Global Threat
North Korea
- North Korea launches ballistic missile that lands in sea near Russia
- North Korea open to meet with Trump administration
Iran
- Former President Khatami urges voters to re-elect President Rouhani
- Guide to Iranian Presidential election on May 19
- Rouhani leads in latest Iranian Election polls
Somalia
- Al Shabaab roadside bomb kills 3 Somali soldiers at checkpoint
- Al Shabaab suicide bomber kills 8 in central Mogadishu
- Al Shabaab fighters attack army base in Mogadishu killing 7 Somali fighters
Venezuela
- Protesters fling feces at soldiers as 2 more protesters are killed
- 1 killed, dozens injured in another day of protests
Libya
- More than 200 migrants feared dead off coast of Libya
- Coastguards turn back 500 migrants attempting to reach Europe
Mali
Nigeria
- 54 people on trial for celebrating gay wedding
- Boko Haram fighters says group plans to bomb Nigerian capital
South Korea
- Liberal Moon Jae-elected President with 41% of the vote
- Moon Jae-in says he is open to visiting North Korea
- Moon Jae-in abolishes predecessors government issued history books
France
- 141 people arrested in Paris after post-election protests
- French centrist reach accord with Macron on parliament candidates
- Coalition of African nations assist France in seizing weapons from terrorist group in Africa
- Macron officially takes over as President, vows to heal division and restore global status
Indonesia
- Jakarta’s Christian governor jailed for blasphemy against Islam
- Indonesian Islamist leader lays out plan to target wealthy Chinese
Mexico
- 14 people killed in accidental fireworks explosion
- Gunmen kills activist who searched for missing persons
South Sudan
- Gunmen attacks the Vice President, wounds 3 bodyguards
- South Sudan President replaces army chief
- Opposition groups agree to work together against government
Thailand
United States
- Trump advisors call for 5,000 more troops in Afghanistan
- Trump approves plan to arm Syrian Kurds
- Trump fires Director of the FBI
- U.S. Congressional delegation visits the Dalai Lama in India
- Trump meets with Russian officials in Oval Office
- U.S. to enhance surveillance ability in the Baltic Sea to observe Russian military exercise
- Trump orders emergency meeting after global cyber attack
Egypt
- Egyptian forces kill 8 members of the Muslim Brotherhood before they carried out terrorist acts
- Islamic extremists kill 10 local tribesmen in Sinai
- Egypt calls on the international community to lift arms embargo on Libya
- Egyptian colonel killed in bomb attack in armored vehicle
Italy
- Arson attack on gypsies kill 3 sisters
- Libyan suspected of migrant murder arrested
- Explosive device explodes in Rome but causes no injuries
- Rescuers save 484 migrants in Mediterranean, find 7 bodies
Kosovo
- Kosovo government collapses after losing a no-confidence vote setting the scene for an early election
- Kosovo’s President calls parliamentary election on June 11
The Central African Republic
- Christian rebel group kills 4 U.N. peacekeepers
- Christian militias attack U.N. bases for the second consecutive night
Saudi Arabia
- 2 people killed, several injured, as Saudi security forces raid Shi’ite district
- U.S. nears $100 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia
- Gunmen kills Saudi child and Pakistani man during attack on workers in eastern Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
- Tunisian President orders army to protect oil and gas fields
- 5,000 Tunisians march against corruption amnesty law
Syria
- U.S. led airstrikes kill 11, including 4 children, in Raqqa
- Syrian army regains control of airport in Northern Syria
Yemen
- 115 people killed in Cholera outbreak
- Southern Yemen leaders form council seeking secession from Yemen
Ghana
Germany
- German soldier held in anti-migrant murder plot
- Merkel’s Conservative party wins state election in rival’s heartland
Argentina
South Africa
- Protesters seeking jobs and better housing clash with police in Pretoria
- South Africa to sign new nuclear power plant deal after court blocked deal with Russia
Jordan
Czech Republic
Russia
- Russian police detain 5 activists delivering petition on gay rights
- 60,000 protest in Moscow against housing resettlement plan
Sri Lanka
Japan
India
- 23 people killed, 30 injured as wall collapses on crowd celebrating a wedding
- 2 Indians killed in Kashmir border firing
Austria
- Court jails Syrian for life for killing Assad soldiers
- Austria heads for snap election as coalition shatters
Bangladesh
Turkey
- Turkey threatens to step up attacks on Syrian Kurdish fighters after the U.S. moved to arm Kurds combatting ISIL
- Turkish police detains 53 former employees of the Istanbul stock exchange accusing them of orchestrating last year’s coup
- Bus crash kills 17 in southwest Turkey tourist town
Israel
Puerto Rico
China
- 8 dead, 20 injured in earthquake in Western China
- President Xi offers indebted Greece strong support
Pakistan
- ISIL carries out suicide attack killing 25, including prominent lawmaker
- 10 Pakistani gunned down while working on Chinese projects
Congo
Palestine
- Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers during hunger strike protests
- Palestinians hold local elections in West Bank but not Gaza
Portugal
Ivory Coast
- Soldiers revolt in protest over bonus pay dispute
- Mutinous soldiers shoot 3 in Bouake
- 5 people shot during protests against army mutiny
- Large military convoy advances towards Bouake as protests continue
Rwanda
Australia
- Defense department claims China is conducting extensive espionage against Australia
- Government considering NATO request to send more troops to Afghanistan
United Kingdom
- Extensive cyber attack hits hospitals
- Latest poll gives Conservatives big lead ahead of June election
Ukraine
Bahrain
Bosnia
Iraq
Greece
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