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Topics in the news

MV Hondius

• Passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius (pictured) disembark in Tenerife after being quarantined due to a hantavirus outbreak.
• The education platform Canvas goes offline, affecting thousands of educational institutions, after a ransomware attack by the group ShinyHunters.
• American media proprietor and philanthropist Ted Turner dies at the age of 87.
• Wu Yize defeats Shaun Murphy to win the World Snooker Championship.
• An explosion at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan, China, kills 37 people.

Ongoing:

• Iran war (Lebanon war)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
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• Sudanese civil war
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Recent deaths:

• Cavayé Yéguié Djibril
• Evaristo Beccalossi
• Frid Ingulstad
• Punch McLean
• Festus Mogae
• Michael J. Bransfield

May 12, 2026 (2026-05-12) (Tuesday)

Health and environment

• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
  • A United States citizen, suspected of potential contact with the hantavirus, is quarantined upon arrival in the Pitcairn Islands after transiting through French Polynesia. (RNZ)

May 11, 2026 (2026-05-11) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      • Pakistani deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar meets with United States chargé d'affaires Natalie A. Baker in Islamabad to discuss efforts to secure a ceasefire and broader agreement between Iran and the U.S. to end the war. (Arab News)
    • The Wall Street Journal reports that the United Arab Emirates has secretly joined Israel and the U.S. in carrying out airstrikes on Iran during the war. Additionally, Emirati forces have reportedly struck a oil refinery on Lavan Island in April. (Middle East Eye)
• Sudanese civil war
  • War crimes during the Sudanese civil war
    • The United Nations reports that 880 civilians in Sudan had been killed in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) between January and April, mostly in the Darfur and Kordofan regions in the first three months of 2026. (Euronews)
  • RSF field commander Ali Rizq announces that he will defect from the paramilitary group, making it the second high-profile departure from the paramilitary group in less than two months. (Sudan Tribune)

Arts and culture

• 2026 Georgian patriarchal election
  • Shio III is elected Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, becoming head of the Georgian Orthodox Church. (Reuters)
• Eurovision Song Contest 2026, International reactions to the Gaza war
  • Public broadcasters in Ireland, Slovenia, and Spain announce that they will not air the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in protest over Israel's participation amid the Gaza war. (AFP via Al Arabiya)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser says that the oil market will not normalize until 2027 if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed beyond mid-June. (CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

• At least one person is killed, three others are injured and others are possibly trapped after a pipeline explosion damages at least 35 properties during construction by Sabesp in Jaguaré, São Paulo, Brazil. (BNO News)

International relations

• 2026 Cuban crisis, Cuba–Mexico relations
  • Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum announces a new shipment of humanitarian aid to Cuba in response to the island's worsening economic and humanitarian conditions linked to the U.S. oil blockade. (AFP via Jamaica Observer)
• Evacuations during the Gaza war, Italy–Palestine relations
  • Italy evacuates 72 Palestinian students in Gaza under the "university corridor" initiative that allows them to continue studying at universities in Italy and San Marino. (Middle East Monitor)
• Denmark–United States relations
  • The United States and Denmark hold high-level talks for the U.S. to open three military bases and expanding the U.S. military presence in Greenland in an effort to resolve the Greenland crisis. (BBC) (Sweden Herald)
• United States sanctions against Iran
  • The U.S. government issues sanctions against three people and nine companies accused of aiding shipping of Iranian oil to China. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 14th floor case
  • Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is released from prison on parole after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for corruption. (AFP via France 24)
• International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines
  • The Philippine senate is placed under lockdown after an altercation involving the National Bureau of Investigation and senator Ronald dela Rosa during an attempt to serve the arrest order from the International Criminal Court against dela Rosa. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Reuters)
• United Kingdom anti-immigration protests
  • British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood bans seven foreign far-right activists, including American influencer Valentina Gomez, from entering the UK, who were planning to attend a far-right rally in London, England, led by Tommy Robinson. Prime minister Keir Starmer says "agitators" will be blocked from entering the country ahead of the rally on May 16. (The Guardian)
• 2025 Florida State University shooting
  • A lawsuit is filed against ChatGPT maker OpenAI, accusing it of planning the mass shooting at Florida State University in the United States. (AP) (Reuters)
• Three people are killed and five others are injured in a suspected arson attack on a seven-story building in Décines-Charpieu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. (Entrevue)
• Israel's parliament passes a law that allows military trials for Palestinian suspects involved in the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas. (The New York Times)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Philippine senate presidential election
  • Thirteen Philippine senators vote to install minority leader Alan Peter Cayetano as senate president, ousting Tito Sotto in a surprise ouster move. (Gulf News) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
• Second impeachment of Sara Duterte
  • Philippine vice president Sara Duterte is impeached by the House of Representatives for the second time. (AFP via RFI) (BBC News)
• Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Christian Schmidt announces his resignation as High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. He will stay in office until a replacement is found. (AP) (BBC News)
• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education reverses a proposal to shorten the academic year ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup following criticism from parents, local authorities, and education groups. (AFP via RFI)

