2026-05-18 7a0997e4bcf1e1a44796187249d66802d148d94a 25 Philippine 2 /wiki/philippines Sara Duterte 116 /wiki/sara%20duterte Second impeachment of Sara Duterte 1 /wiki/second%20impeachment%20of%20sara%20duterte Vice President 71 /wiki/vice%20president%20of%20the%20philippines impeachment 37 /wiki/impeachment%20in%20the%20philippines last week's lockdown 172 /wiki/2026%20philippine%20senate%20lockdown senate 14 /wiki/senate%20of%20the%20philippines Philippine Sara Duterte Second impeachment of Sara Duterte Vice President impeachment last week's lockdown senate Second impeachment of Sara Duterte /feed/2026/05/18/the-philippine-senate-resumes-the-impeachment-process-against-vice-president-sara-duterte-following-last-week-s-lockdown Reuters 18 c543f1fb2da723d561ff33e5f3b58128ee45be05 5 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-convene-court-vp-impeachment-amid-political-turmoil-2026-05-18/ 2026 The Philippine senate resumes the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte following last week's lockdown. 2026-05-18 06cf43af36c5322cbb98d1568ec6bf355cf817ca 24 Kenya 71 /wiki/kenya Nairobi 37 /wiki/nairobi Protests against the 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/protests%20against%20the%202026%20iran%20war fuel prices 2 /wiki/fuel%20prices petroleum 14 /wiki/petroleum%20industry%20in%20kenya Kenya Nairobi Protests against the 2026 Iran war fuel prices petroleum Protests against the 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/05/18/four-people-are-killed-and-more-than-30-others-are-injured-in-deadly-nationwide-protests-and-transport-strikes-triggered BBC News 18 bb0c958357e81999c6ca89f270e4981469456a1a 5 https://bbc.com/news/articles/cm2p0n44drvo 2026 Reuters 18 5f7cb8d0c583706e5e20e3e5133720a7d0607a7c 5 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/protests-erupt-over-kenya-fuel-price-hikes-strike-strands-commuters-2026-05-18/ 2026 Four people are killed and more than 30 others are injured in deadly nationwide protests and transport strikes triggered by a massive surge in fuel prices due to the Iran war, which has raised petroleum costs by more than 20% to record highs in Nairobi, Kenya. 2026-05-18 ba4f62b01c4e07ea6827100eec4cacf70836c750 22 2026 Mersin shooting 1 /wiki/2026%20mersin%20shooting Mediterranean region 71 /wiki/mediterranean%20region,%20turkey Mersin 37 /wiki/mersin Turkey 116 /wiki/turkey manhunt 172 /wiki/manhunt%20(law%20enforcement) restaurant 14 /wiki/restaurant shooting spree 2 /wiki/spree%20killer 2026 Mersin shooting Mediterranean region Mersin Turkey manhunt restaurant shooting spree 2026 Mersin shooting /feed/2026/05/18/six-people-are-killed-and-eight-others-are-injured-in-a-shooting-spree-including-one-inside-a-restaurant-in-mersin-me CBS News 18 4b14f448543e4ec9b7555e6611780d132559dd39 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-shooting-rampage-deaths/ 2026 Mersin Haber <small>in Turkish</small> 18 43937260a624ce952f794b078a6de964d6bd2fae 5 https://www.mersinhaber.com/haber-mersin-tarsusta-gerceklesen-silahli-saldirilarda-6-kisi-hayatini-kaybetti/642123 2026 Six people are killed and eight others are injured in a shooting spree, including one inside a restaurant, in Mersin, Mediterranean region, Turkey. A widespread manhunt is underway to catch the suspect. 2026-05-18 6029e26e40f376cb3adedbc0c57f187e7e62abbd 21 2026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting 1 /wiki/2026%20islamic%20center%20of%20san%20diego%20shooting California 71 /wiki/california San Diego 37 /wiki/san%20diego United States 116 /wiki/united%20states mass shooting 2 /wiki/mass%20shooting%20in%20the%20united%20states mosque 14 /wiki/mosque 2026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting California San Diego United States mass shooting mosque 2026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting /feed/2026/05/18/at-least-three-people-are-killed-and-multiple-others-are-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-at-a-mosque-in-san-diego-california AFP via France 24 18 fd94c2d5c6def01231b3021f1044e0ce119b526f 5 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260518-three-killed-in-san-diego-mosque-shooting-two-attackers-dead 2026 BNO News 18 5648af7325034eff699e12e4cc338b1aae183c5b 5 https://bnonews.com/index.php/2026/05/active-shooter-at-the-islamic-center-of-san-diego-reports-of-injuries/ 2026 At least three people are killed and multiple others are injured in a mass shooting at a mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Both the perpetrators are killed. 