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May 15, 2026 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli airstrikes kill at least seven people across Nabatieh, Tibnin, and Harouf, and injure 37 people in Tyre, Lebanon.
Hamas military leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad is assassinated alongside his wife and daughter in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a commander of the IRGC-aligned Shia Iraqi militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah, is arrested in Turkey by the U.S. justice department after allegedly planning attacks on Jewish sites in the United States, along with attacks in Europe as part of a broader campaign of retaliation by Iran over the war.
U.S. president Donald Trump says that he is open to accepting Iran's 20-year suspension on their nuclear program if Iran gives a real guarantee.
The United States announces that Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire for 45 days, and that more specific political and security negotiations will begin on May 29 and June 2, respectively.
U.S. president Donald Trump announces that U.S. and Nigerian forces have eliminated ISIS second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki during a joint mission.
The Sudanese Army says that they have re-captured the Blue Nile town of Khor Hassan from Rapid Support Forces.
Seventeen police trainees and an unknown number of soldiers are killed in a mass shooting by Islamist militants at a specialised military school in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, Nigeria.
Arts and culture
The Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, which organizes Milan Fashion Week in Italy, announces guidelines encouraging participating brands not to display fur products during fashion shows following pressure from animal rights groups.
The "Recently Played" feature on Audacy's website for Mix 104.1 suffers a multi-day shutdown. For four days, it is stuck at 2:02 p.m., when the last recorded song was "Dilemma" by Nelly. As of Tuesday, May 19, does not show a "Recently Played" list at all. Hopefully, this is just a temporary "transition period" that will be resolved after a few more days.
Disasters and accidents
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification warns that 19.5 million people in Sudan are facing hunger amidst the three-year civil war.
All UN agencies warn that the Somalian hunger and malnutrition crisis is rapidly worsening, with a growing risk of famine. More than 6 million people, approximately 31% of the population, face critical levels of food insecurity, while nearly 1.9 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition. Of those children, approximately 493,000 are facing severe acute malnutrition.
Health and environment
An ebola outbreak is confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ituri Province by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, killing 80 people.
The South Sudan Health Ministry issues an ebola alert in the country following cases in the DRC and Uganda.
International relations
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi says that China and the United States have agreed to continue implementing previous trade agreements and to establish trade and investment councils following talks between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. president Donald Trump in Beijing.
Thirty-six countries and the European Union join the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
Law and crime
Two Mexican officials sought for extradition by the U.S. in April on charges of alleged collusion with organized crime are reportedly detained in Europe and the U.S.
Politics and elections
Matthew Wale is appointed as the prime minister of Solomon Islands after Jeremiah Manele was ousted in a no-confidence vote.
A third day of talks mediated by the UK and US between the Somali federal government and the opposition Somali Future Council are collapsing over their legal future and the electoral process after Hassan Sheikh Mohamud broke his constitutional presidential term limit. His four-year constitutional term is formally expiring on 15 May, but it is ending with no plan for an upcoming election.
Sports
The United World Wrestling lifts restrictions on wrestlers from Russia and Belarus that was imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and will allow them to compete under their respective national flags.
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