May 10, 2026 (2026-05-10) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle East crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire, Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war
        • Iranian state TV says that Iran has sent its response to the latest ceasefire proposal from the United States via Pakistan. Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif confirms that his country received the response. (Reuters) (Arab News PK)
        • United States president Donald Trump calls the Iranian response "totally unacceptable" and says he would reject it. (Axios)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • The Qatar-linked LNG tanker Al Kharaitiyat, managed by Nakilat, crosses the Strait of Hormuz, making it the first oil tanker or vessel from Qatar to transit the waterway since the war began on February 28. The ship is expected to head to Pakistan. (The Week) (Fortune) (Financial Times)
      • A joint investigation by South Korea concludes that two unidentified airborne projectiles struck the HMM cargo ship Namu in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire and damaging the vessel, while authorities continue investigating the type of weapon and the party responsible. (AFP via Arab News) (The Chosun Ilbo)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      • Israeli attacks kill at least 39 people in Lebanon despite a ceasefire that took effect last month. The Israeli Defense Forces states that the target was an armed Hezbollah group. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are reportedly killed in Chadian airstrikes targeting suspected Boko Haram positions by Lake Chad. (AFP via The New Indian Express)
• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • At least 30 people are killed after gunmen ambushed travelers on a highway in Zamfara State, Nigeria. (AFP via The Korea Times)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Sri Lanka raises electricity tariffs by up to 18% for high-consumption users to offset increased power generation costs linked to the Iran war. (AFP via The Daily Star)

Disasters and accidents

• Seven suspected immigrants reportedly being smuggled are found dead in a train boxcar and near train tracks in Laredo and San Antonio, Texas, United States. (NBC News)
• Four people are killed and 10 injured after a jeepney carrying 20 people collides into a tree in Oriental Mindoro province, Philippines. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
  • MV Hondius arrives on Tenerife, Spain, after being anchored at the Canary Islands. Passengers on the ship evacuate after previously being exposed to the hantavirus. (AP)

International relations

• Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
  • Israel deports activists Thiago Ávila and Saif Abu Keshek, both of whom were detained after the interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters near Greece. (AFP via RFI)
• Morocco–United States relations, Exercise African Lion
  • The remains of an American soldier who went missing during a military exercise in Morocco are found on the country's Atlantic coastline by the Moroccan military. (AP)

Law and crime

• Officials say that six people have been found dead inside a boxcar on a Union Pacific freight train in Laredo, Texas, U.S. (NBC News) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Andris Sprūds resigns as Latvian defence minister after Ukrainian drones violated Latvian airspace during an attack on Russia. (Politico EU)

May 9, 2026 (2026-05-09) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Russian president Vladimir Putin says that he thinks the Russo-Ukrainian war may come to an end soon after previously vowing victory over Ukraine during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. (Reuters) (The Moscow Times)'
  • Kharkiv strikes (2022–present)
    • Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Syniehubov says that a Russian drone has struck a residential building in Kharkiv during the beginning of the 3-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. (Kyiv Independent)
• Mali War
  • 2026 Mali offensives
    • Sources say that 70 people were killed in a new wave of attacks in central Mali the previous day. Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin claims responsibility. (Daily Beiruit) (Times of India)
  • Supporters of the Mali military junta gather in Bamako gather to reaffirm their support of Transitional Council authorities. (Africanews)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • 2026 Bannu attacks
    • At least 21 police officers are killed and three others are injured in a car bomb, followed by gunfire and other explosions, at a checkpoint in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
• Sudanese civil war
  • 2026 Blue Nile campaign
    • The Sudanese Army announces that it has seized control of the Al-Kili area in the Blue Nile State from Rapid Support Forces and SPLM–N. (AA)
• Ituri conflict
  • The DR Congolese military reports that at least 69 people were killed in an attack by CODECO in Ituri Province in April. (AFP via Arab News)

