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May 8

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.
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
Source: AP 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

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. Additionally, the total number of injuries in the country since the war rises 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

Arts and culture

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

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

Health and environment

The World Health Organization reports 6 cases of the Andes strain of hantavirus in connection with MV .
Source: Strait Times external link
The U.S. CDC reports that 115 people on the cruise ship have been infected by a norovirus outbreak.
Source: ABC News external link

Science and technology

Source: The Independent external link

May 7

Business and economy

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

Armed conflicts and attacks

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".
Source: Arab News PK external link
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the ceasefire is still in effect despite the recent strikes on the U.S. destroyers.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: The Economic Times external link
A U.S. official tells 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.
Source: Reuters external link
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 , USS , and USS as the three ships were transiting the Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

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.
Source: The Guardian external link
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.
Source: RNZ external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: La Prensa Gráfica external link

Sports

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.
Source: BBC News external link
In basketball, the NCAA Division I men's and women's tournaments will expand to 76 teams beginning next year.
Source: The Athletic via The New York Times external link

International relations

Cambodia and Thailand agree to restore relations following talks mediated by the Philippines on the sidelines of the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

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.
Source: BNO News external link
At least five people are killed in a fire at a fair in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

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.
Source: AFP via CNA external link
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.
Source: Politico external link
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.
Source: TRT World external link
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.
Source: The Straits Times external link

Health and environment

Two children are reported to have died from tuberculosis at displacement camps in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

May 6

Armed conflicts and attacks

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.
Source: Pakistan Today external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
France deploys the aircraft carrier 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.
Source: AP external link
French shipping company CMA CGM says that one of its container ships, , was attacked yesterday while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Times of Israel external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Stars and Stripes external link
Five people are killed and three paramedics are injured by Israeli drone strikes and airstrikes across southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire.
Source: AA external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
At least 35 people are killed in coordinated attacks in central Mali that are claimed by Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin.
Source: AFP via LBCI external link
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.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates deny Sudan's accusations that they were responsible for the May 4 drone attack on Khartoum International Airport.
Source: Khaleej Times external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 16 people are killed and four others are injured when a passenger bus crashes into a tanker truck in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Source: AFP via Al Arabiya external link

Business and economy

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.
Source: CNBC external link
Ukrainian president announces that Hungary has returned cash and gold seized from Ukraine's Oschadbank after outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán ordered the government to the cash and gold for 60 days.
Source: Euronews external link

International 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.
Source: Times of Israel external link

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.
Source: Reuters external link
Source: Euronews external link

Health and environment

Three passengers infected with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome from the Andes virus are evacuated off the MV  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.
Source: Fox News external link
Spanish authorities allow the ship to dock at the Canary Islands as several passengers are Spanish citizens.
Source: Reuters external link