May 8
Armed conflicts and attacks
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi hold a phone call to review the status of talks between the United States and Iran.
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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. Additionally, the total number of injuries in the country since the war rises 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
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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Stars and Stripes
Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari accuses the United States 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
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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BBC News
Welsh Labour leader and First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan resigns after losing her seat in the Senedd.
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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
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Reuters
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 outgoing prime minister Viktor Orbán.
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The New Voice of Ukraine
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
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
May 7
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.
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The Guardian
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.
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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.
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Reuters
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.
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La Prensa Gráfica
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".
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations2026 Iran war ceasefire
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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.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations2026 Iran war ceasefire
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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.
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The Economic Times
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.
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Reuters
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.
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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.
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Reuters
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.
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Reuters
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.
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AP
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.
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AFP via News Abhiyan
The U.S. Court of International Trade rules that the 10% global tariffs imposed by president Donald Trump are illegal.
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The New York Times
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AA
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.
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BBC News
In basketball, the NCAA Division I men's and women's tournaments will expand to 76 teams beginning next year.
Health and environment
Two children are reported to have died from tuberculosis at displacement camps in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan.
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Sudan Tribune
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.
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AFP via CNA
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.
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Politico
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.
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TRT World
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.
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The Straits Times
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.
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BNO News
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Reuters
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.
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Reuters
May 6
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.
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Reuters
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Euronews
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.
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AFP via Al Arabiya
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.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations2026 Iran war ceasefirePakistan in the 2026 Iran war
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Pakistan Today
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.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations2026 Iran war ceasefire
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Reuters
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.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis2026 Iran war regional mobilizations
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AP
French shipping company CMA CGM says that one of its container ships, , was attacked yesterday while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Strait of Hormuz crisisList of ships attacked during the 2026 Iran war
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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.
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Reuters
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.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East
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Stars and Stripes
Five people are killed and three paramedics are injured by Israeli drone strikes and airstrikes across southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Lebanon warIsraeli attacks on the Lebanese health sector during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
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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.
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Reuters
At least 35 people are killed in coordinated attacks in central Mali that are claimed by Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin.
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AFP via LBCI
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.
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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.
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Khaleej Times
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.
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CNBC
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.
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Euronews
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.
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Times of Israel
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.
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Fox News
Spanish authorities allow the ship to dock at the Canary Islands as several passengers are Spanish citizens.
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Reuters