Arts and culture

• 61st Venice Biennale
  • The 61st Venice Biennale in Italy opens to the public without a jury after the jury quit in protest of Israel's and Russia's participation and loud protests outside their pavilions. (AP)
  • Exhibits from over 100 countries are shown on display including Belgium. (Brussels Times)
• 2026 Moscow Victory Day Parade
  • Russia marks the Victory Day with a scaled-down military parade in Moscow. (Sky News)

Disasters and accidents

• Four miners are found dead following an explosion at a coal mine in Cucunubá, Ubaté Province, Colombia. (AFP via Citizen Digital)

Health and environment

• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
  • British Army medics are parachuted from an RAF A400M onto the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha to deliver vital supplies to a British national with suspected hantavirus. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro
  • Brazilian Supreme Federal Court justice Alexandre de Moraes suspends the implementation of a law that could reduce prison sentences for individuals convicted over the 2022–2023 coup plot, including former president Jair Bolsonaro, pending a constitutional review by the full court. (AFP via France 24)
• Bahrain arrests 41 individuals in connection with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including Shia clerics. (MENA via The New Arab)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election
  • Magyar Government
    • Péter Magyar of the Tisza Party is sworn in as the prime minister of Hungary, ending the 16-year tenure of Fidesz's Viktor Orbán. (Reuters)
  • The National Assembly of Hungary reconvenes for the first time since the election as elected members are sworn in. Ágnes Forsthoffer is elected as speaker. (Budapest Business Journal)
• 2026 Farrer by-election
  • Farrer MP David Farley becomes the first One Nation candidate elected to the Australian House of Representatives. (ABC News Australia)

May 8, 2026 (2026-05-08) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, Islamabad Talks
        • The Wall Street Journal reports that Iran and the United States may resume talks next week in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AA) (The Wall Street Journal)
      • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan hold a phone call to review the status of talks between Iran and the United States. (AA)
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
    • Three people are injured after the United Arab Emirates defence ministry says that they have intercepted two ballistic missiles and three drones from Iran. Increasing the total number of injuries in the country since the war began to 230. (Khaleej Times)
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that three of their vessels that crossed the Strait of Hormuz last month did not pay transit fees. (Reuters)
    • A Malta-flagged tanker carrying 1 million barrels of crude oil arrived off South Korea’s west coast Friday after passing through the Strait of Hormuz in mid-April. (AP)
  • 2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
    • The U.S. Central Command says that a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS George H. W. Bush has attacked two Iranian tankers, the M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda, as both ships were transiting the Gulf of Oman. (Stars and Stripes) (Businessinsider)
  • Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari accuses the U.S. of violating the ceasefire after it targeted two ships at the Strait of Hormuz and strikes in the Hormozgan province, including Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island yesterday. He also confirmed that Iran responded by attacking U.S. military vessels east of the waterway and south of Chabahar port. (AA) (Reuters)
• Sudanese civil war
  • The Sudan Civil Aviation Authority issues a NOTAM that Khartoum International Airport has reopened to international traffic after previously being suspended due to the May 4 drone attack. (Sudan Tribune)

