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The latest world reporting from The Belfast Herald.
An Israeli settler was shot and killed near Hermesh in the northern West Bank by gunmen linked to the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade. The attack occurred amid a surge in violence following the establishment of a new settlement outpost.
Russian forces strike Kyiv using Iskander ballistic and cruise missiles, with debris injuring one civilian and damaging infrastructure. Ukraine claims to have shot down all of the missiles.
Al-Shabaab gunmen attacked an AMISOM base in Bulomarer, Somalia, on 26 May 2023, killing 54 Ugandan soldiers. Uganda's President Museveni confirmed the casualties and stated the base was recaptured by UPDF forces.
A Russian missile strike hit a medical facility in Dnipro, resulting in two deaths and 23 injuries. Ukrainian officials reported the attack occurred during overnight assaults on multiple regions.
Four people are killed and several others are injured by a suicide car bombing at a checkpoint in North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
A Turkish drone strike in Sinjar District, Iraq, killed three members of the Sinjar Resistance Units on 23 May 2023, targeting a YBS headquarters.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Chequers on 15 May 2023. Discussions focused on UK military aid and the potential for a jets coalition.
Israeli soldiers carried out a raid in the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, West Bank, resulting in two fatalities and three injuries during a counterterrorism operation.