Portal:Current events/May 2026

May 2026 was the fifth month of the current common year. The month, which began on a Friday, ended on a Sunday after 31 days.

Portal:Current events

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from May 2026.

May 1, 2026 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2026 Iran war
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
  - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
    - State media IRNA reports that Iran has sent a proposal for negotiations with the United States to mediators from Pakistan in an effort to end the Iran war. (Reuters)
- Terrorism in the United Kingdom, 2026 London antisemitic attacks
  - 2026 Golders Green attack, Antisemitism during the 2026 Iran war
    - A 45-year-old man is charged with three counts of attempted murder after attacking three people in London, England, on Wednesday. (BBC News)
- 2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East
  - USS Gerald R. Ford officially exits the Middle East after taking part in operations in Iran during the war, leaving only the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H. W. Bush in the region. (AFP via The Straits Times)
- U.S. president Donald Trump notifies Congress that it is planning to close the Civil-Military Coordination Center. The Board of Peace denies such reports. (The Times of Israel)
Mali War
- 2026 Mali attacks
  - Jihadist group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin takes over a base outside of Tessalit, Kidal Region, Mali, after it is abandoned by Malian troops and Russia's Africa Corps. (AFP via Barron's)
- Al Qaeda-linked insurgents call for Malians to rise up against the Mali military junta and transition to Sharia law. (Reuters)
Myanmar civil war
- Six civilians are killed and nine more were injured after the military junta bombed a village in Falam Township, Chin State. (BNI) in Burmese
Dissident Irish republican campaign
- A 66-year-old man is charged with several offences, including terrorism, following a car bombing outside of a police station in Dunmurry, Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Sky News)
World War II bomb disposal in Europe
- A World War II-era German SC250 bomb is safely detonated by the British Army in Plymouth, England, following its discovery on a building site that prompted the emergency evacuation of 1,000 homes. (BBC News)

Business and economy

Crisis in Venezuela
- Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez raises the minimum income package by 26.3% to US$240 and increases pensions to $70, as the government responds to protests over low wages amid high inflation. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

Fourteen Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members are killed and two others are injured when an unexploded ordnance detonated in Zanjan province, Iran. (Al Jazeera)
Eleven people are killed after a passenger bus carrying medical staff and patients collided head-on with a truck near Otjiwarongo, Namibia. (Xinhua)
At least eleven people are killed and 31 others are injured when a passenger bus veers off a highway and overturns near Amatlán de Cañas, Nayarit, Mexico. (Reuters)
Nine people are killed, including two children, when a cruise boat capsizes in the Bargi Dam in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Hindustan Times)
Three people are killed and 30 others are injured after a minibus rolls over in Balıkesir, Turkey. (AA in Turkish)
Three people are killed and two others are injured when a bridge collapses in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (India Today)
A gold mine collapses in a remote area of the Shahri Buzurg District of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, killing five people including two children. (KabulNow)

International relations

Russia–European Union relations, Legality of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The European Parliament adopts a resolution supporting the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for crimes related to the war in Ukraine and calls for sanctions to remain until a peace agreement is fully implemented. (Euromaidan Press)

Law and crime

2026 May Day protests
- 2025–2026 Turkish protests
  - Turkish police arrest at least 57 people and use tear gas to disperse May Day demonstrators in Istanbul, where authorities block access to Taksim Square to prevent marches. (AFP via FMT)
- Protests and demonstrations are held worldwide on May Day to call for peace, higher wages and better working conditions. Additionally, protests are held against the Iran war and the global energy and fuel crisis caused by the war. (PBS) (Common Dreams)
- A Labour Day rally organized by Kilusang Mayo Uno is held in Manila, Philippines. During the rally, protesters attempt to storm the U.S. embassy to demand an end to the Iran war and clash with police, injuring seven officers. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Xinhua)
- May Day protests are held across the U.S., including an economic blackout as part of 3,500 "May Day Strong" events across the country. Additionally, demonstrations are held outside institutions such as the New York Stock Exchange. (Time) (The Guardian)
Connections of Jeffrey Epstein
- Leon Botstein, president of Bard College in New York, U.S., announces his retirement over his ties to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (AP) (The Independent)
Killing of Kumanjayi Little Baby
- Members of Alice Springs' Aboriginal community in Northern Territory, Australia, clash with police outside a hospital where a man charged with the murder of a five-year-old Warlpiri girl is being treated, demanding the suspect be punished under traditional law. This follows a five-day search for the missing girl with large community participation before she was confirmed dead. (The Guardian)
Mexican drug war
- Rubén Rocha Moya announces he will temporarily step down as governor of Sinaloa, Mexico, after the U.S. files charges alleging links to the Sinaloa Cartel. (Reuters)
The Renters' Rights Act 2025 formally enters force in England, banning Section 21 notices (no-fault evictions), limiting rent increases to once per year, giving tenants the legal right to keep pets, abolishing assured shorthold tenancies, and making it illegal to discriminate against tenants based on them having children, or receiving benefits. (The Independent)
One person is killed and 11 others are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The suspect is arrested. (The Standard)
Spain's Civil Guard seizes between 30,000 to 45,000kg of cocaine on a cargo ship off the Canary Islands in what is the country's largest ever seizure of the illegal drug. Twenty people on board the vessel are arrested. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

2026 Antiguan general election
- Official results from yesterday's election indicated that the ABLP led by Antiguan prime minister Gaston Browne won 15 of 17 seats, while UPP leader Jamale Pringle and BPM leader Trevor Walker each retained their own seats. Browne is sworn in for a fourth term in office. (Antigua.news) (AP)

May 2, 2026 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle East crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      - Tasnim News Agency reports that Iran has submitted a 14-point proposal to Pakistan via an intermediary. (AA)
      - United States president Donald Trump says that he is reviewing Iran's new proposal to end the war. (AP)
  - 2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
    - The U.S. Central Command says that the U.S. has redirected its 48th vessel attempting to exit or enter an Iranian port since the start of the blockade. (Middle East Monitor)
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict
  - 2026 Lebanon war
    - Forty-one people have been killed in the last 24 hours in a series of Israeli airstrikes across multiple locations in Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Mali War
- 2026 Mali offensives
  - EgyptAir cancels Hajj flights to and from Mali amidst a crisis in which separatist and Islamist militants are targeting the Malian military-led junta. (AFP via Arab News)
Sudanese civil war
- Rapid Support Forces atrocities in Khartoum
  - Five civilians are killed in a drone strike launched by the Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum, Sudan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- In the U.S., Spirit Airlines ceases operations following a failed government bailout deal and oil price surges amidst the Iran war. (CBS News) (AP)
- The General Civil Aviation Authority says that the United Arab Emirates has resumed normal traffic operations and lifted temporary precautions imposed during the start of the war on February 28. (Khaleej Times)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Kenya floods
- At least 10 people are killed after heavy rains cause flooding and landslides in several regions of Kenya. (Reuters)
2026 Ōtsuchi wildfires
- Wildfires in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, are brought under control after burning about 1,600 hectares for 11 days, marking one of the country's largest fires in decades. (AFP via Dawn)
Sixteen people are killed and 21 others are injured when a truck carrying bamboo overturns in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. (Xinhua)
At least nine people are killed and several others are injured in a fire at a four-story residential building in Vivek Vihar, Shahdara district, Delhi, India. (CNN-News18)
Six people are killed and five others are rescued in a fire at a massage parlor in Lingbao City, Henan, China. (Xinhua)
Five people are killed after a truck lost its brakes and crashed into several vehicles near Jaén, Peru. (Infobae)
Three personnel of the District Reserve Guard are killed and another is injured after an improvised explosive device detonated during a demining operation in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, India. (Hindustan Times)

International relations

Eswatini–Taiwan relations
- Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te arrives in Eswatini after an earlier trip was cancelled when several countries revoked overflight permissions, a move attributed by Taiwanese officials to pressure from China. (AFP via The Caledonian-Record)

Law and crime

2026 May Day protests
- 2025–2026 Turkish protests
  - Lawyer associations say that all 576 protesters who were detained during yesterday’s May Day protests in Istanbul, Turkey, are released. (Turkish Minute)
2026 Bolivian Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash
- Bolivian law enforcement authorities arrest the pilot and co-pilot of a military cargo plane that crashed near El Alto International Airport, killing 22 people, and place them in pre-trial detention on involuntary manslaughter charges. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Politics and elections

2026 Niuean general election
- Niueans vote to elect 20 members of the Assembly amid a cost-of-living crisis. Incumbent prime minister Dalton Tagelagi is running for re-election in Alofi South, seeking a third term in office. (Pacific Media Network)
2026 Peruvian general election
- The National Jury of Elections launches a comprehensive audit of Peru's presidential election first round after reported irregularities, with results showing leading candidates separated by a narrow margin and multiple contested tally sheets under review. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Sports

2025–26 Polish Cup
- In association football, Górnik Zabrze beats Raków Częstochowa 2–0 in the final to win their 7th Polish Cup. (Polish Radio)
2026 Kentucky Derby
- In horse racing, American horse Golden Tempo wins the 152nd Kentucky Derby after entering the race with 24–1 odds, making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win the derby. (NBC News)

May 3, 2026 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2026 Iran war
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
    - United States president Donald Trump announces that the U.S. Navy will start guiding neutral ships through the Strait of Hormuz tomorrow. (Axios)
    - The U.S. Central Command confirms that the operation, Project Freedom, will start tomorrow to help secure transit in the strait. (AA) (CENTCOM)
  - A bulk freighter reports being attacked by multiple small craft outside the strait, off Bandar Sirik, Iran. (CBS News)
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
  - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
    - Iranian ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri-Moghadam says that talks mediated by Pakistan remains firm. However, he also criticizes the United States for “unpredictable and aggressive behaviour” towards peace in the Middle East, and states that talks between Iran and the U.S. would resume if the latter changes its behavior. (The News International)
Colombian conflict
- Catatumbo campaign
  - Gunmen on a motorcycle open fire outside a commercial establishment in Cúcuta, North Santander, Colombia, killing four people. (TRT World)
Mali War
- 2026 Mali offensives
  - Mountaga Tall, an opposition figure and lawyer critical of the Malian military junta, is kidnapped in Bamako overnight. (Africanews) (AFP via RFI)
War against the Islamic State
- Islamic State insurgency in Puntland, Puntland counter-terrorism operations
  - Puntland regional officials say that they have recaptured the Miraale area following clashes with ISIS members. (Hiiraan Online)
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
- Two drone strikes launched by the Rapid Support Forces significantly damage several facilities of the Kenana Sugar Company plant south of Rabak, White Nile State, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)

Arts and culture

Mass media in Afghanistan
- On World Press Freedom Day, Afghan journalists launch the Kabul Times News media outlet in exile in France amidst media restrictions in Afghanistan. (Khaama Press) (Kabul Times News)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
  - JPMorgan Chase analysts estimate that oil inventories in OECD countries will begin running out between May 9 and May 30. (Fortune)
The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade will restrict supplies of popular computers starting 27 May 2026. (Reporter)

Disasters and accidents

At least three people are killed and 38 others are injured when a monster truck crashes into a crowd at an exhibition event in Popayán, Cauca Department, Colombia. (BBC News) (Reuters)
The United States Africa Command reports that two American soldiers have been reported missing while on a hike near Tan-Tan, Morocco, after taking part in the annual African Lion military exercises. (AP)
Eight people are killed after a speeding car plows into a group of bystanders who had gathered to assist two people injured in a motorcycle collision earlier in Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. (The Tribune)

Health and environment

MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
- Three people are killed in a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius off the coast of West Africa. (Sky News)

Law and crime

Mass shootings in the United States
- Eighteen people are wounded in a mass shooting at Arcadia Lake, Oklahoma. (CBS News) (Reuters)
Trafficking of Chinese nationals to scam centers abroad
- Sri Lankan police arrest 37 Chinese nationals in Colombo suspected of operating an online fraud center and seize electronic devices and SIM cards during the operation. (AFP via The Manila Times)
Five Ethiopian migrants were killed last week in a series of xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg, South Africa, three of whom were shot dead inside a McDonald's restaurant. (Borkena) (News 24)

Politics and elections

A French leftist polician Jean-Luc Mélenchon to stand in 2027 French presidential election. (France24)

May 4, 2026 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2026 Iran war
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
    - Operation Project Freedom
      - The U.S. Central Command says that two US-flagged merchant vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the first vessels to cross the waterway since the start of Project Freedom. Additionally, CENTCOM also says that U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transited through the waterway. (The Hill) (Axios)
    - Iranian media report that the Iranian navy struck a U.S. Navy warship with two missiles, after it ignored warnings off the coast of Jask. United States Central Command denies the claim that a ship was hit. (Al Jazeera) (CNBC)
    - A fire and explosion is reported on an anchored HMM vessel in the Strait of Hormuz near the United Arab Emirates. No casualties were reported. (Yonhap)
    - A vessel belonging to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is attacked by two drones in the Strait of Hormuz. No injuries were reported. (Gulf News)
  - 2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
    - The Pakistani foreign ministry says that the U.S. has evacuated 22 crew members on the Touska and will hand them to Iranian authorities. (Reuters)
    - The IRNA confirms that the 22 sailors returned home to Iran at a border terminal in Sistan-Baluchistan. (Pakistan Today)
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations, Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
    - Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and Pakistani foreign minister Ishaq Dar hold a phone call to discuss Pakistan's efforts to revive ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States aimed at ending the war. (AA) (Al Arabiya)
- 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
    - The United Arab Emirates reports that it has intercepted three missiles from Iran, with the 4th one falling into the sea. This is the first report of missile interceptions since the ceasefire began on April 7. (Khaleej Times)
    - A strike on an energy facility in the Fujairah emirate injures three Indian nationals. (AFP via LBCI)
Sudanese civil war
- Rapid Support Forces launch drone attacks at several targets in Khartoum, Sudan, including the Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan. Drone strikes are also reported at the Signal Corps in Khartoum Bahri and Al-Markhiyat camp in northern Omdurman. (Sudan Tribune)
- The Sudan Army's air defenses intercept drone strikes at the airport. (Yaffaps)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- The Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, reports a 66% drop in passenger traffic in March 2026 amidst a disruption of air traffic in the Middle East due to the Iran war. (Bloomberg)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Liuyang fireworks factory explosion
- At least 26 people are killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan, China. (Reuters)
Eight people are killed in a road accident in Dandong, Liaoning, China. (Xinhua)
Seven people are killed and 13 others critically injured after a bus collided head-on with a trailer in Northern Uganda. (Xinhua)
Three people are killed and 14 others are injured in a fire at a six-story apartment building in Manhattan, New York, United States. (The New York Times)
At least two people are killed and three others are injured when an Embraer EMB-721 crashes into a residential building in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (G1 in Portuguese)
Two people are killed after a fire swept through a residential area in San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines. (Xinhua)