Arts and culture

• 61st Venice Biennale
  • Gaza war protests
    • Pavilions at the 61st Venice Biennale close after artists go on a strike in protest of Israel's entry into the event organized by the Art Not Genocide Alliance over Israel's role in the Gaza war. (Times of Israel)
• Mass media in Niger
  • Niger's junta suspends at least 10 French media organizations, including Agence France-Presse and France 24, citing concerns over public order. (AFP via The Punch) (Xinhua)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Liuyang fireworks factory explosion
  • The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks factory three days ago in Liuyang, Hunan, China, rises to 37, with 51 injured and one remaining missing. (Reuters)
• May 2026 eruption of Dukono
  • Three hikers are killed, two are missing and 15 more rescued after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera, Indonesia. (Al Jazeera)
• Frontier Airlines Flight 4345
  • An Airbus A321neo operated by Frontier Airlines strikes and kills a person while taking off from Denver International Airport in Colorado, U.S., leading to an engine fire and aborted takeoff that injures 12 passengers. (ABC7) (BBC News)

Health and environment

• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
  • The World Health Organization reports six cases of the Andes strain of hantavirus in connection with MV Hondius. (AFP and Reuters via The Straits Times)
• The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 115 people on the cruise ship Caribbean Princess have been infected by a norovirus outbreak. (ABC News)

International relations

• Poland and the European Union, European Defence Union
  • Poland becomes the first country to sign a loan agreement under the European Commission's Security Action for Europe defence financing programme, securing nearly €44 billion (US$52 billion) to support military modernization and the domestic arms industry. (AFP via France 24)
• Hungary–Russia relations
  • Hungary expels a Russian diplomat at the Russian embassy in Budapest identified as a SVR officer who allegedly spent years cultivating contacts in think tanks tied to the government of prime minister Viktor Orbán. (VSquare) (The New Voice of Ukraine)

Politics and elections

• 2026 United Kingdom local elections
  • 2026 Scottish Parliament election, 2026 Senedd election
    • The Labour Party concedes defeat in Wales with Plaid Cymru and Reform UK making significant gains, while the nationalist Scottish National Party claims victory in Scotland. (BBC News) (Reuters)
    • Welsh Labour leader and First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan resigns after losing her seat in the Senedd as Plaid Cymru claims victory in Wales. (The National)
  • Reform UK take full control of Havering London Borough Council, making it the first Reform-run council in Greater London. (The Independent)
• 2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election
  • Rumen Radev is sworn in as prime minister of Bulgaria after being elected in a vote of 124–70, with 36 abstentions at the National Assembly. (AP)
• 2026 Costa Rican general election
  • Laura Fernández Delgado is sworn in as president of Costa Rica, succeeding Rodrigo Chaves Robles. (Reuters) (AP)

Science and technology

• Investigation of UFO reports by the United States government
  • The United States Department of Defense begins releasing classified files, images and videos relating to unidentified flying objects. (The Independent)

May 7, 2026 (2026-05-07) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Pakistan foreign office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi says that a ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States to end the war is expected "sooner rather than later". (Arab News PK)
        • U.S. president Donald Trump says that the ceasefire is still in effect despite the recent strikes on the U.S. destroyers. (ABC News) (Reuters)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • The Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization says that ports in Iran are prepared to provide maritime services, technical support, supplies, and medical assistance to ships operating in the Strait of Hormuz. (AA) (The Economic Times)
      • A U.S. official tells Axios that Iran and the U.S. have reportedly exchanged fire at the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran claiming to strike three U.S. Navy ships and the U.S. claiming to strike targets on the waterway. (Axios) (AP) (Reuters)
      • The U.S. Central Command confirms that the military carried out "self-defense" strikes against military facilities in response to Iran's attacks on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Mason as the three ships were transiting the Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman. (The Asia Business Daily) (CNN) (The Times of Israel)
    • Several explosions are heard at a port in Qeshm and Bandar Abbas in Iran's Hormozgan province. Israel denies any involvement in the explosion, while Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin says that the U.S. military was behind the explosions. Officials say that the explosions does not mean the restart of the war or the end of the ceasefire. (AA) (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)
  • Israeli–Palestinian conflict
    • Gaza war
      • Azzam Al-Hayya, the son of Hamas Political Bureau chairman Khalil al-Hayya, is confirmed by a Hamas official to have been killed during a Israel airstrike last night. (Reuters)
• Allied Democratic Forces insurgency, Kivu conflict, Ituri conflict
  • Forty people are killed and homes are burned by Allied Democratic Forces militants during attacks in North Kivu and Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)

