Archives for May, 2026

Israel deported two foreign activists intercepted from a Gaza-bound flotilla after detaining them for a week

Israel deports two foreign activists seized from Gaza flotilla

Agence France-Presse

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Iran sends its response to US proposal aimed at ending the war, IRNA says

Reuters

A teacher in Tehran holds her class online as hostilities keep lessons virtual

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

A woman walks past a large tiled image of Iran's current leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei outside a metro station in Tehran

Trump rejects Iran peace terms, Tehran warns of new attacks

Agence France-Presse

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a car in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 10, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill three, medics say, testing fragile ceasefire

Reuters

Oil giant Saudi Aramco says quarterly profits up as crude prices surge

Agence France-Presse

Residents gather as heavy machinery clears the rubble of a damaged police post after a car bombing in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan May 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ehsan Khattak

Twelve Pakistani policemen killed in car bombing

Reuters

Residents gather on the rubble of a damaged police post after a car bombing in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan May 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ehsan Khattak

Three Pakistani police officers killed in car bombing, more casualties feared

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Activist Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, who was detained aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters, appears at a court in Beersheba, southern Israel May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Israel deports two activists detained over Gaza-bound flotilla

Reuters

Iranian conservationists have been assessing the damage from US-Israeli strikes on historic sites like Tehran's Golestan Palace

Fearing return to war, Iran conservationists shore up damaged heritage sites

Agence France-Presse

Emergency responders assisted by other people and heavy machinery inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Saksakiyeh, Lebanon, May 9, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

Israeli strike kills seven in south Lebanon, Lebanese health ministry says

Reuters

Israeli settlement structuers being installed in Sanur near Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Settlers force re-burial of Palestinian man in West Bank, family says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: The HMS Dragon during ammunitioning operations at Upper Harbour Ammunitioning Facility (UHAF) in Portsmouth Harbour, after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Britain would deploy the naval vessel, along with helicopters equipped with counter drone capabilities, to the eastern Mediterranean as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies, in Portsmouth, Britain March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo

UK deploys warship to Middle East with eye on potential Hormuz mission

Reuters

Israel hit a car on a motorway south of Beirut

At least 9 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon despite truce

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Brazilian Activist Thiago Avila, who was detained aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters, appears at a court in Beersheba, southern Israel May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Gaza flotilla activists to be released from Israel detention and deported

Reuters

A view of a building damaged by strikes in Tehran on April 4, 2026

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse