Mayor Aleksander Miszalski (Civic Platform) and the city council in a local recall referendum for the first time in the city’s history. Exit polls have shown a 33.4% voter turnout with 97.8% of voters backing dismissing Miszalski, while 96.0% supported removing the council. (TVP World)
In Senegal, Malick Ndiaye resigns as National Assembly president following the dismissal of prime minister Ousmane Sonko, clearing the way for Sonko to seek the parliament’s presidency amid tensions within the ruling coalition. (AFP via Le Monde)
Thousands of people protest in Madrid, Spain, against increasing housing costs. (AP)
to win the 110th Indianapolis 500, giving Meyer Shank its second victory in the event. The margin of victory is 0.023 seconds, making it the closest finish in Indianapolis 50In auto racing, Meyer Shank’s Felix Rosenqvist defeats Penske’s David Malukas0 history. (FOX Sports)
The president of the Iranian football federation says FIFA has approved the country’s World Cup training base being switched from the United States to Mexico due to the ongoing conflict. (BBC Sport)
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Saturday, May 23rd, 2026
The New York Post reports that Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a commander of the IRGC-aligned Shia Iraqi militia group Kata’ib Hezbollah, who was arrested earlier this month in Turkey for plotting terror attacks across Europe and North America including Jewish sites, also plotted to assassinate U.S. president Donald Trump‘s daughter Ivanka Trump in retaliation of the 2020 strike against former Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani. (Ynetnews) (The Free Press Journal)
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu wins his second Palme d’Or for the drama film Fjord at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in France. (AP via Korea JoongAng Daily)
California governor Gavin Newsom declares a state of emergency in Orange County, California, U.S., in response to a possible release of methyl methacrylate in Garden Grove. (BBC News)
Iran, the United States, and mediator Pakistan reports that progress has been made in ceasefire talks, with the Iranian foreign ministry saying that Iran is focused on finalizing a memorandum of understanding. (Reuters)
The Financial Times reports that mediators are nearing a deal to extend the ceasefire between Iran and the United States by 60 days and establish a framework for nuclear talks. (CNBC) (Financial Times)
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the details of the emerging agreement will be “announced shortly,” and that it will include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. (Al Jazeera)
A Ukrainian drone attack causes a fire at a Transneft oil terminal in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. (ABC News)
The U.S. Central Command says that they have redirected 100 commercial ships and disabled four others from the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade started. (AA)
Iran’s Fars News Agency reports that the agreement will allow Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
Veterans hold a Veterans Speak Out gathering at the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City, Nevada, U.S., to honor the U.S. troops who were killed during the Iran war. Additionally, veterans also criticize the war as unconstitutional, citing Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. (CarsonNow) (KOLO-TV)
The Lebanese Civil Defense reports that an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Sir el Gharbiyeh, southern Lebanon, has killed at least 11 people and injured six. (AFP via Dawn)
A Ukrainian drone attack causes a fire at a Transneft oil terminal in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. (ABC News)
During a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, political groups in Sudan including the Somoud” alliance and Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdul Wahid al-Nur approve a roadmap in a effort to end the civil war in the country. (Sudan Tribune) (AA)
An Ebola clinic run by Doctors Without Borders is set on fire by residents in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory, Ituri Province, DRC. (AP)
The International Red Cross announces that three of its local volunteers have died from Ebola while working in the Djugu Territory, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in March. (CBS News)
India issues a travel advisory to Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan amidst the Ebola outbreak. (The Hindu)
Uganda’s health ministry confirms three new Ebola cases, a woman who traveled from the DRC and two Ugandan workers that had contact with her, bringing the country’s total to five cases and one death. (RFI)
France bans Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir permanently following his actions towards members of the Global Sumud Flotilla who were detained by the Israeli Navy several days earlier. (Politico)
In accordance with bilateral agreements, Vietnam grants 40 scholarships to Ukrainians for the 2026–2027 academic year for bachelor’s, master’s, and postgraduate degrees, including a one-year language course for those who do not speak Vietnamese. Kazakhstan also grants 40 scholarships for similar degrees. (Interfax-Ukraine)
In association football, amid the backdrop of the Southampton F.C. espionage incident as a result of which Southampton were expelled, Hull City beat Middlesborugh at Wembley Stadium in London 1–0 in the play-off finals to secure promotion to the English Premier League for the next season. (The Athletic) (BBC Sport)
A gunman opens fire at a security checkpoint outside the White House in Washington, D.C., wounding a bystander.
