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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

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

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.
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
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.
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

May 9

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 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.
Source: The Tribune 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

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

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

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

May 8

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

Science and technology

Source: The Independent 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

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

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

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

May 7

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

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

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

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

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

Disasters and accidents

At least 15 people are killed and dozens of others are trapped when a gold mine collapses in West Pokot County, Kenya.
Source: AA external link
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

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