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'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
*[[Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)|Middle Eastern crisis]]
**[[2026 Iran war]]
***[[2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries]]
****[[Israel–United Arab Emirates relations]], [[2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates]]
*****[[United States]] [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Israel|ambassador to Israel]] [[Mike Huckabee]] says that [[Israel]] has deployed [[Iron Dome]] [[Anti-aircraft warfare|air defense systems]] and [[Israel Defense Forces|military personnel]] to the [[United Arab Emirates]] amid the [[Iran]]ian strikes. [https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israel-sent-iron-dome-batteries-personnel-to-uae-us-ambassador-to-israel/article70969752.ece (AFP via ''The Hindu'')]
****[[2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia]]
*****It is reported that [[Saudi Arabia]] launched retaliatory strikes against [[Iran]] in response to Iranian strikes on the country during the war. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/saudi-arabia-launched-covert-attacks-iran-regional-war-widened-sources-2026-05-12/ (Reuters)]
***[[2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis]]
****[[2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign]]
*****[[Secretary of State for Defence|British defence secretary]] [[John Healey]] announces that the [[United Kingdom]] has deployed [[Eurofighter Typhoon|Typhoon]] fighter jets and the [[Royal Navy]] [[Type 45 destroyer|destroyer]] [[HMS Dragon (D35)|HMS ''Dragon'']] as part of a mission to secure the [[Strait of Hormuz]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y909grldqo (BBC News)] [https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260512-uk-to-deploy-drones-fighter-jets-warship-for-future-hormuz-security-mission/ (Middle East Monitor)]
**[[Hezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present)|Hezbollah–Israel conflict]]
***[[2026 Lebanon war]]
****[[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[Ministry of Public Health (Lebanon)|health minister]] [[Rakan Nassereddine]] says that Israeli attacks have [[Israeli attacks on the Lebanese health sector during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)|killed at least 108 medics and health workers]] since the war began on March 2, and at least 380 people have been killed and 1,122 have been injured since the [[2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire|ceasefire]] began on April 17. [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/108-medics-health-workers-killed-by-israel-in-lebanon-since-march-2-health-minister/3935485 (AA)]
**[[Gaza war]]
***[[Sexual and gender-based violence in the October 7 attacks]]
****A new 300-page report by the [[Israel|Israeli]] [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] organization [[The Civil Commission|Civil Commission]] finds that [[Hamas]] engaged in [[sexual violence]] and [[rape]] during the [[October 7 attacks|October 7, 2023 attacks]] on [[Israel]]. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/hamas-systematically-used-rape-october-7-report-says/106672368 (ABC Australia)] [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgz9k7pzggo (BBC News)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/middleeast/israel-sexual-violence-hamas-attack-report.html (''The New York Times'')]
*[[Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)|Russo-Ukrainian war]]
**[[Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)|Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war]]
***Six people are killed and seven others, including a nine-month-old child, are injured in [[Unmanned Systems Forces (Russia)|Russian]] [[drone strikes]] in [[Kryvyi Rih]], [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-strikes-ukraine-with-drones-ceasefire-ends-ukrainian-officials-say-2026-05-12/ (Reuters)]
**[[Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)|Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war]]
***[[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[President of Ukraine|president]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskiy]] states that [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|the military]] has attacked several [[Natural gas in Russia|gas]] facilities in [[Orenburg Oblast]], [[Russia]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-strikes-ukraine-with-drones-ceasefire-ends-ukrainian-officials-say-2026-05-12/ (Reuters)]
**[[President of Russia|Russian president]] [[Vladimir Putin]] says Russia will deploy new [[RS-28 Sarmat|Sarmat]] [[Russia and weapons of mass destruction|nuclear missiles]] this year. [https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-says-it-successfully-tested-its-new-sarmat-strategic-nuclear-missile-2026-05-12/ (Reuters)]
*[[Sudanese civil war (2023–present)|Sudanese civil war]]
**[[2026 Blue Nile campaign]]
***The [[International Organization for Migration]] reports that 50,000 people have been displaced from their homes in the [[Blue Nile State|Blue Nile]] region. [https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260512-nearly-50000-displaced-in-sudans-blue-nile-state-since-start-of-2026/ (Middle East Monitor)] [https://sudantribune.com/article/313870 (''Sudan Tribune'')]
*[[Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
**A bomb explodes inside a [[bazaar]] in [[Lakki Marwat]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]], killing at least 10 people and wounding over 30 others. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/seven-killed-blast-northwest-pakistan-market-police-say-2026-05-12/ (Reuters)]

'''Arts and culture'''
*[[2026 Georgian patriarchal election]]
**[[Shio III of Georgia|Shio III]] is enthroned as [[Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia]] at the [[Svetitskhoveli Cathedral|Svetitskhoveli cathedral]]. [https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/enthronement-of-catholicos-patriarch-shio-iii-at-svetitskhoveli-cathedral/ (Georgian Public Broadcaster)]

'''Business and economy'''
*American [[Vehicular automation|autonomous driving]] technology company [[Waymo]] [[Product recall|recalls]] 3,800 [[robotaxi|robotaxis]] over risks that they could enter flooded areas. [https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/waymo-recall-nearly-3800-robotaxis-over-self-driving-software-issue-2026-05-12/ (Reuters)]

