Portal:Current events/2026 May 11

May 11, 2026 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iran war ceasefire
  - Pakistani deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar meets with United States chargé d'affaires Natalie A. Baker in Islamabad to discuss efforts to secure a ceasefire and broader agreement between Iran and the U.S. to end the war. (Arab News)
- United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war
  - The Wall Street Journal reports that the United Arab Emirates has secretly joined Israel and the U.S. in carrying out airstrikes on Iran during the war. Additionally, Emirati forces have reportedly struck a oil refinery on Lavan Island in April. (Middle East Eye)
Sudanese civil war
- War crimes during the Sudanese civil war
  - The United Nations reports that 880 civilians in Sudan had been killed in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) between January and April, mostly in the Darfur and Kordofan regions in the first three months of 2026. (Euronews)
- RSF field commander Ali Rizq announces that he will defect from the paramilitary group, making it the second high-profile departure from the paramilitary group in less than two months. (Sudan Tribune)
Haitian conflict
- At least 40 people are reported injured following gang violence in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP)

Arts and culture

Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed as a speeding motorcycle crashes into a car in Mahabubnagar, Telangana, India. (NDTV)
A boat carrying undocumented migrants sinks off Pangkor Island, Malaysia, leaving 14 people missing and 23 others rescued. (AFP via Daily Tribune)
At least one person is killed, three others are injured and others are possibly trapped after a pipeline explosion damages at least 35 properties during construction by Sabesp in Jaguaré, São Paulo, Brazil. (BNO News)

Health and environment

2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak
- The Bangladeshi Directorate General of Health Services reports eleven children have died of measles in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 344 child deaths since the outbreak began in March. (Bernama)

International relations

2026 Cuban crisis, Cuba–Mexico relations
- Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum announces a new shipment of humanitarian aid to Cuba in response to the island's worsening economic and humanitarian conditions linked to the U.S. oil blockade. (AFP via Jamaica Observer)
Denmark–United States relations, Greenland crisis
- Denmark and the United States hold high-level talks for the U.S. to open three military bases and expand military presence in Greenland in an effort to resolve the crisis there. (BBC News) (Sweden Herald)
Evacuations during the Gaza war, Italy–Palestine relations
- Italy evacuates 72 Palestinian students in Gaza under the "university corridor" initiative that allows them to continue studying at universities in Italy and San Marino. (Middle East Monitor)
United States sanctions against Iran
- The U.S. government issues sanctions against three people and nine companies accused of aiding shipping of Iranian oil to China. (Reuters)

Law and crime

International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines
- 2026 Philippine senate lockdown
  - The Philippine senate is placed under lockdown after an altercation involving the National Bureau of Investigation and senator Ronald dela Rosa during an attempt to serve the arrest order from the International Criminal Court against dela Rosa. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Reuters)
14th floor case
- Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is released from prison on parole after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for corruption. (AFP via France 24)
United Kingdom anti-immigration protests
- British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood bans seven foreign far-right activists, including American influencer Valentina Gomez, from entering the UK, who were planning to attend a far-right rally in London, England, led by Tommy Robinson. Prime minister Keir Starmer says "agitators" will be blocked from entering the country ahead of the rally on May 16. (The Guardian)
Three people are killed and five others are injured in a suspected arson attack on a seven-story building in Décines-Charpieu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. (Entrevue)
The Israeli parliament passes a law that allows military trials for Palestinian suspects involved in the October 7 attacks by Hamas. (The New York Times)

Politics and elections