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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
May 09 George Harrison 's "Here Comes The Sun" is recorded as becoming 1st Beatles song to register a billion streams on Spotify, it is also the oldest song to do so 
May 10 In this year, Beyoncé starts her Renaissance World tour in Stockholm, Sweden, her inaugural solo tour in seven years [1].
May 11 The World Health Organization ends its declaration of mpox being a global health emergency
May 12 Elon Musk announces NBCUniversial executive Linda Yaccarino will replace him as CEO of Twitter [1]
May 14 49th G7 summit takes place in Hiroshima, Japan. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Japan on the second day of the summit
May 14 The Thai general election is held, with pro-democratic parties such as the Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties gaining a majority of seats in the House of Representatives while pro-military parties such as Palang Pracharat lost seats.
May 15 Martha Stewart is Sports Illustrated oldest-ever cover model at 81, appearing as part of its swimsuit issue [1]
May 18 Final Indiana Jones film "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, starring Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge , directed by James Mangold and executive produced by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.
May 19 In this year, Owl/Legacy Recordings releases "Seven Psalms", the fifteenth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon.
May 21 In this year, PGA Championship Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Brooks Koepka claims his third career PGA C'ship and fifth major title by 2 shots over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler
May 21 In this year, The May Greek legislative election is held; the ruling New Democracy claims a plurality of seats in the Hellenic Parliament. Just days later incumbent prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, called for another snap election to be held in June
May 21 Rock band Foo Fighters introduce new drummer Josh Freese in a live stream event promoting new album and tour.
May 21 The East Timorese parliamentary election is held; with the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction and Fretilin parties receiving the most votes. Xanana Gusmão is elected Prime Minister of East Timor
May 21 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes a surprise appearance at G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, with world leaders also making a statement to condemn Chinese acts of "economic coercion" [1].
May 24 Canada and Saudi Arabia agree to restore full diplomatic relations after a breakdown in relations in 2018 over the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi.
May 24 Former US Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman 's poem, âThe Hill We Climbâ is placed on a restricted reading list at Bob Graham Education Center, Miami Lakes, amid increasing censorship across Florida
May 25 Russia and Belarus sign an agreement in Minsk allowing the stationing of Russian tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory.
May 27 The second round of the Mauritanian parliamentary election is held; with the ruling El Insaf Party receiving the most votes
May 27 Vice President Kamala Harris is recorded as becoming 1st woman to deliver commencement address at US Military Academy graduation ceremony in West Point, New York.
May 28 India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates India's new parliament building, amid a boycott by opposition parties (who wanted the President to open it) [1].
May 30 In this year, Former American start-up founder Elizabeth Holmes starts her 11-year prison sentence for defrauding investors with her blood-testing company Theranos [1]
Jun 01 US Congress passes bipartisan legislation raising $31.4 trillion debt ceiling avoiding a default, after deal struck between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy [1].
Jun 03 Ed Sheeran concert with 77900 concertgoers breaks attendance record at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jun 04 Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel's musical "Bad Cinderella" closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 85 performances; 1st time in 43 years that Webber is without a show on Broadway
Jun 04 Ukrainian counteroffensive begins with increased fighting in the east and south of the country [1].
Jun 05 Former US Vice President Mike Pence declares his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination [1]
Jun 06 Due to smoke from wildfires in Canada, New York City in the United States is declared to have the worst air quality out of any city in the world.
Jun 06 In this year, The Guinea-Bissau legislative election is held; the coalition Inclusive Alliance Platform â Terra Ranka led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, claims a majority of seats
Jun 06 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled region of Kherson is destroyed, threatening the region with devastating floodwaters
Jun 06 The Kuwaiti general election is held; following the annulment of the results of the 2022 snap elections by the Constitutional Court. 38 members retained their seats from the annulled 2022 session, while two returned from the dissolved 2020 session. Ten new MPs were elected for the inaugural time
Jun 06 UK's Prince Harry is the inaugural senior royal to testify in court in 130 years, accusing Mirror Group Newspapers of hacking his emails [1]
Jun 07 New York's air quality sinks to the lowest in the world (air quality index 218) as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the American north east [1].
Jun 08 US federal prosecutors file 37 count indictment against former US President Donald Trump , for unlawful retention of defense information, for storing dozens of classified documents at his Florida resort, and obstruction of justice [1] [2]
Jun 09 Former UK PM Boris Johnson steps down as an MP accusing government Committee of trying to âdrive me out,â ahead of their report investigating if he misled the government over lockdown parties [1].
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