Israeli airstrikes kill at least 23 in Gaza as aid blockade backlash grows
Health officials said overnight strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians in Gaza even as outrage over the aid blockade intensified.
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Ukraine’s Spy Row With Hungary Deepens Over Zakarpattia Arrests and Tit-for-Tat Expulsions
Kyiv says it detained two former soldiers on suspicion of spying for Hungary, triggering reciprocal diplomatic expulsions and reviving a long-running dispute over western Ukraine’s Hungarian minority.
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France and Poland Sign Treaty With Bilateral Defence Commitment
The Nancy accord provides for assistance, including military support, if either country faces armed aggression, while reinforcing existing EU and NATO guarantees.
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At least 30 travellers killed in attack on highway in southeastern Nigeria, Amnesty says
Amnesty International said gunmen attacked people travelling on a major road in southeastern Nigeria on May 8, 2025, leaving at least 30 dead.
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West Bank attack leaves one injured near Hebron as violence in the area continues
Israeli media reported an attack near Hebron in which a driver was neutralized after a car-ramming incident and stabbing attempt that injured a reserve soldier.
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Pakistan calls India strikes an act of war after missile attack
Pakistan says India fired missiles at multiple locations and that its military is responding after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described the attack as an act of war.
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 92 as campaign prepares to expand
Gaza health officials say Israeli strikes killed at least 92 people, including women, children and two journalists, as Israel prepared to intensify its offensive.
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Three Reserve Soldiers Hurt in Separate West Bank Attacks
A shooting near the Reihan crossing and a car-ramming near Hebron left three reserve soldiers injured, according to YNet.
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India says strikes hit Pakistan and Kashmir targets as border tensions surge
India and Pakistan traded strikes and drone fire across multiple border locations, with officials reporting casualties, interceptions and blackouts along the frontier.
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Second U.S. Navy F/A-18 Lost in the Red Sea After Carrier Landing Failure
Event date 2025-05-06: a second F/A-18 Super Hornet from the USS Harry S. Truman was lost in the Red Sea after what sources described as an equipment failure during an attempted landing, with both crew members ejecting safely.
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Five dead after cartel gunfight and vehicle fires in Rayones, Nuevo Leon
El Universal said the armed clash between the Cardenas del Noreste and CJNG lasted several minutes on May 6, 2025, while authorities searched the area for the bodies of suspected gunmen.
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Pakistan says seven soldiers killed in Balochistan convoy blast
Pakistan’s military says an improvised explosive device hit an army vehicle in Balochistan, killing seven soldiers and wounding five others amid rising regional tensions.
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UK and India sign trade deal after years of stalled talks
Britain and India agreed a free trade deal aimed at lowering tariffs on most Indian exports to the UK and reducing barriers on key British goods sold in India.
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Oman Mediates U.S.-Houthi Ceasefire as Washington Halts Yemen Strikes
On May 6, 2025, Oman said it brokered an agreement under which the United States and Yemen's Houthis would stop targeting each other, including U.S. vessels in key Red Sea routes.
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Vatican plans to turn a pope’s popemobile into a Gaza clinic for wounded children
A vehicle once used by Pope Francis is being refitted as a mobile health clinic for children in Gaza, according to a Vatican-linked plan.
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Israel security cabinet backs Gaza plan that would keep troops in seized areas and move civilians south
Benjamin Netanyahu says the new Gaza offensive will not be a hit-and-run campaign, with Israel planning to hold territory and shift much of the population southward.
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Woman killed in Damascus nightclub shooting as nightlife faces second attack in a week
A witness and a war monitor said armed men opened fire inside a club in the Syrian capital on May 5, 2025, in the second such attack in seven days.
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Israel strikes Hodeidah port and cement factory after missile lands near Ben Gurion Airport
The airstrikes followed a Houthi missile attack near Israel’s main airport and marked another sharp escalation in the regional conflict.
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RSF drone strike on Port Sudan extends Sudan's war into a city once seen as a refuge
Sudan's army said the Rapid Support Forces hit military and civilian facilities near Port Sudan airport, disrupting flights and damaging an ammunition depot.
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Ukraine says sea drone shot down Russian Su-30 over Black Sea
Ukraine’s military intelligence says a Magura sea drone destroyed a Russian Su-30 fighter near Novorossiysk on 2025-05-03, a claim the Kyiv Independent could not independently verify.
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Hamas releases new video said to show hostage Maxim Herkin alive
A second Hamas video appears to show Israeli hostage Maxim Herkin in captivity, while his family has not authorized its release.
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South Sudanese pilot killed in SAF airstrike on Nyala airport, report says
Sudans Post reported that South Sudanese pilot Samson Ohide was killed in a Sudanese Armed Forces airstrike on Nyala airport in South Darfur.
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At least seven killed in South Sudan hospital bombing: MSF
Reporting dated 2025-05-03 documents the event and its immediate consequences, with unresolved points retained as attributed or provisional.
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Gaza flotilla ship catches fire off Malta after organizers allege drone strike
A Gaza-bound aid ship issued an SOS after catching fire in international waters off Malta, with organizers saying they believed it was hit by a drone.
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