Two killed in attack on Russia’s Hmeimim air base in Syria
Militants attacked the Russian-run base on Syria’s coast on the event date, and the available reporting says two attackers were also killed.
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Netanyahu ties ending Gaza war to Trump displacement plan
Benjamin Netanyahu said implementing Donald Trump’s plan for forced displacement from Gaza is one of the conditions for ending the war.
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Diplomatic anger grows after Israeli troops fire warning shots near West Bank delegation
Event date 2025-05-21: diplomats from 31 countries came under Israeli warning fire near Jenin, prompting condemnation and calls for an investigation.
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Diplomatic backlash follows Israeli warning shots near delegation in Jenin
Governments summoned Israeli ambassadors and demanded answers after troops fired near visiting diplomats in the occupied West Bank on May 21, 2025.
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EU approves 17th sanctions package targeting Russia’s shadow fleet and war economy
The package adds 189 vessels, new company listings and fresh export restrictions aimed at shrinking Russia’s wartime revenue.
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UK suspends Israel trade talks as Gaza aid crisis deepens
Britain has paused negotiations on a new free trade agreement with Israel after David Lammy said the war in Gaza had entered a dark new phase amid continuing aid delays.
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Gunmen kill seven in plaza attack in San Felipe, Guanajuato
Mexican officials said the attack left seven dead in one of the country's deadliest states, with cartel banners found at the crime scene.
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Sudan’s army says it has retaken Greater Khartoum after more than two years of war
The military claims full control of the capital region after fighting remnants of the RSF, but the war still rages elsewhere and the toll keeps rising.
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Israeli strikes kill at least 85 in Gaza as limited aid enters the territory
On May 20, 2025, Israeli strikes killed at least 85 Palestinians in Gaza while Israel allowed more aid trucks into the enclave under a still-friction-filled process.
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Puntland security forces kill senior ISIS figure Ahmed Muse Sidi
Puntland forces say they killed Ahmed Muse Sidi, a senior ISIS leader accused of recruiting from local clans, during an operation in Bari region.
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Iran summons British diplomat after UK arrests seven nationals
Tehran said the arrests were unjustified as Britain pursued cases involving suspected spying and a possible terrorism plot.
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UK and EU strike post-Brexit reset covering food checks, fishing and security
London and Brussels have agreed a broad reset that promises easier trade for some food exporters, a new youth mobility framework and deeper security cooperation, but most of the changes still need months of negotiation.
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Somali army says more than 70 Al-Shabaab fighters were killed in border operation
Somali government sources say a joint army and local forces operation along the Hiiraan-Middle Shabelle border killed more than 70 Al-Shabaab militants and seized weapons.
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ICJ Sides With Equatorial Guinea in Island Sovereignty Dispute With Gabon
The World Court said sovereignty over Conga, Mbanié and Cocoteros rests with Equatorial Guinea, ending a decades-long fight over oil-rich waters.
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Russia launches record 273-drone strike on Ukraine as Trump-Putin call looms
Kyiv said the assault was the largest drone attack of the war, coming after direct Russia-Ukraine talks and before a planned Trump-Putin phone call.
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Blast at police station in eastern Syria kills at least three, injures several
At least three people were killed and several others injured when an explosion hit a police station in Al-Mayadeen in Syria's Deir ez-Zor countryside, according to state media cited by Al Jazeera.
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Mogadishu recruitment-center bombing kills at least 20
Al-Shabaab claimed the attack outside Damaanyo military base, where hundreds of prospective Somali National Army recruits had gathered.
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Hundreds of Rwandans return from eastern Congo in UN-backed repatriation
A UN-backed operation has brought hundreds of Rwandans back from eastern Congo, reopening a long-running return channel shaped by the legacy of the 1994 genocide and the war in the region.
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Guyana tightens patrols on Cuyuni River after gunfire from Venezuelan side
Guyana says soldiers came under fire in the border river zone and is strengthening surveillance as the Essequibo dispute continues to simmer.
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NRF says 13 Taliban fighters killed in Panjshir attack
The National Resistance Front said it carried out a targeted attack in Panjshir province’s Dara district that killed 13 Taliban fighters and wounded four more.
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Russian Drone Attack on Evacuation Bus Kills Nine in Sumy Oblast
A bus evacuating civilians was struck near Bilopillia in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, killing nine people and injuring others, according to Ukrainian reporting.
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Syrian forces kill three Islamic State gunmen in Aleppo raid
Syrian security forces say they killed three Islamic State fighters and arrested four more in Aleppo, seizing weapons and uniforms during a targeted operation.
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Palm Springs clinic blast leaves one dead, injuries reported, and IVF lab intact
An explosion near a fertility clinic in Palm Springs killed at least one person and injured others, but the clinic says its lab and reproductive materials were not damaged.
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Israel expands Gaza offensive as reported 24-hour death toll exceeds 150
Gaza's Health Ministry said more than 150 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes as a new military operation began and ceasefire negotiators remained in Qatar.
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