Sadiq Khan wins re-election as London mayor, with 43.8% of the vote. He becomes the first London mayor to be elected to a third term.
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BBC News 
May 4
Politics and elections
Law and crime
German member of the European Parliament Matthias Ecke is "seriously injured" following what is suspected to be a politically-motivated attack.
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Reuters
Disasters and accidents
The death toll from the heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, increases to 56, with 67 people still missing and nearly 25,000 displaced. Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, suspended all its flights for an indefinite period.
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Reuters
At least 14 people are killed in floods and landslides in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Reuters
Sports
The International Olympics Committee (IOC) bans Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah from all positions within the committee for 15 years over ethics breaches. He was previously banned by the IOC for three years in 2023 over his alleged interference in the Olympic Council of Asia elections, as well as forgery and a fake arbitration procedure.
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Reuters
International relations
Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar rejects comments made by US President Joe Biden saying that India's economic growth was being held back by "xenophobia".
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Reuters
May 3
Science and technology
The China National Space Administration launches the Chang'e 6 spacecraft from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on a two-month mission to collect lunar rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon.
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AP
Politics and elections
French police evacuate Sciences Po University in Paris and close the university in response to pro-Palestine protests and building occupations by students.
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Le Monde
The Houthis offer American students who have been suspended in pro-Palestine protests education at Sanaa University in Yemen.
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Reuters
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Reuters
Business and economy
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission gives ExxonMobil approval in the acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion.
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CNBC
Panama bans First Quantum Minerals from extracting copper following the closure of its Cobre Panamá mine last year.
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The Globe and Mail
Law and crime
Three Indian men are arrested in Canada and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year. The Canadian government is investigating whether the men had ties to the Indian government.
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Toronto Star
A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sentences eight soldiers to death for cowardice and other crimes.
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AP
U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar is indicted for accepting nearly $600,000 worth of bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled company and a Mexican bank.
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AP
The International Criminal Court warns against outside interference, saying that efforts to undermine the court's work must "cease immediately".
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The Washington Post
Armed conflicts and attacks
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AP
Twelve people are killed and more than 20 injured during explosions caused by bombs at two camps for displaced people in Lac Vert and Mugunga, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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AP
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The Washington Post
Disasters and accidents
A bus plunges into a ravine in Diamer District, Pakistan, killing 15 people and seriously injuring more than 20 others.
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AP
Thirteen people are killed and 2,000 homes are flooded during heavy rains in Haiti, mainly in the city of Cap-Haitien. Rains occurs also in Puerto Rico, where planes are landed in San Juan to reroute.
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AP
Mexican authorities locate the bodies of three tourists, one American and two Australians, in Baja California, where they were reported missing in April. Three people have been arrested and are being questioned in relation to the case.
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BBC News
May 2
Disasters and accidents
The death toll from ongoing flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, increases to 13.
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The New York Times
Armed conflicts and attacks
Several people are injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, Syria, the first since the attack on the Iranian consulate in April.
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The Jerusalem Post
Russian military personnel enter the United States–operated Niger Air Base 101 near Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger.
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Reuters
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Al-Arabiya News
A Palestinian National Security Forces patrol kills a Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunman in Tulkarm in the West Bank.
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Reuters
International relations
Trinidad and Tobago formally recognizes Palestine as an independent nation.
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Middle East Eye
South Korea raises its terrorism alert level to the second-highest level, citing strong chances of an attack from North Korea on its overseas diplomatic offices.
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The Korea Herald
Politics and elections
Police storm the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, arresting protesters and dismantling the encampment.
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Reuters
Protests occur in Batumi, Georgia, against a law requiring foreign non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents.
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OC Media
Jeremiah Manele is elected Prime Minister of Solomon Islands.
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AP
The United Kingdom holds local elections, as well as a parliamentary by-election in the Blackpool South constituency. The Labour Party wins most councils.
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BBC News
Business and economy
Turkey suspends all trade with Israel in response to their conduct in the war in Gaza and demands that humanitarian aid be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip uninterrupted, after previously suspending some exports to Israel in April.
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Reuters
May 1
Politics and elections
Pro-Israel counter-protestors attack the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, throwing objects and attempting to destroy barricades.
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Reuters
The Scottish National Party administration survives the vote of no confidence earlier this week, prompting the party to seek a replacement for outgoing First Minister Humza Yousaf.
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Al Jazeera
The United Methodist Church votes 692–51 to repeal a longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy while additionally prohibiting superintendents from forbidding a same-sex wedding.
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AP
International relations
President Gustavo Petro announces that Colombia will suspend diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza.
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Reuters
Armed conflicts and attacks
Two Russian ballistic missiles strike in the port city of Odesa, killing three people and injuring sixteen others.
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Kyiv Post
Amid pressure from the United States, Israel reopens the Erez-Beit Hanoun Crossing and allows aid trucks into the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
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Reuters
Law and crime
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Reuters
Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris announces the deployment of 100 police officers to the border with Northern Ireland amid fears that thousands of migrants might flee the UK in order to avoid deportation to Rwanda. Ireland also declares the United Kingdom a "safe country" so that asylum seekers can be deported back to the UK.
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BBC News
U.S. federal judge Catherine Eagles blocks several of North Carolina's restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, striking down a requirement that the drug can only be prescribed by doctors in-person, as well as a requirement for patients to have an in-person follow-up appointment.
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Reuters
A student is fatally shot by police officers outside Mount Horeb Middle School in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, United States, after the police received reports of someone carrying a weapon.
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AP
217 people are detained by Turkish police during May Day rallies in Istanbul, after police fire tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowds.
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Reuters
45 people are arrested and 12 police officers are injured at May Day protests in Paris. French police use tear gas and batons on several protests.
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Reuters
Disasters and accidents
Ten people are killed by heavy rain in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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ABC News
At least nine people are killed in an ongoing heatwave in eastern India.
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Reuters