International relations

Austria–Russia relations
- Austria and Russian intelligence
  - Austria expels three Russian diplomats over suspected espionage activities involving data interception from the Russian embassy and a diplomatic mission in Vienna. (AP)
Australia–Japan relations
- Australia and Japan sign agreements on energy and critical minerals. (Reuters)
European integration
- The 8th European Political Community Summit is held in Yerevan, Armenia, with leaders from nearly 50 countries participating. (Euronews)
Indonesia–Japan relations
- Indonesia and Japan signs a defense agreement including cooperation in defense industry and personnel training amid the lifting of Japan's arms export ban. (JakartaGlobe)
Nigeria–South Africa relations, Xenophobia in South Africa
- Nigeria announces plans for the voluntary repatriation of its citizens from South Africa following reported attacks and safety concerns affecting foreign nationals. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Law and crime

2026 Leipzig car incident
- Two people are killed and 22 others are injured, including two seriously, after a car was driven into a crowd of people in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. The perpetrator is arrested and the incident is being investigated. (Reuters)

May 5, 2026 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      - U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio and U.S. military leaders, including U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth, say that the ceasefire is holding despite recent attacks on the United Arab Emirates and Strait of Hormuz. (Times of Israel) (Reuters)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
      - U.S. president Donald Trump announces a pause in Operation Project Freedom aimed at helping ships transit the Strait of Hormuz, citing Pakistan's request to do so and progress in negotiations. (CNBC) (Arab News PK)
  - Rubio announces that Operation Epic Fury, the codename for the initial phase of U.S. military operations in the war with Iran, has concluded. (The Hill) (Time)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  - Gaza war
    - The Israel Defense Forces confirms that Hamas Nukhba commander Anas Muhammad Ibrahim Hamed, who took part in the October 7, 2023 attacks including the Nova music festival massacre, was eliminated in a airstrike yesterday in the central Gaza Strip. (Israel National News) (Times of Israel)
Sudanese civil war
- Ethiopia–Sudan relations
  - The Sudan News Agency reports that Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia, accusing them of involvement in recent drone strikes targeting the airport in Khartoum. (EWN)
- Five people are killed and nine others are injured following a drone strike launched by the Rapid Support Forces on two fuel stations in Kosti, White Nile. (Sudan Tribune)
Boko Haram insurgency
- Boko Haram militants attack a Chadian military base on the shores of Lake Chad, killing 23 security personnel and injuring dozens of others. (DW)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- At least 27 people are killed and more than 80 injured in Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

Great Israeli Real Estate Event
- Anti-Israeli protests are held outside the Park East Synagogue in New York City, U.S., after the synagogue hosted the Great Israeli Real Estate Event, an expo for land sales in both Israel and the occupied West Bank. (Jewish Insider) (The New York Times) (Times of Israel)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
  - Kentucky governor Andy Beshear announces emergency regulations in effort to combat the high gas prices in Kentucky as a result of the war. (Kentucky Today) (Reuters)
As a result of the motion of no confidence against Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan, exchange rates between the Romanian leu and the euro rise to their highest level in history as the leu's value plummets. (Economica.net in Romanian) (Digi FM in Romanian)

Disasters and accidents

More than twenty people are killed over the past 24 hours in storms, heavy rainfall, and lightning strikes across Bihar, India. (The Hans India)
Fourteen people are killed in a road accident involving a bus in Mutoko District, Zimbabwe. (The Star)
Eight people are killed and 41 others are injured in a fire at a commercial complex in Andisheh, Tehran province, Iran. (AA)

Health and environment

COVID-19 drug development
- German biotechnology company BioNTech announces it will halt production of its COVID-19 vaccine due to drastic restructuring plans, leaving sole production of the vaccine to its partner Pfizer. (DW) (Wall Street Journal)

Law and crime

Mass shootings in the United States
- Two people are killed and three others injured in a mass shooting at a Korean supermarket in Carrollton, Texas, U.S., after a 69-year-old man opened fire on his coworkers at a business meeting. The suspect is taken into custody. (NBC News)
2026 Rio Branco school shooting
- Two people are killed and seven others are injured in a school shooting in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. A 13-year-old suspect is taken into custody. (Xinhua) (Central Brasileira de Notícias in Portuguese)
In Pasig, Philippines, the National Bureau of Investigation arrests the founder of an online news site, Peanut Gallery Media Network, and four other people, in an entrapment operation for an alleged extortion attempt on former House speaker Martin Romualdez. (Gulf News) (PNA)

Politics and elections

Politics of Romania
- The Parliament of Romania votes 281–4 to pass a motion of no confidence, called by the Social Democratic Party and Alliance for the Union of Romanians, against prime minister Ilie Bolojan. (AP) (AFP via France 24)
- President Nicușor Dan refuses the possibility of holding snap elections, saying that a new government will be formed comprising a coalition of pro-Western parties. (Radio Romania in Romanian)
Louise Arbour is announced by prime minister Mark Carney as the next governor general of Canada. (The Guardian)
The Ugandan parliament passes the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, which restricts foreign involvement in policymaking without government approval and imposes penalties of up to 10 years' imprisonment for violations. (Reuters)

May 6, 2026 (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 keep 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 separate 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)

Business and Economy

AirAsia purchases 150 Airbus A220 aircraft from Airbus, the largest single aircraft order in Canadian history, with options for 150 more if Airbus develops a stretched version.

May 7, 2026 (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
    - 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 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)
  - 7 May 2026 United States strikes on Iran
    - 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)
Ten people are killed in a road accident involving a truck carrying a 40-foot container near Freetown, Sierra Leone. (Xinhua)
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 8, 2026 (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)
2026 Danish parliamentary election
- The bid of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to form the new Government fails. King Frederik X asks the leader of the Venstre party, Troels Lund Poulsen, to try it instead. (The Guardian)

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 9, 2026 (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 Beirut) (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 10, 2026 (Sunday)

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
      - 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. (New York Times) (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) (Reuters)
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)

Politics and elections

2025–2026 Iranian protests
- 2026 Iranian diaspora protests
  - Protests organized by exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi are held globally against the regime’s crackdown of mass arrests, executions, and internet blackout, which has lasted 70 days. (Arab Times) (Jerusalem Post)
Constitutional crisis in Somalia, 2026 Somali presidential election
- Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
  - One civilian killed and another injured after Somali armed forces opened gunfire to disperse an opposition‑led protest in Mogadishu, days before president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term ends. (Africa News)
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 11, 2026 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

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)
- United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war
  - 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)
Haitian conflict
- At least 40 people are reported injured following gang violence in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP)

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

Five people are killed as a speeding motorcycle crashes into a car in Mahabubnagar, Telangana, India. (NDTV)
A boat carrying undocumented migrants sinks off Pangkor Island, Malaysia, leaving 14 people missing and 23 others rescued. (AFP via Daily Tribune)
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)

Health and environment

2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak
- The Bangladeshi Directorate General of Health Services reports eleven children have died of measles in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 344 child deaths since the outbreak began in March. (Bernama)

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)
Denmark–United States relations, Greenland crisis
- Denmark and the United States hold high-level talks for the U.S. to open three military bases and expand military presence in Greenland in an effort to resolve the crisis there. (BBC News) (Sweden Herald)
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)
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

International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines
- 2026 Philippine senate lockdown
  - 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)
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)
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)
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)
The Israeli parliament passes a law that allows military trials for Palestinian suspects involved in the October 7 attacks by Hamas. (The New York Times)

Politics and elections

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)
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 move. (Gulf News) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
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)
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)

May 12, 2026 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
    - Israel–United Arab Emirates relations, United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war
      - United States ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says that Israel has deployed Iron Dome air defense systems and military personnel to the United Arab Emirates amid the Iranian strikes. (AFP via The Hindu)
    - Saudi Arabia in the 2026 Iran war
      - It is reported that Saudi Arabia launched retaliatory strikes against Iran in response to Iranian strikes on the country during the war. (Reuters)
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - 2026 Iran war ceasefire, Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war
      - U.S. president Donald Trump says he backs Pakistan as a mediator in ceasefire talks amidst reports that the country allowed Iran to station aircraft at the PAF Base Nur Khan. (Arab News PK)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
      - British defence secretary John Healey announces that the United Kingdom has deployed Typhoon fighter jets and the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon as part of a mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz. (BBC News) (Middle East Monitor)
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict
  - 2026 Lebanon war
    - Lebanese health minister Rakan Nassereddine says that Israeli attacks have killed at least 108 medics and health workers since the war began on March 2, and at least 380 people have been killed and 1,122 have been injured since the ceasefire began on April 17. (AA)
- Gaza war
  - Sexual and gender-based violence in the October 7 attacks
    - A new 300-page report by the Israeli non-profit organization Civil Commission claims that Hamas engaged in sexual violence and rape during the October 7 attacks on Israel. (ABC Australia) (BBC News) (The New York Times)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy states that the military has attacked several gas facilities in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
- Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - Six people are killed and seven others, including a nine-month-old child, are injured in Russian drone strikes in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Russian president Vladimir Putin says Russia will deploy new Sarmat nuclear missiles this year. (Reuters)
Sudanese civil war
- 2026 Blue Nile campaign
  - The International Organization for Migration reports that 50,000 people have been displaced from their homes in the Blue Nile region. (Middle East Monitor) (Sudan Tribune)
- Darfur campaign
  - A drone strike hits a local market and civilian vehicles in Karnoi, North Darfur, Sudan, destroying property and causing casualties. (Sudan Tribune)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- A bomb explodes inside a bazaar in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing at least 10 people and wounding over 30 others. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

2026 Georgian patriarchal election
- Shio III is enthroned as Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia at the Svetitskhoveli cathedral. (Georgian Public Broadcaster)

Business and economy

American autonomous driving technology company Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis over risks that they could enter flooded areas. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed and two others are injured after a fire at a residential building in Hengyang, Hunan, China. (The Statesman) (Xinhua)
A World War II-era P-51D Mustang crashes near Vicksburg–Tallulah Regional Airport in Mound, Louisiana. The pilot, who was killed in the crash, was Dan Fordice, son of the former Governor of Mississippi Kirk Fordice. (AVWeb)

Health and environment

MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
- An American traveller, suspected of potential contact with the hantavirus, is quarantined upon arrival in the Pitcairn Islands after transiting through French Polynesia. (RNZ)
- The Spanish health ministry confirms the country's first case of hantavirus in a Spanish passenger from the MV Hondius who has been in isolation at a hospital in Madrid since 11 May. (The Economic Times)

International relations

Denmark–United States relations
- Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen confirms that expanding U.S. military presence in Greenland is part of talks between the United States and Denmark amidst efforts to resolve a crisis caused by Trump's desire to purchase the island. (Reuters)

Law and crime

2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
- Bahrain sentences three people to life imprisonment and more than 20 others to prison terms over charges linked to collaboration with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (AFP via The Manila Times)
Climate change in New Zealand
- New Zealand justice minister Paul Goldsmith announces plans to amend the country's law to prevent courts from holding companies liable for climate change-related harm linked to greenhouse gas emissions. (AFP via The Times of India)

Politics and elections

2026 United Kingdom government crisis
- British prime minister Keir Starmer tells his cabinet he has "no intention" of resigning after several ministers and more than 90 Labour Party MPs call on him to resign or set a timetable for a new party leader to be elected later this year. (AP) (BBC News)
- Four ministers resign following Starmer's refusal to resign, namely Zubir Ahmed, Alex Davies-Jones, Miatta Fahnbulleh, and Jess Phillips. (BBC News) (UPI)
2025–2026 United States redistricting
- The Republican-led South Carolina Senate rejects redistricting efforts to redraw the congressional districts in the U.S. state of South Carolina, including efforts to eliminate the seat represented by U.S. congressman Jim Clyburn. (The Guardian) (NBC News)
2026 Bahamian general election
- Bahamians vote to elect 41 seats of the House of Assembly. Incumbent prime minister Philip Davis becomes the first prime minister to be re-elected for a second consecutive term in office since 1997. (Reuters)
2026 Ugandan general election
- Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni is re-inaugurated for a 7th term. (Africanews) (Reuters)
Cambodian–Thai border dispute
- The Cambodian National Assembly approves the extension of military conscription to two years and increases penalties for draft evasion amid border clashes with Thailand. (AFP via CNA)
2026 Hungarian parliamentary election
- Magyar Government
  - Ministers of the new Cabinet of Prime Minister Péter Magyar are sworn in and take office. (AP)
Nauru announces plans to hold a referendum on changing the country's official name to "Naoero", a move that would require a constitutional amendment. (AFP via The Manila Times)
Brazilian president Lula da Silva announces the formal creation of the Ministry of Public Security after its previous iteration was folded into the Ministry of Justice in 2019. (Agencia Brasil)

May 13, 2026 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - Chinese supertanker Yuan Hua Hu, which carries 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude, crosses the Strait of Hormuz after previously being stranded in the Gulf for two months following the Iran war. (Jerusalem Post)
    - Four other vessels from China cross the Strait of Hormuz within the past 24 hours, including vehicle carrier Xian Jiang Kou and oil chemical tanker Starway. (AA)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - At least 22 people, including eight children, are killed by Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon. (AFP via RTÉ)
- Gaza war
  - ACLED reports that April was the deadliest month in Gaza this year, with more than 120 reported fatalities related to Israeli violence. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - Nine people are killed and at least 28 others are injured in the latest Russian drone strikes across Ukraine. (BBC News)
Sudanese civil war
- Darfur campaign
  - At least two people are killed and several others are injured in a drone strike by the Sudanese Armed Forces in El Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
Insurgency in Balochistan
- Clashes between Pakistani forces and the Balochistan Liberation Army in Balochistan, Pakistan, kill five soldiers, including an army major, and seven insurgents. (AP)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
  - The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that the oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to 30% in the first quarter of 2026 as compared to the previous quarter. (AA)
Merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines
- Korean Air announces plans to launch an integrated flag carrier for South Korea on 17 December following the completion of legal procedures for its acquisition of Asiana Airlines. (AA)
Germany approves reforms to its heating law and adopts new electricity supply legislation that enables support for 9 GW of new gas-fired power plants. (S&P Global)
The Ocean Dream Diamond sells for US$17 million at a Christie's auction, setting a record price for a blue-green diamond sold at auction. (AFP via France 24)
The United States-based Allegiant Travel Company completes its acquisition of Sun Country Airlines, successfully merging it with Allegiant Air to combine the 14th and 17th largest airlines in North America. (WDAY)

