Sunday, May 7th, 2023 

Russian writer and pro-war nationalist Zakhar Prilepin is injured and his driver is killed when their vehicle is hit by a car bomb in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. (BBC News) 

The Arab League re-admits Syria as a member, after being suspended 12 years ago due to the Syrian civil war. (Al Arabiya) 

Ekrem İmamoğlu is attacked during a rally in Erzurum, with the rally being interrupted due to stones thrown from the crowd. (Gazete DuvaR) 

At least 12 people are killed and 31 others are injured in a multi-automobile crash in Hatay Province, Turkey. (AP) 

A court in Baghdad, Iraq, sentences a former police officer to death for the murder of prominent academic Hisham al-Hashimi in July 2020, although the sentence can be appealed. (AFP via France 24) 

Eritrea is accused of forced deportation and repatriating of 3,500 Eritreans from Sudan to Teseney and other towns near the Sudanese–Eritrean border. (The Guardian) 

The death toll from the May 6 floods in the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, increases to 401 people. (Al Jazeera) 

Eight people are killed and nine others are injured when a driver crashes into a group of pedestrians in Brownsville, Texas, United States, in what is believed to be an intentional act. (KVEO-TV) 

Chileans head to the polls to elect the 50 members of the Constitutional Council. (Morning Express) 

The government of Chile announces that 115 Venezuelan migrants were repatriated to Venezuela on a humanitarian flight, after being stranded at the border with Peru, raising tensions between Peru and Chile. (Reuters) 

Saturday, May 6th, 2023 

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are crowned in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London, United Kingdom. (The Guardian) 

Eight people are killed and seven injured during a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas, United States. The perpetrator is killed by police. (CNN) 

Farajollah Chaab, a leader of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz, is executed by hanging in Iran after being convicted of masterminding a 2018 mass shooting on a military parade in Ahvaz that killed 25 people. (AP) 

Two Palestinian men, members of the Tul Karm Battalion, are killed during a raid by the Israeli Defense Forces in Tulkarm in the West Bank. (Haaretz) 

Two People’s Anti-Fascist Front militants are killed and another is injured during two raids by Indian soldiers in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, after five soldiers were killed yesterday. (AP) 

At least 30 people are killed in ethnic clashes in Manipur, India, after a rally by indigenous communities against moves to grant tribal status to the main ethnic group in the state. (BBC News) 

At least 27 people are killed after a fire breaks out in a gold mine in Yanaquihua District, Condesuyos Province, Peru. (Reuters) 

Mage wins the Kentucky Derby. (Reuters) 

Friday,  May 5th, 2023 

Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin announces that, due to a lack of ammunition, his fighters will leave Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, on May 10 and hand over their positions to units of the Russian Defense Ministry. (CBC News) 

The Iranian government expels four Azerbaijani diplomats in response to recent expulsions of Iranian diplomats by the Azerbaijani government. (Tasnim) 

Belgian authorities arrest an Iraqi al-Qaeda member and charge him with murder, terrorism, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, for his role in the killings of at least 376 people and the injuring of over 2,300 others more than a decade ago in Iraq. (AP) 

Five Indian soldiers are killed by People’s Anti-Fascist Front militants during an encounter in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. (The Economic Times) 

The Senate of Bolivia approves legislation aimed at monetizing gold reserves for international trade amid concerns of a shortage of dollars. (Reuters) 

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, killing one person and injuring 22 others. (AP) 

At least 176 people are killed by floods in the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Al Jazeera) 

The World Health Organization announces that it no longer considers COVID-19 to be a global health emergency, instead classifying it as global health threat. (ABC News) 

Myanmar’s military junta commutes 38 death sentences to life imprisonment as part of a wider amnesty. (Al Jazeera) 

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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) 

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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) 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that the Turkish National Intelligence Organization has tracked down and killed Caliph of the Islamic State Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi. (Al Jazeera) 

Iran evacuates 65 nationals from Sudan with Saudi Arabian assistance. (Arab News) 

Major Alireza Shahraki, chief of the Iranian Law Enforcement Command, Organization Criminal Investigation Department of Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran is killed in an armed attack. (Tehran Times) 

At least 18 people are killed and 33 others are injured after a bus plunges into a ravine in Nayarit, Mexico. (Reuters) 

34 people are injured in a roof collapse near the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, United States. (BNO News) 

Senegal confirms a case of the Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever. (Reuters) 

Saturday, April 29th, 2023 

Defence ministers of member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet in New Delhi, India, to discuss regional security challenges and related issues. (Firstpost) 

A huge fire engulfs a fuel depot in the port of Sevastopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea, in what governor Mikhail Razvozhaev says was a drone attack. (Al Jazeera) 

Warplanes bomb Khartoum and heavy anti-aircraft artillery is heard in the city as the conflict enters its third week, with the United Nations warning that Sudan is “collapsing”. (AFP via Manila Bulletin) 

A Turkish evacuation plane is fired at in Khartoum, allegedly by the Rapid Support Forces. No injuries or deaths have been confirmed. (BBC News) 

The former Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdalla Hamdok, calls the conflict in his country a “nightmare”, stating that the conflict could be worse than those in Syria and Libya. (BBC News) 

The Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes against targets near the Syrian city of Homs in a pre-dawn raid. Syrian state media reports that three civilians were injured in the attacks. (Times of Israel) 

The final day of the 2023 NFL Draft is held in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. (CBS Sports) 

Friday,  April 28th, 2023 

At least 25 civilians are killed and many others are injured in a new wave of Russian cruise missile strikes across Ukraine. The capital Kyiv is hit for the first time in 51 days. (BBC News) 

A fire at a power station in Grenada causes a power outage for the entire island of Carriacou. (Caribbean Loop News) 

Five people are killed after a mass shooting in a home in Cleveland, Texas, United States. (Reuters) 

Argentine President Alberto Fernández orders the payment of a compensation of $861,860 dollars for the abduction and torture of an Uruguayan couple in September 1976 after the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemned Argentina for the first time over its failure to investigate and compensate crimes that occurred during its last military dictatorship. (Memo.com.ar) 

Three members of the United States Army are killed and another is injured when two AH-64 Apache helicopters collide over Healy, Alaska, near Fort Wainwright, in the United States. (Reuters) 

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