Thursday, May 4th, 2023 

Four members of the Proud Boys are found guilty of seditious conspiracy by a jury in Washington, D.C., for their role in forcibly preventing the peaceful transfer of power from then-U.S. President Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election. (CNN) 

The European Central Bank raises interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, the smallest increase since it began hiking rates in July. (Barron’s) 

Israeli security units kill three wanted Palestinian men in Nablus, West Bank, murderers of a mother and her two daughters in April in Efrat. (Associated Press) 

Seven teachers are killed in a mass shooting at a high school in Parachinar, Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Another teacher from the same school was killed on the road in a separate attack earlier in the day. (Xinhua News Agency) 

Eight people are killed and 14 others are injured in a mass shooting in and around Mladenovac, Belgrade, Serbia. This is the second multiple killing in the city in 48 hours, occurring the day after the Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School shooting. (BBC News) 

Following a multi-state manhunt in the United States, Corey Harrison, the last of four men who escaped from a Mississippi jail last month, is taken into custody, according to authorities. Previously, two escapees were found dead in Carthage, Mississippi, and New Orleans, Louisiana, respectively, while another was captured in Texas. (CNN) 

A jury finds that Ed Sheeran’s Grammy-winning song “Thinking Out Loud” did not infringe on the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s song “Let’s Get It On“. (CNN) 

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 

Belarusian democracy activist and blogger Roman Protasevich is sentenced to eight years in prison. (AFP via Barron’s) 

The World Bank‘s board of governors elects American business executive Ajay Banga as the next President of the World Bank Group. (Reuters) 

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. (Reuters) 

Eight people are killed after a fire breaks out in a construction container in Brno, Czech Republic. (Reuters) 

A boy kills nine people in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Belgrade, Serbia. (Reuters) 

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. (AP) 

Myanmar’s State Administration Council pardons 2,153 political prisoners to mark Vesak Day. (ABC News) 

Russia accuses Ukraine of attempting to assassinate President Vladimir Putin after two drones were shot down near the Kremlin. A spokesman confirmed that Putin was not inside the Kremlin at that time of the attack. Ukraine denies any involvement. (BBC News) 

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) says 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. (Reuters) 

Russian forces shell Kherson Oblast, killing 16 civilians and injuring 22 others. (Reuters) 

The South Sudanese foreign ministry announces that a seven-day ceasefire has been agreed to in Sudan, lasting from 4 to 11 May. (Reuters) 

Australia’s Royal Australian Air Force evacuated 36 Australians from Sudan, reportedly overnight. (Sydney Morning Herald) (ABC News) 

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps seize the Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi. (Tasnim News Agency) 

Tuesday,  May 2nd, 2023 

Rapid Support Forces re-capture Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, after a week of fighting with more than 200 people killed. (Middle East Eye) 

The number of Sudanese refugees due to the ongoing civil conflict surpasses 100,000 after only a few days. (Reuters) 

Somali forces kill 67 al-Shabaab militants and seize many weapons in a continuation of offensives against the group in the Mudug region. (VOA) 

A Uganda People’s Defence Force soldier assassinates retired colonel and cabinet member Charles Engola at his home in Kampala, while acting as his bodyguard. The soldier later commits suicide. (BBC News) 

The Writers Guild of America goes on strike for the first time since 2007–08. (Los Angeles Times) 

Indian airline Go First files for bankruptcy with the National Company Law Tribunal, blaming “faulty” Pratt & Whitney-manufactured engines for the grounding of about half of its fleet, costing the airline 108 billion rupees ($1.32 billion) in lost revenues. (Reuters) 

Islamic Jihad leader Khader Adnan dies in an Israeli prison after a three-month hunger strike. (Al Jazeera) 

The parliament of Uganda passes new anti-LGBTQ+ laws after president Yoweri Museveni requested reforms. The bill maintains the death penalty as a punishment for “aggravated homosexuality”. (Reuters) 

The United States Department of Defense announces that it will deploy 1,500 troops along the Mexican border to provide non-law enforcement related administrative assistance to the United States Border Patrol. (CNN) 

The Greek Supreme Civil and Criminal Court bans the far-right National Party, led by Ilias Kasidiaris, from participating in the upcoming general election, after the court accused the party of being a “continuation of the Golden Dawn“. (France 24) 

At least six people are killed and 30 others are injured in Illinois, United States, after a dust storm causes a crash involving 70 to 90 vehicles on Interstate 55. (CNN) 

Luca Brecel wins his first World Snooker Championship title, defeating Mark Selby by a score of 18–15 in the final at The Crucible in Sheffield, England. Brecel becomes the first player from continental Europe to win the tournament. (BBC Sport) 

Monday,  May 1st, 2023 

The FDIC seizes control of First Republic Bank, while JPMorgan Chase agrees to buy “a substantial majority of assets and assumed the deposits and certain other liabilities” of the bank. It makes First Republic the second-largest bank failure in United States history. (CNN) 

A man in Setúbal, Portugal, shoots and kills three men during a dispute at a pigeon race, before killing himself. (AP) 

Russia launches a wave of cruise missile and drone strikes across Ukraine. Among the targets hit was an industrial zone in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where a large explosion damaged or destroyed 19 apartment buildings and 25 homes, with 34 people reportedly injured. Ukrainian forces say they have shot down 15 of 18 missiles launched by Russia, including from strategic bombers over the Caspian Sea. (The Guardian) 

Ukrainian colonel general Oleksandr Syrskyi says Ukrainian troops have recaptured parts of central Bakhmut, but that the situation on the ground “remains difficult”. (Reuters) 

A bomb was detonated on the road between Sofia and Samokov, near the village of Kovachevtsi, Bulgaria. The target is supposed to have been the Chief Public Prosecutor of Bulgaria Ivan Geshev, whose motorcade was travelling on the road at this time. No people were injured. The explosion is designated as a terrorist incident by officials. The perpetrator and motive are currently unknown. (BNT) 

A 17-year-old Palestinian boy is killed during an Israeli counterterrorism raid near Jericho, West Bank. (AP) 

Five people are killed, one is injured and another is reported missing after an explosion at a chemical plant in Liaocheng, Shandong, China. (Reuters) 

Santiago Peña is the winner of the Paraguayan presidential election results. (WION) 

Ding Liren defeats Ian Nepomniachtchi in tiebreak games, becoming the 17th World Chess Champion. (Reuters) 

Sunday, April 30th, 2023 

The Boston Bruins, who had previously set new NHL records for wins and points in a single season, are upset in the first round of the playoffs by the Florida Panthers, losing game 7 in overtime after having led the series 3 games to 1. (ESPN) 

The End