2026-05-18 697c1dc4c9d3759a8ef4628550c5fd5d3e396ed3 20 2026 Bolivian protests 1 /wiki/2026%20bolivian%20protests Bolivia 2 /wiki/bolivia Bolivian Workers' Center 37 /wiki/bolivian%20workers'%20center La Paz 239 /wiki/la%20paz arrest warrant 14 /wiki/arrest%20warrant incitement 116 /wiki/incitement road blockade 172 /wiki/road%20blockade terrorism 71 /wiki/terrorism%20in%20bolivia 2026 Bolivian protests Bolivia Bolivian Workers' Center La Paz arrest warrant incitement road blockade terrorism 2026 Bolivian protests /feed/2026/05/18/prosecutors-in-bolivia-issue-an-arrest-warrant-for-mario-argollo-secretary-general-of-the-bolivian-workers-center-on AFP via Indo Premier 18 59ac01f9cc789b6c222751f69af3a8269a0a86fc 5 https://www.indopremier.com/ipotnews/newsDetail.php?jdl=Bolivia_issues_arrest_warrant_for_protest_leader&news_id=1730389&group_news=ALLNEWS&taging_subtype=BOLIVIA&name=&search=y_general&q=BOLIVIA,%20&halaman=1 2026 Prosecutors in Bolivia issue an arrest warrant for Mario Argollo, secretary-general of the Bolivian Workers' Center, on charges including terrorism and incitement amid protests and road blockades in La Paz. 2026-05-18 05c62bfc75ae19d9a1033c84003a74687010d6a9 19 HQ-9 37 /wiki/hq-9 JF-17 172 /wiki/cac/pac%20jf-17%20thunder Pakistan 2 /wiki/pakistan Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations 1 /wiki/pakistan-saudi%20arabia%20relations air defense 71 /wiki/air%20defense air force 116 /wiki/pakistan%20air%20force fighter jet 239 /wiki/fighter%20jet mutual defense agreement 317 /wiki/strategic%20mutual%20defence%20agreement troops 14 /wiki/pakistan%20army HQ-9 JF-17 Pakistan Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations air defense air force fighter jet mutual defense agreement troops Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations /feed/2026/05/18/pakistan-deploys-8000-troops-hq-9-air-defense-systems-and-a-full-air-force-squadron-mostly-of-jf-17-fighter-jets-to Reuters 18 dae1594c09538aab9f2da0caae2e54a5463e9a38 5 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-deploys-jet-squadron-thousands-troops-saudi-arabia-during-iran-war-2026-05-18/ 2026 Pakistan deploys 8,000 troops, HQ-9 air defense systems, and a full air force squadron, mostly of JF-17 fighter jets, to assist Saudi Arabia under their mutual defense agreement. 2026-05-18 923270d0b4cc82fab04c3a0f7ae05263d2eb6614 18 China 36 /wiki/china Hubei Province 13 /wiki/hubei%20province Xuan'en County 1 /wiki/xuan'en%20county China Hubei Province Xuan'en County Xuan'en County /feed/2026/05/18/three-people-are-killed-and-four-others-are-still-missing-after-flash-floods-caused-a-river-to-overflow-in-xuan-en-coun Xinhua 18 070223002161fac357a5b5e751aceae616cc3041 5 https://english.news.cn/20260518/552f8b273537470f90e7b710047c9887/c.html 2026 Three people are killed, and four others are still missing after flash floods caused a river to overflow in Xuan'en County, Hubei Province, China. 2026-05-18 9c5c87e64b617b5132c2bf92ad1ed581a7867bec 17 Lô River 1 /wiki/lo%20river Phú Thọ province 13 /wiki/phu%20tho%20province Vietnam 36 /wiki/vietnam Lô River Phú Thọ province Vietnam Lô River /feed/2026/05/18/five-students-drown-while-swimming-in-the-lo-river-in-phu-tho-province-vietnam Xinhua 18 43cbb7b7d18e91cca9e762ac465e5be917e059ce 5 https://english.news.cn/20260518/61608532e2d04fa08be6ff8e224523d9/c.html 2026 Five students drown while swimming in the Lô River in Phú Thọ province, Vietnam. 2026-05-18 a3d672daf45175d2bcdebc5471e5918ffda8ad66 16 India 36 /wiki/india Maharashtra 13 /wiki/maharashtra Palghar district 1 /wiki/palghar%20district India Maharashtra Palghar district Palghar district /feed/2026/05/18/at-least-13-people-are-killed-and-more-than-20-others-are-injured-most-seriously-when-a-tempo-carrying-wedding-guests CNN-News18 18 6619bb9f163c0de068d16a758c3a40d105e104a0 5 https://www.news18.com/india/13-killed-dozens-injured-in-tempo-truck-crash-on-mumbai-ahmedabad-highway-ws-l-10098391.html 2026 At least 13 people are killed and more than 20 others are injured, most seriously, when a tempo carrying wedding guests collides with a container truck on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Palghar district, Maharashtra, India. 