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May 2026
31 editions. Choose a day to read it in full.
- Sunday 31 May Israeli forces capture the Beaufort medieval castle in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon, during a ground offensive despite a temporary…
- Saturday 30 May In association football, defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) win their second Champions League title after defeating Arsenal 4–3…
- Friday 29 May Iranian state media says that Iran shot down an American aircraft near the city of Jam, Bushehr province. However, the U.S. Central Command…
- Thursday 28 May Axios reports that American and Iranian negotiators have agreed to a deal to extend the ceasefire.
- Wednesday 27 May Reuters and Axios reports that the U.S. military has launched new defensive strikes against a military site at the Strait of Hormuz that…
- Tuesday 26 May The South Carolina Senate rejects a redistricting effort to change the congressional districts in the U.S. state of South Carolina before…
- Monday 25 May The U.S. Central Command announces that it launched "self-defense" airstrikes in southern Iran, including strikes on surface-to-air missile…
- Sunday 24 May Four people are killed and over a hundred are injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine. The National Chernobyl Museum…
- Saturday 23 May The Financial Times reports that mediators are nearing a deal to extend the ceasefire between Iran and the United States by 60 days and…
- Friday 22 May Russian president Vladimir Putin says that a drone strike on a dormitory and school in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast has killed at least…
- Thursday 21 May Casualties are reported with no exact number after heavy fighting breaks out on the outskirts of regional capital Baidoa between forces…
- Wednesday 20 May The U.S. Department of Justice announces that a grand jury in Miami, Florida, has indicted former first secretary of the Communist Party of…
- Tuesday 19 May The New York Times reports that the early goal of Israel and the U.S. following the assassination of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei was…
- Monday 18 May U.S. president Donald Trump announces that he has called off planned military strikes against Iran for tomorrow at the request of Middle…
- Sunday 17 May In golf, Aaron Rai wins his first major title at the PGA Championship.
- Saturday 16 May The Israeli military confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad, dubbed as one of…
- Friday 15 May All UN agencies warn that the Somalian hunger and malnutrition crisis is rapidly worsening, with a growing risk of famine. More than 6…
- Thursday 14 May Wes Streeting resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, saying he has "lost confidence" in prime…
- Wednesday 13 May Russian president Vladimir Putin replaces the governors of the border regions of Belgorod and Bryansk Oblast, Vyacheslav Gladkov and…
- Tuesday 12 May A new 300-page report by the Israeli non-profit organization Civil Commission claims that Hamas engaged in sexual violence and rape during…
- Monday 11 May Christian Schmidt announces his resignation as High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. He will stay in office until a replacement…
- Sunday 10 May The Qatar-linked LNG tanker Al Kharaitiyat, managed by Nakilat, crosses the Strait of Hormuz, making it the first oil tanker or vessel from…
- Saturday 9 May Russian president Vladimir Putin says that he thinks the Russo-Ukrainian war may come to an end soon after previously vowing victory over…
- Friday 8 May The Labour Party concedes defeat in Wales with Plaid Cymru and Reform UK making significant gains, while the nationalist Scottish National…
- Thursday 7 May The ShinyHunters cybercrime group claims responsibility for breaching Instructure Canvas, a web-based learning management system, a second…
- Wednesday 6 May Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates deny Sudan's accusations that they were responsible for the May 4 drone attack on Khartoum…
- Tuesday 5 May Anti-Israeli protests are held outside the Park East Synagogue in New York City, U.S., after the synagogue hosted the Great Israeli Real…
- Monday 4 May The U.S. Central Command says that two US-flagged merchant vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the first vessels to cross the…
- Sunday 3 May The U.S. Central Command confirms that the operation, Project Freedom, will start tomorrow to help secure transit in the strait.
- Saturday 2 May In the U.S., Spirit Airlines ceases operations following a failed government bailout deal and oil price surges amidst the Iran war.
- Friday 1 May A Labour Day rally organized by Kilusang Mayo Uno is held in Manila, Philippines. During the rally, protesters attempt to storm the U.S…