Collated by Peter Hulm
May 2026
CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87: founded the United Nations Foundation — 6 May 2026 (LINK)
— On June 1, 1980, CNN — the first 24-hour news channel — went live and has been on the air ever since. Just over a month before his 80th birthday in 2018, Turner revealed that he had Lewy body dementia, a progressive brain disorder. In early 2025, Turner was hospitalized with a mild case of pneumonia before recovering at a rehabilitation facility. Turner is survived by his five children, 14 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
World's top humanitarian groups sound alarm over 'worsening' attacks on medical care in war zones — 4 May 2026 (LINK)
— The Red Cross, the WHO, and Médecins Sans Frontières denounce "failure of political will" to stop attacks on healthcare worldwide.
UN: 8000 bodies remain buried in Gaza as debris removal stalls — unnamed official — (LINK) — ground.news: 17 media reports — 3 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."
WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on pathogen access and benefit sharing annex, a key part of the WHO Pandemic Agreement — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
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