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- May 18, 2026
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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says delaying Iran attack at request of Gulf leaders
Iran’s top security body announced on Monday, May 18, the formation of a new body to manage the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed and wants to charge ships to traverse.
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- May 18, 2026
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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iran submits new proposal, says U.S. open to sanctions relief
Iran’s top security body announced on Monday, May 18, the formation of a new body to manage the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed and wants to charge ships to traverse.
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- May 18, 2026
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U.S. extends sanctions waiver on Russian seaborne oil by 30 days
The latest “temporary 30-day general license” will “provide the most vulnerable nations with the ability to temporarily access Russian oil currently stranded at sea,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social media post.
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- May 18, 2026
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U.S. Treasury to extend sanction waiver on Russian seaborne oil, source says
The waiver will last another 30 days and was sought by several poor and vulnerable countries cut off from Gulf oil supplies by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the source said.
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- May 18, 2026
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U.S. has shown flexibility on Iran maintaining limited nuclear activities, source says
The source said that on the issue of Iran’s frozen assets, however, Washington has so far only agreed to free one quarter of those assets according to a phased timetable.
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- May 18, 2026
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Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia amid escalating Iran war tensions
Pakistan has reportedly deployed fighter jets and thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia under a defense agreement as regional tensions involving Iran continue to escalate.
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- May 18, 2026
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Congo announces three Ebola treatment centres in Ituri region amid outbreak
Health authorities say the current outbreak, first confirmed on Friday (May 15, 2026), is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare variant of the Ebola disease that has no approved therapeutics or vaccines
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- May 18, 2026
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Nigeria, U.S. carry out new strikes on Islamic State in Nigeria: AFRICOM
Northern Nigeria has faced the double threat of attacks from jihadist groups allied to IS and from criminal gangs that stalk villages and carry out mass kidnappings
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- May 18, 2026
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Hungarian President rejects resignation pressure from PM Magyar
Hungary’s President has reportedly refused to step down despite growing pressure from opposition leader Péter Magyar, according to local media reports
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- May 18, 2026
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China committed to not providing material support to Iran: U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer
U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer says they “have strategic stability with China” and Donald Trump is not seeking to have joint military operations with the Chinese
