US military strike on alleged drug-trafficking boat kills three in eastern Pacific
The US military said it struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three men it accused of involvement in drug trafficking.
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Clashes in Baidoa expose Somalia’s political fault lines during election transition
Fighting in Baidoa between security forces and loyalists of ousted South West State leader Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen left multiple people dead and sharpened tensions around Somalia’s stalled political transition.
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Romania says Russian drone hit apartment building near Galati, wounding two people
Bucharest says one of several drones from a Russian strike entered NATO airspace and crashed into a residential building, triggering a fire and a fresh alliance response.
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Congolese civil-society group reports more than 100 killed in May attacks in Mambasa
APDEF said assaults attributed to the ADF caused deaths, disappearances, destruction and mass displacement in Ituri, though officials had not independently confirmed its toll.
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Sudanese medical group accuses RSF of killing 27 civilians in North Kordofan villages
The Sudan Doctors Network said the May 28, 2026 attack in the Al-Murra area west of Bara killed residents including elderly people; the RSF had not commented.
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Colombia clash in Guaviare leaves at least 48 dead, mayor says
A local mayor told AFP that two FARC dissident factions left dozens dead in the Amazon region as fighting over territory and criminal rents intensified.
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IRGC says it targeted a US airbase in Kuwait after a strike near Bandar Abbas
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says the attack was retaliation for a US strike in southern Iran, but the supplied evidence does not independently confirm damage or casualties.
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Kuwait intercepts incoming missiles and drones amid Iran flare-up
Kuwaiti air defences were activated during an exchange that threatened a fragile US-Iran ceasefire and coincided with negotiations over a possible extension.
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Gaza City air raid kills at least 10, health officials say
Four children were among those killed and more than 20 people were injured when a residential building in northern Gaza was struck.
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Three wounded in Winterthur station knife attack
Swiss authorities arrested a local man within minutes and described the incident as terrorism linked to extremism, while investigators examined his recent psychiatric care.
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US threatens sanctions over proposed Hormuz toll system
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Oman and any other participant against helping Iran collect fees from vessels using the strategic waterway.
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Israel says Gaza strike killed Hamas finance operative
The military identified Ihab Khrizim as an organizer of money transfers to Hamas’s armed wing.
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EU sanctions ‘extremist’ Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
Reporting dated 2026-05-28 documents the event and its immediate consequences, with unresolved points retained as attributed or provisional.
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US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative 60-day ceasefire extension deal
Washington said negotiators sketched out a possible 60-day extension of the Iran ceasefire and a path to new nuclear talks, but Tehran had not endorsed the outline and President Donald Trump had not yet approved it.
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Israeli strikes intensify in southern Lebanon as deaths mount and displacement orders expand
Lebanese officials and news reports said Israeli attacks killed at least 19 people, including children, while new evacuation orders pushed more civilians north from southern Lebanon.
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Tasnim report says IRGC Navy turned back U.S. tanker near the Strait of Hormuz
Iran International said Tasnim quoted a military source describing warning fire, a ship with radar switched off, and an unconfirmed strike response near Bandar Abbas.
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OPCW says inspectors found dozens of undeclared Assad-era chemical munitions in Syria
The chemical weapons watchdog said bombs and rockets were uncovered at previously undeclared locations inspected this month.
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Seoul links HMM Namu strike to Iranian-made missiles
South Korea summoned Iran’s ambassador after technical analysis identified Noor-series weapons, while stopping short of naming the launcher or establishing intent.
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South Africa rejects US Afrikaner emergency claim
Government officials and Afrikaner organizations disputed Washington’s rationale for expanding a selective refugee program.
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Canada helped US citizens obtain travel documents during Iran conflict
Canadian facilities and wider consular coordination supported Americans and other foreign nationals seeking to leave the region after US diplomatic operations in the UAE were disrupted.
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US and Iran trade fire near Strait of Hormuz while maintaining ceasefire claims
Washington described its May 27 attack on a drone facility near Bandar Abbas as defensive, while Tehran announced a retaliatory strike and both sides accused the other of breaching a fragile truce.
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U.S. says limited action near Hormuz did not end the Iran ceasefire
Washington said it knocked down four Iranian drones and disabled a control point near Bandar Abbas, while Tehran treated the episode as a breach of the truce.
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Hamas acknowledges death of Gaza armed-wing chief Mohammed Odeh
The May 27, 2026 confirmation followed an Israeli attack in Gaza City's al-Rimal district that Israel's defence minister said also killed Odeh's family.
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Israeli strikes kill 31 in southern Lebanon as ground operations expand
Lebanon said Israeli airstrikes killed 31 people, including children and women, while Israel said it had expanded ground operations deeper into the south despite a truce with Hezbollah.
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