onsdag 13 maj 2026
Turkey: Over 300 arrested in raids against IS
A total of 325 people have been arrested in Turkey, suspected of having links to the terrorist movement Islamic State.
According to the Interior Ministry, raids have been carried out in 47 of the country's 81 provinces, and among those arrested are several people suspected of financing the terrorist movement. The raid is similar to several others in recent years.
"For peace, unification and solidarity in our nation, we continue our efforts tirelessly, day and night, 365 days a year," the ministry wrote in a statement.
Turkey shares a 900-kilometer border with Syria where jihadist groups are still active. Among other things, IS is accused of an attack in mid-December last year, where two American soldiers and a civilian were killed.
Shooting in the Philippine Parliament
Several shots were reportedly fired inside the Philippine Senate building in the capital. The extent of the damage is not known.
The parliamentarian and former police chief Ronald Dela Rosa has sought refuge in the building since Monday. Dela Rosa risks being arrested and taken to the Netherlands as he is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
Several journalists were in the building when the shooting took place. Within a few minutes, armed soldiers were reported to have rushed out. No one has been arrested. Dela Rosa's whereabouts are unknown.
A trial has already been underway at the ICC against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose government Dela Rosa was a part of. Duterte is accused of crimes against humanity and has been in custody in the Netherlands since his arrest in March last year.
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EU: Will invite the Taliban
The Taliban will be invited to Brussels for talks on deportations to Afghanistan, the European Commission announced on Monday evening.
According to sources to the AFP news agency, a letter will be sent to Kabul “shortly” to arrange the meeting, which is being coordinated together with Sweden.
No date has been set and the Taliban’s trip to Brussels will be preceded by two trips to Afghanistan by European officials.
In April, Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M) told TT that the Swedish government had been pushing the EU to get deportations to Afghanistan and had been asked to stand as a “co-signatory” together with the Commission.
A “technical meeting” took place as early as January, according to a spokesperson for the European Commission.
Deportations to Afghanistan have been difficult to implement, according to Forssell. The initiative has also been met with harsh criticism from the opposition.
Sources: The United Arab Emirates has attacked Iran in secret
The United Arab Emirates has attacked Iran in secret, sources with insight tell the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal.
This includes an attack on an oil refinery on the Iranian island of Jazireh-ye Lavan that was not publicly announced. It took place in early April, around the time the ceasefire was supposed to come into effect. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks.
The United Arab Emirates, which has been one of Iran's main targets during the war, has thus played a more active role than has been known. Neither the country's State Department nor the US defense headquarters, the Pentagon, want to comment on the information for The Wall Street Journal.
The wealthy Gulf state has a well-equipped military, equipped with Western fighter jets and radar systems.
Hospital evacuated in Haiti – over 40 shot
Doctors Without Borders is forced to evacuate one of its hospitals in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince due to the escalating violence.
In just twelve hours, the organization's staff have treated over 40 people with gunshot wounds, writes Doctors Without Borders in a press release.
More than 800 people have sought shelter at the hospital in the Cité Soleil area, but as a result of the chaos, the facility has been closed indefinitely.
"One of our security guards was hit by a stray bullet inside the hospital grounds," says Davina Hayles, head of the Haiti operation, in a comment.
"It is impossible for us to provide care when there is shooting. A hospital where staff are not safe cannot function."
Haiti has been severely affected by violent crime for many years, and large parts of the country are controlled by armed gangs.
Political situation in the UK
Trump's advice to the crisis-ridden Starmer: "Get tough on you"
Donald Trump took the opportunity to give his pressured colleague Keir Starmer some tips before he got on the plane to China last night, reports Sky News.
- Open up your oil fields in the North Sea and get tough on you on migration, Trump said.
However, he did not want to answer whether he thought Starmer would resign.
In recent days, 90 Labour MPs have demanded that their prime minister resign. Starmer himself has said that he has no plans to do so.
Sources: Health Minister resigns - plans to challenge Starmer
UK Health Minister Wes Streeting plans to resign and instead challenge Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party. Sources close to the minister told The Times.
– He will go for it. He will go for it tomorrow, says one of the sources.
Reports that Streeting plans to try to replace Starmer have been circulating for a long time. The two met earlier on Wednesday in a meeting that lasted only 16 minutes. Neither of them has wanted to comment on what was discussed.
– If Starmer’s supporters think this is over, they will be disappointed, says another of The Times’ sources.
Analysis: Weakened Starmer seems to be doing well for now
Keir Starmer’s strategy to avoid being challenged as Labour leader and prime minister is to oppose demands for a timetable for an orderly transition, writes the BBC’s Iain Watson in an analysis.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been identified as a possible successor, but Watson said Starmer’s allies are confident that Streeting will not be able to provide the level of support needed for their meeting on Wednesday.
“Which effectively means that this potential challenge is over before it even starts.”
While the most immediate threat has been averted, Starmer’s authority has been weakened by the departure of several ministers and more than 90 party colleagues urging him to hand over the reins, several writers in The Guardian wrote.
“While he appears to have survived for the moment, even his most loyal ministers admit that it is unlikely that Starmer will lead Labour at the next election unless he manages to turn around both his own and the government’s prospects.”
US-China Relations
Several business leaders on Trump's trip to China
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is on Donald Trump's trip to China, several media outlets report. The president is on his way to the country with several business leaders, including Elon Musk, to meet with President Xi Jinping, among other things.
Trump has spoken openly before the trip that one of the primary goals of the trip is to do business with China. In addition to Huang and Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg are also on the trip.
"I will ask President Xi, an extraordinary leader, to 'open up' China so that these brilliant people can do their magic," he writes on Truth after publishing the list of fellow travelers.
In addition to business meetings, Trump is to talk about the Iran war, Taiwan and nuclear weapons with Chinese representatives.
Analysis: Iran could make Trump weaker
Donald Trump's failure to deliver a victory in the Iran war could make the world question the power of the US. Xi Jinping could exploit this in the upcoming summit, writes Stephen Collinson in an analysis for CNN.
"It would be ironic if Trump's decision shows that his power is limited - rather than the global dominance he hoped to demonstrate," he writes.
In an analysis for The Independent, Ben Judah writes that both the Iran war and the punitive tariffs have been an American defeat in China's eyes.
A key factor is also that Trump has done his utmost to push away US allied nations. China and Russia, on the other hand, have deepened their ties with other authoritarian states.
"Trump will arrive in Beijing not as the 'daddy' of Republican memes, but the leader of a country China sees as increasingly vulnerable," he writes.
Analysis: China showed they are not backing down – now Trump only hopes for stability
It is a bruised Donald Trump who is traveling to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on his home turf, writes the New York Times' Ana Swanson in an analysis.
Trump took office with the ambition to put hard pressure on China, but after they showed they were prepared to respond in kind, the president has backed down.
"When Trump tried to force China to make concessions last year by threatening extreme tariffs, the tactic blew up in his face."
In CNN, Simone McCarthy, Betsy Klein, Kristen Holmes and Sylvie Zhuang write that it is perhaps more likely that both parties now seem interested in portraying themselves as friends.
"And if the visit leads to increased stability between the two superpowers, China will see it as a success."
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