Disasters and accidents

Over 104 people are killed and 59 others are injured from a powerful storm and heavy rain across about a dozen districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. (Reuters)
Four people are killed in a two-story house fire in North Jakarta, Indonesia. (Xinhua)

International relations

2026 Cuban crisis, Cuba–United States relations
- U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio says the U.S. has renewed a $100 million humanitarian aid offer to Cuba amid the island's crisis and urges cooperation from the Cuban government. (AFP via Arab News)
Ghana–South Africa relations, Xenophobia in South Africa
- Ghanaian foreign minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announces plans to evacuate about 300 citizens from South Africa following attacks targeting sub-Saharan African migrants. (Reuters)

Law and crime

International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines
- 2026 Philippine Senate lockdown
  - Gunshots are reported at the Philippine senate building amid tensions surrounding a possible arrest of senator Ronald dela Rosa under an International Criminal Court warrant for alleged crimes against humanity. (AFP via The Peninsula) (Reuters)
Murder of Eric Richins
- A U.S. court sentences author Kouri Richins to life imprisonment without parole after convicting her of murdering her husband with fentanyl in 2022. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
Trial of Alex Murdaugh
- The South Carolina Supreme Court overturns the sentence of Alex Murdaugh, convicted in 2023 for the 2021 double homicide of his wife and son, citing jury interference by a court clerk. Motions are made for a new trial. (NYT)
Sussex Police say they have recovered the bodies of three women off a beach in Brighton, England, and are working to identify the women. (The Guardian)
The U.S. Senate blocks a War Powers Resolution to curtail president Donald Trump's war powers in the Iran war for a 7th time in a 49–50 vote, with John Fetterman being the lone Democrat senator to vote against it. (AP)

Politics and elections

Constitutional crisis in Somalia, 2026 Somali presidential election
- Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
  - United Kingdom and United States-mediated talks in Mogadishu, Somalia, between president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the opposition led by regional president Said Abdullahi Deni have broken down without an agreement. The deadlock centres on bitter disputes over the country's upcoming electoral framework, technical delays, and regional vote-rigging accusations in South West State of Somalia. (Garowe Online) (Somali Guardian)
2026 Niuean general election
- Niuean prime minister Dalton Tagelagi is re-elected for a third term in office following a vote of 11–9. (Pacific Media Network)
2026 State Opening of Parliament
- King Charles III makes the speech from the House of Lords opening the new UK parliamentary session. (BBC News) (NBC News)
Alberta separatism
- A Canadian judge rules that Elections Alberta improperly approved a petition seeking a referendum on provincial independence without consulting Indigenous groups. (AFP via The Manila Times)
Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Russian president Vladimir Putin replaces the governors of the border regions of Belgorod and Bryansk Oblast, Vyacheslav Gladkov and Alexander Bogomaz respectively, with army general Alexander Shuvaev and former occupation official Yegor Kovalchuk, respectively, amid continuing cross-border attacks linked to the Russo-Ukrainian war. (Bloomberg) (Reuters)
Latvian prime minister Evika Siliņa loses her parliamentary majority after the Progressives withdraw support from the governing coalition and calls for talks on forming a new government. (Reuters)
In the Central African Republic, the Government of Prime Minister Félix Moloua resigns. (Koaci)

May 14, 2026 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2026 Iran war
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  - China–Iran relations
    - The Fars News Agency reports that Iran has allowed vessels from China to cross the Strait of Hormuz. (Roya News)
  - Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that ships entering the Strait of Hormuz must cooperate with the Iranian Navy. (The Guardian)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Kyiv strikes
  - Russian forces launch overnight strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, hitting among other targets, a residential building in eastern Darnytskyi district, killing 16 people and wounding 57 others, including several children. (Ukrainska Pravda) (BBC News) (AP) (NPR)
Somali Civil War, Constitutional crisis in Somalia
- Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
  - Heavy fighting erupts in Baidoa between Somali federal government forces and troops loyal to former South West State president Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed, following disputes over regional elections and the end of president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term tomorrow. Multiple sources confirm two senior Somali military officers from the 60th Division have been killed in a roadside ambush. (Garowe Online) (Shabelle Media)
Yemeni civil war
- The internationally-recognized Yemeni government and the rival Supreme Political Council, which includes the Houthis, sign a deal in Amman, Jordan, following 14 weeks of negotiations to release over 1,600 detainees in the largest prisoner swap in the civil war's history since 2014. (AP) (Reuters)

Arts and culture

2026 FIFA World Cup
- 2026 FIFA World Cup final
  - It is announced that South Korean boy band BTS, American singer Madonna and Colombian singer Shakira will headline the first-ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show at the ‌MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States, on July 19, 2026. (Reuters)

Business and economy

2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico
- Japanese automaker Honda suspends plans to build an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Ontario, Canada, citing weaker demand for EVs and the impact of United States tariffs on the Canadian automotive sector and corporate losses in Japan. (AFP via The Manila Times) (CBC News)
2026 Cuban crisis
- Cuba announces it has completely run out of diesel fuel due to a U.S. blockade of the island as blackouts in Havana now exceed 20-22 hours per day. (UPI)

Disasters and accidents

Nine people are killed in a landslide near an illegal gold mining site in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia. (Xinhua)
Seven people are killed and one critically injured after a speeding vehicle collides with a tree near Gardabani, Georgia. (Front News Georgia)
Five Italian tourists are found dead after diving in the waters of Alimathaa, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives. (AFP via Ansa) (The Mirror)
A medical plane operated by Trans Aero MedEvac loses radio contact and crashes near Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States, killing all four passengers on board. (AP) (Primera Hora in Spanish)
One person is killed and 19 others are injured after a truck collided with a bus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Xinhua)

International relations

China–United States relations
- 2026 state visit by Donald Trump to China
  - Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. president Donald Trump, along with business leaders from both countries, meet in Beijing, China. (CNN) (The Guardian)
  - Xi warns Trump that there could be conflict if the issue of Taiwan is mishandled. (Nikkei Asia) (Fox News)
  - The Executive Office of the President of the United States says that China and the U.S. have both agreed during the Trump-Xi summit that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open. (AFP via AA)
Guyana–Venezuela relations
- Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute
  - Guyana demands that Venezuela investigate a series of shootings targeting its troops patrolling the Cuyuní River on the border between both countries, amid ongoing tensions as the sovereignty dispute over the Essequibo region continues at the International Court of Justice. (AP)
Afghanistan–Russia relations
- A Russian senior security official says that Russia will establish a "full-fledged partnership" with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, urging other countries to do the same. (Reuters) (Jerusalem Post)

Law and crime

International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines
- 2026 Philippine Senate lockdown
  - Philippine presidential communications undersecretary Claire Castro and senate president Alan Peter Cayetano separately announce that senator Ronald dela Rosa, who has an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity related to a drug war, has left the Senate building at early morning, hours after gunshots were heard in the area the previous day. (Reuters) (The Philippine Star) (UPI)
LGBTQ rights in Poland
- Recognition of same-sex unions in Poland
  - Warsaw registers its first same-sex marriage following a ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court demanding officials to recognize the marriage of two Polish men in Germany. (AP)
Piracy around the Horn of Africa
- Piracy off the coast of Somalia
  - Somali pirates increase their ransom demands to US$10 million for the release of the Togo-registered MV Eureka tanker hijacked off Somali waters. (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online) (Middle East Monitor)
Aftermath of the Korean War
- The Seoul Central District Court in South Korea orders North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un to pay damages to five former Korean War prisoners who were held in North Korea after the conflict. (AFP via New Straits Times)
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that Israel plans to sue The New York Times for running a column by Nicholas Kristof discussing the use of sexual violence against Palestinian prisoners by the Israeli military. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2026 United Kingdom government crisis
- Wes Streeting resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, saying he has "lost confidence" in prime minister Keir Starmer following the recent local elections. (BBC News) (CNN) (The New York Times)
- Josh Simons steps down as MP for Makerfield to trigger a by-election for Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to run for a seat in parliament. Burnham is widely considered the favourite candidate to replace Starmer in the event of a Labour Party leadership election. (ITV News)
- Burnham confirms he has requested the permission of the National Executive Committee to stand in the upcoming Makerfield by-election. (Bloomberg) (BBC News)
Catholic Church and same-sex marriage
- A report authorized by Pope Leo XIV written by a Vatican working group gives detailed testimonies from gay Catholics for the first time, while condemning conversion therapy and calls for deeper understanding of same-sex marriages to overcome internal church polarization. (Church Times)
Eighth General Conference of Fatah
- Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is unanimously re-elected as chairperson of the Fatah movement. (Wafa)
2026 Bolivian protests
- Bolivian police clash with protesting miners who attempt to reach Plaza Murillo in La Paz amid protests over the state of the economy. Some of the protesters demand the resignation of president Rodrigo Paz. (Reuters)
The Iraqi parliament approves Ali al-Zaidi as new prime minister, succeeding Muhammad Shia al-Sudani (Al-Monitor)
Latvian prime minister Evika Siliņa resigns one day after losing her majority in the Saeima over the handling of Ukrainian drone incursions into Latvia's airspace. (AP) (DW)

Science and technology

Paleontology in Thailand
- Researchers from Thailand publish the discovery of the Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis in Chaiyaphum province, the largest dinosaur species ever discovered in Southeast Asia. (NPR)

May 15, 2026 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - Antisemitism during the 2026 Iran war
    - Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a commander of the IRGC-aligned Shia Iraqi militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah, is arrested in Turkey by the U.S. justice department after allegedly planning attacks on Jewish sites in the United States, along with attacks in Europe as part of a broader campaign of retaliation by Iran over the war. (Haaretz) (The New York Times)
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - U.S. president Donald Trump says that he is open to accepting Iran's 20-year suspension on their nuclear program if Iran gives a real guarantee. (The Times of Israel)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
    - The United States announces that Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire for 45 days, and that more specific political and security negotiations will begin on May 29 and June 2, respectively. (The Times of Israel) (PBS)
  - Israeli airstrikes kill at least seven people across Nabatieh, Tibnin, and Harouf, and injure 37 people in Tyre, Lebanon. (Sky News)
- Gaza war
  - Hamas military leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad is assassinated alongside his wife and daughter in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. (Reuters)
Boko Haram insurgency
- Killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki
  - U.S. president Donald Trump announces that U.S. and Nigerian forces have eliminated ISIS second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki during a joint mission. (Abuja Politico) (CBS News)
- Seventeen police trainees and an unknown number of soldiers are killed in a mass shooting by Islamist militants at a specialised military school in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Prisoners of war in the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - Russia and Ukraine swap 205 prisoners of war following a violated three-day ceasefire. (Euronews)
Sudanese civil war
- 2026 Blue Nile campaign
  - The Sudanese Army says that they have re-captured the Blue Nile town of Khor Hassan, near the border with Ethiopia, from the Rapid Support Forces. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

Anti-fur movement
- The Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, which organizes Milan Fashion Week in Italy, announces guidelines encouraging participating brands not to display fur products during fashion shows following pressure from animal rights groups. (AFP via RFI)

Disasters and accidents

Drought in Somalia
- All UN agencies warn that the Somalian hunger and malnutrition crisis is rapidly worsening, with a growing risk of famine. More than 6 million people, approximately 31% of the population, face critical levels of food insecurity, while nearly 1.9 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition. Of those children, approximately 493,000 are facing severe acute malnutrition. (AA) (Relief Web) (UN News)
Famine in Sudan
- The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification warns that 19.5 million people in Sudan are facing hunger amidst the three-year civil war. (Middle East Monitor)
Six people are killed and 19 others injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a cargo truck in Hadramout, Yemen. (Xinhua)
Six people are killed and 10 others were injured after a speeding tanker hit the vehicle they were traveling in from behind in Karnataka, India. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
- An ebola outbreak is confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ituri Province by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, killing 80 people. (AP) (Sky News)
- The South Sudan Health Ministry issues an ebola alert in the country following cases in the DRC and Uganda. (Radio Tamazuj)

International relations

China–United States relations
- 2026 state visit by Donald Trump to China, China–United States trade war
  - Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi says that China and the United States have agreed to continue implementing previous trade agreements and to establish trade and investment councils following talks between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. president Donald Trump in Beijing. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
Foreign involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Thirty-six countries and the European Union join the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. (Euronews)

Law and crime

Mexican drug war
- Two Mexican officials sought for extradition by the U.S. in April on charges of alleged collusion with organized crime are reportedly detained in Europe and the U.S. (Tribuna de México in Spanish)

Politics and elections

Constitutional crisis in Somalia
- Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
  - A third day of talks mediated by the UK and US between the Somali federal government and the opposition Somali Future Council are collapsing over their legal future and the electoral process after Hassan Sheikh Mohamud broke his constitutional presidential term limit. His four-year constitutional term is formally expiring on 15 May, but it is ending with no plan for an upcoming election. (Garowe Online) (Horseed Media) (Addis Standard)
Matthew Wale is appointed as the prime minister of Solomon Islands after Jeremiah Manele was ousted in a no-confidence vote. (The Guardian)

Sports

Boycott of Russia and Belarus
- The United World Wrestling lifts restrictions on wrestlers from Russia and Belarus that was imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and will allow them to compete under their respective national flags. (Reuters)

