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Why is Iran increasingly targeting the UAE in its war messaging? 

12 May 2026

Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have increasingly singled out the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their war messagi...

Red Cross says people displaced by conflict in Colombia doubled last year 

12 May 2026

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has documented an uptick in displacement, disappearances and explosi...

Trump backs Pakistan as Iran mediator after criticism from Lindsey Graham 

12 May 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran Donald Trump has reasserted his support for Pakistan to serve as a mediator between Iran and ...

Ukraine hits Russia’s distant gas facilities after Moscow’s attacks kill 6 

12 May 2026

Ukraine has struck gas facilities in southwest Russia’s Orenburg region, more than 1,500km (932 miles) from the Ukrain...

Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to UAE: US envoy 

12 May 2026

US diplomat Mike Huckabee has revealed that Israel deployed Iron Dome batteries and “personnel to help operate them”...

Voters head to the polls in the Bahamas for high-stakes snap election 

12 May 2026

News|Elections A snap election is underway in the Bahamas, where voters are heading to the polls to decide whether to gr...

Serbia hosts first joint military exercise with NATO 

12 May 2026

News|NATO Serbia and NATO have launched their first-ever joint military exercise, a landmark cooperation between the Bal...

‘Cotton picking’: US lawmaker condemned for racist comment about Jeffries 

12 May 2026

The office of Hakeem Jeffries, the top-ranking Democrat in the United States House of Representatives, has released a fi...

Israel kills, injures average of 4 children daily amid Lebanon ‘ceasefire’ 

12 May 2026

News|Israel attacks Lebanon Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed or injured more than four children on average per day...

Pentagon gives new $29bn Iran war price tag, downplays munitions concerns 

12 May 2026

The Pentagon has released a new price tag for the US-Israel war with Iran, saying it has cost the United States $29bn. T...