The United Kingdom's Defence Ministry confirms that it has supplied Ukraine with Storm Shadow cruise missiles.
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May 11, 2023 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip kills two commanders of Islamic Jihad. Additionally, the total death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza over the past two days increases to 26. A rocket is also launched from Gaza to Rehovot, killing one person and injuring five others.
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin confirms that Ukrainian troops have recaptured parts of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast from his forces.
Thirty-three people are killed and three more injured after gunmen open fire against vegetable farmers in Boucle du Mouhoun Region.
Business and economy
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee raises interest rates to 4.5%, the highest level in the UK since the 2008 financial crisis.
Disasters and accidents
Health and environment
The World Health Organization says that mpox no longer constitutes a global health emergency, but that it continues to remain a threat in Africa.
Law and crime
Two people are killed in a shooting at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The perpetrator is arrested.
Twelve people are injured in an explosion at an apartment complex in Ratingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A 57-year-old man is arrested.
Politics and elections
Science and technology
The world's first micro-modular reactor is announced to be built at Chalk River Laboratories in Canada by Global First Power.
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