May 16, 2026 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      - Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi arrives in Tehran for a meeting with Iranian officials in a effort to continue talks between Iran and the United States to end the war. (Arab News PK)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi says that Iran will introduce new mechanisms to regulate maritime traffic through a designated route in the Strait of Hormuz and charge fees for ships entering the waterway. (AA)
  - 2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East
    - The USS Gerald R. Ford returns to the United States at the Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia, following a 11-month deployment, the longest of the U.S. since its involvement in the Vietnam War, after taking part in the Iran war. (AP)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - Israeli airstrikes kill at least five people across southern Lebanon, including a paramedic in Tayr Felsay, Tyre District. (Al Jazeera)
- Gaza war
  - The Israeli military confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad, dubbed as one of the architects behind the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Hamas also confirms his killing, and that his wife and daughter were also killed in the airstrike. (Reuters) (The Times of Israel)
Mali War
- 2026 Mali offensives
  - Mali launches investigations into several soldiers and politicians, including Oumar Mariko, suspected of involvement in the April 25, 2026 coordinated attacks on Mali by Tuareg rebels and Al Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin. (DW)
Killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki
- The U.S. African Command confirms that the U.S. military has eliminated several members of ISIS during a joint mission with Nigerian forces in Nigeria, including second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki. (Stars and Stripes)
Colombian conflict
- In Colombia, Rogers Devia, the former mayor of Cubarral and ally of presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, is shot and killed alongside one of his staffers in a rural area near the city. (AP)

Arts and culture

Eurovision Song Contest 2026
- Bulgaria wins the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Bangaranga" by Dara. (The New York Times)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
  - Comorian energy minister Aboubacar Saïd Anli announces the suspension of fuel price hikes following deadly protests. (Reuters)
- Sri Lanka imposes a 50% surtax on vehicle imports to reduce pressure on foreign exchange reserves amid currency depreciation linked to the Iran war. (AFP via Gulf News)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Bangkok train collision
- Eight people are killed and 25 others are injured after a train hits and sparks a fire on a bus in Bangkok, Thailand. (Reuters)
Shark attacks in Australia
- A 38-year-old man is killed in a shark attack at a reef near Rottnest Island, Western Australia. The shark is reported to have been a 13-foot (4.0 m) great white shark, according to the DPIRD. (BBC News)
Five people are killed after a three-story building under construction collapsed in Abuja, Nigeria. (Xinhua)
Two people are killed and another is injured when a North American T-28 Trojan reportedly explodes mid-air and crashes into a residential area in Limburgerhof, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. (AA) (Tagesschau in German)

Health and environment

MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
- The Canadian public health agency reports that a Canadian on the MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes strain of the hantavirus and was hospitalized along with their spouse. (NBC News)
- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirms that a person in Douglas County, Colorado, U.S., has died from hantavirus. However, officials say that the death is not related to the cruise ship outbreak. (KMGH-TV)
2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
- The World Health Organization declares the Ebola virus outbreak in Uganda and Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a public health emergency of international concern. (Reuters)
Solomon Islands reinstates a ban on dolphin exports two days after its repeal, citing concerns over the country's fisheries standards and tuna export industry. (AFP via The Manila Times) (RNZ)
The carcass of a humpback whale that washed ashore on the Danish island of Anholt is confirmed to be that of Timmy, a whale that was stranded off the coast of Germany for several weeks before later being released into the North Sea. The Ocean Museum Germany concludes that Timmy likely died shortly after being released from the barge due to exhaustion. (Welt)

Law and crime

Protests against the 2026 Iran war
- One person dies and five others are injured in clashes between protesters and security forces in Anjouan, Comoros, as demonstrations continue over rising fuel prices partially attributed to the Iran war. (Reuters)
2026 Modena car-ramming attack
- Eight people are injured, including four seriously, in a vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The perpetrator is arrested. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Constitutional crisis in Somalia
- Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
  - International representatives, excluding those from the United Kingdom and the United States, meet in Mogadishu and deem the administration of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the de facto Somali government. Operational Policy 7.30, a framework typically applied to countries that have lost statehood or where a government assumes power outside the country’s constitutional framework, will be utilized. (Idil News)
2026 Long Island Rail Road strike
- Five unions representing over 3,500 workers for the Long Island Rail Road, the largest commuter rail system in North America, goes on strike to negotiate a new contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City, United States. (AP)

Sports

2025–26 FA Cup
- 2026 FA Cup final
  - In association football, Manchester City beat Chelsea 1–0 at London's Wembley Stadium, through a 72nd-minute goal from Antoine Semenyo, to win their 8th FA Cup title. (The Guardian)
2025–26 Ekstraklasa
- In association football, Lech Poznań win their 2nd consecutive and 10th ever Ekstraklasa title with a league game to spare. (Piłka Nożna in Polish)

May 17, 2026 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war
    - The United Arab Emirates reports a drone strike has targeted the Barakah nuclear power plant in the Al Dhafra region, causing a fire. No injuries or radiation have been reported. (ABC News) (Reuters)
    - The UAE Defense Ministry says that the country has intercepted three drones, including the one that targeted the Barakah nuclear power plant in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi. (Gulf News)
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - The United States reportedly issues 5 conditions for a deal with Iran, including allowing only one nuclear facility in Iran to be operational. (Middle East Monitor)
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
    - Saudi Arabia intercepts three drones launched from Iraq. (Al Jazeera)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - Israeli airstrikes kill at least eight people across Jwaya, Tayr Debba, and Tayr Felsay in Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
  - An Israeli missile strike on an apartment near Baalbek kills a commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and his daughter. (AFP via Arab News)
- Gaza war
  - Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip kill five people, including three community kitchen workers, in Khan Yunis and Deir al-Balah. (Reuters)
Mali War
- 2026 Mali offensives
  - Drone strikes by the Malian military in Tene, San Cercle, Mali, kill at least 10 civilians who were preparing for a wedding. (AFP via Channels TV)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - Ukrainian forces launch a massive drone attack on Russia, killing at least four people, with strikes reported in Moscow and Belgorod Oblast, after ‌facing its largest attack in more than a year. (Reuters)
Boko Haram insurgency
- The U.S. African Command and the Nigerian Armed Forces carries out airstrikes targeting Islamic State positions in northeastern Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
Nigerian bandit conflict
- Ten people are killed, including children and a pregnant woman, in an attack by bandits on a rural community in Katsina State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
- ISM insurgents claim to have killed 27 Naparama ethnic militia in the forest of Katapua, after setting fire on the entire village of Messanje, Chiúre. It is allegedly one of the deadliest clashes between the two groups in the history of the insurgency. (The Mozambique Times)
Mexican drug war
- At least thirteen gunmen are arrested after an encounter resulting from an operation carried out by military forces in the municipality of Escuinapa, Sinaloa. (La Jornada)

Disasters and accidents

Eight people are killed and 15 others injured after a bus overturned on an intercity road near Siraf, Bushehr Province, Iran. (Xinhua)
One person is killed, five others are rescued and nine are reported missing when a pickup truck falls off a bridge in Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. (CTV News)
Two people are killed, four others are injured, another is reported missing and 13 buildings collapse after a M_ww 5.0-5.2 earthquake strikes near Liuzhou, Guangxi, China. (Reuters) (BNO News)
A collision involving two EA-18G Growler jets of the US Navy's Electronic Attack Squadron 129 occurs at an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. All four pilots escaped and ejected safely. (NPR) (The Aviationist)

Health and environment

2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control activates its emergency preparedness systems after the World Health Organization designated the ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency. (Business Day)
- Nigeria confirms no cases of ebola despite the outbreak. (The Guardian Nigeria)
2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak
- Around six people in Bangladesh are reported to have died from measles in the past 24 hours. Additionally, around 1,517 cases of measles have been reported. (Bangladesh Pratidin)
MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
- A national lab in Winnipeg, Manitoba confirms that a Canadian passenger on MV Hondius who is isolating in British Columbia has tested positive for hantavirus. (CBC)

Law and crime

Ten people are killed, including three children, in a mass shooting at a ranch in the municipality of Tehuitzingo, Puebla, Mexico. Authorities blames the massacre on a family dispute. (Reuters) (La Jornada)
Four people are injured after multiple gunmen carried out shootings at ten different locations over the weekend across Austin, Texas, United States. Two suspects are taken into custody while another remains at large. (CBS News)

Politics and elections

2026 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
- Cape Verdeans vote to elect 72 members of the National Assembly. The ruling Movement for Democracy, led by prime minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, seeks a third consecutive term in government. (AFP via Indo Premier)
- The African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), led by Francisco Carvalho, wins the most seats at the National Assembly. (DW)
2026 Andalusian regional election
- In Spain, the ruling People's Party of Andalusia loses its absolute majority in the Andalusian parliament, whilst the PSOE-A posts its worst result ever. The far-right Vox and the left-wing Adelante Andalucía are the only parties to gain votes and seats. (El Mundo)

Sports

Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Kami Rita reaches the summit of Mount Everest for a record-extending 32nd time, while Lhakpa Sherpa extends the women's record with her 11th successful ascent. (AFP via New Straits Times)
2026 PGA Championship
- In golf, Aaron Rai wins his first major title at the PGA Championship. (Golf Channel)

May 18, 2026 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      - Pakistan reportedly shares a revised proposal with the United States from Iran aimed at ending the war. (Reuters)
      - Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are still ongoing via Pakistani mediation. (AA)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority announces that any passage through the Strait of Hormuz that is not coordinated with it and the Iranian armed forces is "illegal". (Al Jazeera)
  - U.S. president Donald Trump announces that he has called off planned military strikes against Iran for tomorrow at the request of Middle East allies including Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Emirati president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, citing "serious negotiations" taking place. (PBS) (Middle East Eye)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    - Hezbollah states that it shot down an Israeli military aircraft over Ayta al-Jabal in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
  - The Lebanese health ministry announces that the death toll has surpassed 3,000 people, with at least 3,020 people killed and 9,273 wounded since the war began on March 2. (Al Jazeera)
Sudanese civil war
- Kordofan campaign
  - Sudanese Armed Forces breaks the siege in Dilling, South Kordofan, for a third time. (Sudan Tribune)
- War crimes during the Sudanese civil war
  - It is reported that Rapid Support Forces has released commander Abu Lulu after previously being arrested last year after videos were seen of him executing and massacring civilians in El Fasher, Sudan. He is back in combat following his release. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
  - Oil prices rise amid fears of a prolonged war and the draining of world oil reserves, including West Texas Intermediate to US$102.76 per barrel and Brent Crude to US$112.89 per barrel. (The Wall Street Journal)
Australia–China relations
- Australian treasurer Jim Chalmers orders several China-linked shareholders to divest their stakes in Northern Minerals under foreign investment laws aimed at protecting the country's rare earths sector. (AFP via HKFP)

Disasters and accidents

At least 13 people are killed and more than 20 others are injured, most seriously, when a tempo carrying wedding guests collides with a container truck on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Palghar district, Maharashtra, India. (CNN-News18)
Five students drown while swimming in the Lô River in Phú Thọ province, Vietnam. (Xinhua)
Three people are killed and four others are missing after flash floods caused a river to overflow in Xuan'en County, Hubei Province, China. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that it is suspending entry into the United States for 30 days to travelers without a U.S. passport that have been to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, or Uganda amidst the ongoing Ebola outbreak in these countries. (Politico)
MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
- MV Hondius, the cruise ship at center of the hantavirus outbreak, arrives at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands for disinfection after passengers disembarked the ship. (Reuters) (Travel and Tour World)

International relations

2026 Cuban crisis, Cuba–United States relations
- The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control imposes sanctions on Cuba's intelligence agency and several senior Communist Party and military officials as part of expanded pressure on the government amid the country's energy and financial crisis. (AFP via Arab News)
Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations
- Pakistan deploys 8,000 troops, HQ-9 air defense systems, and a full air force squadron, mostly of JF-17 fighter jets, to assist Saudi Arabia under their mutual defense agreement. (Reuters)

Law and crime

2026 Bolivian protests
- Prosecutors in Bolivia issue an arrest warrant for Mario Argollo, general secretary of the Bolivian Workers' Center, on charges including terrorism and incitement amid protests and road blockades in La Paz. (AFP via Indo Premier)
2026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting
- Three people are killed in a drive-by shooting outside a mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Both of the perpetrators die by suicide. (AFP via France 24) (BNO News)
2026 Mersin shooting
- Six people are killed and eight others are injured in a shooting spree, including one inside a restaurant, in Mersin, Mediterranean Region, Turkey. A widespread manhunt is underway to catch the suspect. (Mersin Haber in Turkish) (CBS News)
Protests against the 2026 Iran war, Economy of Kenya
- Four people are killed and more than 30 others are injured in nationwide protests and transport strikes triggered by a massive surge in fuel prices due to the Iran war, which has raised petroleum costs by more than 20% to record highs in Nairobi, Kenya. (BBC News) (Reuters)
Abnub shooting
- Eight people are killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a crowded transportation hub in Abnub, Asyut Governorate, Egypt. The perpetrator is killed by security forces. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
Two people are killed and four others are seriously injured in a mass shooting at a home in El Ejido, Andalusia, Spain. The perpetrator is arrested. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Second impeachment of Sara Duterte
- The Philippine senate resumes the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte following last week's lockdown. (Reuters)
The Belarusian defence ministry announces that its military has began joint training exercises with Russia on nuclear weapons combat. (Al Jazeera)

Sports

World Gymnastics lifts its ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes, allowing them to compete with their flags and anthems in all five disciplines governed by the organization, including artistic, rhythmic, acrobatic, and aerobic gymnastics, as well as trampolining. (BBC Sports via Yahoo Sports)

May 19, 2026 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      - Iran confirms that it has sent a proposal to the United States for ceasefire talks including a withdrawal of American troops from areas close to Iran, an end to all conflicts in the region, and compensation for damages caused by the war. (VOV)
      - United States vice president JD Vance says that progress has been made in talks with Iran regarding its nuclear program. However, he also stated that the U.S. is ready to resume strikes if talks fail. (Israel National News)
  - Regime change efforts in the 2026 Iran war
    - The New York Times reports that the early goal of Israel and the U.S. following the assassination of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei was to install former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who reportedly survived a strike on his home himself, despite making inflammatory comments about Israel. (Jerusalem Post) (AA)
- Gaza war
  - Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
    - The Israeli Navy intercepts a flotilla boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla that was to be headed for the Gaza Strip in a effort to break the blockade. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Syrian conflict
  - A Syrian soldier is killed and at least twelve others are injured in a car bomb explosion in Damascus. (The New Region)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - Israeli airstrikes kill 19 people and injure 34 in the Nabatieh District and the Tyre District, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
- Israel seizes control of approximately 1,000 km² (390 sq mi) of territory across the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and Syria, an area equivalent to roughly 5% of the country's landmass. (Financial Times)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - Estonia reports that a Romanian NATO F-16 fighter jet shot down a drone, suspected to be of Ukrainian origin impacted by Russian electronic warfare mechanisms, over Estonian territory. (BBC News)
Sudanese civil war
- Kordofan campaign
  - The Sudanese Emergency Lawyers reports that 28 people have been killed in a drone strike on a market in West Kordofan, Sudan. (Toronto Star)
Boko Haram insurgency
- The U.S. African Command says that U.S. and Nigerian forces have launched airstrikes on a ISIS camp in Nigeria. (Peoples Gazette)

