Retrospective archive
10,000 sourced records covering January 2020 to August 2026. Five hundred concise archive briefs are currently free to read.
Sussex Police say they have recovered the bodies of three women off a beach in Brighton, England, and are working to identify the women.
ACLED reports that April was the deadliest month in Gaza this year, with more than 120 reported fatalities related to Israeli violence.
King Charles III makes the speech from the House of Lords opening the new UK parliamentary session.
The U.S. Senate blocks a War Powers Resolution to curtail president Donald Trump's war powers in the Iran war for a 7th time in a 49–50 vote, with John Fetterman being the lone Democrat senator to vote against it.
A new 300-page report by the Israeli non-profit organization Civil Commission claims that Hamas engaged in sexual violence and rape during the October 7 attacks on Israel.
British prime minister Keir Starmer tells his cabinet he has "no intention" of resigning after several ministers and more than 90 Labour Party MPs call on him to resign or set a timetable for a new party leader to be elected later this year.
British defence secretary John Healey announces that the United Kingdom has deployed Typhoon fighter jets and the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon as part of a mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
New Zealand justice minister Paul Goldsmith announces plans to amend the country's law to prevent courts from holding companies liable for climate change-related harm linked to greenhouse gas emissions.
Public broadcasters in Ireland, Slovenia, and Spain announce that they will not air the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in protest over Israel's participation amid the Gaza war.
British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood bans seven foreign far-right activists, including American influencer Valentina Gomez, from entering the UK, who were planning to attend a far-right rally in London, England, led by Tommy Robinson. Prime minister Keir Starmer says "agitators" will be blocked from entering the country ahead of the rally on May 16.
The Israeli parliament passes a law that allows military trials for Palestinian suspects involved in the October 7 attacks by Hamas.
Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education reverses a proposal to shorten the academic year ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup following criticism from parents, local authorities, and education groups.
Israel deports activists Thiago Ávila and Saif Abu Keshek, both of whom were detained after the interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters near Greece.
Israeli attacks kill at least 39 people in Lebanon despite a ceasefire that took effect last month. The Israeli Defense Forces states that the target was an armed Hezbollah group.
United States president Donald Trump calls the Iranian response "totally unacceptable" and says he would reject it.
Russian 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 military parade in Moscow. '
Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Syniehubov says that a Russian drone has struck a residential building in Kharkiv during the beginning of the 3-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
The 61st Venice Biennale in Italy opens to the public without a jury after the jury quit in protest of Israel's and Russia's participation and loud protests outside their pavilions.
The Labour Party concedes defeat in Wales with Plaid Cymru and Reform UK making significant gains, while the nationalist Scottish National Party claims victory in Scotland.
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.
Reform UK take full control of Havering London Borough Council, making it the first Reform-run council in Greater London.
Pavilions at the 61st Venice Biennale close after artists go on a strike in protest of Israel's entry into the event organized by the Art Not Genocide Alliance over Israel's role in the Gaza war.
Voters in England elect six mayors and 5,066 council seats across 136 councils. In Scotland, voters elect 129 seats to the Scottish Parliament. In Wales, voters elect 96 seats to the Senedd.
Azzam Al-Hayya, the son of Hamas Political Bureau chairman Khalil al-Hayya, is confirmed by a Hamas official to have been killed during a Israel airstrike last night.