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19.05.2026 14:50 Funding shortfalls squeeze Gaza aid

19.05.2026 14:50 Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela on Monday dismissed China's claim that the country's monitoring activities in the WPS are merely "publicity stunts" and has nothing to do with politics.

19.05.2026 14:50 China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Qundao and their adjacent waters. We firmly oppose the Philippines' construction activities on all illegally occupied Chinese islands and reefs, including Zhongye Dao and Mahuan Dao, and will take necessary measures to safeguard territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, Jiang Bin, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, said at a press briefing on Monday when asked to comment on that satellite images reportedly showed that the Philippines is actively upgrading facilities on two islands in the Nansha Qundao, including plans to expand a sheltered harbor on Mahuan Dao and extend the runway on Zhongye Dao.

19.05.2026 14:50 Yesterday was the 31st anniversary of the disappearance of the Tibetan religious leader known as the Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima.

19.05.2026 14:50 Yemeni armed forces have intercepted and shot down a US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone as it was flying in the skies over the northwestern oil-rich province of Ma'rib.

19.05.2026 14:50 Equatorial Guinea is grateful to Russia for its efforts to help normalize the situation in Africa's Sahel region, Equatorial Guinean Foreign Minister Simeon Oyono Esono Angue stated on Monday.

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19.05.2026 14:50 Venezuela's former Minister of Industry and National Production made his initial appearance in court today pursuant to an indictment unsealed in the Southern District of Florida charging him for his alleged role in a sprawling international money laundering conspiracy involving the corruption and exploitation of a Venezuelan public welfare program intended to provide food to vulnerable Venezuelans.

19.05.2026 14:50 President Gitanas Nausėda spoke by phone on Monday with the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, at her initiative. The Presidents discussed Moldova's and Ukraine's European integration processes and the next steps toward EU enlargement.

19.05.2026 14:50 Civilians, including humanitarians, continue to face great danger across war-torn Ukraine amid ongoing hostilities, according to the UN humanitarian relief coordination office there, OCHA.

19.05.2026 14:50 This landmark project will deliver China a modern heavy helicopter tailored to its needs.

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19.05.2026 14:50 The President held a briefing session, via videoconference, with permanent members of the Security Council.

19.05.2026 14:50 The United States has again extended its Russian oil sanctions waiver amid its inability to cope with rising oil prices, caused by Iran's continued control over the Strait of Hormuz - a key waterway in the Persian Gulf responsible for a fifth of global oil supplies.

19.05.2026 14:50 Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen , Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the below statement condemning the Trump Administration for once again extending the Department of the Treasury's 'temporary' sanctions relief for Russian oil, after General License 134B expired on May 16, 2026.