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News As Facts
05-18-2026 22:00 UTC
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This world news was downloaded with permission from www.newsasfacts.com
and formatted for BBS by Andrew K4EXA.
== Financial Markets ==
S&P 500 -0.07% $7,403 BTC -1.58% $77,066 OIL (WTI) + $108
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
Pakistan reportedly shares a revised proposal with the United States
from Iran aimed at ending the war. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/revised-iranian-proposal-end-
war-shared-with-us-pakistani-source-says-2026-05-18/
Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority announces that any passage through
the Strait of Hormuz that is not coordinated with it and the Iranian
armed forces is "illegal". (Al Jazeera)
https://aje.news/xex3gi?update=4582720
Hezbollah states that it shot down an Israeli military aircraft over
Ayta al-Jabal in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
https://aje.news/xex3gi?update=4583021
The Lebanese health ministry announces that the death toll has surpassed
3,000 people, with at least 3,020 people killed and 9,273 wounded since
the war began on March 2. (Al Jazeera)
https://aje.news/xex3gi?update=4582930
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says that talks
between Iran and the U.S. are still ongoing via Pakistani mediation.
(AA) https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-says-talks-with-us-
continue-through-pakistani-mediation/3940804
== Business and economy ==
Australian treasurer Jim Chalmers orders several China-linked
shareholders to divest their stakes in Northern Minerals under foreign
investment laws aimed at protecting the country's rare earths sector.
(AFP via HKFP) https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/18/australia-orders-china-
linked-investors-to-sell-stakes-in-rare-earths-firm/
Four people are killed and more than 20 others are injured after deadly
nationwide protests and transport strikes triggered by a massive surge
in fuel prices. Iran war raises petroleum costs by more than 20% to
record highs in Nairobi, Kenya. (Reuters), (BBC)
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/protests-erupt-over-kenya-fuel-
price-hikes-strike-strands-commuters-2026-05-18/
Oil prices rise amid fears of a prolonged war and the draining of world
oil reserves, including West Texas Intermediate to US$102.76 per barrel
and Brent Crude to US$112.89 per barrel. (The Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/oil-rises-amid-
prospects-of-prolonged-strait-of-hormuz-closure-a6aba1c3
== Disasters and accidents ==
At least 13 people are killed and more than 20 others are injured, most
seriously, when a tempo carrying wedding guests collides with a
container truck on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Palghar district,
Maharashtra, India. (CNN-News18) https://www.news18.com/india/13-killed-
dozens-injured-in-tempo-truck-crash-on-mumbai-ahmedabad-highway-
ws-l-10098391.html
Five students have drowned in the Lo River in Phu Tho Province, Vietnam.
(Xinhua)
https://english.news.cn/20260518/61608532e2d04fa08be6ff8e224523d9/c.html
Three people are killed, and four others are still missing after flash
floods caused a river to overflow in Xuan'en County, Hubei Province,
China. (Xinhua)
https://english.news.cn/20260518/552f8b273537470f90e7b710047c9887/c.html
== Law and crime ==
At least two people are killed and multiple others are injured in a mass
shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego mosque in San Diego,
California, United States. Both the perpetrators are killed. (BNO News)
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2026/05/active-shooter-at-the-islamic-
center-of-san-diego-reports-of-injuries/
Six people are killed and eight others are injured in a shooting spree,
including one inside a restaurant, in Mersin, Mediterranean region,
Turkey. A widespread manhunt is underway to catch the suspect. (Mersin
Haber in Turkish), (CBS News) https://www.mersinhaber.com/haber-mersin-
tarsusta-gerceklesen-silahli-saldirilarda-6-kisi-hayatini-
kaybetti/642123
== Politics and elections ==
The Philippine senate resumes the impeachment process against Vice
President Sara Duterte following last week's lockdown. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-convene-court-vp-
impeachment-amid-political-turmoil-2026-05-18/
== End News As Facts 05-18-2026 22:00 UTC ==
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