FACTFLOW
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
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Global Edition
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Updated 03:25 CST
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Israel vows to continue fighting Hezbollah but agrees to talks with Lebanon
Israel's prime minister said his government would begin talks with Lebanon but vowed to continue attacks against the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, despite a fragile Iran ceasefire.
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US Democrats warn Trump that Iran ceasefire must apply to Lebanon
Democratic lawmakers tell White House that allowing Israel to continue to bomb Lebanon could reignite the regional war.
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Sidon residents recall horror of Israeli strikes after Iran ceasefire
Residents in Sidon are surveying the destruction after Israeli strikes flattened a religious complex.
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Does a US-Iran ceasefire mean the end of the war?
After a US-Iran ceasefire deal, strikes slow but tensions remain. Will this hold or collapse?
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LA28 Olympics opens ticket sales globally after record local demand
LA28 sold more tickets to the domestic audience than any previous Olympic Games as sales open to rest of the world.
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IMF warns of looming inflation crisis on back of US-Israel war on Iran
The conflict has driven up prices of oil, natural gas, damaged refineries and other energy infrastructure.
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Israel’s Netanyahu ready for talks with Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’
Israeli PM says his gov't ready to enter negotiations on 'disarming Hezbollah' and 'establishing peaceful relations'.
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Humanitarian situation in Sudan at ‘catastrophic levels’, says NGO
Humanity & Inclusion says people with disabilities face extreme challenges amid war and humanitarian crisis.
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What Happens Inside Israel’s Detention System
Human rights groups, UN investigators and Israeli legal organisations say torture of Palestinians is part of a wider sy
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Iran expert discusses whether the war has made the Iranian regime stronger
Iran expert Vali Nasr of Johns Hopkins University discusses whether the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran has made the Iranian regime stronger.
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India’s Assam and Kerala states hold legislative assembly elections
Voting also held in the federal territory of Puducherry, while West Bengal and Tamil Nadu will vote later this month.
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Israel bombed Gaza on 36 of the past 40 days while the war raged in Iran
Israel killed 107 people, permitted only 8 percent of medical evacuations, and admitted just 20 percent of trucks.
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A record-breaking field: What to expect from Peru’s presidential election
Crime and corruption are top issues for voters as the country struggles to cope with persistent political instability.
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Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Wishah, killed by Israeli strike, laid to rest
Mourners gathered for the funeral of Al Jazeera Mubasher journalist Mohammed Wishah in in Gaza.
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Israeli attacks on Lebanon aimed to undermine ceasefire, critics say
More than 250 people have been killed in a barrage of air strikes on Lebanon since the ceasefire was declared.