Business and economy

• 2026 Cuban crisis
  • Sherritt International suspends its mining operations in Cuba and withdraws expatriate staff, citing the risk of expanded United States sanctions affecting its operations. (AFP via News Abhiyan)
• Tariffs in the second Trump administration
  • The U.S. Court of International Trade rules that the 10% global tariffs imposed by president Donald Trump are illegal. (The New York Times)
• Mastercard says that they are planning to resume services in Syria for the first time in 15 years. (SANA) (AA)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 15 people are killed and dozens of others are trapped when a gold mine collapses in West Pokot County, Kenya. (AA)
• At least five people are killed and more than 12 others are injured in a large fire at a shopping mall in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. (BNO News)
• At least five people are killed in a fire at a fair in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• Two children are reported to have died from tuberculosis at displacement camps in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)

International relations

• Cambodia–Thailand relations
  • 2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis
    • Cambodia and Thailand agree to restore relations following talks mediated by the Philippines on the sidelines of the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu. (Bangkok Post) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
  • The Seoul High Court reduces former South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo's prison sentence from 23 years to 15 years for crimes related to former president Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 martial law declaration, citing a lack of evidence that Han played a leading or premeditated role in the declaration. (AFP via CNA)
• Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
  • Former Chinese defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe are both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve following their convictions on graft charges. (BBC News) (Politico)
• 2026 Canvas security incident
  • The ShinyHunters cybercrime group claims responsibility for breaching Instructure Canvas, a web-based learning management system, a second time, affecting at least 275 million teachers and students worldwide. (TRT World)
• Trafficking of Chinese nationals to scam centers abroad
  • Sri Lankan authorities arrest 30 Chinese and Vietnamese nationals in Colombo in a crackdown on cyberscams in the country, raising the total number of those detained to 261. (AFP via The Straits Times)

Politics and elections

• 2026 United Kingdom local elections
  • 2026 Scottish Parliament election, 2026 Senedd election
    • Voters in England elect six mayors and 5,066 council seats across 136 councils. In Scotland, voters elect 129 seats to the Scottish Parliament. In Wales, voters elect 96 seats to the Senedd. (BBC News) (The Guardian)
• Politics of Solomon Islands
  • The parliament of the Solomon Islands debates a no-confidence motion against prime minister Jeremiah Manele. The debate is a culmination of a political crisis that started with mass resignations of the cabinet on 16 March, recently escalated by a ruling on 1 May by the Court of Appeal ordering the reconvening of Parliament. (RNZ)
  • Manele is ousted from the premiership following a successful no-confidence motion of 26–22, with two MPs absent. Manele remains as caretaker prime minister until governor-general David Tiva Kapu declares a new prime minister. (Reuters)
• 2027 Salvadoran legislative election, Right of Salvadoran expatriates to vote
  • The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approves a constitutional reform that establishes an overseas constituency for Salvadoran expatriates. The constituency is allocated 6 seats in the 60-seat legislature. (La Prensa Gráfica in Spanish)

Sports

• International sporting sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Belarus at the Olympics
    • The International Olympic Committee lifts restrictions on Belarusian athletes participating in the Olympic Games from 2028, while Russian athletes remain limited to individual neutral participation because of the Russian Olympic Committee's suspension. (AFP via RFI) (BBC News)
• 2027 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2027 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
  • In basketball, the NCAA Division I men's and women's tournaments will expand to 76 teams beginning next year. (AP) (The Athletic via The New York Times)

