Conflict • Page 18 of 203

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12 May

Israel Sent Iron Dome Batteries, Personnel to UAE: US Ambassador to Israel

Israel sent Iron Dome air defense batteries and personnel to operate them in the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran.

12 May

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia, Ukraine End US-Brokered Truce With Fresh Attacks

Russia ended a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine by launching more than 200 attack drones that damaged energy facilities and buildings.

11 May

Middle East

Chemical barrels are set ablaze by the Marines of 1st Tank Battalion during an operation outside Rawah, Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Forces Operated From Iraq’s Desert During the War: Security Sources

Israeli forces established a makeshift base using an old airstrip in Iraq's desert during the war against Iran.

11 May

Africa

Children head to the washroom at a refugee camp in Port Sudan, eastern Sudan on May 3, 2025.

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Drone Strikes Killed at Least 880 Civilians Between January and April: UN

At least 880 civilians were killed in drone strikes in Sudan between January and April this year, the UN said.

11 May

Middle East

Damaged buildings are seen in the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Dahieh in Beirut's southern suburbs on April 19, 2026, after Israeli strikes and days after a 10-day ceasefire took effect at midnight on April 17.

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Strikes in South Lebanon Kill 2 Paramedics Affiliated With Hezbollah

Israel kept up strikes on south Lebanon despite a ceasefire, with authorities saying two paramedics were killed.

11 May

Middle East

An armed Iranian police officer holding a rifle monitors the area as motorcyclists ride beneath a billboard depicting an AI-generated image of the Strait of Hormuz and an effigy of US President Donald Trump, displayed on the wall of a state building in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 3, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Rejects Iran Peace Terms, Tehran Warns of New Attacks

US President Trump branded Iran's terms for ending the Middle East war "totally unacceptable," raising the possibility of fresh conflict.

10 May

Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference after the celebrations of the Victory Day marking the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II.

Staff Writer With AFP

Putin Says Ukraine War Winding Down, Blasts West for Backing Kyiv

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said the war in Ukraine was winding down.

10 May

Middle East

Shiite Muslims burn banners of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest against the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Budgam, northeast of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on March 6, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran’s Guards Threaten US Mideast Sites as Trump Awaits Tehran Response

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards threatened Saturday to target US sites in the Middle East if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported, as Washington was left waiting for Tehran's response to its latest negotiating position.

9 May

Middle East

Satellite view of shipping traffic in and around the Strait of Hormuz

Staff Writer With AFP

Saudi Banned US Use of Bases, Airspace for Hormuz Operation: Sources

Saudi Arabia prohibited the US from using its airspace and bases on its territory to launch operations for its brief bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, two Saudi sources told AFP on Friday.

9 May

Europe