Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Chinese supertanker Yuan Hua Hu, which carries 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude, crosses the Strait of Hormuz after previously being stranded in the Gulf for two months following the Iran war. The crossing comes ahead of an upcoming meeting between U.S. president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping. (Jerusalem Post)
Four other vessels from China cross the Strait of Hormuz within the past 24 hours, including vehicle carrier Xian Jiang Kou and oil chemical tanker Starway. (AA)
At least 12 people, including two children, are killed from Israeli drone strikes on cars on a major highway linking Beirut to southern Lebanon. (AFP via RTÉ)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Nine people are killed and at least 28 others are injured in the latest Russian drone strikes across Ukraine. (BBC News)
Sudanese civil war
At least two people are killed and several others were injured in a drone strike in El Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
Business and economy
Germany approves reforms to its heating law and adopts new electricity supply legislation that enables support for 9 GW of new gas-fired power plants. (S&P Global)
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that the oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to 30% in the first quarter of 2026 as compared to the previous quarter. (AA)
Disasters and accidents
According to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a total of 563 people were killed and 1,279 others injured in accidents on roads, railways and waterways in Bangladesh in April of this year. (Xinhua)
At least 33 people are killed and 16 others are injured from a powerful storm and heavy rain across five districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. (The Times of India)
Four people are killed in a two-story house fire in North Jakarta, Indonesia. (Xinhua)
International relations
Ghana–South Africa relations, Xenophobia in South Africa
Ghanaian foreign minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announces plans to evacuate about 300 citizens from South Africa following attacks targeting sub-Saharan African migrants. (Reuters)
Law and crime
Sussex Police say they have recovered the bodies of three women off a beach in Brighton, England, and are working to identify the women. (The Guardian)
The U.S. Senate blocks a War Powers Resolution to curtail U.S. president Donald Trump's war powers in the Iran War for a 7th time in a 49-50 vote, with Democrat John Fetterman being the lone Democrat to vote against it. (AP)
International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines
2026 Philippine Senate lockdown
Gunshots are reported at the Philippine senate building amid tensions surrounding a possible arrest of senator Ronald dela Rosa under an International Criminal Court warrant for alleged crimes against humanity. (AFP via The Peninsula) (Reuters)
Politics and elections
Latvian prime minister Evika Siliņa loses her parliamentary majority after the the Progressives withdraw support from the governing coalition and calls for talks on forming a new government. (Reuters)
Constitutional crisis in Somalia, 2026 Somali presidential election
Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
US and UK mediate talks at Mogadishu's Halane Compound between president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the opposition led by regional president Said Abdullahi Deni have broken down without an agreement. The deadlock centres on bitter disputes over the country's upcoming electoral framework, technical delays, and regional vote-rigging accusations in South West State of Somalia. (Garowe Online Somali Guardian
2026 State Opening of Parliament
King Charles III makes the speech from the throne opening the new parliamentary session. (BBC News)
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