All news for 2026-05-08

Two Australian women with connections to the Islamic State (IS) have been charged with crimes against humanity after they returned from Syria.

David Hinton will depart after former chairman Chris Train resigned last week following an intense questioning in Parliament.

The death toll has risen to 37 and one person remains missing after a fireworks factory explosion in China.

Nigel Farage has declared Reform UK a "national party" after making huge gains in the local elections.

Kamil Holan has been named as the rider who died during a North West 200 qualification race on Thursday.

Three people have been killed after several hikers vanished when a volcano erupted in Indonesia this morning.

Data obtained by reporters for 58 Belarusian companies shows that the value of vital military equipment sent to Russian arms manufacturers doubled in 2024 compared to 2022, the year Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Nazwisko kontrowersyjnego ukraińskiego biznesmena Dmytra Kovalenko nie schodzi z czołówek portali informacyjnych — raz opisywane są jego schematy związane z rosyjskim węglem, innym razem szeroko komentowane są szczegóły jego zatrzymania przez detektywów NABU w Użhorodzie.

A Reform UK councillor was mocked on Friday after confusing his party with UKIP – which he previously represented – in what appeared to be a Freudian slip.

Boris Usherovich, founder of the “1520” Group, is reportedly linked to a Cyprus-based offshore network allegedly used to help Russian Railways-related structures circumvent sanctions and move funds offshore.

The 2026 local elections are the biggest electoral test for Sir Keir Starmer since the entire country last went to the polls two years ago.

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted a night of major losses for Labour in yesterday’s elections has been ‘tough’ – but vowed to stay on as Prime Minister.

Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited long remained outside the spotlight of major international investigations.

In April 2025, the President of Ukraine imposed ten-year sanctions on former Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova.

The Insider and its investigative partners have obtained documents from Department 4 of the Military Training Center at Bauman Moscow State Technical University.