Arts and culture

In literature, Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi and translated by Lin King wins the 2026 International Booker Prize. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

2026 California wildfires
- At least 10,000 homes are evacuated amid spreading wildfires in Santa Rosa Island and Simi Valley, California, United States. (BBC News)
Ten people are killed in torrential rain and flooding in Guizhou, Hubei, and Hunan provinces, China. (Reuters)
The death toll from a pickup truck crash in Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, Guangxi, China, rises to ten after the bodies of nine missing people were recovered. (Reuters)
At least 27 people are injured in a M_w 6.1 earthquake off the coast of Ica Department, Peru. (DW in Spanish)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- The death toll in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo rises to 131. (Reuters)
- Sudan begins implementing Ebola measures, including screening passengers at the international airport in Port Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
2023–2026 mpox epidemic
- Thailand reports two cases of mpox, prompting the Department of Disease Control to increase surveillance of the disease. (Nation Thailand)
- Taiwan reports its first case of the transmissible mpox clade Ib variant in a man in his 20s in northern Taiwan. (Taiwan News)
2020–2026 H5N1 outbreak
- Norway reports the first recorded case of avian influenza in a polar bear in Europe after the H5N5 virus was detected in the animal in Svalbard. (AFP via GMA News Online)

International relations

Israel–Somaliland relations
- Somaliland announces that the country will open an embassy in Jerusalem to strengthen its ties with Israel, for now the only country to recognize Somaliland as an independent nation. Israel announces that it will reciprocrate by opening an embassy in Hargeisa. (Reuters)
The cabinet of Thailand approves plans to reduce the length of visa-free stays for travelers from more than 90 countries as part of measures targeting crimes involving foreign nationals. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)

Law and crime

Corruption in Spain
- Former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is charged with money laundering and membership of a criminal organisation in connection with an investigation into the alleged laundering of the €53 million public bailout that incumbent prime minister Pedro Sánchez's second government provided to the airline Plus Ultra and La Liga Airlines in 2021. (Politico)
Catalonian police arrest Jonathan Andic, the son of Mango founder Isak Andic, as part of an investigation into Isak's death during a hiking trip to Collbató in 2024. (AFP via Cebu Daily News)
Vietnamese police arrest five Chinese nationals and a local accused of operating a gold smuggling network in Hanoi that allegedly traded more than US$45 million worth of gold. (AFP via New Straits Times)
Three people, including two Japanese nationals and a Chinese national, are injured in a stabbing attack at a restaurant in Shanghai, China. (AP)

Politics and elections

Constitutional crisis in Somalia, 2026 Somali presidential election
- Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
  - Opposition coalition Somali Future Council says Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud can no longer perform key presidential functions, including military oversight or dismissing government officials. They propose that parliamentary speaker Aden Madobe serve as acting president until elections scheduled for 30 June. The president has lost full executive authority following the expiry of his mandate on 15 May. (Idil News)
2026 Bolivian protests
- Several banks close in La Paz as protests intensify across Bolivia, with demonstrators demanding the resignation of president Rodrigo Paz. (Reuters)
Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
- The War Powers Resolution, requiring a halt to hostilities in Iran not approved by the United States Congress, passes a preliminary vote in the U.S. Senate by 50–47 following several failed attempts, after the defection of Louisiana Republican senator Bill Cassidy. (CNBC)

Sports

2025–26 in English football
- 2025–26 Premier League
  - In association football, Arsenal win the Premier League, their fourth Premier League title and 14th English title, with one match to spare, after runner-ups Manchester City fail to win against AFC Bournemouth at Dean Court. (London Evening Standard)
- Southampton F.C. spying incident
  - The English Football League's Independent Disciplinary Commission expels Southampton from the 2026 EFL play-offs after finding the club guilty of spying on a Middlesbrough training session ahead of their semi-final match on 12 May, 2026, which Southampton won. Southampton are also found guilty of spying on Oxford United and Ipswich Town earlier this season, and will be deducted four points for the following season. (Sky Sports)
2026 FIFA World Cup
- The Athletic reports that FIFA is planning to ban the Iranian Lion and Sun flag and related apparel in World Cup stadiums during the upcoming games. (Iran International)
- World Cup co-host United States allows the DR Congo football team to participate in the upcoming games in the country despite ebola concerns. (Al Jazeera)

May 20, 2026 (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
        Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says that Iran has received and is reviewing a new proposal from the United States regarding talks to end the war, while Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi visits Tehran to facilitate exchanges between the two sides. (AFP via Al-Ahram) (Arab News PK)
        
        Saudi Arabia news channels Al Arabiya and Al Hadath reports that Islamabad is likely to hold the second round of talks between Iran and the U.S. after the Hajj season ends. (Pakistan Observer) (Dunya News)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - Two supertankers from China carrying four million barrels of Middle East crude oil exit the Strait of Hormuz after staying in the Persian Gulf for two months since the war started on February 28. (Reuters)
    - A South Korean-flagged oil tanker safely transits the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first passage by a South Korean vessel through the waterway since the war started. (AFP via AA) (Yonhap)
    - The Iranian Navy claims that it has allowed 26 ships to cross the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours. (Oman Observer)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
    - Israeli airstrikes kill at least eight people in Ad-Doueir, Tibnin, Burj el-Shamali, and Shebaa in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

Housing in the United States
- The U.S. House of Representatives votes 396–13 to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, aimed at helping offset the cost-of-living and support affordable housing in the United States. The bill heads back to the U.S. Senate for any revisions. (The New York Times) (Politico)

Disasters and accidents

The 1,200-year-old Reikado Hall in the Daishō-in temple complex in Itsukushima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, burns down completely. (NHK in Japanese) (Nippon.com)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo likely began two months ago due to a superspreading event, and initially went undetected. (Reuters)
- An Air France flight from Paris, France, to Detroit, Michigan, U.S., is diverted to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, due to flight restrictions imposed by the U.S., as a passenger on the flight is from the DR Congo. (CBS News)
MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
- American MV Hondius passengers quarantined in Nebraska following exposure to the hantavirus on the ship will remain in quarantine until the end of May. (NBC News)
The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution reaffirming states' obligations to address climate change and recognizing a recent advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice on states' legal responsibilities regarding climate commitments. (AFP via France 24)

International relations

Bolivia–Colombia relations, 2026 Bolivian protests
- Bolivia and Colombia expel each other's ambassadors amid a diplomatic dispute over comments by Colombian president Gustavo Petro regarding anti-government protests in Bolivia. (BGNES) (Reuters)
United States and the United Nations, United States support for Israel in the Gaza war
- The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control removes sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on occupied Palestinian territories, after district judge Richard J. Leon of the District of Columbia blocked measures imposed over Albanese's criticism of Israel and its actions in Gaza. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Lithuania issues an air raid alert in Vilnius after the military detected a drone signal near the Belarusian border, marking the first time since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 that an EU and NATO member state has ordered the general population to take shelter. (AFP via RFI) (AP)
Somalia–United States relations
- Government of Puntland officials hosted a high-level United States delegation in the presidential palace in Garowe following the expiration of the mandate of Somalia’s federal government, where U.S. representatives sought to strengthen economic opportunities in Puntland’s oil exploration, fisheries, and mineral development sectors. (Garowe Online) (Horseed Media) (FTL Somalia)

Law and crime

2026 Cuban crisis, Cuba–United States relations
- The U.S. Department of Justice announces that a grand jury in Miami, Florida, has indicted former first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Raúl Castro and five others on murder charges in connection with the 1996 shootdown of an aircraft operated by Brothers to the Rescue. (AFP via RFI) (AP) (Reuters)
Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
- Two U.S. Capitol Police officers who helped defend the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. during the January 6, 2021 riot file a lawsuit to block January 6 rioters from receiving payouts from a new $1.8 billion settlement fund. (AP) (Reuters)
Chinese intelligence activity abroad, China–Germany relations
- The German public prosecutor general arrests a Chinese couple in Munich who are accused of spying for a Chinese intelligence agency. (Bloomberg) (DW)
International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines
- The Philippine supreme court rejects an injunction sought by senator Ronald dela Rosa against his arrest on an International Criminal Court warrant for crimes against humanity related to the Philippine drug war. (Al Jazeera)
Mexican Drug War
- Atlatlahucan mayor Agustín Toledano Amaro and former Yecapixtla mayor Irving Sánchez Zavala are arrested in Morelos, Mexico, during "Operación Enjambre", a crackdown on officials tied to organized crime. A manhunt is underway for Cuautla mayor Jesús Corona Damián. (El Financiero)

Politics and elections

2026 Bolivian protests
- Bolivian president Rodrigo Paz announces plans to reshuffle Bolivia's cabinet and create an economic and social council following weeks of anti-government protests linked to the country’s economic crisis. (AFP via France 24) (Al Jazeera)
The Hungary government proposes a constitutional amendment that would limit prime ministers to 8 years in office. (The Guardian)

Sports

2025–26 UEFA Europa League
- 2026 UEFA Europa League final
  - In association football, Aston Villa defeat SC Freiburg 3–0 at Beşiktaş Stadium, Istanbul, to win their first UEFA Europa League title, and second European title after the 1982 European Cup final. Emiliano Buendía, who scored Villa's second goal, is named player of the match. (Sky News)
2026 FIFA World Cup
- The DR Congo football team cancels a 3-day FIFA World Cup training camp and a fan farewell in Kinshasa over ebola concerns in the country. (AP)
2026 Walter Cup playoffs
- In ice hockey, the Montreal Victoire defeat the Ottawa Charge 3–1 to win their first-ever PWHL Walter Cup. (The Athletic via The New York Times)

May 21, 2026 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian War
- Southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast
    - Ukraine Secret Service Alpha Group forces strike a Russian Federal Security Service headquarters in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent)
- Belarusian involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War
  - Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko says that his country will not join the current war, and says that he is ready to meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Kyiv Post) (AFP via Ukrinform)
Somali Civil War
- Constitutional crisis in Somalia
  - Casualties are reported with no exact number after heavy fighting breaks out on the outskirts of regional capital Baidoa between forces loyal to the federal government and troops aligned with South West State ousted president Abdiaziz Laftagareen. (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online) (Horseed Media)
Sudanese civil war
- Kordofan campaign
  - The Sudan Doctors Network reports that a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North in Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan, has injured six people. (AA)
Drone strikes Lithuania and Latvia causing mayhem and panic country-wide

Disasters and accidents

Garden Grove gas leak
- A chemical tank containing 7,000 U.S. gal (26,000 L) of methyl methacrylate at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California, United States, overheats and is on the verge of exploding. Over 40,000 residents in the nearby area are ordered to evacuate as response teams do not have a novel solution to prevent the tank from cracking or entering thermal runaway. (KTLA-5) (The Guardian)
Ten people are killed in a head-on collision between a minibus and a bus in Mpumalanga, South Africa. (Xinhua)
At least nine people are killed and nine others are injured when a building collapses in Fez, Morocco. (Reuters)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- Africa–India relations
  - India and the African Union postpone the upcoming India–Africa Forum Summit, originally scheduled to be held in New Delhi between May 28 and 31, due to the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa. (The Hindu)
- India, South Korea, and Thailand issue travel alerts for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, while South Korea plans to impose a level-4 travel ban for parts of the DRC, especially the Ituri Province, due to the Ebola outbreak in both countries. (Türkiye) (Yonhap)
- The United States temporarily pauses deportation flights to the DRC. (CNN) (Politico)
- Uganda temporarily suspends flights to and from the DRC. (The New York Times)
- Residents protesting the handling of the public health crisis set ablaze an Ebola treatment center in the Ituri Province after Congolese police fired warning shots and tear gas. (Al Jazeera) (Journal Gazette) (Reuters)

International relations

Greenland crisis
- The United States inaugurates a new consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, amidst the Trump administration's focus on the Arctic and tensions over efforts to purchase it. (Politico) (Democrata ES)
- Greenlanders gather to protest the opening of the new U.S. consulate in Nuuk in opposition to U.S. president Donald Trump's efforts to purchase Greenland. (Reuters)
- Greenland prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen says that he will not attend the opening ceremony of the new U.S. consulate in Nuuk. (AA)
- U.S. ambassador to Denmark Ken Howery says that Trump has ruled out the use of military force against Greenland. (Xinhua)

Law and crime

Capital punishment in the United States
- Capital punishment in Alabama
  - Hamm v. Smith
    - The U.S. Supreme Court dismisses an appeal by the state of Alabama challenging a lower court decision to block the execution of Joseph Clifton Smith, an intellectually disabled man convicted of a 1997 murder. The court says that executing Smith would violate his constitutional rights. (The Guardian)
Crime in Honduras
- Twenty people are killed in a mass shooting at a ranch in the village of Rigores, Trujillo, Colón Department, Honduras. In a separate incident, five police officers and three alleged gang members are killed in a shootout in the village of Corinto, Omoa, Cortés Department. (Sky News)
Trafficking of Chinese nationals to scam centers abroad
- Thai police arrest eleven additional suspects linked to a cyber fraud network allegedly connected to Chinese national Sun Mingchen, who faces weapons charges after authorities discovered military-grade firearms and explosives at his residence in Pattaya, Chonburi. (AFP via The Straits Times)
The Court of Appeal of Paris, France, convicts Airbus and Air France of manslaughter over the 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447, which killed 228 people, and orders both companies to pay the maximum corporate fine and compensation to victims' families. (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times)

Politics and elections

2026 Somali presidential election
- Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
  - The Government of Puntland states that federal executive and legislative mandates under the Somali provisional constitution have ended, as federal institutions enter a transitional phase with unclear mandates. (Garowe Online) (Horseed Media)

