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News As Facts
05-07-2026 22:00 UTC
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This world news was downloaded with permission from www.newsasfacts.com
and formatted for BBS by Andrew K4EXA.
== Financial Markets ==
S&P 500 -0.38% $7,337 BTC -1.82% $79,914 OIL (WTI) +2.71% $97
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
Pakistan foreign office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi says that a ceasefire
agreement between Iran and the United States to end the war is expected
"sooner rather than later". (Arab News PK)
https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2642661/pakistan
The Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization says that ports in Iran are
prepared to provide maritime services, technical support, supplies, and
medical assistance to ships operating in the Strait of Hormuz. (AA),
(The Economic Times) https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-says-
ports-ready-to-provide-support-services-to-ships-in-strait-of-
hormuz/3929651
== Business and economy ==
Sherritt International suspends its mining operations in Cuba and
withdraws expatriate staff, citing the risk of expanded United States
sanctions affecting its operations. (AFP via News Abhiyan)
https://www.newsabhiyan.com/news-details.php?nid=407557
== Law and crime ==
Former Chinese defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe are both
sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve following their convictions
on graft charges. (Politico) https://www.politico.eu/article/china-
sentences-two-former-ministers-to-suspended-death-penalty/
Sri Lankan authorities arrest 30 Chinese and Vietnamese nationals in
Colombo in a crackdown on cyberscams in the country, raising the total
number of those detained to 261. (AFP via The Straits Times)
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka-arrests-more-
than-260-foreigners-over-cyberscams
The Seoul High Court reduces former South Korean prime minister Han
Duck-soo's prison sentence from 23 years to 15 years for crimes related
to former president Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 martial law declaration, citing
a lack of evidence that Han played a leading or premeditated role in the
declaration. (AFP via CNA) https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-
asia/south-korea-han-duck-soo-sentence-appeal-martial-law-6105741
== Politics and elections ==
Manele is ousted from the premiership following a successful no-
confidence motion of 26–22, with two MPs absent. Manele remains as
caretaker prime minister until Governor-General David Tiva Kapu declares
a new prime minister. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/solomon-islands-pm-ousted-after-
losing-confidence-vote-2026-05-07/
The parliament of the Solomon Islands debates a no-confidence motion
against prime minister Jeremiah Manele. The debate is a culmination of a
political crisis that started with mass resignations of the cabinet on
16 March, recently escalated by a ruling on 1 May by the Court of Appeal
ordering the reconvening of Parliament. (RNZ)
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/594356/manele-calls-parliament-for-
thursday-to-face-no-confidence-motion
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. (BBC News),
(The Guardian) https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1428pev1n0t
== Sports ==
The International Olympic Committee lifts restrictions on Belarusian
athletes participating in the Olympic Games from 2028, while Russian
athletes remain limited to individual neutral participation because of
the Russian Olympic Committee's suspension. (AFP via RFI), (BBC)
https://www.rfi.fr/en/olympic-games/20260507-ioc-lifts-olympic-ban-on-
belarus-but-russia-still-suspended
== End News As Facts 05-07-2026 22:00 UTC ==
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