Kremlin tightens security around Putin amid elite killings and coup fears — 4 May 2026 (LINK)
British cruise ship passenger in intensive care after three die in suspected hantavirus outbreak en route from Argentina to Cape Verde — 4 May 2026 (LINK)
— Epidemiologist Michael Baker tells the BBC passengers who had the suspected hantavirus would have been infected before they got on board the cruise ship due to the virus's long incubation period. Gene Hackman's wife died from illness linked to hantavirus.
Trump says the U.S will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz as two ships reported attacks — 3 May 2026 (LINK)
Iranian super tanker slips past US blockade with $220 million oil cargo — 3 May 2026 (LINK)
UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel — 3 May 2026 (LINK)
With an injunction China blocks US sanctions against five 'teapot' refineries accused of importing Iranian oil — 2 May 2026 (LINK)
Ukraine drone attacks hit Russian-controlled nuclear power plant, Baltic port of Primorsk — 3 May 2026 (LINK)
— President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hails 'successful destruction' of the port, as Russia warns of oil price rises.
Israel issues new forced displacement orders for 11 towns in southern Lebanon — (LINK) — ground.news: 26 media reports — 3 May 2026 (LINK)
Israeli court extends detention of two activists arrested aboard Gaza-bound flotilla: lawyers say pair subjected to 'severe physical abuse' — (LINK) — ground.news: 59 media reports — 3 May 2026 (LINK)
— The state attorney had presented a list of suspected offences authorities said the pair was accused of committing, including "assisting the enemy during wartime" and "membership in and providing services to a terrorist organisation".
Paramilitary forces drone strike kills 5 near Sudan capital, rights group says — (LINK) — ground.news: 38 media reports — 2 May 2026 (LINK)
14th RightsCon Summit in Zambia cancelled after Chinese pressure to exclude Taiwanese activists — (LINK) — ground.news: 38 media reports — 2 May 2026 (LINK)
AP: Trump administration defies dozens of court orders in second term: at least 31 lawsuits, with more than 250 additional violations flagged in individual immigration petitions — 3 May 2026 (LINK)
— Examples of noncompliance include deporting alleged gang members to a dangerous El Salvador prison despite court orders, withholding billions in foreign aid, and limiting mental health grant funding to schools despite an injunction
Trump says new strikes possible if Iran "misbehaves" — 2 May 2026 (LINK)
Ukraine: At least 2 killed, 8 injured after Russian drones strike buses in 'brutal safari' in Kherson — 2 May 2026 (LINK)
Trump signs bill to end 76-day record shutdown over immigration enforcement — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
Trump to raise tariffs on cars, trucks from EU to 25%: accused the bloc of not complying with the terms of a trade agreement with the US, without citing specifics — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
Trump "not satisfied" with new peace deal offered by Iran as standoff's costs multiply — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
Trump's latest purge — of the entire National Science Foundation Board — could bring major risks, experts say — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
UN Human Rights Chief: Cambodia should quash sentences against Kem Sokha and other arbitrary detainees — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
— "Volker Türk is deeply concerned by the upholding of the conviction of Cambodian former opposition leader Kem Sokha and the convictions of 33 other opposition activists, human rights defenders and social media users. The Phnom Penh appeals court yesterday upheld the conviction and 27-year sentence against Kem Sokha, the former leader of the now-dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, for treason, espionage and conspiracy — in connection with a speech he gave over a decade ago in Australia, in 2013, and four years before his arrest on these charges. In a separate case, on Wednesday the Phnom Penh first instance court imposed on 33 others sentences ranging from 18 months suspended to two years in prison. They faced charges of 'incitement to cause social chaos' over public comments they made in 2024 about the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area project, an issue of major public interest."
UK: Essa Suleiman, 45, born in Somalia, who arrived in the UK legally as a child in the 1990s, charged with attempted murder in connection with Golders Green stabbing attack on 2 Jewish men. On Thursday, the UK's terrorism threat level was raised to "severe" by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, indicating an attack is considered highly likely — 1 May 2026 (LINK)