Ivory Coast Ivory Coast dissolves its election commission following criticism over its management and independence, with authorities planning to establish a new electoral administration system.
2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi meet in Beijing, China, to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz, among other related topics, ahead of potential Iran–U.S. talks.
MV ''Hondius'' hantavirus outbreak Spanish authorities allow the ship to dock at the Canary Islands as several passengers are Spanish citizens.
Three passengers infected with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome from the Andes virus are evacuated off the MV cruise ship while it is stationed off the coast of Cape Verde to receive treatment in the Netherlands. At least 145 people remain on board, including two suspected asymptomatic cases.
Eastern Cape At least 12 people are killed and 21 others are injured in two seperate road accidents in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2026 North Musi Rawas collision At least 16 people are killed and four others are injured when a passenger bus crashes into a tanker truck in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Hungary–Ukraine relations Ukrainian president announces that Hungary has returned cash and gold seized from Ukraine's Oschadbank after outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán ordered the government to the cash and gold for 60 days.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Gold prices rise to more than a one-week high following reports that Iran and the U.S. may be nearing a peace deal to end the war.
Sudanese civil war Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates deny Sudan's accusations that they were responsible for the May 4 drone attack on Khartoum International Airport.
The Sudan Doctors Network says that the death toll from drone strikes launched yesterday by the Rapid Support Forces in Kosti, White Nile has risen to 235 after laboratory doctor Adel Musa al-Tijani was killed in the drone strike.
2026 Mali offensives At least 35 people are killed in coordinated attacks in central Mali that are claimed by Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin.
Middle Eastern crisis Israel carries out an airstrike against a building in Beirut, allegedly killing a top commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force. It is the first strike in the capital since the ceasefire started on April 16.
16 people are killed and 21 are injured including three paramedics by Israeli drone strikes and airstrikes across southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire.
USS Gerald R. Ford officially exits the Mediterranean Sea and enters the Atlantic Ocean after its longest deployment since the Cold War during which it participated in both the Iran war and the Maduro raid.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says that safe passage on the Strait of Hormuz will be assured with new procedures and guidelines following the U.S. pause in Operation Project Freedom.
French shipping company CMA CGM says that one of its container ships, "San Antonio", was attacked yesterday while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.
France deploys the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" and its strike group to the Red Sea ahead of a proposed British–French mission aimed at securing maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
"Axios" reports that Iran and the U.S. are closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war and set a framework for negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program.
Pakistani deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar says that Pakistan is focusing on making the current ceasefire between Iran and the United States permanent.