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Armed conflicts and attacks
Hezbollah secretary-general Naim Qassem says that he "categorically rejects" negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, and that "the resistance" will continue. (MENA via The New Arab)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio states that Iran's position on access to the strait does not meet U.S. requirements, while U.S. president Donald Trump discusses a reported Iranian proposal on reopening the route with his national security advisers. (AFP via CNA)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iran and the U.S. dispute at a review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations, amid disagreement over Iran's election as a vice president of the meeting and its compliance with treaty obligations. (AP)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Islamist militant group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) says the Malian military has begun to withdraw from Tessalit, Kidal Region, with the soldiers agreeing to hand over their weapons in exchange for a safe passage from the town. (Reuters)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Somali pirates storm and hijack a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Puntland that was en route to Kenya. Puntland maritime police say nine gunmen boarded the vessel and are currently in control of the vessel and are heading towards Mogadishu. The status of the crew is not known. (AP)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russia-installed officials at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant say a worker has been killed in a Ukrainian attack. (Al Jazeera)
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Business and economy
American fashion retailer Claire's closes all of its 154 stores in Ireland and the United Kingdom with the loss of 1,300 jobs after collapsing into administration for a second time in a year. (BBC News)
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Business and economy
China's National Development and Reform Commission announces the decision to block American technology company Meta's planned acquisition of Chinese artificial intelligence startup Manus. (AFP via CNA)
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Disasters and accidents
Fourteen people are killed and 84 others are injured after an Argo Bromo Anggrek train collides with a KRL Commuterline train near Bekasi Timur Station in West Java, Indonesia, prompting evacuations. (AFP via CNA)
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Law and crime
A Taiwanese court sentences a former TSMC employee to 10 years in prison for stealing trade secrets to benefit Tokyo Electron, while also imposing prison terms on accomplices and financial penalties on Tokyo Electron Taiwan. (AFP via The Manila Times)
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Politics and elections
Maltese president Myriam Spiteri Debono dissolves parliament on the advice of prime minister Robert Abela, after the latter calls for general elections on 30 May. (TVM+ 1) (TVM+ 2)
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Politics and elections
Iraqi president Nizar Amidi names Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister-designate from the Coordination Framework, after two other contenders, former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki and the incumbent Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, withdrew their candidacies. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)