14th floor case Former Thai prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, is released from prison on parole after serving eight months of a one-year sentence.
Articles The post-truth and the contextMost of the daily information we see on the mainstream media today is the news equivalent of fast-food.
MV ''Hondius'' hantavirus outbreak MV "Hondius" arrives on Tenerife, Spain, after being anchored on the Canary Islands. Passengers on the ship evacuate after previously being exposed to the hantavirus.
Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip 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.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Sri Lanka raises electricity tariffs by up to 18% for high-consumption users to offset increased power generation costs linked to the Iran war.
Boko Haram insurgency Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead from Chadian airstrikes targeting suspected Boko Haram positions by Lake Chad.
Middle East crisis Israeli attacks kill at least 39 people in Lebanon despite a ceasefire that took effect last month. The Israeli Defense Forces states that the target was an armed Hezbollah group.
A joint investigation by South Korea concludes that two unidentified airborne projectiles struck the HMM cargo ship "Namu" in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire and damaging the vessel, while authorities continue investigating the type of weapon and the party responsible.
The Qatar-linked LNG tanker "Al Kharaitiyat", 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.
United States president Donald Trump calls the Iranian response "totally unacceptable" and says he would reject it.
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.
2026 Farrer by-election Farrer MP David Farley becomes the first One Nation candidate elected to the Australian House of Representatives.
2026 Hungarian parliamentary election 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.
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.
Bahrain Bahrain arrests 41 individuals in connection with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including Shia clerics.
Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro 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.
Miners Four miners are found dead following an explosion at a coal mine in Cucunubá, Ubaté Province, Colombia.
2026 Moscow Victory Day Parade Russia marks the Victory Day with a scaled-down military parade in Moscow.
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.
Ituri conflict The DR Congolese military reports that at least 69 people were killed in an attack by CODECO in Ituri Province in April.
Sudanese civil war 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.
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 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.
Mali War Supporters of the Mali military junta gather in Bamako gather to reaffirm their support of Transitional Council authorities.
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.
Russo-Ukrainian war 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.
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.