Monday,  May 12th, 2025 

Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander is released by Hamas after being kept in captivity in Gaza for 19 months. (Reuters) 

The National Unity Government of Myanmar says that an airstrike by junta forces killed 17 students and injured 20 others at a school in Tabayin, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. (Reuters) 

An unknown armed group attacks an artisanal gold mine in Narena, Koulikoro Region, Mali, killing one Malian and two others from Ghana, and abducting two Chinese nationals. (AP) 

Polish authorities confirm evidences of Russian sabotage behind the arson attack that destroyed most of the Marywilska 44 marketplace in Warsaw in 2024. As a reaction, the Russian consulate general in Kraków is ordered to close down. (The Guardian) 

The Taliban bans chess in Afghanistan, with a Taliban spokesman saying that chess is considered a form of gambling under Sharia law. (BBC News) 

The 12th Congress of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has waged an insurgency in Turkey for more than 40 years, announces plans for a formal disbanding and ceasing of all activities. (Reuters) 

Filipinos vote to elect all 317 members of the House of Representatives and 12 members of the Senate, in addition to local elections. (Asian Journal) 

Five people are killed, dozens are injured including three critically, and hundreds are displaced in a fire at a four-story apartment building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. (CNN) 

During the running event Loop Leeuwarden [nl] in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, a participant dies after finishing. (NOS) 

One person is killed and 32 others are injured in a collision between a SUV and a bus in Hacienda Heights, California, United States. (The Washington Post) 

The End