Malé (Diplomat.so) – Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Friday that five Italian citizens died in a cave diving accident in the Maldives on Thursday in Vaavu Atoll. The ministry said the divers were part of an exploratory group attempting deep cave penetration at approximately 50 meters…

Beirut (Diplomat.so) - Lebanon Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reaffirmed Lebanon's exclusive state authority over arms and constitutional decision-making during remarks in Beirut on Friday, May 15, at a dinner hosted by the Makassed Charity Association.

Bangkok (Diplomat.so) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar announced on Friday, May 15, that the repatriation of 20 Iranian and 11 Pakistani sailors stranded following the US detention of their vessel in Singaporean waters has been completed, with the group now en route from Thailand to Islamabad.

Sana'a (Diplomat.so) – Leader of the Ansarullah movement in Yemen, Abdul-Malik Badruddin al-Houthi, issued a statement in Sana'a on Friday, 15 May, condemning alleged repeated insults to the Quran and calling for what he described as coordinated Muslim mobilisation against Israeli and United…

Gaza City (Diplomat.so) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Friday that Israeli forces targeted Ezzedine al-Haddad, a senior Hamas military commander accused by Israel of helping plan the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, during an operation in Gaza City.

Nairobi (Diplomat.so) – Kenya Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said on Wednesday, that talks are underway between Marsabit and Wajir leaders following violent clashes over the disputed Titu-Basir border area in northern Kenya.

Moscow (Diplomat.so) – Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday, May 14, that Russian forces have captured the settlement of Nikolaevka in Ukraine's Donetsk region, amid continuing intensified combat operations across the Donbas frontline and renewed long-range strikes targeting Ukrainian…

Cairo (Diplomat.so) - Egyptian medical and rescue authorities on Thursday, recovered approximately 12 decomposed bodies believed to be irregular migrants along the Abu Ghalila area in Sidi Barrani, northwestern Egypt, after waves washed them ashore with wreckage fragments from a suspected boat.

Washington, D.C. (Diplomat.so) - Lebanese and Israeli envoys began direct talks in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 14, seeking a renewed ceasefire after weeks of cross-border hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah despite a U.S.-brokered truce announced last month.

Baghdad (Diplomat.so) - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaidi secured parliamentary approval for his new government and ministerial program on Thursday after the Iraqi parliament voted to grant confidence during a session attended by a majority of lawmakers in Baghdad.

Moscow (Diplomat.so) – Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced on Tuesday, that Russian forces resumed military operations in Ukraine following the expiration overnight of a three-day ceasefire, according to a Kremlin briefing in Moscow.

Baghdad (Diplomat.so) – Iraqi Security Forces and Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), on Tuesday, launched the "Imposing Sovereignty" operation across desert areas between Najaf and Karbala in central Iraq to secure major transit routes after social media reports alleged the presence of a foreign…

Tel Aviv (Diplomat.so) – Israeli Knesset lawmakers approved a new law establishing a special military court to prosecute individuals accused of participating in the 7 October 2023 cross-border attacks from Gaza into southern Israel during a parliamentary vote held on Monday.

Beirut (Diplomat.so) - Lebanese National News Agency reported that an Israeli airstrike on a residential home in the southern Lebanese village of Kfardounin on Monday night, killed six people and injured seven others, with victims transferred to hospitals in Tyre.

Khartoum (Diplomat.so) - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warned on Monday, that the escalating use of armed drones by both parties in Sudan's conflict has driven a sharp rise in civilian casualties and displacement across multiple regions of the country.

Washington, D.C. (Diplomat.so) – The US President Donald Trump stated on Monday, in Washington that Iran had initially offered US personnel access to damaged nuclear facilities before withdrawing the proposal, amid ongoing tensions and stalled negotiations between Washington and Tehran over nuclear-related…

Gibraltar (Diplomat.so) - The United States Navy ballistic missile submarine USS Alaska arrived at Gibraltar's South Mole on Monday, during heightened US-Iran tensions and strategic deterrence operations according to reports.

Beirut (Diplomat.so) – Lebanese Council of Ministers on Monday, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut, discussed expanded documentation of Israeli war crimes, coordination with international bodies, and escalating border tensions in southern Lebanon.

Paris (Diplomat.so) - French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist announced Monday that France had confirmed its first hantavirus infection involving a French woman evacuated from the cruise vessel "MV Hondius" after her condition deteriorated overnight following the journey to Paris.

Tel Aviv (Diplomat.so) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the European Union on Monday after the bloc approved sanctions targeting Israeli settlers accused of violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.