Current events: 2026-05-09

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Russian president Vladimir Putin says that he thinks the Russo-Ukrainian war may come to an end soon after previously vowing victory over Ukraine during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. (Reuters) (The Moscow Times)
  • Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Syniehubov says that a Russian drone has struck a residential building in Kharkiv during the beginning of the 3-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. (Kyiv Independent)
• Sudanese civil war
  • 2026 Blue Nile campaign
    • The Sudanese Army announces that it has seized control of the Al-Kili area in the Blue Nile State from Rapid Support Forces and SPLM–N. (AA)
• Ituri conflict
  • The DR Congolese military reports that at least 69 people were killed in an attack by CODECO in Ituri Province in April. (AFP via Arab News)

Arts and culture

• 2026 Moscow Victory Day Parade
  • Russia marks the Victory Day with a scaled-down military parade in Moscow. (Sky News)

Law and crime

• Bahrain arrests 41 individuals in connection with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including Shia clerics. (The New Arab)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election
  • Magyar Government
    • Péter Magyar of the Tisza Party is sworn in as the prime minister of Hungary, ending the 16-year tenure of Fidesz's Viktor Orbán. (Reuters)
  • The National Assembly of Hungary reconvenes for the first time since the election as elected members are sworn in. Ágnes Forsthoffer is elected as speaker. (Budapest Business Journal)
• 2026 Farrer by-election
  • Farrer MP David Farley becomes the first One Nation candidate elected to the Australian House of Representatives. (ABC News Australia)

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