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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Fars News Agency reports that Iran has allowed vessels from China to cross the Strait of Hormuz. (Roya News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that ships entering the Strait of Hormuz must cooperate with the Iranian Navy. (The Guardian)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian forces launch overnight strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, hitting among other targets, a residential building in eastern Darnytskyi district, killing 16 people and wounding 57 others, including several children. (Ukrainska Pravda) (BBC News) (AP) (NPR)
- https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/05/14/8034723/
- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5p8yygq94o
- https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-drones-missiles-zelenskyy-putin-12b12a7694b6f7df0e1ba971068efc86
- https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/g-s1-121998/russia-hits-kyiv-with-drones-and-ballistic-missiles
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The internationally-recognized Yemeni government and the rival Supreme Political Council, which includes the Houthis, sign a deal in Amman, Jordan, following 14 weeks of negotiations to release over 1,600 detainees in the largest prisoner swap in the civil war's history since 2014. (AP) (Reuters)
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Arts and culture
It is announced that South Korean boy band BTS, American singer Madonna and Colombian singer Shakira will headline the first-ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States, on July 19, 2026. (Reuters)
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Disasters and accidents
Five Italian tourists are found dead after diving in the waters of Alimathaa, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives. (AFP via Ansa) (The Mirror)
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Disasters and accidents
A medical plane operated by Trans Aero MedEvac loses radio contact and crashes near Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States, killing all four passengers on board. (AP) (Primera Hora in Spanish)
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International relations
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. president Donald Trump, along with business leaders from both countries, meet in Beijing, China. (CNN) (The Guardian)
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International relations
Guyana demands that Venezuela investigate a series of shootings targeting its troops patrolling the Cuyuní River on the border between both countries, amid ongoing tensions as the sovereignty dispute over the Essequibo region continues at the International Court of Justice. (AP)
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Law and crime
Philippine presidential communications undersecretary Claire Castro and senate president Alan Peter Cayetano separately announce that senator Ronald dela Rosa, who has an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity related to a drug war, has left the Senate building at early morning, hours after gunshots were heard in the area the previous day. (Reuters) (The Philippine Star) (UPI)
- https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-president-calls-emergency-meeting-after-chaos-shooting-senate-2026-05-14/
- https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/05/14/2527906/evading-arrest-bato-dela-rosa-slips-out-senate-after-gunfire-scare
- https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/05/14/philippines-Ronald-Bato-Dela-Rosa-leaves-Senate/7761778743693/
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Law and crime
Warsaw registers its first same-sex marriage following a ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court demanding officials to recognize the marriage of two Polish men in Germany. (AP)
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Law and crime
Somali pirates increase their ransom demands to US$10 million for the release of the Togo-registered MV Eureka tanker hijacked off Somali waters. (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online) (Middle East Monitor)
- https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somali-pirates-hike-ransom-demand-to-10-million-for-hijacked-cargo-ship
- https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2026/May/205150/somali_pirates_reportedly_demand_10m_to_release_small_product_tanker.aspx
- https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260513-somali-pirates-raise-ransom-demand-for-hijacked-tanker-carrying-egyptian-sailors/
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Law and crime
The Seoul Central District Court in South Korea orders North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un to pay damages to five former Korean War prisoners who were held in North Korea after the conflict. (AFP via New Straits Times)
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Law and crime
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that Israel plans to sue The New York Times for running a column by Nicholas Kristof discussing the use of sexual violence against Palestinian prisoners by the Israeli military. (Reuters)
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Politics and elections
Wes Streeting resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, saying he has "lost confidence" in prime minister Keir Starmer following the recent local elections. (BBC News) (CNN) (The New York Times)
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Politics and elections
Josh Simons steps down as MP for Makerfield to trigger a by-election for Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to run for a seat in parliament. Burnham is widely considered the favourite candidate to replace Starmer in the event of a Labour Party leadership election. (ITV News)
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Politics and elections
Burnham confirms he has requested the permission of the National Executive Committee to stand in the upcoming Makerfield by-election. (Bloomberg) (BBC News)
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Politics and elections
A report authorized by Pope Leo XIV written by a Vatican working group gives detailed testimonies from gay Catholics for the first time, while condemning conversion therapy and calls for deeper understanding of same-sex marriages to overcome internal church polarization. (Church Times)
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Politics and elections
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is unanimously re-elected as chairperson of the Fatah movement. (Wafa)
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Politics and elections
Bolivian police clash with protesting miners who attempt to reach Plaza Murillo in La Paz amid protests over the state of the economy. Some of the protesters demand the resignation of president Rodrigo Paz. (Reuters)
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Politics and elections
Latvian prime minister Evika Siliņa resigns one day after losing her majority in the Saeima over the handling of Ukrainian drone incursions into Latvia's airspace. (AP) (DW)
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Science and technology
Researchers from Thailand publish the discovery of the Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis in Chaiyaphum province, the largest dinosaur species ever discovered in Southeast Asia. (NPR)