2026

May

31 days of people in the news

  1. 31SundayA U.S. official says that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with Lebanese president Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a effort to…5 stories
  2. 30SaturdayAt least eight people are killed during clashes between forces loyal to disputed Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and ousted South West State president Abdiaziz…3 stories
  3. 29FridayInternational Atomic Energy Agency director Rafael Grossi says that Kazakhstan is open to taking custody of Iran's enriched uranium if a deal is reached on their nuclear…1 story
  4. 28ThursdayU.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent says that Oman will not participate in imposing tolls on ships and vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz after previously…7 stories
  5. 27WednesdayBoth Hamas and Israeli defense minister Israel Katz confirm that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and leader in the Gaza Strip Mohammed Odeh was killed by an Israeli…4 stories
  6. 26TuesdayIsrael says that it has killed the new military chief of Hamas, Mohamed Odeh, just 11 days after his predecessor was killed.8 stories
  7. 25MondayAn Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Doha, Qatar, for peace talks aimed at ending the…8 stories
  8. 24SundayTurkish police raid the headquarters of the Republican People's Party and evict its leadership, including Özgür Özel.5 stories
  9. 23SaturdayDuring a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, political groups in Sudan including the Somoud alliance and Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdul Wahid al-Nur approve a roadmap in…7 stories
  10. 22FridayThe New York Post reports that Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a commander of the IRGC-aligned Shia Iraqi militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah, who was arrested earlier…12 stories
  11. 21ThursdayCasualties are reported with no exact number after heavy fighting breaks out on the outskirts of regional capital Baidoa between forces loyal to the federal government…6 stories
  12. 20WednesdayThe U.S. Department of Justice announces that a grand jury in Miami, Florida, has indicted former first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Raúl Castro and five…7 stories
  13. 19TuesdayThe New York Times reports that the early goal of Israel and the U.S. following the assassination of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei was to install former Iranian…8 stories
  14. 18MondayU.S. president Donald Trump announces that he has called off planned military strikes against Iran for tomorrow at the request of Middle East allies including Qatari…5 stories
  15. 17SundayIn golf, Aaron Rai wins his first major title at the PGA Championship.4 stories
  16. 16SaturdayThe Israeli military confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad, dubbed as one of the architects behind the…7 stories
  17. 15FridayChinese foreign minister Wang Yi says that China and the United States have agreed to continue implementing previous trade agreements and to establish trade and…7 stories
  18. 14ThursdayWes Streeting resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, saying he has "lost confidence" in prime minister Keir Starmer following the…14 stories
  19. 13WednesdayRussian president Vladimir Putin replaces the governors of the border regions of Belgorod and Bryansk Oblast, Vyacheslav Gladkov and Alexander Bogomaz respectively, with…10 stories
  20. 12TuesdayFour ministers resign following Starmer's refusal to resign, namely Zubir Ahmed, Alex Davies-Jones, Miatta Fahnbulleh, and Jess Phillips.16 stories
  21. 11MondayThirteen Philippine senators vote to install minority leader Alan Peter Cayetano as senate president, ousting Tito Sotto in a surprise move.10 stories
  22. 10SundayIranian state TV says that Iran has sent its response to the latest ceasefire proposal from the United States via Pakistan. Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif…6 stories
  23. 9SaturdayRussian president Vladimir Putin says that he thinks the Russo-Ukrainian war may come to an end soon after previously vowing victory over Ukraine during the Victory Day…6 stories
  24. 8FridayKhatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari accuses the U.S. of violating the ceasefire after it targeted two ships at the Strait of Hormuz and…7 stories
  25. 7ThursdaySeveral explosions are heard at a port in Qeshm and Bandar Abbas in Iran's Hormozgan province. Israel denies any involvement in the explosion, while Fox News reporter…8 stories
  26. 6WednesdayChinese foreign minister Wang Yi and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi meet in Beijing, China, to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz, among other related…3 stories
  27. 5TuesdayU.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio and U.S. military leaders, including U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth, say that the ceasefire is holding despite recent attacks on…8 stories
  28. 4MondayIranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and Pakistani foreign minister Ishaq Dar hold a phone call to discuss Pakistan's efforts to revive ceasefire talks between Iran…1 story
  29. 3SundayMountaga Tall, an opposition figure and lawyer critical of the Malian military junta, is kidnapped in Bamako overnight.4 stories
  30. 2SaturdayIn horse racing, American horse Golden Tempo wins the 152nd Kentucky Derby after entering the race with 24–1 odds, making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win…4 stories
  31. 1FridayOfficial results from yesterday's election indicated that the ABLP led by Antiguan prime minister Gaston Browne won 15 of 17 seats, while UPP leader Jamale Pringle and…5 stories