Sports

2025–26 Saudi Pro League
- In association football, Al-Nassr win their 11th Saudi Pro League title after defeating Damac 3–1 on the final matchday of the season. (AFP via France 24)
NASCAR
- Two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch dies at age 41 after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis. (NASCAR)

May 22, 2026 (Friday)

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
        Pakistan Army field marshal Asim Munir visits Tehran, Iran, in a effort to broker a ceasefire deal between Iran and the United States to end the war. (AFP via The Daily Star) (Axios)
        
        According to the Tasnim News Agency, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and field marshal Asim Munir held late night talks amidst ongoing diplomatic efforts. (The News PK)
      - A source citing Reuters says that a negotiating team from Qatar arrives in Tehran in an effort to secure a peace deal between Iran and the U.S. to end the war. (Reuters) (Shafaq)
      - Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that "excessive demands" by the U.S. are the main obstacle in the peace talks. (Al Jazeera)
      - An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson says that Iran will not agree to give its highly enriched uranium to the U.S. (Al Jazeera)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reports that 35 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz with permission over the previous 24 hours. (Al Jazeera)
    - A Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker crosses the strait for the first time in nearly two weeks, bound from Ras Laffan to Tianjin, China. (Al Jazeera)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
    - Six people are killed and six more injured in an Israeli airstrike in Deir Qanoun an-Naher. Two paramedics are among the fatalities, while three more are injured. (Al Jazeera)
    - A paramedic is killed and four more are injured in two separate Israeli airstrikes in Tyre District. (Al Jazeera)
- Gaza war
  - Israeli drone strikes kill two people in Rafah and Gaza City. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Luhansk Oblast campaign
  - 2026 Starobilsk strike
    - Russian president Vladimir Putin says that a drone strike on a dormitory and school in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast has killed at least six people and injured dozens more, attributing the attack to Ukraine, but Ukraine's military describes the comments from Russia as manipulation, saying it hit a drone command unit in Starobilsk. (ABC Australia) (AFP via Asharq Al-Awsat) (Reuters)
- Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio says that no peace talks are currently taking place, but the United States is "ready" to play a role if they resume. (AA)
Mali War
- 2026 Mali offensives
  - The Malian military conducts drone strikes on the governor's office and other locations in Kidal, Kidal Region, Mali, which did not cause any casualties. (The Defense Post)
Colombian conflict
- Seven people are killed and 110 more injured in clashes between the Misak and Nasa, rival Indigenous groups, over a dispute to a land in Silvia, Cauca Department, Colombia. The army has deployed 500 soldiers in response. (AP)

Business and economy

Mexico–European Union relations
- Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the European Union
  - Mexico and the European Union sign an updated trade agreement that reduces tariffs and expands market access. (AFP via RFI)
Israel–Netherlands relations
- The Dutch cabinet approves a bill to ban the importation of goods from Israeli settlements, and will explore if the ban can be extended to services and investments. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Liushenyu coal mine explosion
- More than 90 miners are killed and others are injured in a mining accident after a gas explosion at a coal mine in Shanxi, China. (Sky News)
2026 Sumatra blackout
- Major power outages at night on Sumatra island leave millions without electricity for hours. Several officials declare a state of emergency due to concerns over temperature and weather conditions. (Jakarta Globe) (Tempo)
Garden Grove chemical leak
- 40,000 people are evacuated in Garden Grove, California, U.S., due to a chemical tank leak, and fears of a possible explosion. (The New York Times)
The death toll from a building collapse in Fez, Morocco, yesterday rises to 15. (AFP via Arab News PK)
One person is killed and 36 others are injured, including two seriously, in an explosion at a dry dock in Staten Island, New York, United States. (AP) (BBC News)
At least one person is killed and nine others are injured in an explosion at the petrochemical plant of MOL in Tiszaújváros, Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County, Hungary. (Reuters)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- The World Health Organization raises its assessment of the risk from the Ebola outbreak within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from "high" to "very high" due to its rapid spread, while keeping it "low" at the global level. Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that the outbreak in Uganda is stable. (AA) (AP)
- The Ituri provincial government orders funerals to be conducted only by specialized personnel, limits public gatherings to no more than fifty people, and suspends the local football league. (Reuters)
- Rwanda imposes a travel ban on foreign nationals that have been to the DRC in the past thirty days, and requires a quarantine for Rwandan citizens or residents who have been there. (Reuters)
- United Nations emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher announces that the organization is providing US$60 million in funding for the outbreak response. (Reuters)

International relations

Reactions to the 2026 Iran war, Taiwan–United States relations
- Acting U.S. navy secretary Hung Cao says that the United States has put on hold US$14 billion of arms sales to Taiwan to preserve munitions during the Iran war. (Al Jazeera)
NATO conducts Operation Arcade Strike, an exercise in drone warfare, at an unused platform of the London Underground's Charing Cross tube station to be prepared for potential conflict with Russia by 2030. (The Independent) (The New Voice of Ukraine)

Politics and elections

2026 Slovenian parliamentary election
- Slovenia elects Democratic Party leader Janez Janša as prime minister after lawmakers approve a minority coalition government, replacing former prime minister Robert Golob of the Freedom Movement. (AFP via The Times of Israel) (Bloomberg)
Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismisses prime minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolves the government amid growing tensions within the ruling coalition and ongoing economic challenges in Senegal. (AFP via France 24)
The New York Post reports that Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a commander of the IRGC-aligned Shia Iraqi militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah, who was arrested earlier this month in Turkey for plotting terror attacks across Europe and North America including Jewish sites, also plotted to assassinate U.S. president Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump in retaliation of the 2020 strike against former Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani. (Ynetnews) (The Free Press Journal) (First Post)

Sports

2026 FIFA World Cup
- Andrew Giuliani, head of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Task Force, says that the DR Congo soccer team must isolate for 21 days or risk the ability to enter the U.S. for the upcoming FIFA World Cup amidst the ebola outbreak in the country. (ESPN)

May 23, 2026 (Saturday)

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
        Iran, the United States, and mediator Pakistan reports that progress has been made in ceasefire talks, with the Iranian foreign ministry saying that Iran is focused on finalizing a memorandum of understanding. (Reuters)
      - The Financial Times reports that mediators are nearing a deal to extend the ceasefire between Iran and the United States by 60 days and establish a framework for nuclear talks. (CNBC) (Financial Times)
      - U.S. president Donald Trump says that the details of the emerging agreement will be "announced shortly," and that it will include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. (Al Jazeera)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - The U.S. Central Command says that they have redirected 100 commercial ships and disabled four others from the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade started. (AA)
    - Iran's Fars News Agency reports that the agreement will allow Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - The Lebanese Civil Defense reports that an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Sir el Gharbiyeh, southern Lebanon, has killed at least 11 people and injured six. (AFP via Dawn)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - A Ukrainian drone attack causes a fire at a Transneft oil terminal in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. (ABC News)
Sudanese civil war
- During a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, political groups in Sudan including the Somoud alliance and Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdul Wahid al-Nur approve a roadmap in a effort to end the civil war in the country. (Sudan Tribune) (AA)

Arts and culture

2026 Cannes Film Festival
- Romanian director Cristian Mungiu wins his second Palme d'Or for the drama film Fjord at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in France. (AP via Korea JoongAng Daily)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Angola gold mine landslide
- Twenty-eight gold miners are buried to death after the illegal mineshaft they were working collapses due to a landslide. (Reuters)
Garden Grove chemical leak
- California governor Gavin Newsom declares a state of emergency in Orange County, California, U.S., in response to a possible release of methyl methacrylate in Garden Grove. (BBC News)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- The International Red Cross announces that three of its local volunteers have died from Ebola while working in the Djugu Territory, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in March. (CBS News)
- India issues a travel advisory to Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan amidst the Ebola outbreak. (The Hindu)
- Uganda's health ministry confirms three new Ebola cases, a woman who traveled from the DRC and two Ugandan workers that had contact with her, bringing the country's total to five cases and one death. (RFI)
- An Ebola clinic run by Doctors Without Borders is set on fire by residents in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory, Ituri Province, DRC. (AP)

International relations

France–Israel relations, Blockade of the Gaza Strip
- France permanently bans Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir following his actions towards members of the Global Sumud Flotilla who were detained by the Israeli Navy several days earlier. (Politico)
Ukraine–Vietnam relations, Kazakhstan–Ukraine relations
- In accordance with bilateral agreements, Vietnam grants 40 scholarships to Ukrainians for the 2026–2027 academic year for bachelor's, master's, and postgraduate degrees, including a one-year language course for those who do not speak Vietnamese. Kazakhstan also grants 40 scholarships for similar degrees. (Interfax-Ukraine)

Law and crime

May 2026 White House shooting
- A gunman opens fire at a security checkpoint outside the White House in Washington, D.C., wounding a bystander, with the suspect killed by Secret Service guards. (AP) (Reuters)
Turkey–Islamic State conflict
- The Syrian General Intelligence Directorate and the Turkish National Intelligence Organization conduct a joint operation in Syria and arrest ten people allegedly linked with ISIL. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

2024–present Serbian anti-corruption protests
- Tens of thousands of people rally in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest against the government and president Aleksandar Vučić, and call for earlier parliamentary and presidential elections. (Al Jazeera) (AFP via France 24)
Thousands of people march through Madrid, Spain, demanding the resignation of prime minister Pedro Sánchez following several corruption scandals involving his cabinet and his family. (Reuters)

Sports

2026 EFL play-offs
- 2025–26 EFL Championship
  - 2026 EFL Championship play-off final
    - In association football, amid the expulsion of Southampton F.C. due to the espionage incident, Hull City beat Middlesborugh at Wembley Stadium in London 1–0 in the play-off finals to secure promotion to the English Premier League for the next season. (The Athletic) (BBC Sport)
2026 FIFA World Cup
- Iran at the FIFA World Cup
  - The Iran national football team moves its squad's base to Tijuana, Mexico, with approval from FIFA to avoid visa-related issues with the United States. (Al Jazeera)
- DR Congo at the FIFA World Cup
  - The DR Congo national football team announces that it will maintain its planned schedule, including two friendly matches in Belgium and Spain, before going to Houston, Texas, United States, for the World Cup, despite being warned to isolate, stating the entire squad is based outside of the DRC. (Reuters)
2025–26 Scottish Cup
- 2026 Scottish Cup final
  - In association football, Celtic beat second-tier Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 to win a record-extending 43th Scottish Cup title and complete the double this season. (BBC Sport) (ESPN)
2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League
- 2026 UEFA Women's Champions League final
  - In women's association football, Spain's FC Barcelona beat France's OL Lyonnes 4–0 to win their fourth Women's Champions League title at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway. (BBC Sport) (The Guardian)
2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League
- 2026 AFC Women's Champions League final
  - In women's association football, North Korea's Naegohyang beat Japan's Tokyo Verdy 1–0 to win the AFC Women's Champions League at the Suwon Sports Complex in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. (The Guardian)
2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup
- 2026 European Rugby Champions Cup final
  - In rugby union, Union Bordeaux Bègles beat Leinster Rugby 41–19 at the San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Basque County, Spain, to win the European Rugby Champions Cup, thus completing a treble. (BBC Sport)
2025–26 Ekstraklasa
- In association football, Lech Poznań end their season with a second consecutive and 10th-ever Ekstraklasa title. (beIN Sports)

May 24, 2026 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reports that 33 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz after receiving permission in the past 24 hours. (Iran International)
  - The Iranian military shoots down an alleged Israeli surveillance drone over Hormozgan province, Iran. (Iran International)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - The Ukrainian Security Service reports that Ukrainian forces have successfully launched an overnight drone strike on the Vtorovo oil pumping station in the Vladimir Oblast in Russia. (Kyiv Independent)
- Four people are killed and over a hundred are injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine. The National Chernobyl Museum is severely damaged, among other buildings. (BBC News) (The Washington Post) (Meduza)
Insurgency in Balochistan
- 2026 Quetta train bombing
  - At least 30 people are killed and over 52 are injured after the explosion of a bomb at a car park near a train station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility. (Al Jazeera) (The Independent Urdu)
Sudanese civil war
- 2026 Blue Nile campaign
  - Sudanese Armed Forces announces that they have seized control of Al-Barka in the Blue Nile region of Sudan. The SAF's Fourth Infantry Division confirmed the military operation in a statement. (Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Angeles City building collapse
- A Malaysian citizen dies after a nine-story building, under construction as a condo-hotel, collapses in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines. At least 26 people are rescued, while search operations are ongoing for 23 others still missing. (The Philippine Star) (CNA)
Five people are killed and another is injured in a fire at a shop in Qidong County, Hunan, China. (Xinhua)
Three people are killed and 17 others are reported missing after overnight torrential rains in Yongchuan, Chongqing, China. (Reuters)

Health and environment

At least 16 people die from heat stroke in Telangana, India, as temperatures exceed 45 °C (113 °F) during a heat wave, prompting public safety measures from the government. (AFP via The Straits Times) (Hindustan Times)

Law and crime

Bahrain–Iran relations, Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
- Bahrain sentences nine people to life in prison for espionage on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (Iran International)
Crisis in Venezuela
- Hundreds of inmates seize control of a prison in Barinas, Venezuela, and protest alleged torture and abuse, demanding the removal of the prison director as security forces surround the facility. (AFP via The Sun)
Four people are killed, including a village chief and a police officer, and four others are injured in a mass shooting in Santo Tomas, Isabela, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Four people are killed and one of the gunmen is injured in a mass shooting in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two suspects are arrested. (Pajhwok Afghan News)

