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16.05.2026 17:11 On May 14 and 15, the United States facilitated two days of constructive talks between the State of Israel and the Republic of Lebanon at the Department of State.

16.05.2026 17:11 This is a summary of what was said by the World Food Programme's Director of Emergencies and Response, Ross Smith, to whom quoted text may be attributed - at a press briefing in Geneva today.

16.05.2026 17:11 At least six million people in Somalia are going days without enough food, UN aid teams warned on Friday, highlighting that nearly two million of this number are young children "at high risk of illness or death".

16.05.2026 17:11 Hospitals across Cuba are suspending surgeries, struggling to keep lifesaving equipment running and facing severe medicine shortages as blackouts and fuel shortages push the country's healthcare system deeper into crisis, senior UN officials warned on Friday.

16.05.2026 17:11 The FBI Washington Field Office today announced that the FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension and prosecution of Monica Witt, a former U.S. service member and counterintelligence agent who was indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia in February 2019 on charges of espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the government of Iran.

16.05.2026 17:11 US President Donald Trump departed Beijing on May 15 after a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that highlighted how the war in Iran is reshaping the contours of their relationship and testing whether the rivals can coordinate to tackle global crises.

16.05.2026 17:11 Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump had a private meeting on Friday in the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in central Beijing.

16.05.2026 17:11 AUKUS in Australia is taking another significant step forward with the Albanese Government selecting Lockheed Martin Australia as the preferred Combat System Integration Partner for Australia's future fleet of sovereign Virginia class submarines.

16.05.2026 17:11 In a major milestone for Australia's sovereign defence sustainment capability, the Albanese and Malinauskas Governments have officially opened the $200 million Deep Maintenance and Modification Facility at Royal Australian Air Force Base Edinburgh, South Australia.

16.05.2026 17:11 A legislator from the Hezbollah political wing in the Lebanese parliament says fighters from the resistance movement will not hesitate to respond to Israel's flagrant violations of the April 16 ceasefire deal.

16.05.2026 17:11 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned Friday that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza remains "fragile" as casualties mount, territory shrinks, and humanitarian aid faces persistent obstruction.

16.05.2026 17:11 Seven Palestinians were killed and at least 50 others injured on Friday evening in Israeli strikes targeting a residential apartment and a vehicle in Gaza City, according to Palestinian medical sources.

16.05.2026 17:11 Nearly 19.5 million people in Sudan are facing crisis levels of acute food insecurity, a UN spokesperson said Friday, citing the Food and Agriculture Organization , the World Food Programme and the United Nations Children's Fund .

16.05.2026 17:11 China hopes the United States will take "concrete actions" to safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, China's top diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday.

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