Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
British prime minister Keir Starmer signs a deal formally handing over sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Archipelago in its entirety to Mauritius. The UK and United States will retain control of the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia for 99 years as part of the deal. (BBC News)
Six people are presumed dead (including Daniel Williams, former drummer of metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada), eight others are injured, about 100 people are displaced, and damage to houses and vehicles are reported when a Cessna Citation II aircraft crashes on approach to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in the military neighborhood of Murphy Canyon in San Diego, California, United States. (AP) (KNSD-TV)
At least four people are killed in major flooding in various Mid North Coast areas of New South Wales, Australia. (Nine News Australia)
Four people are killed and 17 more are missing after heavy rains triggered landslides in Guizhou, China. (Reuters)
Venezuelan interior minister Diosdado Cabello announces the arrest of several foreign citizens on “conspiracy” charges. The government of Argentina acknowledged the arrest of an Argentine citizen and warned Argentines against travelling to Venezuela, accusing the Venezuelan government of “taking hostages“. (MercoPress)
Prosecutors in Sweden announce that they will charge a Swedish citizen with “aggravated war crimes and terrorist crimes committed in Syria” for the 2015 murder of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh. (DW)
United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem orders the termination of Harvard University‘s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, removing the institution’s ability to enroll new international students and requiring current international students to transfer or lose their legal status. (Reuters)
Philippine president Bongbong Marcos reshuffles the entire Cabinet, with all Cabinet secretaries ordered to submit their courtesy resignations in the wake of the results of the midterm elections. (Reuters)
At least 80 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
Two Israeli Embassy staffers are shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., after attending an American Jewish Committee event at the museum. The suspect is arrested at the scene. (NBC News)
U.S. president Donald Trump confronts South African president Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House during a state visit by Ramaphosa, claiming that there is a genocide against Afrikaners in South Africa, which Ramaphosa strongly denied. (Reuters)
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that the implementation of U.S. president Donald Trump’s plan to forcibly displace Gazan civilians is a condition for his government to end the war. (The Times of Israel)
More than a dozen governments condemn the Israeli military firing in the direction of a diplomatic delegation with representatives from 31 countries including Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay. (The Guardian)
Israel’s Foreign Ministry releases a statement saying that after the delegation “deviated from the approved route”, Israeli soldiers fired “warning shots” to distance them away. (Time)
Canada, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, and Uruguay summon their Israeli ambassadors over the incident in the occupied West Bank. Canada, the EU, and Turkey call for the launch of an official investigation. (BBC)
Two soldiers are killed in a shooting against the Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia, Syria. Both the perpetrators, who are also killed, were foreign nationals who had worked as military trainers at a naval college. (AP)
Six Ukrainian National Guard personnel are killed in a Russian missile strike on a training camp in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. (BBC News)
At least six people are killed, including four children, and 38 others are injured, in an improvised explosive device bombing targeting an army-operated school bus in Khuzdar District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
During the launching of the Choe Hyon 2, the second ship of the North Korean Choe Hyon-class destroyer, a “serious accident” occurs and damages the hull in the process. (BBC News)
Guyana Defence Force brigadier general Omar Khan warns Venezuelans living in Guyana against participating in the May 25 referendum on the Essequibo proposed by the Venezuelan government, with Khan saying that they will risk arrest for “treason and other felonies” as well as deportation. (AP)
Kenya admits that it assisted Uganda in the kidnapping of opposition politician Kizza Besigye in Nairobi in November 2024. Besigye was later taken to Uganda, where he is currently on trial. (Barron’s)
Andriy Portnov, former People’s Deputy of Ukraine and aide to former president Viktor Yanukovych, is assassinated in Madrid, Spain, by unidentified gunmen. (Sky News)
Argentine president Javier Milei issues a decree limiting the right to strike for several services, banning some trade unions from further suspending operations as a method of protest. (ABC)