The Syrian General Intelligence Directorate and the Turkish National Intelligence Organization conduct a joint operation in Syria and arrest ten people allegedly linked with ISIL. (Al Jazeera)
Lebanese Civil Defense reports that an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Sir el Gharbiyeh, southern Lebanon, has killed at least nine people and injured six. (Al Jazeera)
Tens of thousands of people rally in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest against the government and president Aleksandar Vučić, and call for earlier parliamentary and presidential elections. (Al Jazeera)
Thousands of people march through Madrid, Spain, to demand prime minister Pedro Sánchez to resign following several corruption scandals in his cabinet and his family. (Reuters)
Anti-war protesters stage a protest rally at the US naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, against the US-Israel strikes and call for challenge against the Japan-US Security Treaty. (Arab News Japan)
The Iran national football team moves their squad’s base to Tijuana, Mexico, with approval from FIFA to avoid visa-related issues with the United States. (Al Jazeera)
The DR Congo national football team announces that it will maintain its planned schedule, including two friendly matches in Belgium and Spain, before going to Houston, Texas, United States, for the World Cup, despite being warned to isolate, stating the entire squad is based outside of the DRC. (Reuters)
Friday, May 22nd, 2026
NATO conducts Operation Arcade Strike, an exercise in drone warfare, at an unused platform of the London Underground‘s Charing Cross tube station to be prepared for potential conflict with Russia by 2030. (The Independent)
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reports that 35 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz with permission over the previous 24 hours. (Al Jazeera)
A Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker crosses the strait for the first time in nearly two weeks, bound from Ras Laffan to Tianjin, China. (Al Jazeera)
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that “excessive demands” by the U.S. are the main obstacle in the peace talks. (Al Jazeera)
According to the Tasnim News Agency, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and field marshal Asim Munir held late night talks amidst ongoing diplomatic efforts. (The News PK)
An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson says that Iran will not agree to give its highly enriched uranium to the U.S. (Al Jazeera)
U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio says that no peace talks are currently taking place, but the United States is “ready” to play a role if they resume. (AA)
Pakistan Army field marshal Asim Munir visits Tehran, Iran, in a effort to broker a ceasefire deal between Iran and the United States to end the war. (Axios)
A source citing Reuters says that a negotiating team from Qatar arrives in Tehran in an effort to secure a peace deal between Iran and the U.S. to end the war. (Reuters)
Six people are killed and six more injured in an Israeli airstrike in Deir Qanoun an-Naher. Two paramedics are among the fatalities, while three more are injured. (Al Jazeera)
A paramedic is killed and four more are injured in two separate Israeli airstrikes in Tyre District. (Al Jazeera)
Israeli drone strikes kill two people in Rafah and Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)
Russian president Vladimir Putin says that a drone strike on a dormitory and school in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast has killed at least six people and injured dozens more, attributing the attack to Ukraine, but Ukraine’s military describes the comments from Russia as manipulation, saying it hit a drone command unit in Starobilsk. (ABC Australia)
The Malian military conducts drone strikes on the governor’s office and other locations in Kidal, Kidal Region, Mali, which did not cause any casualties. (The Defense Post)
Seven people are killed and 110 more injured in clashes between the Misak and Nasa, rival Indigenous groups, over a dispute to a land in Silvia, Cauca Department, Colombia. The army has deployed 500 soldiers in response. (AP)
Mexico and the European Union sign an updated trade agreement that reduces tariffs and expands market access. (AFP via RFI)
The Dutch cabinet approves a bill to ban the importation of goods from Israeli settlements, and will explore if the ban can be extended to services and investments. (NU.nl in Dutch)
More than 90 miners are killed and others are injured in a mining accident after a gas explosion at a coal mine in Shanxi, China. (Sky News)
The death toll from a building collapse in Fez, Morocco, yesterday rises to 15. (AFP via Arab News PK)
One person is killed and 36 others are injured, including two seriously, in an explosion at a dry dock in Staten Island, New York, United States. (BBC News)
At least one person is killed and nine others are injured in an explosion at the petrochemical plant of MOL in Tiszaújváros, Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County, Hungary. (Reuters)
Major power outages at night on Sumatra island leave millions without electricity for hours. Several officials declare a state of emergency due to concerns over temperature and weather conditions. (Jakarta Globe)
The World Health Organization raises its assessment of the risk from the Ebola outbreak within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from “high” to “very high” due to its rapid spread, while keeping it “low” at the global level. Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that the outbreak in Uganda is stable. (AA) (AP)
The Ituri provincial government orders funerals to be conducted only by specialized personnel, limits public gatherings to no more than fifty people, and suspends the local football league. (Reuters)
Rwanda imposes a travel ban on foreign nationals that have been to the DRC in the past thirty days, and requires a quarantine for Rwandan citizens or residents who have been there. (Reuters)
United Nations emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher announces that the organization is providing US$60 million in funding for the outbreak response. (Reuters)
Acting U.S. navy secretary Hung Cao says that the United States has put on hold US$14 billion of arms sales to Taiwan to preserve munitions during the Iran war. (Al Jazeera)
Slovenia elects Democratic Party leader Janez Janša as prime minister after lawmakers approve a minority coalition government, replacing former prime minister Robert Golob of the Freedom Movement. (AFP via The Times of Israel) (Bloomberg)
Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismisses prime minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolves the government amid growing tensions within the ruling coalition and ongoing economic challenges in Senegal. (AFP via France 24)
Andrew Giuliani, head of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Task Force, says that the DR Congo soccer team must isolate for 21 days or risk the ability to enter the U.S. for the upcoming FIFA World Cup amidst the ebola outbreak in the country. (ESPN)
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