These are the key events on day 1,178 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Israel says it carried out ‘extensive attacks’ as operation ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ launched to seize more land in the Gaza.
![Palestinians inspect the damage caused by an Israeli airstrike that struck tents at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AP25137288691104-1747471678.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
Ukraine and Russia agreed to a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap — the war’s largest — at direct peace talks in Istanbul.
![In this handout photo released by Turkish Foreign Ministry, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, center, chairs a meeting between delegations from Russia, right, and Ukraine, left, at Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul, Turkey on May 16, 2025. [Murat Gok/Turkish Foreign Ministry/AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-1747427843.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
Senators accuse US President Donald Trump of engaging in ‘corruption of US foreign policy’ with defence deals.
These were the updates on Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on the occupied West Bank for Thursday, May 15.
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Kyiv and European powers have criticised Vladimir Putin for sending a ‘low-level’ delegation to Istanbul.
Video shows the moment an Israeli missile hits Gaza’s European Hospital in Khan Younis.
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New Delhi and Islamabad have provided contrasting claims about the incident.
Human rights groups say politicians have been forcibly disappeared in recent days
From missiles targeting broad swaths of territory to water as a weapon, the threshold for the next war has been lowered.
![Narendra Modi and the Pakistani army chief Asim Munir [AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AP25044777628131-11-1745390343.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
These are the key events on day 1,174 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The region, which faced the brunt of the India-Pakistan military escalation, limps back to life. But questions remain.
Port Sudan, el-Fasher, West Kordofan and West Darfur have all seen heavy fighting.
Pakistan and India fired missiles at each other’s airbases in the latest escalation between the neighbours.
