Armed conflicts and attacks

According to Hamas officials, Israeli airstrikes kill at least 92 Palestinians, including women, children, and two journalists, and wound at least 86 others. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-07-05-2025-e6c7f8b3b57f24518e1e66a66fee7713

Business and economy

The Walt Disney Company announces plans to open its seventh theme park in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, their first in the Middle East. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrgr2zzv00o

Law and crime

A woman is decapitated and a security guard is critically injured in a axe mass stabbing attack by a 22-year-old Polish citizen on the campus of University of Warsaw at an auditorium in Warsaw, Poland. A day of mourning is declared. (Reuters) (BBC News)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polish-police-detain-man-after-he-kills-one-person-with-axe-warsaw-university-2025-05-07/
• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2w2898p1jo

Politics and elections

A total of 133 cardinal electors begin the process of electing a new pope following the death of Pope Francis. (The Guardian)

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/07/cardinals-begin-choosing-new-pope-conclave