Six people are killed and 35 others are injured in Ukrainian drone attacks in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.
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May 6, 2024 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Turkish Air Force carries out airstrikes on Iraqi Kurdistan, reportedly killing 16 PKK insurgents.
An American soldier is arrested in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct. According to US officials, the soldier was based in South Korea and had been accused of stealing from a woman.
Arts and culture
The 2024 Met Gala takes place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City with the theme "The Garden of Time", celebrating the Met's exhibit Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.
The 2024 Pulitzer Prize ceremony is held, with 16 awards in Journalism and 10 in Letters, Drama, & Music.
Business and economy
Steward Health Care, a for-profit hospital chain in the United States, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Disasters and accidents
Five workers are killed and another is critically injured while carrying out maintenance work on a wastewater lifting tank in Palermo, Italy.
The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 85.
The U.S. Storm Prediction Center issues a rare high risk convective outlook ahead of an expected significant tornado outbreak in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas.
An under construction apartment complex collapses in George, South Africa, killing seven people and leaving dozens more missing.
Politics and elections
John Swinney is elected leader of the Scottish National Party following the resignation of First Minister Humza Yousaf.
Chad holds presidential elections under its junta, contested between incumbent Mahamat Déby and Prime Minister Succès Masra.
Japanese students at the University of Tokyo, Sophia University, Tama Art University, International Christian University, and Hiroshima University hold solidarity encampments.
Belgian and Dutch students hold solidarity encampments and occupy parts of the Ghent University, the University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
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