live Kuwait arrests IRGC-linked agents; Iran widens definition of Strait of Hormuz - Middle East conflict 12 May
Kuwait arrested four members of an IRGC-linked group as they tried to enter the country by sea, the Gulf s...
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Iran has accused the United States of violating the ceasefire after U.S. forces seized and disabled a vessel in the Gulf of Oman. Tehran has vowed retaliation, calling the move “armed piracy”, raising tensions just hours before the ceasefire deadline.
Iran has rejected further peace talks, as Pakistan prepares to host discussions in Islamabad. U.S. envoys are set to arrive Monday evening. Meanwhile oil prices have surged amid renewed uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz.
A Eurosceptic, pro-Russian coalition led by Rumen Radev is on track to form Bulgaria’s next government after strong election results at the weekend. The outcome signals a potential shift in the country’s alignment within the European Union and its stance on the war in Ukraine.
A gunman killed eight children in a domestic-related mass shooting in Louisiana before being shot dead by police. The incident has shocked the nation and renewed calls for stronger intervention in domestic violence cases.
Pope Leo XIV has urged Angolans to overcome past divisions during a visit attended by more than 130,000 people. He called for peace, justice and reconciliation, while also appealling for an end to global conflicts including Ukraine.
Australia confirmed it will repatriate citizens from the MV Hondius cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, with quarantine on arrival. Spain, France are evacuating nationals as three deaths are confirmed. In the U.S., two passengers have been isolated after testing positive for the virus.
Kuwait arrested four members of an IRGC-linked group as they tried to enter the country by sea, the Gulf state's KUNA news agency reported on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a senior IRGC officer said Iran had expanded its definition of the Strait of Hormuz to include a far wider area.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal as a “stupid proposal,” saying Tehran failed to commit to abandoning its pursuit of a nuclear weapon, while warning the fragile ceasefire was on “massive life support”.
Metropolitan Shio of Senaki and Chkhorotsku has been elected the 142nd head of the Georgian Orthodox Church at a meeting of clergy in Tbilisi following the death of longtime Patriarch Ilia II.
Afghanistan has signed a five-year gold mining contract with Afghan and Azerbaijani companies in a deal worth more than $20m, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has said.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer laid down the gauntlet to challengers on Tuesday (12 May), as he defied calls to resign at a meeting of Cabinet, telling ministers that there had been no official move to trigger a leadership contest.
Malaysia's Maritime Enforcement Agency has launched a search and rescue operation for 14 people missing at sea after a wooden boat, strongly believed to be illegally transporting undocumented Indonesian migrants, capsized and sank off the country's western coast on Monday morning.
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Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has passed a law establishing a special military tribunal to try hundreds of Palestinian's accused of taking part in the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel, in a move lawmakers say is aimed at addressing national trauma.
Brazilian activist Thiago Avila returned to Brazil late Monday (11 May) after being deported from Israel. He alleges he was tortured and mistreated during 10 days in detention following the interception of a pro-Palestinian aid flotilla attempting to reach Gaza.
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