Portal:Current events

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • The New York Times reports that the U.S. Central Command has guided 70 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz in the last three weeks, using routes closer to the Omanian coast. (The Asia Business Daily) (The New York Times)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli forces capture the Beaufort medieval castle in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon, during a ground offensive despite a temporary ceasefire. (AFP via DW) (NPR) (BBC News)
    • Eight people are killed and 19 others are injured in an Israeli strike on Deir ez-Zahrani, Nabatieh District, Lebanon. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
    • Hezbollah launches drones and over 50 rockets at Northern Israel despite a temporary ceasefire. (The Jerusalem Post)
  • Gaza war
    • An Israeli airstrike kills at least two Palestinians at a cafe in Gaza City. ‌(Reuters)
  • Israeli–Palestinian conflict
    • Two teenage girls are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack at a bus stop in Gush Etzion Junction, West Bank. The perpetrator, identified as a Palestinian, is shot dead by Israeli troops. (The Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Angeles City building collapse
  • The death toll from the collapse of an under construction nine-story building in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines, on May 24, rises to eleven. (The Philippine Star)
• 2026 Namhkam Township explosion
  • More than 55 people are killed, including six children, and 74 others are injured in an explosion at a building storing explosives for mining in Namhkam Township, Shan State, Myanmar. (AP) (BBC News)
• Five people are killed and another is injured when an illegal mine collapses in Huize County, Yunnan, China. (AP) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Colombian presidential election
  • Colombians vote to elect the country's new president. (BBC News)
  • The National Salvation Movement's candidate Abelardo de la Espriella wins the election and will face Iván Cepeda from Historic Pact in the runoff on 21 June. (AP)
• 2026 Maltese general election
  • Preliminary results from yesterday's election revealed that the Labour Party, currently led by incumbent prime minister Robert Abela, won a record fourth consecutive term in government. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • Naval blockade of Iran
          • U.S. military aircraft disable The Gambia-flagged bulk carrier Lian Star and leave it adrift in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored warnings while attempting to reach a port in Iran. (AP via Politico)
    • Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
      • Falling debris from a Fateh-110 missile intercepted by air defenses hit the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, mildly injuring an estimated 5 American servicemen and contractors, and damaging two MQ-9 Reaper drones. (Bloomberg) (Stars and Stripes)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli Air Force strikes and artillery shelling are reported near Beaufort Castle as Israeli troops approach the outskirts of Nabatieh, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• Somali Civil War
  • Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
    • At least eight people are killed during clashes between forces loyal to Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and ousted South West State president Abdiaziz Laftagareen after they enter the regional capital Baidoa. (AFP via The New Arab) (Garowe Online) (Horseed Media)
• Crisis in Venezuela
  • Operation Southern Spear
    • The United States military carries out a strike on a boat accused of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people. (The Guardian) (NPR)

Arts and culture

• MGI All Stars 1st Edition
  • Vanessa Pulgarín from Colombia wins the first MGI All Stars beauty pageant, held in Bangkok, Thailand. (ABS-CBN)

Disasters and accidents

• A truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan overturns on a highway in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, killing 22 people and injuring 36 others. (AP)
• At least six people are killed and ten others are injured when a four-story commercial building collapses in Saidul Ajaib, Delhi, India. (Hindustan Times)
• Four more men trapped in a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, are rescued after 10 days, bringing the total number of survivors recovered to five, while search operations continue for two missing persons. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) (Reuters)
• The driver is killed and 23 people are wounded when a bus crashes in Baranya County, Hungary. (AP)
• A meteor lands off the coast of Massachusetts, United States, causing an explosion and a loud sonic boom. The explosion occurred at 2:11 p.m. local time, causing major disruption. The remnants of the meteor are presumed to be located in Cape Cod Bay. (CBS News) (DW)

