Ancient DNA Researchers announce the successful extraction of ancient DNA from a 20,000 year old elk-tooth pendant found in Denisova Cave.
2023 Atlanta shooting One person is killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting at a medical facility in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The suspected shooter is later arrested following an 8-hour manhunt.
Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School shooting A boy kills nine people in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Belgrade, Serbia.
Flood Two people are killed, one is missing and several are displaced during heavy floods in the Emilia Romagna region, Italy.
Brno Eight people are killed after a fire breaks out in a construction container in Brno, Czech Republic.
New Valley Governorate Seventeen people are killed and 29 others are injured after a public bus and a truck collide with each other on a highway in New Valley Governorate, Egypt.
World Bank The World Bank's board of governors elects American business executive Ajay Banga as the next President of the World Bank Group.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seize the Panama-flagged oil tanker "Niovi" in the Strait of Hormuz.
2023 Sudan conflict The South Sudanese foreign ministry announces that a seven-day ceasefire has been agreed to in Sudan, lasting from May 4 to 11.
Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian forces shell Kherson Oblast, killing 16 civilians and injuring 22 others.
Russia's Federal Security Service says that it has arrested seven Ukrainian agents who were allegedly planning a "series of high-profile sabotage and terrorist acts" in Crimea, including an attack on the Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov.
Russia accuses Ukraine of attempting to assassinate President Vladimir Putin after two drones were shot down near the Kremlin. A spokesman claimed that Putin was not inside the Kremlin at the time of the attack. A video shows at least one drone hitting the compound. Ukraine denies any involvement in the attack.