International News from Thursday, May 7th, 2026
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Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in first strike on Beirut since ceasefire
Israel said on Thursday it had killed a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in an airstrike on Beirut a day earlier, the first Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire agreed last month.
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Countries scramble to track passengers of virus-hit cruise ship
Countries worldwide scrambled on Thursday to trace people who had left the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak before it got marooned off the coast of Cape Verde, in an effort to prevent further spread of the disease.
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US and Iran inch towards short-term deal to end fighting
The United States and Iran are edging toward a limited, temporary agreement to halt their war, sources and officials said on Thursday, with a draft framework that would stop the fighting but leave the most contentious issues unresolved.
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Israeli strikes kill five, injure son of Hamas chief in Gaza
Israel has launched air strikes that killed at least five people across the Gaza Strip and critically wounded the son of Hamas’s top negotiator on Wednesday, according to medics and Hamas sources.
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UAE establishes committee to document aggression, international crimesThe UAE has announced the formation of a national committee to document Iranian acts of aggression and the resulting human, material and economic damages affecting the country, its citizens, residents and visitors.
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MoHRE urges firms to meet Emiratisation compliance deadlineThe UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has confirmed that June 30, 2026, is the deadline for private sector companies with 50 or more employees to meet their Emiratisation targets for the first half of the year.
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UAE President highlights 'Make It In The Emirates' as part of future visionPresident His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has shared a message highlighting the impact of the "Make it in the Emirates" exhibition in building a "more resilient and sustainable national industrial model" for the UAE.
