Retrospective archive
10,000 sourced records covering January 2020 to August 2026. Five hundred concise archive briefs are currently free to read.
U.S. president Donald Trump says his administration will be soon releasing more classified files and videos related to UFOs and "related material", adding that he had spoken to air force pilots who had seen "things you wouldn't believe".
Two Jewish men are injured in a stabbing attack in Golders Green, London, England, which police describe as a terrorist attack. A 45-year-old man is arrested, and a political motive is being investigated.
Former teacher William Lloyd-Lavery is sentenced to two years in prison for indecently assaulting four girls at a south Belfast school during the 1970s.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicts former FBI director James Comey on two counts for allegedly threatening president Donald Trump on social media. This is the second time Comey has been indicted by the DOJ after a previous indictment in 2025.
The U.S. Senate blocks a resolution by Democrats that would force a vote to limit U.S president Donald Trump's powers in launching military action in Cuba.
The U.S. justice department indicts David Morens, an ex-adviser to the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci, for allegedly concealing federal records during the COVID-19 pandemic related to the origin of COVID-19.
In Canadian football, the 70th edition of the CFL draft is held, with the Ottawa Redblacks selecting former Purdue Boilermakers offensive lineman Giordano Vaccaro with the first overall pick.
Around 100 firefighters from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service are continuing to tackle a wildfire in the Mourne Mountains, with the operation expected to continue for several days.
American fashion retailer Claire's closes all of its 154 stores in Ireland and the United Kingdom with the loss of 1,300 jobs after collapsing into administration for a second time in a year.
Maltese president Myriam Spiteri Debono dissolves parliament on the advice of prime minister Robert Abela, after the latter calls for general elections on 30 May.
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency has set traps to determine whether Asian hornets discovered in County Down in 2025 have survived the winter, BBC News reports.
Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett of Bennett 2026 and Yair Lapid of Yesh Atid merge their parties into Together – Led by Bennett in an effort to oust Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections. The two also leave space open for Yashar chair Gadi Eisenkot.
Russian defence minister Andrey Belousov and State Duma chairman Vyacheslav Volodin visit Pyongyang, North Korea, inaugurating a memorial to North Korean troops who died fighting against Ukraine and negotiating a new defense cooperation agreement set to run until 2031.
The Israeli military says that an airstrike on the Gaza Strip has killed several Hamas militants who planned attacks on Israeli troops, including Hazem Rami Ali Aidi, a Hamas commander who took part in the October 7, 2023 attacks.
Gunshots are fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. Attendees such as U.S. president Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and vice president JD Vance are evacuated unharmed. The suspect, a 31-year-old man, is detained and taken into custody.
An overnight Russian drone and ballistic missile attack on Dnipro, Ukraine, kills ten people and injures 49 others.
The Northern Ireland Local Government Standards Commissioner suspends Colin Kennedy, a Democratic Unionist Party councillor on Ards and North Down Borough Council, for three months over comments he made during 2023 in which he linked members of the LGBTQ community with Hamas.
Israeli forces kill at least 12 Palestinians in attacks on the Gaza Strip.
German biotech company CureVac sues Moderna, accusing their COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax of infringing on CureVac patents.
Police raid the home of Peru's former chief electoral official as part of a new probe into alleged electoral irregularities, after he resigned this week over delays in counting votes from the recent general election.
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been extended to three weeks.
Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed as investors remained cautious despite a three-week extension of the 2026 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, underscoring lingering geopolitical uncertainty.
U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio states that Iran's national football team can participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, while indicating that entry restrictions may apply to non-athlete delegation members with alleged links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn announces that the UK government will bring forward a "substantial package of amendments" to its Troubles legacy legislation.