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May 22

Politics and elections

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.
Source: Bloomberg external link

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from a building collapse in Fez, Morocco, yesterday rises to 15.
Source: Arab News PK external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

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.
Source: Axios external link
A source citing Reuters says that a negotiating team from Qatar arrives in Tehran in an effort to secure a peace deal between the United States and Iran to end the war.
Source: Shafaq external link
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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A paramedic is killed and four more are injured in two separated Israeli airstrikes in Tyre District.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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 described the comments from Russia as manipulation, saying it hit a drone command unit in Starobilsk.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: AA external link

Health and environment

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.
Source: AP external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
United Nations emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher announces that the organization is providing US$60 million in funding for the outbreak response.
Source: Reuters external link

Business and economy

Mexico and the European Union sign an updated trade agreement that reduces tariffs and expands market access.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

May 21

Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukraine Secret Service Group Alpha forces strike an FSB headquarters in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine.
Source: Kyiv Independent external link
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.
Source: Ukrinform external link
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.
Source: AA external link

International relations

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.
Source: Democrata ES external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
Greenland prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen says that he will not attend the opening ceremony of the new U.S. consulate in Nuuk.
Source: AA external link
U.S. ambassador to Denmark Ken Howery says that Trump has ruled out the use of military force against Greenland.
Source: Xinhua external link

Health and environment

India and the African Union postpone the upcoming 4th 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.
Source: The Hindu external link
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.
Source: Yonhap external link
The United States temporarily pauses deportation flights to the DRC.
Source: Politico external link
Uganda temporarily suspends flights to and from the DRC.
Source: The New York Times external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link

Sports

In association football, Al-Nassr win their 11th Saudi Pro League title after defeating Damac 3–1 on the final matchday of the season.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Disasters and accidents

Ten people are killed in a head-on collision between a minibus and a bus in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Source: Xinhua external link
At least nine people are killed and nine others are injured when a building collapses in Fez, Morocco.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

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.
Source: Horseed Media external link

Law and crime

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.
Source: The Guardian external link
At least 19 people are killed in a mass shooting at a ranch in the village of Rigores, Trujillo, Colón Department, Honduras. In a separate incident, six police officers are killed in an ambush in the village of Corinto, Omoa, Cortés Department.
Source: Sky News external link
Thai police arrest 11 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.
Source: The Straits Times external link
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.
Source: The New York Times external link

May 20

Law and crime

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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
The German public prosecutor general arrests a Chinese couple in Munich who are accused of spying for a Chinese intelligence agency.
Source: DW external link
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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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.
Source: El Financiero external link

Business and economy

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.
Source: Politico external link

Politics and elections

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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Hungary government proposes a constitutional amendment that would limit prime ministers to 8 years in office.
Source: The Guardian external link

International relations

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.
Source: Reuters external link
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link
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.
Source: AP external link
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.
Source: FTL Somalia external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

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.
Source: Arab News PK external link
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.
Source: Dunya News external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Yonhap external link
The Iranian Navy claims that it has allowed 26 ships to cross the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours.
Source: Oman Observer external link
Israeli airstrikes kill at least eight people in Ad-Doueir, Tibnin, Burj el-Shamali, and Shebaa in southern Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Disasters and accidents

The 1,200-year-old Reikado Hall in the Daishō-in temple complex in Itsukushima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, burns down completely.
Source: Nippon.com external link

Sports

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.
Source: Sky News external link
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.
Source: AP external link
In ice hockey, the Montreal Victoire defeat the Ottawa Charge 3–1 to win their first-ever PWHL Walter Cup.
Source: The Athletic via The New York Times external link

Health and environment

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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: CBS News external link
American MV passengers quarantined in Nebraska following exposure to the hantavirus on the ship will remain in quarantine until the end of May.
Source: NBC News external link
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.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

May 19

Law and crime

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.
Source: Politico external link
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.
Source: Cebu Daily News external link
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.
Source: New Straits Times external link
Three people, including two Japanese nationals and a Chinese national, are injured in a stabbing attack at a restaurant in Shanghai, China.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

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.
Source: Idil News external link
Several banks close in La Paz as protests intensify across Bolivia, with demonstrators demanding the resignation of president Rodrigo Paz.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: CNBC external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 10,000 homes are evacuated amid spreading wildfires in Santa Rosa Island and Simi Valley, California, United States.
Source: BBC News external link
Ten people are killed in torrential rain and flooding in Guizhou, Hubei, and Hunan provinces, China.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
At least 27 people are injured in a M 6.1 earthquake off the coast of Ica Department, Peru.
Source: in Spanish external link

International 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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link

Arts and culture

In literature, by Yang Shuang-zi and translated by Lin King wins the 2026 International Booker Prize.
Source: BBC News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

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.
Source: VOV external link
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.
Source: Israel National News external link
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.
Source: AA external link
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.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
A Syrian soldier is killed and at least twelve others are injured in a car bomb explosion in Damascus.
Source: The New Region external link
Israeli airstrikes kill 19 people and injure 34 in the Nabatieh District and the Tyre District, Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Israel seizes control of approximately 1,000 km (390 sq mi) of territory across the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and Syria, an area equivalent to roughly 5% of the country's landmass.
Source: Financial Times external link
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.
Source: BBC News external link
The Sudanese Emergency Lawyers reports that 28 people have been killed in a drone strike on a market in West Kordofan, Sudan.
Source: Toronto Star external link
The U.S. African Command says that U.S. and Nigerian forces have launched airstrikes on a ISIS camp in Nigeria.
Source: Peoples Gazette external link

Health and environment

The death toll in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo rises to 131.
Source: Reuters external link
Sudan begins implementing Ebola measures, including screening passengers at the international airport in Port Sudan.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Thailand reports two cases of mpox, prompting the Department of Disease Control to increase surveillance of the disease.
Source: Nation Thailand external link
Taiwan reports its first case of the transmissible mpox clade Ib variant in a man in his 20s in northern Taiwan.
Source: Taiwan News external link
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.
Source: AFP via GMA News Online external link

Sports

Source: London Evening Standard external link
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.
Source: Sky Sports external link
World Cup co-host United States allows the DR Congo football team to participate in the upcoming games in the country despite ebola concerns.
Source: Al Jazeera external link