2026-05-18 1faa3ab12e3ed8afeaff00313fc67045a770875d 15 Australia–China relations 1 /wiki/australia-china%20relations China 71 /wiki/china Jim Chalmers 37 /wiki/jim%20chalmers divest 172 /wiki/divestment foreign investment laws 317 /wiki/financial%20regulation%20in%20australia#foreign%20investment rare earths sector 506 /wiki/rare-earth%20industry%20in%20australia shareholder 116 /wiki/shareholder stakes 239 /wiki/stakeholder%20(corporate) the country 406 /wiki/australia treasurer 14 /wiki/treasurer%20of%20australia Australia–China relations China Jim Chalmers divest foreign investment laws rare earths sector shareholder stakes the country treasurer Australia–China relations /feed/2026/05/18/australian-treasurer-jim-chalmers-orders-several-china-linked-shareholders-to-divest-their-stakes-in-northern-minerals-u AFP via HKFP 18 c4150e1d6c925a467ab12d76360fb71b56e6ec99 5 https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/18/australia-orders-china-linked-investors-to-sell-stakes-in-rare-earths-firm/ 2026 Australian treasurer Jim Chalmers orders several China-linked shareholders to divest their stakes in Northern Minerals under foreign investment laws aimed at protecting the country's rare earths sector. 2026-05-18 aeb40677b262e168c02a3dbacd29f3f85a33b17e 14 Brent Crude 172 /wiki/brent%20crude Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/economic%20impact%20of%20the%202026%20iran%20war Oil price 2 /wiki/oil%20price US$ 71 /wiki/united%20states%20dollar West Texas Intermediate 37 /wiki/west%20texas%20intermediate barrel 116 /wiki/barrel%20(unit) oil reserves 14 /wiki/oil%20reserve Brent Crude Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Oil price US$ West Texas Intermediate barrel oil reserves Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/05/18/oil-prices-rise-amid-fears-of-a-prolonged-war-and-the-draining-of-world-oil-reserves-including-west-texas-intermediate The Wall Street Journal 18 9e2792a66f42d3568271263a2b00ad57578e98bd 5 https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/oil-rises-amid-prospects-of-prolonged-strait-of-hormuz-closure-a6aba1c3 2026 Oil prices rise amid fears of a prolonged war and the draining of world oil reserves, including West Texas Intermediate to US$102.76 per barrel and Brent Crude to US$112.89 per barrel. 2026-05-18 f90fe99c082d5ce074a0cd201984139a4bac02b2 12 Lebanese 2 /wiki/lebanon Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis health ministry 14 /wiki/ministry%20of%20public%20health%20(lebanon) Lebanese Middle Eastern crisis health ministry Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/05/18/the-lebanese-health-ministry-announces-that-the-death-toll-has-surpassed-3000-people-with-at-least-3020-people-killed Al Jazeera 18 6ad18a2718a7a7c01e08d1bf9ccf13a1c75a49cf 5 https://aje.news/xex3gi?update=4582930 2026 The Lebanese health ministry announces that the death toll has surpassed 3,000 people, with at least 3,020 people killed and 9,273 wounded since the war began on March 2. 2026-05-18 9a4e420b0aa83881f792a89abcc336c1876e9207 11 Ayta al-Jabal 71 /wiki/ayta%20al-jabal Hezbollah 2 /wiki/hezbollah Israel 14 /wiki/israel Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis military 37 /wiki/israel%20defense%20forces southern Lebanon 116 /wiki/southern%20lebanon Ayta al-Jabal Hezbollah Israel Middle Eastern crisis military southern Lebanon Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/05/18/hezbollah-states-that-it-shot-down-an-israeli-military-aircraft-over-ayta-al-jabal-in-southern-lebanon Al Jazeera 18 aac752e0ae8e296ebdb9fb582129c67dcca0df95 5 https://aje.news/xex3gi?update=4583021 2026 Hezbollah states that it shot down an Israeli military aircraft over Ayta al-Jabal in southern Lebanon. 