May 6, 2026 (2026-05-06) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war
          • Pakistani deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar says that Pakistan is focusing on making the current ceasefire between Iran and the United States permanent. (Pakistan Today)
        • Axios reports that Iran and the U.S. are closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war and set a framework for negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program. (Axios) (Reuters)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Iran war regional mobilizations
        • France deploys the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its strike group to the Red Sea ahead of a proposed British–French mission aimed at securing maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. (AP)
      • Ships attacked during the 2026 Iran war
        • French shipping company CMA CGM says that one of its container ships, San Antonio, was attacked yesterday while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP via Arab News) (Times of Israel)
      • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says that safe passage on the Strait of Hormuz will be assured with new procedures and guidelines following the U.S. pause in Operation Project Freedom. (Reuters)
    • 2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East
      • USS Gerald R. Ford officially exits the Mediterranean Sea and enters the Atlantic Ocean after its longest deployment since the Cold War during which it participated in both the Iran war and the Maduro raid. (USNI) (Stars and Stripes)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli attacks on the Lebanese health sector during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict
      • 16 people are killed and 21 are injured including three paramedics by Israeli drone strikes and airstrikes across southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire. (AA)
  • Israel carries out an airstrike against a building in Beirut, allegedly killing a top commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force. It is the first strike in the capital since the ceasefire started on April 16. (Reuters)
• 2026 Mali offensives
  • At least 35 people are killed in coordinated attacks in central Mali that are claimed by Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin. (AFP via LBCI)
• Sudanese civil war
  • The Sudan Doctors Network says that the death toll from drone strikes launched yesterday by the Rapid Support Forces in Kosti, White Nile has risen to 235 after laboratory doctor Adel Musa al-Tijani was killed in the drone strike. (Sudan Tribune)
  • Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates deny Sudan's accusations that they were responsible for the May 4 drone attack on Khartoum International Airport. (BBC News) (Medafrica Times) (Khaleej Times)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Gold prices rise to more than a one-week high following reports that Iran and the U.S. may be nearing a peace deal to end the war. (CNBC)
• Hungary–Ukraine relations
  • Ukrainian president announces that Hungary has returned cash and gold seized from Ukraine's Oschadbank after outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán ordered the government to the cash and gold for 60 days. (Euronews)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 North Musi Rawas collision
  • At least 16 people are killed and four others are injured when a passenger bus crashes into a tanker truck in Sumatra, Indonesia. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
• At least 12 people are killed and 21 others are injured in two seperate road accidents in Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
  • Three passengers infected with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome from the Andes virus are evacuated off the MV Hondius cruise ship while it is stationed off the coast of Cape Verde to receive treatment in the Netherlands. At least 145 people remain on board, including two suspected asymptomatic cases. (ABC News) (NBC News) (Fox News)
  • Spanish authorities allow the ship to dock at the Canary Islands as several passengers are Spanish citizens. (BBC News) (Reuters)

International relations

• 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis, China in the 2026 Iran war, China–Iran relations
  • Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi meet in Beijing, China, to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz, among other related topics, ahead of potential Iran–U.S. talks. (Al-Monitor) (Times of Israel)

Politics and elections

• Ivory Coast dissolves its election commission following criticism over its management and independence, with authorities planning to establish a new electoral administration system. (Reuters)
• North Korea drops mention of unification with South Korea from its constitution. (Euronews)

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Ongoing events

Disasters and humanitarian

• Cuban crisis and blackouts
• Gaza genocide
• Iranian internet blackout
• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
• Tuapse oil terminal disaster

Economics

• Global memory supply shortage
• Strait of Hormuz crisis

• Iran war fuel crisis

• United States tariff policy
• Video game industry layoffs

Politics and diplomacy

• China–Japan diplomatic crisis
• Gaza peace plan
• Greenland crisis
• Iran–United States peace negotiations
• Israel–Lebanon peace negotiations
• Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations

Protests and strikes

• Georgian protests and political crisis
• Iranian diaspora protests

Elections and referendums

Recent

• April

• 27: Kosovo, President
• 30: Antigua and Barbuda, House of Representatives

• May

• 02: Niue, Assembly
• 07: Scotland, Parliament
• 07: Wales, Senedd

Upcoming

• 12: Bahamas, House of Assembly
• 17: Cape Verde, National Assembly
• 24: Cyprus, Parliament
• 24: Guinea, National Assembly

Sports

• Association football

• 2025–26 UEFA Champions League
• 2025–26 UEFA Europa League
• 2025–26 UEFA Conference League
• 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League
• 2025–26 Premier League
• 2025–26 La Liga
• 2025–26 Serie A
• 2025–26 Bundesliga
• 2025–26 Ligue 1
• 2026 Copa Libertadores
• 2026 Major League Soccer season
• 2026 National Women's Soccer League season
• 2025–26 Women's Super League

• Australian rules football

• 2026 AFL season

• Baseball

• 2026 Major League Baseball season
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