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22 May 2026 • 8:19 PM MYT
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EUROPE-US-NATO-DEFENCE

NATO leaders must deal with a division in the alliance regarding the response to US military actions against Iran, according to US State Secretary Marco Rubio. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomes US President Donald Trump’s announcement to deploy 5,000 US troops to Poland. Moving

IRAN-CONFLICT-US-ISRAEL

Iran says 35 ships passed through the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours in coordination with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Moved

LEBANON-ISRAEL-CONFLICT

Israel struck Hezbollah-affiliated health facilities in Lebanon overnight, killing at least 10 people, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry, as mutual attacks between Israel and Hezbollah continue despite a ceasefire. Moved

SOUTH KOREA-LABOUR-SAMSUNG

Members of the Samsung union are voting on an annual bonus worth the equivalent of several hundred thousand dollars per person after a deal was struck with the firm's bosses to avert a strike. Moved

LITHUANIA-BELARUS-CRIME

Lithuanian authorities have detained 27 people, including 13 police and border guard officers, in a large-scale operation targeting criminal groups that smuggle contraband from neighbouring Belarus into the Baltic state using weather balloons. Moved