Health and environment

• 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
  • Uganda's health ministry reports two more cases of ebola in Kampala, bringing the total number of cases in the country to nine. (AFP via Channel Africa)
• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
  • The MV Hondius cruise ship, which was at center of hantavirus infections including the Andes strain during the outbreak, is cleared to sail again after undergoing cleaning and disinfection. (AFP via The Straits Times)

International relations

• Armenia–Russia relations, Armenia–European Union relations
  • Russia recalls its ambassador to Armenia over Armenia's closer relations with the European Union, citing concerns about its commitments within the Eurasian Economic Union. (AFP via Euractiv) (Reuters)
• India–Vietnam relations
  • India signs a 60 billion rupees (US$629 million) deal to supply BrahMos missiles to Vietnam, which will also include training and logistical support. (DW) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• A court in the Turks and Caicos Islands sentences former premier Michael Misick to over four years in prison for corruption, embezzlement, and accepting bribery. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Maltese general election
  • Maltese citizens vote to elect the members of the House of Representatives. (AFP with France 24)

Sports

• 2025–26 UEFA Champions League
  • 2026 UEFA Champions League final
    • In association football, defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) win their second Champions League title after defeating Arsenal 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time during the final at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. (AP) (CNN)
  • 2026 Paris Saint-Germain celebration riots
    • Following PSG's Champions League victory, police arrest more than 280 people in Paris, France, following clashes, vandalism, arson, an attempted intrusion into a police station, and disruptions to traffic and public transport during celebrations. (AFP via The Guardian) (Reuters)
• 2026 NBA playoffs
  • In basketball, the San Antonio Spurs defeat the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in seven games to win the Western Conference finals and reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014, where they will face the New York Knicks. (AFP via The Manila Times) (The Chosun Daily)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • Iranian state media says that Iran shot down an American aircraft near the city of Jam, Bushehr province. However, the U.S. Central Command denies any such claim, stating that no U.S. aircraft has been shot down. (Middle East Eye) (Reuters)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Three people, including two children, are killed and fifteen others are injured in an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. (Naharnet)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia–NATO relations
    • A Russian drone enters Romanian airspace during an attack on Ukraine and crashes into an apartment building in Galați, causing a fire and injuring two people. (AFP and CBS News)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • The Sudan Doctors Network accuse the Rapid Support Forces of killing 27 civilians in the Al-Murra village in the Bara area of North Kordofan, Sudan, during the second day of the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha. (AA)
• Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
  • A human rights group reports that more than 100 people were killed by Allied Democratic Forces attacks during May in the Mambasa Territory, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Radio Okapi in French)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Virginia bus crash
  • Five people are killed and 34 others are injured when a bus collides with six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. (AP) (BBC News)

Health and environment

• 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
  • Mexican airlines Aeroméxico, Viva, and Volaris restrict travel to Mexico for passengers who have been in the DRC, South Sudan, or Uganda within the previous 21 days, citing the ongoing Ebola outbreak in central Africa. (AFP via The Straits Times)
  • Nigeria restricts inbound flights from the DRC, South Sudan, and Uganda amidst the spread of Ebola. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• 2026 Gilgil school fire
  • The fire at a girls school in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya yesterday is investigated as an arson attack. Eight students of the academy are arrested as suspects. Separately, the school's board of management is dissolved amidst suspicions of negligence in fire safety measures. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• LGBTQ rights in Ghana
  • The Ghanaian parliament approves legislation that criminalizes same-sex relations and the promotion or support of LGBTQ activities, with penalties including imprisonment. (AFP with RFI) (Reuters)

Science and technology

• Iran and weapons of mass destruction
  • International Atomic Energy Agency director Rafael Grossi says that Kazakhstan is open to taking custody of Iran's enriched uranium if a deal is reached on their nuclear program. (Middle East Eye)

