Results on May 7, 2026 showed major gains for Reform UK, strong showings for Plaid Cymru and the SNP, and renewed pressure on Keir Starmer after Labour’s losses in councils and devolved elections.
Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were found guilty of bribery, with all assets confiscated and the penalties set to become life terms after a two-year reprieve.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen Louise Arbour to be Canada’s next governor general, elevating a former Supreme Court justice and international war crimes prosecutor to the role representing King Charles III.
Authorities in Acre said a 13-year-old student was detained after a shooting inside the Instituto São José in Rio Branco killed two employees and injured others.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon has said he will run in France’s 2027 presidential election, launching a fourth bid as the left searches for a clear standard-bearer and the right and far right prepare for another crowded contest.
At least five Ethiopians were killed in Johannesburg in less than three days, prompting another police investigation and a call for protection from the Ethiopian embassy.
Lawyers said on May 2, 2026 that all people detained during Istanbul’s May Day protests had been released, after police broke up rallies with tear gas and mass arrests around the city.
Spanish authorities intercepted a freighter carrying tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine in what union officials described as the country’s biggest seizure ever.
An angry crowd clashed with police outside an Alice Springs hospital after a man arrested over the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby was taken into custody and moved to Darwin.
Organizers held May Day protests across the United States, including a coordinated economic blackout and demonstrations tied to more than 3,500 events nationwide.
International Workers’ Day rallies from Asia to Europe and the United States blended traditional labor demands with antiwar messages and complaints about rising energy costs.