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May 12

Health and environment

A United States citizen, suspected of potential contact with the hantavirus, is quarantined upon arrival in the Pitcairn Islands after transiting through French Polynesia.
Source: RNZ external link

May 11

Business and economy

Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser says that the oil market will not normalize until 2027 if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed beyond mid-June.
Source: CNBC external link

Arts and culture

Source: Reuters 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

Disasters and accidents

At least one person is killed, three others are injured and others are possibly trapped after a pipeline explosion damages at least 35 properties during construction by Sabesp in Jaguaré, São Paulo, Brazil.
Source: BNO News external link

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 News external link
Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education reverses a proposal to shorten the academic year ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup following criticism from parents, local authorities, and education groups.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Pakistani deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar meets with United States chargé d'affaires Natalie A. Baker in Islamabad to discuss efforts to secure a ceasefire and broader agreement between Iran and the U.S. to end the war.
Source: Arab News external link
reports that the United Arab Emirates has secretly joined Israel and the U.S. in carrying out airstrikes on Iran during the war. Additionally, Emirati forces have reportedly struck a oil refinery on Lavan Island in April.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
The United Nations reports that 880 civilians in Sudan had been killed in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) between January and April, mostly in the Darfur and Kordofan regions in the first three months of 2026.
Source: Euronews external link
RSF field commander Ali Rizq announces that he will defect from the paramilitary group, making it the second high-profile departure from the paramilitary group in less than two months.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

International relations

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum announces a new shipment of humanitarian aid to Cuba in response to the island's worsening economic and humanitarian conditions linked to the U.S. oil blockade.
Source: Jamaica Observer external link
Italy evacuates 72 Palestinian students in Gaza under the "university corridor" initiative that allows them to continue studying at universities in Italy and San Marino.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link
Denmark and the United States hold high-level talks for the U.S. to open three military bases and expand military presence in Greenland in an effort to resolve the crisis there.
Source: Sweden Herald external link
The U.S. government issues sanctions against three people and nine companies accused of aiding shipping of Iranian oil to China.
Source: Reuters 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 foreign far-right activists, including American 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 "agitators" will be blocked from entering the country ahead of the rally on May 16.
Source: The Guardian external link
A lawsuit is filed against ChatGPT maker OpenAI, accusing it of planning the mass shooting at Florida State University in the United States.
Source: Reuters 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: Entrevue external link
Israel's parliament passes a law that allows military trials for Palestinian suspects involved in the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas.
Source: The New York Times external link

May 10

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 reportedly killed in 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

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

Disasters and accidents

Seven suspected immigrants reportedly being smuggled are found dead in a train boxcar and near train tracks in Laredo and San Antonio, Texas, United States.
Source: NBC News external link
Four people are killed and 10 injured after a jeepney carrying 20 people collides 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: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Protests organized by exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi are held globally against the regime’s crackdown of mass arrests, executions, and internet blackout, which has lasted 70 days.
Source: Jerusalem Post external link
Andris Sprūds resigns as Latvian defence minister after Ukrainian drones violated Latvian airspace during an attack on Russia.
Source: Politico EU 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

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

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.
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

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

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

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

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

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