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20.05.2026 14:31 More than 29,000 members of the military's special operations forces community and the public converged both in person and virtually on downtown Tampa, Florida, today for the official kickoff of Special Operations Forces Week 2026.

20.05.2026 14:31 During a panel discussion at the Special Operations Forces Week 2026 convention in Tampa, Florida, today, a pair of senior SOF leaders discussed how to bring more recruits with science, technology, engineering and mathematics backgrounds into SOF formations.

20.05.2026 14:31 Massachusetts National Guard Airmen and Soldiers conducted a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear task force collective training exercise at Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts, May 14-17, to strengthen the state's ability to respond to CBRN emergencies and other all-hazards incidents. The CBRN Task Force, a CBRN Enhanced Response Force Package, is trained to rapidly deploy in support of civil authorities to save lives and mitigate human suffering during domestic emergency operations.

20.05.2026 14:31 Soldiers with the 30th Medical Brigade conducted a rail casualty evacuation exercise during SWORD 26, May 11-15, to prepare Army medicine for the realities of large-scale combat operations across Europe.

20.05.2026 14:31 Gen. Xavier T. Brunson visited U.S. Strategic Command in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 11 to discuss strengthening strategic deterrence in Northeast Asia through enhanced collaboration across the commands and in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

20.05.2026 14:31 According to Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, NATO air policing downing a drone that had entered Estonian airspace demonstrates that NATO air policing is functioning and fulfilling its purpose of ensuring the security of us all.

20.05.2026 14:31 On 19 May 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, welcomed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Anita Anand, on a working visit to Riga. During the meeting, the Ministers reaffirmed close and strategically significant partnership between Latvia and Canada, with particular emphasis on cooperation in security and defence, economic ties and Allied unity.

20.05.2026 14:31 A Romanian Air Force F-16 aircraft, which conducts enhanced Air Policing Missions in the Baltic airspace, as part of Romania's commitment to NATO's collective security, shot down a drone in the Estonian airspace on Tuesday, May 19th.

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20.05.2026 14:31 The Special Rapporteur on torture today urged Israel to review and revise its detention laws, policies and practices, in her latest transmission of a substantial body of torture allegations, including sexual violence, and other serious abuses, to Israeli authorities.

20.05.2026 14:31 Today, the United States is taking decisive action to target the international networks that enable Hamas to sustain its terrorist operations, expand political influence, and undermine efforts to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East.

20.05.2026 14:31 The Government of Lebanon, the European Union, Denmark and France, through Agence Française de Développement , officially launched today a EUR 32 million programme aimed at supporting conflict-affected areas in South Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley.

20.05.2026 14:31 The OIC Media Observatory on Israeli Crimes Against Palestinians documented numerous crimes committed between May 12 and 18, 2026, marked by a dangerous escalation in violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Al-Quds and other places of worship in the West Bank. The occupation authorities approved a plan to seize approximately 20 historic Palestinian properties in the Bab al-Silsila neighbourhood, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The extremist Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, continued his periodic incursions into the Al-Aqsa compound, while several other crimes targeted the Ibrahimi Mosque and additional mosques across the West Bank.