Politics and elections

2025–2026 Iranian protests
- 2026 Iranian diaspora protests
  - Iranian Americans gather in San Francisco, California, United States at the Ferry Building opposing an immediate end to the Iran war, citing concerns that it would leave the Islamic Republic regime in power and undermine hopes for change in the country. (CBS San Francisco)
2026 Cypriot legislative election
- Cypriots vote to elect 56 of the 80 seats in the House of Representatives. Recent opinion polls have indicated that the conservative DISY and the leftist AKEL are competing for first place, while the hard-right ELAM is also expected to make gains in the legislature. (Euronews) (DW) (Reuters)
- DISY wins the most with 17 seats, followed by AKEL in second with 15 seats and ELAM in third with eight seats. ALMA and Direct Democracy Cyprus enter the legislature with four seats each. (Phileleftheros)
2025–2026 Turkish protests
- Turkish police raid the headquarters of the Republican People's Party and evict its leadership, including Özgür Özel. (AFP via France 24) (BBC News) (Reuters)
2026 Beninese presidential election
- Romuald Wadagni is sworn in as the president of Benin, succeeding Patrice Talon. (Reuters)
Residents of Kraków, Poland, have overwhelmingly backed the dismissal of Mayor Aleksander Miszalski (Civic Platform) and the city council in a local recall referendum for the first time in the city's history. Exit polls have shown a 33.4% voter turnout with 97.8% of voters backing dismissing Miszalski, while 96.0% supported removing the council. (TVP World)
In Senegal, Malick Ndiaye resigns as National Assembly president following the dismissal of prime minister Ousmane Sonko, clearing the way for Sonko to seek the parliament's presidency amid tensions within the ruling coalition. (AFP via Le Monde) (Bloomberg)
Thousands of people protest in Madrid, Spain, against increasing housing costs. (AP)

Sports

2026 IndyCar Series
- 2026 Indianapolis 500
  - In auto racing, Meyer Shank's Felix Rosenqvist defeats Penske's David Malukas to win the 110th Indianapolis 500, giving Meyer Shank its second victory in the event. The margin of victory is 0.023 seconds, making it the closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history. (FOX Sports)
2026 FIFA World Cup, Iran at the FIFA World Cup
- The president of the Iranian football federation says FIFA has approved the country's World Cup training base being switched from the United States to Mexico due to the ongoing conflict. (BBC Sport)

May 25, 2026 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      - China in the 2026 Iran war, Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, China–Pakistan relations
        Pakistani military chief Asim Munir and prime minister Shehbaz Sharif visit Beijing for talks with Chinese officials as part of mediation efforts related to the war. (AFP via LBCI)
      - Abraham Accords
        Several United States officials report that U.S. president Donald Trump had asked Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey to join the Abraham Accords en masse to normalize relations with ‌Israel as he tries to negotiate an agreement to end the war with Iran, while Pakistan rejected the proposal. (Reuters)
      - An Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Doha, Qatar, for peace talks aimed at ending the war. (Al Arabiya) (Al Jazeera)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - Crude oil tanker Idemitsu Maru arrives in Japan after previously becoming the first Japanese-owned ship to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the war started on February 28. (The Japan Times)
  - The U.S. Central Command announces that it launched "self-defense" airstrikes in southern Iran, including strikes on surface-to-air missile launch sites in Bandar Abbas and on IRGC Navy boats attempting to lay mines. However, two sources state that the ceasefire remains intact. Additionally, Mehr News Agency reports that the situation is calm. (NBC News) (The Jerusalem Post) (The Hill)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has ordered the military to intensify strikes against Hezbollah. (BBC News) (The Times of Israel)
Sudanese civil war
- Darfur campaign, Colombia–United Arab Emirates relations
  - Human Rights Watch accuses the United Arab Emirates of training Colombian mercenaries near Abu Dhabi, including a military base in Al Dhafra, to fight alongside the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan's civil war. (AP)
  - Around 21 civilians have been killed over the last two days in drone strikes conducted by the RSF at markets in the North Darfur towns of Al-Tina and Kornoi. (Sudan Tribune)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
  - Oil prices decrease by 5% in Asia early trading amidst hopes of a Iran–U.S. ceasefire deal to end the war. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
- The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX 60 Composite Index climbs to 0.7% at 34,778.98 points, a record high, amidst hopes for a US-Iran deal. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Angeles City building collapse
- The death toll of the building collapse in Angeles, Philippines, rises to four, while search operations are ongoing for 16 people still missing. (AP) (AFP via CNA)
2026 Angola gold mine landslide
- The search for those unaccounted after a landslide at a gold mine in Canacassala, Angola, three days ago, has ended with 28 people killed in total and four rescued. (Reuters)
A truck overturns on a highway in Tangail District, Bangladesh, killing 15 people and wounding ten more. (AP)
A minibus crashes into a passenger bus in Mardan, Pakistan, killing 17 people and wounding five more. (ABC News)
One person is killed and 17 more injured when a train collides with a truck at a railway crossing in Rogoźno, Poland. (Polsat News in Polish)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- The World Health Organization warns that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is outpacing response efforts, with at least 220 suspected deaths reported. (AFP via France 24)
MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
- Spain confirms a new case of hantavirus in a citizen who evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius. (AA) (NBC News)

Law and crime

Around 20 people are injured at the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo, Japan, after a man sprays an unidentified substance near an ATM, prompting reports of a strong odor inside the building. (AFP via The Guardian) (The Japan Times)

Politics and elections

Human rights in Cambodia
- Cambodian senate president and acting head of state Hun Sen grants a pardon to opposition leader Kem Sokha, ending his 27-year treason sentence while maintaining restrictions on his political rights and international travel. (AFP via France 24) (BBC News)
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is re-elected as speaker of the Iranian parliament for a seventh consecutive year. (IRNA)
Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as prime minister, replacing Ousmane Sonko, whom Faye dismissed on 22 May. (AFP via The Korea Herald)

Science and technology

Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran
- 2026 Internet blackout in Iran, Censorship during the 2026 Iran war
  - Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian orders the Internet in Iran to be restored, bringing an end to a 87-day blackout in the wake of the Iran war that started three months ago. (MENA via The New Arab) (Reuters)

Sports

2026 NBA playoffs
- In basketball, the New York Knicks eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games with a 130–93 victory to win the NBA Eastern Conference and advance to the 2026 NBA Finals, their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999. They will face the winner of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. (The Athletic via The New York Times) (Sportsnet)

May 26, 2026 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
    - Israeli airstrikes across eastern and southern Lebanon kill at least 31 people and injure dozens more, as Hezbollah and Israel report intensified ground operations and cross-border attacks despite an existing ceasefire. (AFP via France 24)
- Gaza war
  - Israel says that it has killed the new military chief of Hamas, Mohamed Odeh, just 11 days after his predecessor was killed. (AFP via Arab News) (Ynet)
Sudanese civil war
- 2026 Blue Nile campaign
  - Sudanese Armed Forces announce that they have recaptured four more towns in the Blue Nile region following clashes with the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North. (AFP via TRT World) (Sudan Tribune)

Business and economy

BP chairperson Albert Manifold is removed with immediate effect over "serious" conduct concerns. (BBC News)
Uzbekistan resumes the export of gold in April with an export of US$1.5 billion following a six-month pause. (Bloomberg) (Zamin)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Longview, Washington implosion
- One person is killed, ten people are injured, and nine others are missing in a major chemical explosion at a paper mill in Longview, Washington, United States. (AP) (BBC News)
Buggenhout train collision
- Four people, including two children, are killed, and five more are injured in a collision between a train and a school bus in Buggenhout, Belgium. (BBC News) (CNN)
Six people are killed after a house fire in the village of Yuryevka, Omsk Oblast, Russia. (Reuters) (Xinhua)
Six people are killed after entering an under-construction septic tank in Kalahandi District, India. (Azerbaijan) (Xinhua)
Three people are killed and three others are injured after an overpass collapses in Seoul, South Korea. (AP) (The Korea Herald) (Xinhua)
One person is killed and eleven others are injured after a magnitude 4.6 earthquake in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. (Pakistan Today)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- The Bahamas announces enhanced health screening and possible quarantine measures for travelers who recently visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan, and Uganda following the Ebola epidemic in central Africa. (Reuters)
- Canada announces a 90-day entry ban on residents of the DRC, South Sudan, and Uganda and imposes quarantine measures on some travelers following the Ebola epidemic. (Reuters)
- Russian health minister Mikhail Murashko says that Russia has developed a breakthrough vaccine for the Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain of the disease. (Health and Me)
- The United States announces plans to send health officers to Kenya to open a potential quarantine facility amidst the Ebola epidemic. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Mexican drug war
- Mexico arrests Isai Martínez Zepeda, identified by authorities as a nephew of imprisoned former Sinaloa Cartel leader El Chapo, in Sonora. (AFP via Vanguard)
Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson
- A jury is sworn in for the criminal trial of former Northern Irish MP Jeffrey Donaldson for sexual offences, which is to begin at 10:30 the following day. His wife Eleanor is undergoing a separate trial of the facts as she was deemed to be unfit to stand trial by medical experts. (Demócrata) (RTÉ)
American football player Josh Jacobs is arrested in Wisconsin on five charges of domestic violence. (ESPN) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2025–2026 United States redistricting
- The South Carolina Senate rejects a redistricting effort to change the congressional districts in the U.S. state of South Carolina before the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. (Al Jazeera) (The Hill) (NPR)
2026 Bolivian protests
- The Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia approves legislation allowing president Rodrigo Paz to declare a state of emergency and deploy the military amid anti-government protests over economic conditions in the country. (AFP via Barron's)
2028 United States presidential election
- American television writer Dan Greaney announces that he will run for the Republican nomination to succeed incumbent U.S. president Donald Trump in 2028. (The Independent) (People.com)

May 27, 2026 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - United States sanctions against Iran
      - The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control announces under Executive Order 13224 that it has imposed sanctions against Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the newly-created body used for managing the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
    - Iran–South Korea relations
      - South Korea summons Iranian ambassador Saeed Koozechi after the government concludes that it was likely that Iranian-made anti-ship missiles struck the Panama-flagged cargo vessel HMM Namu near the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month. (Korea JoongAng Daily) (Yonhap)
    - Tasnim News Agency reports that the IRGC Navy has forced a U.S. oil tanker to turn back as it attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz. (Iran International)
  - Canada and the 2026 Iran war, Canada–United States relations
    - Global Affairs Canada confirms a report from Semafor that Canadian officials in the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates, helped American citizens escape the region during the early stages of the war. (Global News) (Semafor)
  - May 2026 United States strikes on Iran
    - Reuters and Axios reports that the U.S. military has launched new defensive strikes against a military site at the Strait of Hormuz that officials say posed a threat to American forces and commercial traffic. (Axios) (CBS News) (Wall Street Journal) (Reuters)
    - The U.S. military says that it intercepted four Iranian drones and struck an Iranian drone station in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan province. However, the U.S says that the ceasefire remains in place despite the strikes. (The Hill) (Air and Space Forces)
- Gaza war
  - Both Hamas and Israeli defense minister Israel Katz confirm that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and leader in the Gaza Strip Mohammed Odeh was killed by an Israeli airstrike on May 26 near Gaza City along with his wife and three children. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) (Middle East Eye)
Syrian civil war
- Syrian chemical weapons program, Use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war
  - The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says that several chemical weapons from the Assad regime have been found in Syria over the past weeks. (AP)

Business and economy

2024–present global memory supply shortage, AI boom
- Trade union members at Samsung Electronics in South Korea approve a long-term bonus agreement tied to semiconductor profits, averting a planned strike amid increased global demand for artificial intelligence-related memory chips. (AFP via France 24) (DW)

Disasters and accidents

Three Latvian climbers are killed and another is critically injured after a fall on Denali in Alaska, U.S., while rescue and recovery operations continue. (Reuters)
Rescuers locate five of seven villagers alive after they become trapped for a week in a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, while search operations continue for the remaining two people. (AFP via CNA)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns that the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could worsen the outbreak in the country. (AFP via The Guardian)
- Uganda temporarily closes its border with the DRC and imposes quarantine and health screening measures following the spread of Ebola cases in central Africa linked to the outbreak in the DRC. (AFP via Al-Ahram)
MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
- The World Health Organization reports that the number of cases of hantavirus linked to MV Hondius has increased to 13. (Reuters)
The American Cancer Society adds the FDA-approved Guardant Health Shield blood test to its recommended colorectal cancer screening options in the United States amidst a rise in colon cancer cases in young adults. (Reuters) (Medical News Today)

International relations

South Africa–United States relations
- The South African foreign ministry denies United States president Donald Trump's assertions that Afrikaners face a humanitarian emergency in South Africa. The statement comes as the U.S. increased the number of permits for Afrikaner refugees. (AP) (Euronews)

Law and crime

Corruption in Spain
- Following an order from the National Court of Spain, the ruling PSOE party's headquarters are raided by the Civil Guard. The party’s manager, two former senior officials, and a businessman are charged as part of an investigation into possible illegal funding of a possible operation to target the judicial police, judges, and prosecutors investigating corruption cases involving the party itself. (HuffPost in Spanish) (Politico)
Scam centers in Cambodia
- A Cambodian court sentences six Chinese nationals to life imprisonment for kidnapping, torturing, and murdering a South Korean student linked to a transnational fraud network operating in Cambodia. (AFP via South China Morning Post) (Reuters)
Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson
- The trial of former Northern Irish MP Jeffrey Donaldson for sexual offences begins at the Newry Crown Court. Two women allege Donaldson abused them as children. His wife Eleanor is facing a separate trial of the facts because she has been found to be unfit to stand trial because of mental health issues. (Reuters) (RTÉ)

