## [2026-05-16](/feed/2026/05/16/index.md)

##### 2025–26 FA Cup
### [In association football, Manchester City beat Chelsea 1–0 at London's Wembley Stadium, through a 72nd-minute goal from Antoine Semenyo, to win their 8th FA Cup title. ](/feed/2026/05/16/in-association-football-manchester-city-beat-chelsea-1-0-at-london-s-wembley-stadium-through-a-72nd-minute-goal-from-a.md)
##### Constitutional crisis in Somalia
### [International representatives, excluding those from the United Kingdom and the United States, meet in Mogadishu and deem the administration of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the "de facto" Somali government. Operational Policy 7.30, a framework typically applied to countries that have lost statehood or where a government assumes power outside the country’s constitutional framework, will be utilized. ](/feed/2026/05/16/international-representatives-excluding-those-from-the-united-kingdom-and-the-united-states-meet-in-mogadishu-and-deem.md)
##### 2026 Modena car-ramming attack
### [Eight people are injured, including four seriously, in a vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The perpetrator is arrested. ](/feed/2026/05/16/eight-people-are-injured-including-four-seriously-in-a-vehicle-ramming-and-stabbing-attack-in-modena-emilia-romagna.md)
##### Protests against the 2026 Iran war
### [One person dies and five others are injured in clashes between protesters and security forces in Anjouan, Comoros, as demonstrations continue over rising fuel prices partially attributed to the Iran war. ](/feed/2026/05/16/one-person-dies-and-five-others-are-injured-in-clashes-between-protesters-and-security-forces-in-anjouan-comoros-as-de.md)
##### 2026 Colombian presidential election
### [Former mayor of Cubarral, Colombia, and ally of presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, Rogers Devia, and one of his staffers are shot and killed in a rural area near the city. The killings come amid increasing political violence ahead of the election. ](/feed/2026/05/16/former-mayor-of-cubarral-colombia-and-ally-of-presidential-candidate-abelardo-de-la-espriella-rogers-devia-and-one-o.md)
##### 2026 Ituri Province Ebola outbreak
### [The World Health Organization declares the Ebola virus outbreak in Uganda and Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a public health emergency of international concern. ](/feed/2026/05/16/the-world-health-organization-declares-the-ebola-virus-outbreak-in-uganda-and-ituri-province-democratic-republic-of-the.md)
##### MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
### [The Canadian public health agency reports that a Canadian on the MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes strain of the hantavirus and was hospitalized along with their spouse. ](/feed/2026/05/16/the-canadian-public-health-agency-reports-that-a-canadian-on-the-mv-hondius-has-tested-positive-for-the-andes-strain-of.md)
##### North American T-28 Trojan
### [Two people are killed and another is injured when a North American T-28 Trojan reportedly explodes mid-air and crashes into a residential area in Limburgerhof, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ](/feed/2026/05/16/two-people-are-killed-and-another-is-injured-when-a-north-american-t-28-trojan-reportedly-explodes-mid-air-and-crashes-i.md)
##### Shark attacks in Australia
### [A 38-year-old man is killed in a shark attack at a reef near Rottnest Island, Western Australia. The shark is reported to have been a 13 ft great white shark, according to the DPIRD. ](/feed/2026/05/16/a-38-year-old-man-is-killed-in-a-shark-attack-at-a-reef-near-rottnest-island-western-australia-the-shark-is-reported-t.md)
##### 2026 Bangkok train collision
### [At least eight people are killed and 25 others are injured after a train hits and sparks a fire on a bus in Bangkok, Thailand. ](/feed/2026/05/16/at-least-eight-people-are-killed-and-25-others-are-injured-after-a-train-hits-and-sparks-a-fire-on-a-bus-in-bangkok-tha.md)
##### Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
### [Sri Lanka imposes a 50% surtax on vehicle imports to reduce pressure on foreign exchange reserves amid currency depreciation linked to the Iran war. ](/feed/2026/05/16/sri-lanka-imposes-a-50-surtax-on-vehicle-imports-to-reduce-pressure-on-foreign-exchange-reserves-amid-currency-deprecia.md)
### [Comorian energy minister Aboubacar Saïd Anli announces the suspension of fuel price hikes following deadly protests. ](/feed/2026/05/16/comorian-energy-minister-aboubacar-said-anli-announces-the-suspension-of-fuel-price-hikes-following-deadly-protests.md)
##### Middle Eastern crisis
### [The Israeli military confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad, dubbed as one of the architects behind the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Hamas also confirms his killing, and that his wife and daughter were also killed in the airstrike. ](/feed/2026/05/16/the-israeli-military-confirms-that-al-qassam-brigades-commander-and-hamas-leader-in-the-gaza-strip-izz-al-din-al-haddad.md)
### [Israeli airstrikes kill at least five people across southern Lebanon, including a paramedic in Tayr Felsay, Tyre District. ](/feed/2026/05/16/israeli-airstrikes-kill-at-least-five-people-across-southern-lebanon-including-a-paramedic-in-tayr-felsay-tyre-distric.md)
### [Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi says that Iran will introduce new mechanisms to regulate maritime traffic through a designated route in the Strait of Hormuz and charge fees for ships entering the waterway. ](/feed/2026/05/16/iranian-lawmaker-ebrahim-azizi-says-that-iran-will-introduce-new-mechanisms-to-regulate-maritime-traffic-through-a-desig.md)
### [Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi arrives in Tehran for a meeting with Iranian officials in a effort to continue talks between Iran and the United States. ](/feed/2026/05/16/pakistani-interior-minister-mohsin-naqvi-arrives-in-tehran-for-a-meeting-with-iranian-officials-in-a-effort-to-continue.md)
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