Former Thai prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, is released from prison on parole after serving eight months of a one-year sentence.
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France24 
May 11
Law and crime
Politics and elections
Vice president of the Philippines Sara Duterte is impeached by the House of Representatives for the second time. ,
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
May 10
International relations
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.
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AFP via RFI
Health and environment
MV arrives on Tenerife, Spain, after being anchored on the Canary Islands. Passengers on the ship evacuate after previously being exposed to the hantavirus.
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AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
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.
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Arab News PK
United States president Donald Trump calls the Iranian response "totally unacceptable" and says he would reject it.
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Axios
The Qatar-linked LNG tanker , 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.
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Financial Times
A joint investigation by South Korea concludes that two unidentified airborne projectiles struck the HMM cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire and damaging the vessel, while authorities continue investigating the type of weapon and the party responsible.
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The Chosun Ilbo
Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead from Chadian airstrikes targeting suspected Boko Haram positions by Lake Chad.
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The New Indian Express
Business and economy
Sri Lanka raises electricity tariffs by up to 18% for high-consumption users to offset increased power generation costs linked to the Iran war.
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The Daily Star
May 9
Politics and elections
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.
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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.
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Budapest Business Journal
Farrer MP David Farley becomes the first One Nation candidate elected to the Australian House of Representatives.
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ABC News Australia
Arts and culture
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.
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AP
Exhibits from over 100 countries are shown on display including Belgium.
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Brussels Times
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Sky News
Law and crime
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.
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AFP via France 24
Bahrain arrests 41 individuals in connection with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including Shia clerics.
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The New Arab
Armed conflicts and attacks
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. '
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.
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Kyiv Independent
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.
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Times of India
Supporters of the Mali military junta gather in Bamako gather to reaffirm their support of Transitional Council authorities.
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Africanews
At least 15 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.
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The Tribune
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.
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AA
The DR Congolese military reports that at least 69 people were killed in an attack by CODECO in Ituri Province in April.
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Arab News
Disasters and accidents
Four miners are found dead following an explosion at a coal mine in Cucunubá, Ubaté Province, Colombia.
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AFP via Citizen Digital
May 8
Disasters and accidents
Three hikers are killed, two are missing and 15 more rescued after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera, Indonesia.
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Al Jazeera
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.
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BBC News
Health and environment
The World Health Organization reports six cases of the Andes strain of hantavirus in connection with MV .
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The Straits Times
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 115 people on the cruise ship have been infected by a norovirus outbreak.
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ABC News
Arts and culture
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.
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Times of Israel
Niger's junta suspends at least 10 French media organizations, including Agence France-Presse and France 24, citing concerns over public order.
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Xinhua
International relations
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.
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AFP via France 24
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.
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The New Voice of Ukraine
Politics and elections
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.
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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.
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The National
Reform UK take full control of Havering London Borough Council, making it the first Reform-run council in Greater London.
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The Independent
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.
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AP
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AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
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.
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AA
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.
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Khaleej Times
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.
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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.
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AP
The U.S. Central Command says that a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS has attacked two Iranian tankers, the M/T and M/T , as both ships were transiting the Gulf of Oman.
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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.
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Reuters
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.
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Sudan Tribune
Science and technology
The United States Department of Defense begins releasing classified files, images and videos relating to unidentified flying objects.
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The Independent