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May 11

Politics and elections

Thirteen Philippine senators vote to install minority leader Alan Peter Cayetano as senate president, ousting Tito Sotto in a surprise ouster move.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link
Source: BBC News external link
Christian Schmidt announces his resignation as High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. He will stay in office until a replacement is found.
Source: BBC external link

Law and crime

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is released from prison on parole after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for corruption.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood bans seven far-right activists, including MAGA 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 so-called "agitators" will be blocked from entering the country ahead of the rally on May 16.
Source: The Guardian external link
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.
Source: Le Dauphiné libéré external link

Arts and culture

Source: Orthodox Times external link
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.
Source: AFP via Al Arabiya external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United Nations reports that 880 civilians in Sudan have been killed in drone strikes between January and April, mostly in the Kordofan and Darfur regions in the first three months of 2026.
Source: Euronews external link

May 10

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.
Source: The Daily Star external link

Politics and elections

Andris Sprūds resigns as Latvian Defence Minister after Ukraine drones flew into Latvia’s airspace from Russia.
Source: Politico EU external link

Health and environment

MV arrives on Tenerife, Spain, after being anchored at the Canary Islands. Passengers on the ship evacuate after previously being exposed to the hantavirus.
Source: AP external link

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.
Source: Arab News PK external link
United States president Donald Trump calls the Iranian response "totally unacceptable" and says he would reject it.
Source: Axios external link
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.
Source: Financial Times external link
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.
Source: The Chosun Ilbo external link
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.
Source: BBC News external link
Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead from Chadian airstrikes targeting suspected Boko Haram positions by Lake Chad.
Source: The New Indian Express external link
At least 30 people are killed after gunmen ambushed travelers on a highway in Zamfara State, Nigeria.
Source: The Korea Times external link

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.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
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.
Source: AP external link

Disasters and accidents

Four people are killed and 10 injured after a jeepney carrying 20 people slammed into a tree in Oriental Mindoro province, Philippines.
Source: Xinhua external link

Law and crime

Officials say that six people have been found dead inside a boxcar on a Union Pacific freight train in Laredo, Texas, U.S.
Source: NBC News external link

May 9

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.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Bahrain arrests 41 individuals in connection with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including Shia clerics.
Source: The New Arab external link

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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Budapest Business Journal external link
Farrer MP David Farley becomes the first One Nation candidate elected to the Australian House of Representatives.
Source: ABC News Australia external link

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.
Source: AP external link
Exhibits from over 100 countries are shown on display including Belgium.
Source: Brussels Times external link
Russia marks the Victory Day with a scaled-down military parade in Moscow.
Source: Sky News external link

Health and environment

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.
Source: BBC News external link

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.
Source: Kyiv Independent external link
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.
Source: Times of India external link
Supporters of the Mali military junta gather in Bamako gather to reaffirm their support of Transitional Council authorities.
Source: Africanews external link
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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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.
Source: AA external link
The DR Congolese military reports that at least 69 people were killed in an attack by CODECO in Ituri Province in April.
Source: Arab News external link

Disasters and accidents

Four miners are found dead following an explosion at a coal mine in Cucunubá, Ubaté Province, Colombia.
Source: AFP via Citizen Digital external link

May 8

Armed conflicts and attacks

reports that Iran and the United States may resume talks next week in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Source: The Wall Street Journal external link
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.
Source: AA external link
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.
Source: Khaleej Times external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: AP external link
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.
Source: Businessinsider external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Disasters and accidents

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.
Source: Reuters external link
Three hikers are killed, two are missing and 15 more rescued after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera, Indonesia.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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.
Source: BBC News external link

Health and environment

The World Health Organization reports six cases of the Andes strain of hantavirus in connection with MV .
Source: The Straits Times external link
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 115 people on the cruise ship have been infected by a norovirus outbreak.
Source: ABC News external link

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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: The National external link
Reform UK take full control of Havering London Borough Council, making it the first Reform-run council in Greater London.
Source: The Independent external link
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.
Source: AP external link
Source: AP external link

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.
Source: Times of Israel external link
Niger's junta suspends at least 10 French media organizations, including Agence France-Presse and France 24, citing concerns over public order.
Source: Xinhua external link

Science and technology

Source: The Independent external link

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.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
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.
Source: The New Voice of Ukraine external link