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Russian air attacks kill five at Ukraine’s Naftogaz gas facilities 

05 May 2026

At least five people have been killed in Russian air strikes on Ukrainian state-run gas facilities in the Poltava and Kh...

US Secret Service shoots gunman near White House 

05 May 2026

News|Donald Trump The United States Secret Service said it returned fire at a gunman near the White House, wounding him ...

Palestine weekly wrap: Israeli security agencies sound alarm on settlers 

05 May 2026

A rare reckoning took place within Israel’s security establishment this week, as senior officials issued increasingly ...

As summer approaches, skin diseases spread through Gaza’s refugee camps 

05 May 2026

Gaza City, Palestine – The United Nations has warned that a new public health crisis is emerging in Gaza, as skin dise...

What to know ahead of the Ohio primary election 

05 May 2026

Voters in the US state of Ohio are set to go to the polls in the state’s primaries, where they will pick candidates fo...

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing three civilians in ‘war crime’ 

05 May 2026

News|Conflict Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has accused neighbouring Pakistan of killing three civilians in a c...

Explosion at fireworks factory in China kills 26, injures 61 

05 May 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered an investigation after an explosion ripped through a fireworks factory in centr...

Nine workers killed in Colombia coal mine explosion 

05 May 2026

News|Mining A coal mine explosion in Colombia’s Cundinamarca province killed nine workers and injured six, the Nationa...

Iran says US military killed five civilians in attacks on passenger boats 

05 May 2026

Iran has accused the United States of killing five civilians in the Strait of Hormuz, saying its forces attacked passeng...

Iran war: What’s happening on day 67 as Hormuz crisis deepens? 

05 May 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran The United Arab Emirates has said its air defences intercepted ballistic and cruise missiles ...