Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Rafah offensive, United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
    • President Joe Biden vows to withhold weapons from Israel if it launches a major invasion of Rafah. (Reuters)

International relations

• Australia–Tuvalu relations
  • Australia and Tuvalu sign a new security agreement, where Australia vows to protect Tuvalu in cases of natural disasters, pandemic or military aggression. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 44 people remain trapped under a collapsed South African building in the city of George. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Former Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama is sentenced to one year in prison for perverting the course of justice. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
    • Israel reopens the Kerem Shalom border crossing, allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. However, the UN states that no aid has entered. (AP)
  • Rafah offensive
    • Israeli troops reach the outskirts of Rafah with Hamas saying that heavy fighting is underway. The Israeli military says that it has "uncovered terrorist infrastructure" and killed a number of Hamas militants as it advances. (BBC News)
  • Al-Shifa Hospital siege
    • Al Jazeera reports that a third mass grave holding at least 49 bodies was discovered in Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital. (Al Jazeera) (The Hill)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Kharkiv strikes
    • At least seven people, including four children, are injured in a Russian airstrike on Kharkiv. (Reuters)
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, injuring three people and damaging critical infrastructure. Ukraine says that it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 drones. (AP) (Bloomberg News)
• Islamic State–Taliban conflict
  • A motorcycle bombing kills three Taliban security personnel in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• A statue of the late African American civil rights leader Daisy Bates is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., representing the state of Arkansas. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Siemens Energy brings in a new CEO for its troubled wind turbine division, Vinod Philip. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Tornadoes of 2024
  • Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 2024
    • Dozens of tornadoes strike the United States, killing five

May 9: Europe Day in the European Union; Liberation Day in the Channel Islands (1945)

• 1877 – An earthquake struck northern Chile, leading to the deaths of 2,385 people, mostly victims of the ensuing tsunami, as far away as Hawaii and Fiji.
• 1944 – World War II: The Japanese Take Ichi convoy arrived at Halmahera in the Dutch East Indies after losing many ships and thousands of troops to Allied attacks while attempting to carry two divisions of troops from China to New Guinea.
• 1977 – The Hotel Polen in Amsterdam was destroyed by fire (pictured), leaving 33 people dead.
• 1980 – Part of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida collapsed after a pier was struck by the MV Summit Venture, killing 35 people.
• 2001 – Police at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana, fired tear gas to quell unrest at a football match, leading to a stampede that killed 126 people.