Armed conflicts and attacks

Two people are killed and six others are injured in Russian overnight drone strikes on the Kharkiv and Dnipro regions of Ukraine. (Reuters) (VOA)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/debris-drones-injures-three-ukraines-kharkiv-governor-says-2024-05-03/
• https://www.voanews.com/a/russian-drones-injure-6-in-ukraine-s-kharkiv-dnipro-regions/7597780.html

Armed conflicts and attacks

German MEP Matthias Ecke is "seriously injured" in Dresden, Germany, in what is suspected to be a politically-motivated attack against the Social Democratic Party of Germany. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-denounces-rising-political-violence-after-mep-seriously-hurt-2024-05-04/

Disasters and accidents

At least 14 people are killed by floods and landslides in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/floods-indonesias-south-sulawesi-kill-14-2024-05-04/

International relations

Israeli police forcibly removes and arrests a guard of the Greek consulate inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in East Jerusalem, during Holy Saturday. (Al Jazeera) (Anadolu Ajansı)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/5/5/israeli-police-detain-greek-consuls-guard-at-orthodox-easter-ceremony
• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/greek-main-opposition-demands-explanation-from-foreign-ministry-for-arrest-of-greek-envoy-s-bodyguard-in-jerusalem/3210135

Politics and elections

Sadiq Khan wins re-election as mayor of London, England, with 43.8% of the vote, becoming the first London mayor to be elected to a third term. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68952475

Sports

Real Madrid are crowned champions of La Liga after Barcelona's 4–2 defeat at Girona. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0x05j54l8wo

Sports

Barcelona are crowned champions of Liga F after winning 1–4 at Granada. (Mundo Deportivo)

• https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20240506/1002241175/barca-recibira-titulo-campeon-liga-f-viernes-johan.html

Sports

The International Olympics Committee (IOC) bans Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah from all positions within the committee for 15 years over ethics breaches. Sheik Ahmad was previously banned by the IOC for three years in 2023 over his alleged interference in the Olympic Council of Asia elections, as well as for forgery and a fake arbitration procedure. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/ioc-bans-sheikh-ahmad-15-years-2024-05-04/