'''Disasters and accidents'''
*Five people are killed and two others are injured after a fire at a residential building in [[Hengyang]], [[Hunan]], [[China]]. [https://www.thestatesman.com/world/five-killed-two-injured-in-residential-building-fire-in-chinas-hunan-1503592863.html (''The Statesman'')] [https://english.news.cn/20260512/fbed8450b4b442ae9ce780ef51855aad/c.html (Xinhua)]

'''Health and environment'''
*[[MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak|MV ''Hondius'' hantavirus outbreak]]
**An [[United States|American]] traveller, suspected of potential contact with the [[hantavirus infection|hantavirus]], is quarantined upon arrival in the [[Pitcairn Islands]] after transiting through [[French Polynesia]]. [https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/594933/hantavirus-contact-case-quarantined-in-pitcairn-after-short-transit-in-tahiti (RNZ)]
**The [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Ministry of Health (Spain)|health ministry]] confirms the country's first case of hantavirus in a Spanish passenger from the MV ''Hondius'' who has been in isolation at a hospital in [[Madrid]] since 11 May. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/12/spain-reports-new-hantavirus-case-in-passenger-evacuated-from-cruise-ship (Al Jazeera)]

'''Law and crime'''
*[[2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain]]
**[[Bahrain]] sentences three people to [[life imprisonment]] and more than 20 others to [[Prisons in Bahrain|prison]] terms over charges linked to collaboration with Iran's [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]]. [https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/12/news/world/bahrain-sentences-three-to-life-on-charges-of-collaborating-with-iran/2341940 (AFP via ''The Manila Times'')]
*[[Climate change in New Zealand]]
**[[New Zealand]] [[Minister of Justice (New Zealand)|justice minister]] [[Paul Goldsmith (politician)|Paul Goldsmith]] announces plans to amend [[New Zealand environmental law|the country's law]] to prevent [[Judiciary of New Zealand|courts]] from holding companies [[Climate change litigation|liable]] for [[climate change]]-related harm linked to [[greenhouse gas emissions]]. [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/new-zealand-moves-to-halt-lawsuits-over-climate-damage/articleshow/131028963.cms (AFP via ''The Times of India'')]

'''Politics and elections'''
*[[2026 United Kingdom government crisis]]
**[[United Kingdom|British]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|prime minister]] [[Keir Starmer]] tells [[Starmer ministry|his cabinet]] he has "no intention" of resigning after several [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|ministers]] and more than 90 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MPs]] call on him to resign or set a timetable for a new [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|party leader]] to be elected later this year. [https://apnews.com/article/starmer-resign-fahnbulleh-politics-britain-1454415a831ae3af31b10dff29d04d13 (AP)] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1e2n923v1lt (BBC News)]
**Four [[minister (government)|ministers]] resign following Starmer's refusal to [[resignation|resign]], namely [[Zubir Ahmed]], [[Alex Davies-Jones]], [[Miatta Fahnbulleh (politician)|Miatta Fahnbulleh]], and [[Jess Phillips]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1e2n923v1lt (BBC News)] [https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/05/12/ministers-quit-starmer/2141778603806/ (UPI)]
*[[2025–2026 United States redistricting]]
**The [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]-led [[South Carolina Senate]] rejects [[redistricting]] efforts to redraw the [[South Carolina's congressional districts|congressional districts]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[South Carolina]], including efforts to eliminate the [[South Carolina's 6th congressional district|seat]] represented by [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. congressman]] [[Jim Clyburn]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/12/south-carolina-republicans-defy-trump-redistricting (''The Guardian'')] [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/south-carolina-state-senate-rejects-effort-tackle-redistricting-pressu-rcna344815 (NBC News)]
*[[2026 Bahamian general election]]
**[[Bahamians]] vote to elect 41 seats of the [[Parliament of the Bahamas|House of Assembly]]. Incumbent [[Prime Minister of the Bahamas|prime minister]] [[Philip Davis (Bahamian politician)|Philip Davis]] becomes the first prime minister to be re-elected for a second consecutive term in office since [[1997 Bahamian general election|1997]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bahamians-vote-snap-election-pm-davis-seeks-rare-second-term-2026-05-12/ (Reuters)]
*[[Cambodian–Thai border dispute]]
**The [[Cambodia]]n [[National Assembly (Cambodia)|National Assembly]] approves the extension of [[Royal Cambodian Armed Forces|military]] [[conscription]] to two years and increases penalties for [[draft evasion]] amid [[Cambodia–Thailand border|border]] clashes with [[Thailand]]. [https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/cambodia-conscription-term-extend-thailand-tensions-clashes-6115831 (AFP via CNA)]
*[[Nauru]] announces plans to hold a [[referendum]] on changing the country's official name to "Naoero", a move that would require a [[Constitution of Nauru|constitutional]] [[Constitutional amendment|amendment]]. [https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/13/world/asia-oceania/pacific-nation-nauru-to-change-name-in-break-from-colonial-past/2342436 (AFP via ''The Manila Times'')]
*[[Uganda]]n [[President of Uganda|president]] [[Yoweri Museveni]] is re-inaugurated for a 7th term. [https://www.africanews.com/2026/05/12/ugandas-president-yoweri-museveni-sworn-in-to-seventh-consecutive-term/ (Africanews)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ugandas-president-museveni-sworn-seventh-term-2026-05-12/ (Reuters)]
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