— Ghana rejected a multi-million dollar US aid package due to a threat to data sovereignty. Washington demanded 25 years of access to medical data, with funding for only five years. Zimbabwe and Zambia joined Ghana.
— WHO steps up coordination of response to virus outbreak on cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde. Three people have died, and two seriously ill people are awaiting evacuation.
— Romania's Parliament dismissed Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan. The budget deficit is 7.9% of GDP, and the coalition lasted less than a year.
— The President of Tanzania called on East African countries to resist youth protests, saying that Generation Z movements are trying to destabilize the region.
— The International Court of Justice began hearings on the dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the Esequibo, a region comprising two-thirds of Guyana's territory.
— An Iranian MP called the Strait of Hormuz a "red line": warning shots have already been fired, and any attempt by the US to take control of the strait will be met with direct fire. Meanwhile, Trump suspended the operation to withdraw ships from the Strait of Hormuz less than 48 hours after it began, and Rubio declared the military campaign against Iran over.
— Russia declared a ceasefire for May 8 and 9: any strikes on Moscow on Victory Day will trigger a massive strike on Kyiv. Zelenskyy called the ceasefire unfair.
— A train crash in Indonesia killed 16 women and injured more than 90. The tragedy sparked debate about crossing safety and gender-segregated carriages.
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