## [2026-05-2](/feed/2026/05/2/index.md)

##### 2026 Kentucky Derby
### [In horse racing, American horse Golden Tempo wins the 152nd Kentucky Derby after entering the race with 24–1 odds, making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win the derby. ](/feed/2026/05/2/in-horse-racing-american-horse-golden-tempo-wins-the-152nd-kentucky-derby-after-entering-the-race-with-24-1-odds-makin.md)
##### 2025–26 Polish Cup
### [In association football, Górnik Zabrze	beats Raków Częstochowa 2–0 in the final to win their 7th Polish Cup. ](/feed/2026/05/2/in-association-football-gornik-zabrze-beats-rakow-czestochowa-2-0-in-the-final-to-win-their-7th-polish-cup.md)
##### 2026 Niuean general election
### [Niueans vote to elect 20 members of the Assembly amid a cost-of-living crisis. Incumbent prime minister Dalton Tagelagi is running for re-election in Alofi South, seeking a third term in office. ](/feed/2026/05/2/niueans-vote-to-elect-20-members-of-the-assembly-amid-a-cost-of-living-crisis-incumbent-prime-minister-dalton-tagelagi.md)
##### 2026 May Day protests
### [Lawyer associations say that all 576 protesters who were detained during yesterday’s May Day protests in Istanbul, Turkey are released. ](/feed/2026/05/2/lawyer-associations-say-that-all-576-protesters-who-were-detained-during-yesterday-s-may-day-protests-in-istanbul-turke.md)
##### Eswatini–Taiwan relations
### [Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te arrives in Eswatini after an earlier trip was cancelled when several countries revoked overflight permissions, a move attributed by Taiwanese officials to pressure from China. ](/feed/2026/05/2/taiwanese-president-lai-ching-te-arrives-in-eswatini-after-an-earlier-trip-was-cancelled-when-several-countries-revoked.md)
##### District Reserve Guard
### [Three personnel of the District Reserve Guard are killed and another is injured after an improvised explosive device detonated during a demining operation in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, India. ](/feed/2026/05/2/three-personnel-of-the-district-reserve-guard-are-killed-and-another-is-injured-after-an-improvised-explosive-device-det.md)
##### Massage parlor
### [Six people are killed and five others are rescued in a fire at a massage parlor in Lingbao City, Henan, China. ](/feed/2026/05/2/six-people-are-killed-and-five-others-are-rescued-in-a-fire-at-a-massage-parlor-in-lingbao-city-henan-china.md)
##### Bamboo
### [Sixteen people are killed and 21 others are injured when a truck carrying bamboo overturns in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. ](/feed/2026/05/2/sixteen-people-are-killed-and-21-others-are-injured-when-a-truck-carrying-bamboo-overturns-in-naypyidaw-myanmar.md)
##### 2026 Kenya floods
### [At least 10 people are killed after heavy rains cause flooding and landslides in several regions of Kenya. ](/feed/2026/05/2/at-least-10-people-are-killed-after-heavy-rains-cause-flooding-and-landslides-in-several-regions-of-kenya.md)
##### Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
### [The General Civil Aviation Authority says that the United Arab Emirates has resumed normal traffic operations and lifted temporary precautions imposed during the start of the war on February 28. ](/feed/2026/05/2/the-general-civil-aviation-authority-says-that-the-united-arab-emirates-has-resumed-normal-traffic-operations-and-lifted.md)
### [In the U.S., Spirit Airlines ceases operations following a failed government bailout deal and oil price surges amidst the Iran war. ](/feed/2026/05/2/in-the-us-spirit-airlines-ceases-operations-following-a-failed-government-bailout-deal-and-oil-price-surges-amidst-th.md)
##### Sudanese civil war
### [Five civilians are killed in a drone strike launched by the Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum, Sudan. ](/feed/2026/05/2/five-civilians-are-killed-in-a-drone-strike-launched-by-the-rapid-support-forces-in-khartoum-sudan.md)
##### Mali War
### [EgyptAir cancels Hajj flights to and from Mali amidst a crisis in which separatist and Islamist militant are targeting Mali’s military-led junta. ](/feed/2026/05/2/egyptair-cancels-hajj-flights-to-and-from-mali-amidst-a-crisis-in-which-separatist-and-islamist-militant-are-targeting-m.md)
##### Middle East crisis
### [Forty-one people have been killed in the last 24 hours in a series of Israeli airstrikes across multiple locations in Lebanon. ](/feed/2026/05/2/forty-one-people-have-been-killed-in-the-last-24-hours-in-a-series-of-israeli-airstrikes-across-multiple-locations-in-le.md)
### [The U.S. Central Command says that the U.S. has redirected its 48th vessel attempting to exit or enter an Iranian port since the start of the blockade. ](/feed/2026/05/2/the-us-central-command-says-that-the-us-has-redirected-its-48th-vessel-attempting-to-exit-or-enter-an-iranian-port-s.md)
### [United States president Donald Trump says that he is reviewing Iran's new proposal to end the war. ](/feed/2026/05/2/united-states-president-donald-trump-says-that-he-is-reviewing-iran-s-new-proposal-to-end-the-war.md)
### [Tasnim News Agency reports that Iran has submitted a 14-point proposal to Pakistan via an intermediary. ](/feed/2026/05/2/tasnim-news-agency-reports-that-iran-has-submitted-a-14-point-proposal-to-pakistan-via-an-intermediary.md)
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