WORLD CURRENT AFFAIRS IN MAY 2026

 * Global TEACHER Prize Ambassador Michael Anthony Pope Has Inducted Into National Teacher Hall Of Fame.

* Srilanka Joins As The Newest MEMBER Of International Big Cat Alliance.

*  On 30th April 2026, Russia Launched The New Generation Soyuz -5 Medium Lift Rocket From Baikonur 

 * Morocco Became The 64th Nation To Joins The Artemis Accords 

* Mayon Volcano Erupted In Philippines 

 * Ireland Joins The Artemis Accords 

* Iran Has Aerial Strike On UAE Fujairah Oil Facility 

* US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP Launched The Project Freedom To Open STRAIT OF HORMUZ 

 * Turkey Unveiled It's First Intercontinental Ballistic missile With 6000 Km Range 

* Princeton Professor Yiyun Li Wins Pulitzer Prize For Memoir ( Things In Nature Merely Grow) 

 * Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Erupted 

* WHO Warned Regarding Hanta virus Case.

* Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele Lost His Power In Non Confidence Vote 

* Bulgaria Parliament Formally Approved The Rumen Radev As Country Prime Minister 

* Mount Dukono In North Maluku Province Indonesia Erupted 

*  South Korea And US Signed An MoU To Strengthen The Bilateral Cooperation In Shipbi

*  Russia Successfully Tested The SARMAT Missile ( ICBM ) Range Of 35000 Km 

* Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva's Government Launched The Campaign Titled Brazil Against Organised Crime 

* Lativian Prime Minister Evika Silina Announced His Resignation 

* Srilanka Joins The International Big Cat Alliance 

* Yana Lantratova Appointed As Russia's New Commissioner For Human Rights 

*  Nepalese Shepra Scaled Mount Everest For Records 32nd Time 

* Vietnam Unveiled The Anti - Drone Gun Mount Featuring Six Guns On A Single Platform 

*  Kenya Launched The 10 Years Cherish Programme To Restore Cherangany Hills Ecosystem 

* Tulsi Gabbard Has Resigned From Director Of National Intelligence Of US 

* Nepalese film Elephants In The Fog Has Created History Becoming The First Film From Country To Win The Cannes FILM Festival 2026 

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 Srilanka Has Introduced The Free Electronic Travel Authorization ( ETA) Scheme For Citizen Of 40 Countries, Including India 

* Thailand Became The First Country To Enforce 21 Day Ebola Quarantine 

*  Russia Signed An Agreement With Kazakhstan To Build First Nuclear Plant In Central Asia's Largest COUNTRY 

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* A Newly Discovered Wasp Species Has Named After Australian F1 Driver Oscar Piastri 

* Ghana Passed The Bill Criminalizing Homosexuality And The Promotion Of LGBTQ+ Activities 

INDIA - WORLD - 

* A Marshal Island Flagged LPG Carriers MT SARV Shakti Carrying 46,313 Metrics Tonne  Of LPG Crossed Strait Of Hormuz 

*  External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Formally Handed Over 10 BHISHM Cubes As Gift To Jamaica 

*  INDIAN Naval Ship INS SAGARDHAWANI, An Oceanographic Research Vessels Arrived At Cam Ranh Bay In Vietnam 

* Vietnam President To Lam Arrived in India.

*  External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Unveiled The Indian Gifted Electronic Scoreboard At Sabina Park, Jamaica 

*  Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar, INS Sunayana  Participate In Myanmar 

* ) Royal Nederlands Navy Frigate HNLMS De Ruyter Arrives In Kochi, KERALA 

* India Announced USD 2 Million Support To Jamaica From 181 Years 

*  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Banarasi Silk Fabric, Brass Sculpture Of Buddha From Moradabad, Lotus With 108 Petals ( Developed By National Botanical Research Institute) NBRI, Lucknow To Vietnam PRESIDENT To Lam 

* Indian Railway Has Successfully Commissioned A New Major Bridge In Chaparmukh - Senchoa Section Of Assam 

* Nelson Mandela Island  OF Trinidad And Tobago Set To RENAME As EAM Dr S JAISHANKAR 

* External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Officially Opened The National Prosthetic Centre In Penal, Trinidad And Tobago 

* Chiles Foreign Affairs Minister Francisco Perez Has Visited To India' 

* External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Inaugurated a Special Exhibition Titled From Shunya To Ananta ( Zero To Infinity) - The Indian Civilization Contribution To Mathematics At The United Nations HQ In New York.

 * LPG TANKER MV Sunshine Crossed The Strait Of Hormuz 

*  During 12th India - Australia Air Staff Talk MQ -28 GHOST BAT Showcase 

* The Permanent Mission Mission Of India To UN, New York In Collaboration With Sultanate Of Oman, Co - Organised A Special Event Titled ANCIENT TRADE ROUTES - The Journey Of INSV KAUNDINYA , Celebrating The Rich Maritime Heritage And Centuries Old Oceanic Connection Between India And Arabian Peninsula And East Africa.

*  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Announced Extension Of OCI Cards To 6th Generation For Surinamese - Hindustani Diaspora 

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Visited To VIETNAM 

* President Of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides Arrived In India 

*  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Along With Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni Have Planted A Morus Nigra ( Black Mulberry) Tree 

* India Delivered 20 Tonnes Of Critical Dry Material of BCG, Tetanus And Diphtheria Vaccine To Kabul, Afghanistan 

* Government Of India Has Sent A First Tranche Of Medical Support And Kit To Africa Amid Ebola Outbreak

APPOINTMENTS - 

* ) US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP Nominates Dr Nicole Saphier For US Surgeon General 

* White House Appoints Nick Stewart As Adviser To Diplomatic Team For Iran Peace Talk 

* Malli's Military LEADER General Assimi Goita Takes Over As Defence Minister 

 * Anita Orban Has Appointed As The Deputy Prime Minister And Foreign Affairs Minister Of HUNGARY 

* Kevin Warsh Takes Oath As The Office Chairman Of US Federal Reserve Board Of Governor 

* Ghalibaf Elected As Parliament Speaker Of Iran For 7th Time