2026-05-18 42be6bb8f89b0fe81317df52fb09f5eb101857b6 8 Donald Trump 14 /wiki/donald%20trump Emirati 617 /wiki/united%20arab%20emirates Iran 37 /wiki/iran Middle East 71 /wiki/middle%20east Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan 872 /wiki/mohamed%20bin%20zayed%20al%20nahyan Mohammed bin Salman 506 /wiki/mohammed%20bin%20salman Qatar 116 /wiki/qatar Saudi 317 /wiki/saudi%20arabia Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani 239 /wiki/tamim%20bin%20hamad%20al%20thani U.S. president 2 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20states crown prince 406 /wiki/crown%20prince%20of%20saudi%20arabia emir 172 /wiki/emir%20of%20qatar president 739 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20arab%20emirates Donald Trump Emirati Iran Middle East Middle Eastern crisis Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mohammed bin Salman Qatar Saudi Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani U.S. president crown prince emir president Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/05/18/us-president-donald-trump-announces-that-he-has-called-off-planned-military-strikes-against-iran-for-tomorrow-at-the-r Middle East Eye 18 2e48fbee430aea6da46e153a34bc3a558f7e87b6 5 https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-says-gulf-leaders-asked-him-hold-resuming-iran-war 2026 PBS 18 0272aab6141f2cef9f3c033c4f20551df634309c 5 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-hes-called-off-iran-strike-planned-for-tuesday-at-request-of-gulf-allies 2026 U.S. president Donald Trump announces that he has called off planned military strikes against Iran for tomorrow at the request of Middle East allies including Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Emirati president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, citing "serious negotiations" taking place. 2026-05-18 e91bf5d60565be72ea1ce5248938b65b1d9b7460 7 Iran 2 /wiki/iran Iranian armed forces 71 /wiki/armed%20forces%20of%20the%20islamic%20republic%20of%20iran Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Persian Gulf Strait Authority 14 /wiki/persian%20gulf%20strait%20authority Strait of Hormuz 37 /wiki/strait%20of%20hormuz Iran Iranian armed forces Middle Eastern crisis Persian Gulf Strait Authority Strait of Hormuz Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/05/18/iran-s-persian-gulf-strait-authority-announces-that-any-passage-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-that-is-not-coordinated-wit Al Jazeera 18 16caf4403b5b4d0ca3cd0b4a13160664451e3af7 5 https://aje.news/xex3gi?update=4582720 2026 Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority announces that any passage through the Strait of Hormuz that is not coordinated with it and the Iranian armed forces is "illegal". 2026-05-18 bfef4982c5e71d09031bd9bdba5684c3796f9291 5 Esmaeil Baghaei 37 /wiki/esmail%20baghaei Iranian foreign ministry 2 /wiki/ministry%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20(iran) Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Pakistan 71 /wiki/pakistan spokesperson 14 /wiki/spokesperson%20for%20the%20ministry%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20of%20iran Esmaeil Baghaei Iranian foreign ministry Middle Eastern crisis Pakistan spokesperson Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/05/18/iranian-foreign-ministry-spokesperson-esmaeil-baghaei-says-that-talks-between-iran-and-the-us-are-still-ongoing-via-pa AA 18 9f6afbfeeebdb87022ed99f931db3dffba1eaf5b 5 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-says-talks-with-us-continue-through-pakistani-mediation/3940804 2026 Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are still ongoing via Pakistani mediation. 2026-05-18 73f04d3c9c8bcd8ed563b64fd4ab472d281a8ea6 4 Iran 14 /wiki/iran Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Pakistan 2 /wiki/pakistan Iran Middle Eastern crisis Pakistan Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/05/18/pakistan-reportedly-shares-a-revised-proposal-with-the-united-states-from-iran-aimed-at-ending-the-war Reuters 18 a7331201b58b3295bfed469ce973aac61e16408d 5 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/revised-iranian-proposal-end-war-shared-with-us-pakistani-source-says-2026-05-18/ 2026 Pakistan reportedly shares a revised proposal with the United States from Iran aimed at ending the war.