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News As Facts
05-08-2026 23:30 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 +0.84% $7,398 BTC +0.40% $80,412 OIL (WTI) -0.14% $94
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that three of their
vessels that crossed the Strait of Hormuz last month did not pay transit
fees. (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/mitsui-osk-
says-its-vessels-did-not-pay-fees-transiting-hormuz-2026-05-08/
Three people are injured after the United Arab Emirates defence ministry
says that they have intercepted two ballistic missiles and three drones
from Iran. Additionally, the total number of injuries in the country
since the war rises to 230. (Khaleej Times)
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/three-injured-as-uae-
engages-2-ballistic-missiles-3-drones-from-iran-on-may-8
The U.S. Central Command says that a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from
USS George H. W. Bush has attacked two Iranian tankers, the M/T Sea Star
III and M/T Sevda, as both ships were transiting the Gulf of Oman.
(Stars and Stripes)
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-05-08/us-forces-
disable-2-ships-iranian-port-21612562.html
The Wall Street Journal reports that Iran and the United States may
resume talks next week in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AA), (The Wall Street
Journal) https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-iran-may-resume-talks-
next-week-in-islamabad-wsj/3931974
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. (AA) https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkiye/turkish-
iranian-foreign-ministers-review-status-of-us-iran-talks/3931780
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. (AA), (Reuters) https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-
israel-iran-war/iran-says-us-violated-ceasefire-by-targeting-iranian-
vessels-in-hormuz-civilian-areas-in-southern-iran/3930765
The Sudan Civil Aviation Authority issues a NOTAM that Khartoum
International Airport has reopened to international traffic after
previously being suspended due to the May 4 drone attack. (Sudan
Tribune) https://sudantribune.com/article/313688
== Arts and culture ==
Niger's junta suspends at least 10 French media organizations, including
Agence France-Presse and France 24, citing concerns over public order.
(AFP via The Punch), (Xinhua) https://punchng.com/niger-junta-
suspends-10-french-media-bodies/
== Disasters and accidents ==
The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks factory three days ago
in Liuyang, Hunan, China, rises to 37, with 51 injured and one remaining
missing. (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/china/death-toll-
rises-37-china-fireworks-factory-blast-2026-05-08/
Three hikers are killed, two are missing and 15 more rescued after the
eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera, Indonesia. (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/indonesia-volcano-kills-three-
as-search-for-missing-hikers-continues
== Health and environment ==
The World Health Organization reports 6 cases of the Andes strain of
hantavirus in connection with MV Hondius. (Strait Times)
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/who-says-6-hantavirus-cases-
confirmed-so-far-adds-that-risk-to-global-population-is-low
The U.S. CDC reports that 115 people on the Caribbean Princess have been
infected by a norovirus outbreak. (ABC News)
https://abcnews.com/International/115-people-sickened-norovirus-
outbreak-cruise-ship-cdc/story?id=132788971
== International relations ==
Poland becomes the first country to sign a loan agreement under the
European Commission's Security Action for Europe defence financing
programme, securing nearly €44 billion (US$52 billion) to support
military modernization and the domestic arms industry. (AFP via France
24) https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260508-poland-signs-44-bn-
euro-eu-defence-loan-deal-to-modernise-military
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. (VSquare), (The New Voice of Ukraine) https://vsquare.org/the-
think-tank-spy-russian-diplomat-infiltrating-orbans-right-wing-elite-
quietly-expelled/
== Politics and elections ==
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. (BBC News)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1428pev1n0t
Reform UK take full control of Havering London Borough Council, making
it the first Reform-run council in Greater London. (The Independent)
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/havering-council-election-
results-reform-b2972880.html
Welsh Labour leader and First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan resigns
after losing her seat in the Senedd. (The National)
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26090656.welsh-labour-leader-eluned-
morgan-loses-seat-senedd-elections/
Laura Fernández Delgado is sworn in president of Costa Rica, succeeding
Rodrigo Chaves Robles. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/costa-ricas-laura-fernandez-vows-
war-crime-ahead-inauguration-2026-05-08/
== Science and technology ==
The United States Department of Defense begins releasing classified
files, images and videos relating to unidentified flying objects. (The
Independent) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-
politics/ufo-files-release-trump-live-updates-b2973063.html
== End News As Facts 05-08-2026 23:30 UTC ==
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