Thursday, May 25th, 2023 

In a medical first, a paralyzed man is able to walk naturally through the use of electronic brain implants implanted by Swiss scientists. (BBC News) 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves Neuralink‘s first-in-human clinical study of brain implants to treat conditions such as paralysis and blindness. (Reuters) 

A potent new antibiotic, abaucin, capable of killing Acinetobacter baumannii (one of three superbugs the World Health Organization has identified as a “critical threat” to humanity), is created using artificial intelligence. (BBC News) 

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes is sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the 2021 attacks on the Capitol. (CNN) 

Wagner Group forces begin withdrawing from Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, transferring control over to the Russian Ground Forces. (BBC News) 

The German economy enters a recession for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic amid high levels of inflation. (BBC News) 

Net migration to the United Kingdom reaches a record of 606,000, mostly due to non-EU arrivals, according to the Office for National Statistics. In response, Minister of State for Immigration Robert Jenrick reaffirmed the governments commitment “to reducing overall net migration to sustainable levels”. (Sky News) 

Russia and Belarus sign an agreement in Minsk allowing the stationing of Russian tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says that the weapons are already being transferred to Belarus. (Reuters) 

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that Iran does not recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan due to the lack of an inclusive government as well as recent tensions between Iran and the Taliban over border incidents and a dispute over the Helmand River. (Xinhua) 

The Supreme Court of Russia orders the liquidation of the People’s Freedom Party, the oldest opposition party in the country. (The Moscow Times) 

Police in South Africa arrest Fulgence Kayishema, who was indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 2001 for his involvement in the Rwandan genocide. (Al Jazeera) 

Police arrest a man after he crashed his car into the gates outside Downing Street in London, which houses the official residences and offices of the prime minister Rishi Sunak. (BBC News) 

Wednesday, May 24th, 2023 

Japan announces that it will donate 100 military vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. (ABC News) 

People in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are told to seek refuge as Typhoon Mawar approaches with winds reaching 282 km/h (175mph). (RNZ) 

The historic Cotton Tree, a large Ceiba pentandra, is felled during a rainstorm in Freetown, Sierra Leone. President Julius Maada Bio calls the destruction of the iconic tree a “great loss to the nation”. (Reuters) 

Canada and Saudi Arabia agree to restore full diplomatic relations and to appoint new ambassadors for the first time since a breakdown in relations in 2018 over the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi. (Reuters) 

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces his campaign for the 2024 United States presidential election. (Reuters) (AP) 

 

Tuesday,  May 23rd, 2023 

Three Sinjar Resistance Units militants are killed by a Turkish drone strike in Sinjar District, Iraq. (Reuters) 

Typhoon Mawar officially strengthens into a category 4 super typhoon as it approaches the US territory of Guam. (CNN) 

Nine people are injured in a fire caused by an explosion in Eshtehard, Alborz province, Iran. (Reuters) 

Namibia declares an outbreak after a person dies of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever in Windhoek. (Reuters) 

Rioting occurs in Ely, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, after two teenage boys were killed when their e-bike collided with a bus as they were being pursued by police. (BBC News) 

Tajikistan announces the repatriation from Syria of 104 partners and children of jihadists. (i24NEWS) 

 

Monday,  May 22nd, 2023 

More than 75,000 people gather in Chișinău to demonstrate in favor of Moldova joining the EU, following a call for a rally by President Maia Sandu in order to outdo anti-government and pro-Russian demonstrations organized by the opposition. (Al Jazeera) 

Members of the Last Generation activist group pour charcoal into the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy, turning the water black. (The Guardian) 

Belarusian democracy activist Roman Protasevich is pardoned by president Alexander Lukashenko and released from custody. Protasevich had been sentenced to eight years in prison on May 3. (Al Jazeera) 

Governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov says that Ukrainian “sabotage groups” have entered Grayvoronsky District. Ukrainian media reports that the cross-border excursion is being performed by the Russian rebel opposition groups, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion. The Freedom of Russia Legion reports that it has captured the Russian towns of Kozinka and Gora-Podol. (Meduza) (Reuters) 

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner fines Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, a record €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) for violating General Data Protection Regulations protections. (ABC News) 

Brazil declares an animal health emergency for the next 180 days after the detection of the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 for the first time in the country. (Reuters) 

Israeli security forces kill three Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militants and injure six others during a raid in Nablus, West Bank. (ABC News) 

Papua New Guinea and the United States sign a security pact that will see American troops stationed in the country. (RNZ) 

A massive fire damages the Manila Central Post Office in Manila, Philippines. (CNN Philippines) (Rappler) 

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