Sports

• 2025–26 NHL season
  • In ice hockey, the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens in five games during the Eastern Conference Final to advance to the Stanley Cup Final, making it their first appearance in the Stanley Cup since 2006. (The Guardian) (NHL.com)
• International sporting sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • The International Ice Hockey Federation says that it will decide regarding Russia's participation in the upcoming season on a case-by-case basis, following a January decision that lifted the ban on Russian teams. (ESPN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Axios reports that American and Iranian negotiators have agreed to a deal to extend the ceasefire. (AP) (Axios) (Reuters)
        • U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent says Washington will halt Iranian airlines’ access to landing spots until a deal is signed. (Time of Israel)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent says that Oman will not participate in imposing tolls on ships and vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz after previously threatening to impose sanctions against them earlier in the day if it were to join Iran in doing so. (AA) (AFP via The Straits Times)
    • Kuwait in the 2026 Iran war
      • The Kuwaiti military says that they have activated air defenses to intercept a missile along with drones. (AP)
      • The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps says that it targeted an American base in Kuwait in retaliation for the recent U.S. strikes near Bandar Abbas including yesterday's. (AA)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      • At least 19 people, including two children, are killed from Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, as Israel intensifies its assault and issues mass displacement orders across the region. The Israeli military alleges that it is a targeted attack. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)
  • Gaza war
    • Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders Israeli forces to seize 70% of the Gaza Strip. (Financial Times)
    • An Israeli military air raid kills ten people, including four children, in northern Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
    • The Israeli military announces that it has assassinated Ihab Khrizim, a leader of a central Hamas funds transfer network, in a strike in the Khan Yunis area of the Gaza Strip in Palestine. (BBC News) (The Jerusalem Post)
• Colombian conflict
  • Clashes between FARC dissidents kill at least 48 people in Guaviare, Colombia, amid ongoing disputes over territorial and criminal control. (AFP via Abhiyan News)
• Terrorism in Switzerland
  • 2026 Winterthur stabbing attack
    • Three people are injured in a mass stabbing at a train station in Winterthur, Switzerland. The perpetrator is arrested and authorities declare the attack as an act of terrorism. (BBC News) (NBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Longview, Washington paper mill implosion
  • The death toll from the implosion of a white liquor paper mill in Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington, U.S., rises to eight. (The New York Times)
• 2026 Gilgil school burning
  • Sixteen students are killed and 79 others injured in a fire in a dormitory at a girls school in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya. (BBC News)
• Thirteen people are killed and three others are injured when an overloaded passenger bus crashes into a large truck on G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway in Nanyang, Henan, China. (AFP via CNA) (Reuters)
• Six people are killed and four others are trapped when an under-construction bridge collapses during a storm in Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Azerbaijan) (NDTV)
• Five people are killed while 22 others are injured after a truck overturns on Cong. Andres Acop Cosalan Road in Kabayan, Benguet, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Xinhua)
• At least three people are killed, four others are injured, and 11 more are reported missing in an explosion at an apartment building in Dallas, Texas, United States. (The Guardian) (Newsweek)

Health and environment

• 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
  • World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits the Democratic Republic of the Congo and states that the Ebola outbreak can still be contained. (AFP via France 24) (DW)
• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
  • The European Union receives a shipment of the Favipiravir for potential use against hantavirus infections. (AA) (Brussels Times)

International relations

• International reactions to the Gaza war
  • Israel and the United Nations
    • Israel announces it will cut ties with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and his office in response to the United Nations adding the country to its blacklist of countries and organizations that employ wartime sexual violence. (New York Times)
  • The Council of the European Union sanctions four Israeli settler organizations and three settler leaders for their roles in the increasing settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Simultaneously, they expand existing sanctions for members of the Hamas's Political Bureau. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Deportation in the second Trump administration, Ghana–United States relations
  • The United States transfers another group of West African deportees to Ghana under third-country deportation arrangements, including at least one individual reported to hold protection from removal under U.S. immigration law. (AFP via Barron's)
• Terrorism in Australia
  • The Melbourne Magistrates' Court in Victoria, Australia, charges 34-year-old Islamic State bride Rayann El Houli, who recently returned from Syria, for being a member of a terrorist organization after joining the Islamic State after traveling there in the early 2010s. (ABC Australia) (AFP via France 24)
• Terrorism in Brazil
  • United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio designates Primeiro Comando da Capital and Comando Vermelho, the two biggest drug trafficking-related criminal organizations in Brazil, as foreign terrorist groups. (Al Jazeera) (AP via The Washington Post)

