The people of 8 May

Khatam 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 strikes in the Hormozgan province, including Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island yesterday. He also confirmed that Iran responded by attacking U.S. military vessels east of the waterway and south of Chabahar port.

Conflict · 8 May

Laura Fernández Delgado is sworn in as president of Costa Rica, succeeding Rodrigo Chaves Robles.

Politics · 8 May · with Rodrigo Chaves Robles

The bid of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to form the new Government fails. King Frederik X asks the leader of the Venstre party, Troels Lund Poulsen, to try it instead.

Politics · 8 May · with Frederik X, Troels Lund Poulsen

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan hold a phone call to review the status of talks between Iran and the United States.

Conflict · 8 May · with Hakan Fidan

Hungary expels a Russian diplomat at the Russian embassy in Budapest identified as a SVR officer who allegedly spent years cultivating contacts in think tanks tied to the government of prime minister Viktor Orbán.

World · 8 May

Welsh Labour leader and First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan resigns after losing her seat in the Senedd as Plaid Cymru claims victory in Wales.

Politics · 8 May

Rumen Radev is sworn in as prime minister of Bulgaria after being elected in a vote of 124–70, with 36 abstentions at the National Assembly.

Politics · 8 May