May 28, 2026 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      - Axios reports that American and Iranian negotiators have agreed to a deal to extend the ceasefire. (AP) (Axios) (Reuters)
      - U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent says Washington will halt Iranian airlines’ access to landing spots until a deal is signed. (The Times of Israel)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent says that Oman will not participate in imposing tolls on ships and vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz after previously threatening to impose sanctions against them earlier in the day if it were to join Iran in doing so. (AA) (AFP via The Straits Times)
  - Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
    - The Kuwaiti military says that they have activated air defenses to intercept a missile along with drones. (AP)
    - The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps says that it targeted an American base in Kuwait in retaliation for the recent U.S. strikes near Bandar Abbas including yesterday's. (AA)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
    - At least 19 people, including two children, are killed from Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, as Israel intensifies its assault and issues mass displacement orders across the region. The Israeli military alleges that it is a targeted attack. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)
- Gaza war
  - Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders Israeli forces to seize 70% of the Gaza Strip. (Financial Times)
  - An Israeli military air raid kills ten people, including four children, in northern Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
  - The Israeli military announces that it has assassinated Ihab Khrizim, a leader of a central Hamas funds transfer network, in a strike in the Khan Yunis area of the Gaza Strip in Palestine. (BBC News) (The Jerusalem Post)
Colombian conflict
- Clashes between FARC dissidents kill at least 48 people in Guaviare, Colombia, amid ongoing disputes over territorial and criminal control. (AFP via Abhiyan News)
Terrorism in Switzerland
- 2026 Winterthur stabbing attack
  - Three people are injured in a mass stabbing at a train station in Winterthur, Switzerland. The perpetrator is arrested and authorities declare the attack as an act of terrorism. (BBC News) (NBC News)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Longview, Washington paper mill implosion
- The death toll from the implosion of a white liquor paper mill in Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington, U.S., rises to eight. (The New York Times)
2026 Gilgil school burning
- Sixteen students are killed and 79 others injured in a fire in a dormitory at a girls school in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya. (BBC News)
Thirteen people are killed and three others are injured when an overloaded passenger bus crashes into a large truck on G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway in Nanyang, Henan, China. (AFP via CNA) (Reuters)
Six people are killed and four others are trapped when an under-construction bridge collapses during a storm in Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Azerbaijan) (NDTV)
Five people are killed while 22 others are injured after a truck overturns on Cong. Andres Acop Cosalan Road in Kabayan, Benguet, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Xinhua)
At least three people are killed, four others are injured, and 11 more are reported missing in an explosion at an apartment building in Dallas, Texas, United States. (The Guardian) (Newsweek)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits the Democratic Republic of the Congo and states that the Ebola outbreak can still be contained. (AFP via France 24) (DW)
MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
- The European Union receives a shipment of the Favipiravir for potential use against hantavirus infections. (AA) (Brussels Times)

International relations

International reactions to the Gaza war
- Israel and the United Nations
  - Israel announces it will cut ties with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and his office in response to the United Nations adding the country to its blacklist of countries and organizations that employ wartime sexual violence. (New York Times)
- The Council of the European Union sanctions four Israeli settler organizations and three settler leaders for their roles in the increasing settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Simultaneously, they expand existing sanctions for members of the Hamas's Political Bureau. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
Japan–Philippines relations
- Japan and Philippines agree to elevate ties to new level amid China concerns. (The Japan Times)

Law and crime

Deportation in the second Trump administration, Ghana–United States relations
- The United States transfers another group of West African deportees to Ghana under third-country deportation arrangements, including at least one individual reported to hold protection from removal under U.S. immigration law. (AFP via Barron's)
Terrorism in Australia
- The Melbourne Magistrates' Court in Victoria, Australia, charges 34-year-old Islamic State bride Rayann El Houli, who recently returned from Syria, for being a member of a terrorist organization after joining the Islamic State after traveling there in the early 2010s. (ABC Australia) (AFP via France 24)
Terrorism in Brazil
- United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio designates Primeiro Comando da Capital and Comando Vermelho, the two biggest drug trafficking-related criminal organizations in Brazil, as foreign terrorist groups. (Al Jazeera) (AP via The Washington Post)

Politics and elections

The Latvian Saeima approves a four-party coalition government led by prime minister Andris Kulbergs after Evika Siliņa's administration collapsed following disputes over the handling of suspected Ukrainian drones entering Latvian airspace. (Al Jazeera) (AP)

Sports

2026 FIFA World Cup
- Canada, Mexico, and the United States announce coordinated travel health measures for travelers arriving from Ebola-affected areas in central and eastern Africa ahead of the FIFA World Cup. (CBC) (Reuters)

May 29, 2026 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - Iranian state media says that Iran shot down an American aircraft near the city of Jam, Bushehr province. However, the U.S. Central Command denies any such claim, stating that no U.S. aircraft has been shot down. (Middle East Eye) (Reuters)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - Three people, including two children, are killed and fifteen others are injured in an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. (Naharnet)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia–NATO relations
  - A Russian drone enters Romanian airspace during an attack on Ukraine and crashes into an apartment building in Galați, causing a fire and injuring two people. (AFP and CBS News)
Sudanese civil war
- Kordofan campaign
  - The Sudan Doctors Network accuse the Rapid Support Forces of killing 27 civilians in the Al-Murra village in the Bara area of North Kordofan, Sudan, during the second day of the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha. (AA)
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- A human rights group reports that more than 100 people were killed by Allied Democratic Forces attacks during May in the Mambasa Territory, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Radio Okapi in French)

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed and 34 others are injured when a bus collides with six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. (AP) (BBC News)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- Mexican airlines Aeroméxico, Viva, and Volaris restrict travel to Mexico for passengers who have been in the DRC, South Sudan, or Uganda within the previous 21 days, citing the ongoing Ebola outbreak in central Africa. (AFP via The Straits Times)
- Nigeria restricts inbound flights from the DRC, South Sudan, and Uganda amidst the spread of Ebola. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

2026 Gilgil school fire
- The fire at a girls school in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya yesterday is investigated as an arson attack. Eight students of the academy are arrested as suspects. Separately, the school's board of management is dissolved amidst suspicions of negligence in fire safety measures. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

LGBTQ rights in Ghana
- The Ghanaian parliament approves legislation that criminalizes same-sex relations and the promotion or support of LGBTQ activities, with penalties including imprisonment. (AFP via RFI) (Reuters)

Science and technology

Iran and weapons of mass destruction
- International Atomic Energy Agency director Rafael Grossi says that Kazakhstan is open to taking custody of Iran's enriched uranium if a deal is reached on their nuclear program. (Middle East Eye)

Sports

2025–26 NHL season
- In ice hockey, the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens in five games during the Eastern Conference Final to advance to the Stanley Cup Final, making it their first appearance in the Stanley Cup since 2006. (The Guardian) (NHL.com)
International sporting sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The International Ice Hockey Federation says that it will decide regarding Russia's participation in the upcoming season on a case-by-case basis, following a January decision that lifted the ban on Russian teams. (ESPN)

May 30, 2026 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
      - Naval blockade of Iran
        U.S. military aircraft disable The Gambia-flagged bulk carrier Lian Star and leave it adrift in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored warnings while attempting to reach a port in Iran. (AP via Politico)
  - Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
    - Falling debris from a Fateh-110 missile intercepted by air defenses hit the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, mildly injuring an estimated 5 American servicemen and contractors, and damaging two MQ-9 Reaper drones. (Bloomberg) (Stars and Stripes)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - Israeli Air Force strikes and artillery shelling are reported near Beaufort Castle as Israeli troops approach the outskirts of Nabatieh, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Operation Southern Spear
- United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
  - The United States military carries out a strike on a boat accused of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people. (The Guardian) (NPR)
Somali Civil War
- Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
  - At least eight people are killed during clashes between forces loyal to disputed Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and ousted South West State president Abdiaziz Laftagareen after they enter the regional capital Baidoa. (AFP via The New Arab) (Garowe Online) (Horseed Media)

Arts and culture

MGI All Stars 1st Edition
- Vanessa Pulgarín from Colombia wins the first MGI All Stars beauty pageant, held in Bangkok, Thailand. (ABS-CBN)

Disasters and accidents

A truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan overturns on a highway in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, killing 22 people and injuring 36 others. (AP)
At least six people are killed and ten others are injured when a four-story commercial building collapses in Saidul Ajaib, Delhi, India. (Hindustan Times)
Four more men trapped in a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, are rescued after 10 days, bringing the total number of survivors recovered to five, while search operations continue for two missing persons. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) (Reuters)
The driver is killed and 23 people are wounded when a bus crashes in Baranya County, Hungary. (AP)
A person is killed and at least 95 others are injured after a Pangasinan-bound bus collides with an SUV and a Baguio-bound bus along Marcos Highway in Tuba, Benguet, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
A meteor lands off the coast of Massachusetts, United States, causing an explosion and a loud sonic boom. The explosion occurred at 2:11 p.m. local time, causing major disruption. The remnants of the meteor are presumed to be located in Cape Cod Bay. (CBS News) (DW)

Health and environment

2026 Ebola epidemic
- Uganda's health ministry reports two more cases of ebola in Kampala, bringing the total number of cases in the country to nine. (AFP via Channel Africa)
MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
- The MV Hondius cruise ship, which was at center of hantavirus infections including the Andes strain during the outbreak, is cleared to sail again after undergoing cleaning and disinfection. (AFP via The Straits Times)

International relations

Armenia–Russia relations, Armenia–European Union relations
- Russia recalls its ambassador to Armenia over Armenia's closer relations with the European Union, citing concerns about its commitments within the Eurasian Economic Union. (AFP via Euractiv) (Reuters)
India–Vietnam relations
- India signs a 60 billion rupees (US$629 million) deal to supply BrahMos missiles to Vietnam, which will also include training and logistical support. (DW) (Reuters)

Law and crime

A court in the Turks and Caicos Islands sentences former premier Michael Misick to over four years in prison for corruption, embezzlement, and accepting bribery. (AP)

Politics and elections

2026 Maltese general election
- Maltese citizens vote to elect the members of the House of Representatives. (AFP via France 24)

Sports

2025–26 UEFA Champions League
- 2026 UEFA Champions League final
  - In association football, defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) win their second Champions League title after defeating Arsenal 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time during the final at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. (AP) (CNN)
- 2026 Paris Saint-Germain celebration riots
  - Following PSG's Champions League victory, police arrest more than 280 people in Paris, France, following clashes, vandalism, arson, an attempted intrusion into a police station, and disruptions to traffic and public transport during celebrations. (AFP via The Guardian) (Reuters)
2026 NBA playoffs
- In basketball, the San Antonio Spurs defeat the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in seven games to win the Western Conference finals and reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014, where they will face the New York Knicks. (AFP via The Manila Times) (The Chosun Daily)

May 31, 2026 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict
  - 2026 Lebanon war
    - 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      - A U.S. official says that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with Lebanese president Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a effort to push for a new ceasefire in Lebanon, including an ending of Hezbollah attacks on Israel with Israel refraining from escalation in Beirut in return. (Al-Monitor)
    - Israeli forces capture the Beaufort medieval castle in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon, during a ground offensive despite a temporary ceasefire. (AFP via DW) (NPR) (BBC News)
    - Eight people are killed and 19 others are injured in an Israeli strike on Deir ez-Zahrani, Nabatieh District, Lebanon. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
    - Hezbollah launches drones and over 50 rockets at Northern Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - The New York Times reports that the U.S. Central Command has guided 70 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz in the last three weeks, using routes closer to the Omani coast. (The Asia Business Daily) (The New York Times)
  - Casualties of the 2026 Iran war
    - An U.S. Army soldier and a service member from the British Army's Royal Anglian Regiment are both reported dead following a military training exercise at Harir Air Base in Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan Region. (Stars and Stripes) (BBC)
  - CENTCOM announces that they have conducted strikes against radar and command-and-control sites for drones in Goruk, Hormozgan, and Qeshm Island. (CENTCOM) (Reuters)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  - Gaza war
    - An Israeli airstrike kills at least two Palestinians at a cafe in Gaza City. ‌(Reuters)
    - The Israel Defense Forces says that it destroyed three Hamas weapon depots in the Gaza Strip last week to "remove a threat" to its troops, and that the weapons were intended to be used against forces operating along the Yellow Line and Israeli civilians. (The Times of Israel)
  - Two teenage girls are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack at a bus stop in Gush Etzion Junction, West Bank. The perpetrator, identified as a Palestinian, is shot dead by Israeli troops. (The Times of Israel)
Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
- Nigerian bandit conflict
  - At least eight villagers are killed and 15 others were injured after more than a hundred Fulani bandits carried out a shooting in Plateau State. (Daily Post)
- Two policemen are killed after unidentified gunmen attacked them on a road in Anambra State. (Daily Post)
Sudanese civil war
- Kordofan campaign
  - The National Umma Party says that ten people, including eight children, have been killed in a drone strike on two civilian vehicles driving on the Abu Zabad–Al-Fula road in West Kordofan state, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
- Tribal clashes erupt in South Darfur between the Beni Halba and Salamat tribes, killing 50 people. (Darfur24) (Sudan Tribune)
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- An Allied Democratic Forces attack kills at least 19 civilians in the Ruwenzori commune, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Radio Okapi in French) (Radio Okapi in French)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iran war fuel crisis, Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund
  - Sri Lanka increases fuel prices by up to six percent as part of economic reforms linked to its International Monetary Fund assistance program, which includes plans to phase out fuel subsidies and achieve cost recovery in the energy sector. (AFP via The Hindu)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Angeles City building collapse
- The death toll from the collapse of an under construction nine-story building in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines, on May 24, rises to twelve. (The Philippine Star)
2026 Namhkam Township explosion
- More than 55 people are killed, including six children, and 74 others are injured in an explosion at a building storing explosives for mining in Namhkam Township, Shan State, Myanmar. (AP) (BBC News)
Five people are killed, at least 19 others are injured and three are reported missing after a suspected shell from World War II explodes under a stilt house in Papua, Western New Guinea, Indonesia. (CBS News)
Five people are killed and another is injured when an illegal mine collapses in Huize County, Yunnan, China. (AP) (Reuters)

Health and environment

Sudanese cholera epidemic
- Sudan holds an emergency meeting led by Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim after the Federal Ministry of Health reports 308 cases and 77 deaths in West Kordofan from cholera since the outbreak in Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
A study published by The New England Journal of Medicine reports that the daraxonrasib, a RAS inhibitor drug that targets KRAS-mutated cancers, has doubled median overall survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer as compared to chemotherapy. (NPR) (Reuters) (NEJM)

Politics and elections

2026 Colombian presidential election
- The National Salvation Movement's candidate Abelardo de la Espriella wins the election and will face Iván Cepeda from Historic Pact in the runoff on 21 June. (AP)
- President Gustavo Petro announces that it does not recognize the results due to doubts about the computerised vote-counting system. (NBC News)
2026 Guinean parliamentary election
- Guineans vote to elect 147 members of the National Assembly. (AFP via Free Malaysia Today)
2026 Maltese general election
- Preliminary results from yesterday's election revealed that the Labour Party, currently led by incumbent prime minister Robert Abela, won a record fourth consecutive term in government. (Reuters)
Hungarian president Tamás Sulyok announces that he will not resign despite the prime minister Peter Magyar's ultimatum after accusing him of being an "Orbán puppet". (Euronews)

Sports

2026 Indian Premier League
- In Twenty20 cricket, the Indian Premier League concludes with Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeating the Gujarat Titans in the final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. (India Today) (Telegraph India)

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