Politics and elections

• The Latvian Saeima approves a four-party coalition government led by prime minister Andris Kulbergs after Evika Siliņa's administration collapsed following disputes over the handling of suspected Ukrainian drones entering Latvian airspace. (Al Jazeera) (AP)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • Canada, Mexico, and the United States announce coordinated travel health measures for travelers arriving from Ebola-affected areas in central and eastern Africa ahead of the FIFA World Cup. (CBC) (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • United States sanctions against Iran
        • The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control announces under Executive Order 13224 that it has imposed sanctions against Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the newly-created body used for managing the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
      • Tasnim News Agency reports that the IRGC Navy has forced a U.S. oil tanker to turn back as it attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz. (Iran International)
    • Canada and the 2026 Iran war, Canada–United States relations
      • Global Affairs Canada confirms a report from Semafor that Canadian officials in the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates, helped American citizens escape the region during the early stages of the war. (Global News) (Semafor)
    • 7 May 2026 United States strikes on Iran
      • Reuters and Axios reports that the U.S. military has launched new defensive strikes against a military site at the Strait of Hormuz that officials say posed a threat to American forces and commercial traffic. (Axios) (CBS News) (Wall Street Journal) (Reuters)
      • The U.S. military says that it intercepted four Iranian drones and struck an Iranian drone station in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan province. However, the U.S says that the ceasefire remains in place despite the strikes. (The Hill) (Air and Space Forces)
  • Gaza war
    • Both Hamas and Israeli defense minister Israel Katz confirm that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and leader in the Gaza Strip Mohammed Odeh was killed by an Israeli airstrike on May 26 near Gaza City along with his wife and three children. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) (Middle East Eye)
• Syrian civil war
  • Syrian chemical weapons program, Use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war
    • The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says that several chemical weapons from the Assad regime have been found in Syria over the past weeks. (AP)

Business and economy

• 2024–present global memory supply shortage, AI boom
  • Trade union members at Samsung Electronics in South Korea approve a long-term bonus agreement tied to semiconductor profits, averting a planned strike amid increased global demand for artificial intelligence-related memory chips. (AFP via France 24) (DW)

Disasters and accidents

• Three Latvian climbers are killed and another is critically injured after a fall on Denali in Alaska, U.S., while rescue and recovery operations continue. (Reuters)
• Rescuers locate five of seven villagers alive after they become trapped for a week in a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, while search operations continue for the remaining two people. (AFP via CNA)

Health and environment

• 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
  • World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns that the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could worsen the outbreak in the country. (AFP via The Guardian)
  • Uganda temporarily closes its border with the DRC and imposes quarantine and health screening measures following the spread of Ebola cases in central Africa linked to the outbreak in the DRC. (AFP via Al-Ahram)
• MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
  • The World Health Organization reports that the number of cases of hantavirus linked to MV Hondius has increased to 13. (Reuters)
• The American Cancer Society adds the FDA-approved Guardant Health Shield blood test to its recommended colorectal cancer screening in the United States amidst a rise in colon cancer cases in young adults. (Reuters) (Medical News Today)

International relations

• South Africa–United States relations
  • The South African foreign ministry denies United States president Donald Trump's assertions that Afrikaners face a humanitarian emergency in South Africa. The statement comes as the U.S. increased the number of permits for Afrikaner refugees. (AP) (Euronews)

Law and crime

• Corruption in Spain
  • Following an order from the National Court of Spain, the ruling PSOE party's headquarters are raided by the Civil Guard. The party’s manager, two former senior officials, and a businessman are charged as part of an investigation into possible illegal funding of a possible operation to target the judicial police, judges, and prosecutors investigating corruption cases involving the party itself. (HuffPost in Spanish) (Politico)
• Scam centers in Cambodia
  • A Cambodian court sentences six Chinese nationals to life imprisonment for kidnapping, torturing, and murdering a South Korean student linked to a transnational fraud network operating in Cambodia. (AFP via South China Morning Post) (Reuters)
• Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson
  • The trial of former Northern Irish MP Jeffrey Donaldson for sexual offences begins at the Newry Crown Court. Two women allege Donaldson abused them as children. His wife Eleanor is facing a separate trial of the facts because she has been found to be unfit to stand trial because of mental health issues. (Reuters) (RTÉ)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      • Israeli airstrikes across eastern and southern Lebanon kill at least 31 people and injure dozens more, as Hezbollah and Israel report intensified ground operations and cross-border attacks despite an existing ceasefire. (AFP via France 24)
  • Gaza war
    • Israel says that it has killed the new military chief of Hamas, Mohamed Odeh, just 11 days after his predecessor was killed. (AFP via Arab News) (Ynet)
• Sudanese civil war
  • 2026 Blue Nile campaign
    • Sudanese Armed Forces announce that they have recaptured four more towns in the Blue Nile region following clashes with the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North. (AFP via TRT World) (Sudan Tribune)

Business and economy

• BP chairperson Albert Manifold is removed with immediate effect over "serious" conduct concerns. (BBC News)
• Uzbekistan resumes the export of gold in April with an export of US$1.5 billion following a six-month pause. (Bloomberg) (Zamin)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Longview, Washington implosion
  • One person is killed, ten people are injured, and nine others are missing in a major chemical explosion at a paper mill in Longview, Washington, United States. (AP) (BBC News)
• Buggenhout train collision
  • Four people, including two children, are killed, and five more are injured in a collision between a train and a school bus in Buggenhout, Belgium. (BBC News) (CNN)
• Six people are killed after a house fire in the village of Yuryevka, Omsk Oblast, Russia. (Reuters) (Xinhua)
• Six people are killed after entering an under-construction septic tank in Kalahandi District, India. (Azerbaijan) (Xinhua)
• Three people are killed and three others are injured after an overpass collapses in Seoul, South Korea. (AP) (The Korea Herald) (Xinhua)
• One person is killed and eleven others are injured after a magnitude 4.6 earthquake in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. (Pakistan Today)

Health and environment

• 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
  • The Bahamas announces enhanced health screening and possible quarantine measures for travelers who recently visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan, and Uganda following the Ebola epidemic in central Africa. (Reuters)
  • Canada announces a 90-day entry ban on residents of the DRC, South Sudan, and Uganda and imposes quarantine measures on some travelers following the Ebola epidemic. (Reuters)
  • Russian health minister Mikhail Murashko says that Russia has developed a breakthrough vaccine for the Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain of the disease. (Health and Me)
  • The United States announces plans to send health officers to Kenya to open a potential quarantine facility amidst the Ebola epidemic. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Mexican drug war
  • Mexico arrests Isai Martínez Zepeda, identified by authorities as a nephew of imprisoned former Sinaloa Cartel leader El Chapo, in Sonora. (AFP via Vanguard)
• Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson
  • A jury is sworn in for the criminal trial of former Northern Irish MP Jeffrey Donaldson for sexual offences, which is to begin at 10:30 the following day. His wife Eleanor is undergoing a separate trial of the facts as she was deemed to be unfit to stand trial by medical experts. (Demócrata) (RTÉ)
• American football player Josh Jacobs is arrested in Wisconsin on five charges of domestic violence. (ESPN) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2025–2026 United States redistricting
  • The South Carolina Senate rejects a redistricting effort to change the congressional districts in the U.S. state of South Carolina before the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. (Al Jazeera) (The Hill) (NPR)
• 2026 Bolivian protests
  • The Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia approves legislation allowing president Rodrigo Paz to declare a state of emergency and deploy the military amid anti-government protests over economic conditions in the country. (AFP via Barron's)