NHS England announces the country will start rolling out a vaccination programme for gonorrhea, using the 4CMenB vaccine, starting in August. This will be the world’s first vaccination programme for gonorrhea. (BBC News)
At least 82 Palestinians are killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip. (AP)
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
A suicide bomber targets an army-run school bus in Khuzdar District, Balochistan, Pakistan, killing five people, including three children. (Reuters)
Three people are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a high school in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. (NHK)
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and 143,000 players draw in an online freestyle chess match lasting 46 days. The game sets a new record with the biggest number of opponents. (The Guardian)
Andriy Portnov, a former Verkhovna Rada MP and aide to former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, is assassinated in Madrid, Spain, by unidentified gunmen. (Sky News)
A suicide bomber targets an army-run school bus in Khuzdar District, Balochistan, Pakistan, killing five people, including three children. (Reuters)
At least six people are killed, including four children, and thirty-eight others are injured, including some critically, in an improvised explosive device bombing targeting an army-run school bus in Khuzdar District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera English)
Six Ukrainian National Guard troops are killed in a Russian missile strike on a training camp in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. (BBC News)
Three people are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a high school in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. (NHK)
Tuesday, May 20th, 2025
Israeli strikes kill at least 85 Palestinians in Gaza. (AP)
Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi win the 2025 International Booker Prize for Heart Lamp, a collection of short stories. (The Guardian)
At least four people are killed, including one in a car accident, two others are reported missing, widespread damage is reported and power outages occur after flooding in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France. (BBC News)
The United Kingdom suspends negotiations on a new free trade agreement with Israel and summons the Israeli ambassador amid the recent Israeli offensive in Gaza. (BBC News)
The European Council adopts a 17th sanctions package against Russia, including 189 additional vessels of Russia’s shadow fleet. (European Commission)
An attack kills two employees of Mexico City mayor Clara Brugada. (NOS)
A fifth escapee is captured in New Orleans, following the largest jailbreak in United States history. Five escapees remain at large. (CBS News)
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales fails to secure his candidacy for the presidential election as the deadline expires amid a court’s decision to uphold his ban to run for a fourth term. Morales said he would appeal. (Reuters)
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and 143,000 players draw in an online freestyle chess match lasting 46 days. The game sets a new record with the biggest number of opponents. (The Guardian)
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2025
The International Court of Justice rules 13–2 that Equatorial Guinea possesses sovereignty of the islands of Conga, Mbanié, and Cocoteros in a territorial dispute with Gabon. (BBC News) (DW) (Bloomberg via WorldOil)
Tuesday, May 20th, 2025
The International Court of Justice rules 13–2 that Equatorial Guinea possesses sovereignty of the islands of Conga, Mbanié, and Cocoteros in a territorial dispute with Gabon. (BBC News) (DW) (Bloomberg via WorldOil)
National broadcasters VRT of Belgium and RTVE of Spain call for a debate on Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. (Semana)
The federal wing of the National Party leaves the Liberal-National Coalition for the first time since 1987, citing poor performance in the recent federal election and growing policy differences. (The Guardian Australia)
Three students are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a school in Pirkkala, Pirkanmaa, Finland. The suspect, a 16-year-old, released a manifesto saying his target was women. (Yle)
Al-Shabaab says at least six rounds of mortar caused damage to properties in the Aden Adde International Airport area of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, which includes the Halane base camp. This facility houses United Nations offices, African Union personnel, and diplomatic missions. (Garowe Online)
An Al-Shabaab mortar attack kills three Somali army personnel in Hiilweyne military barracks near Bal’ad town of Middle Shabelle, Somalia. (Hiiraan Online)
Puntland authorities confirmed the killing of Ahmed Muse Sidi, a senior leader of the ISIS who lead the recruitment of members from local clans, during a security operation in the Togga Miiraale area of the Bari Region of Puntland. (Garowe Online)
Monday, May 19th, 2025
A fourth escaped inmate, of a total of 10 escapees, is captured following the mass escape of prisoners in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Six escaped prisoners remain at large. (ABC News)
The United Kingdom and European Union conclude a deal on travel, food and metals exports, fishing access, and border security. (The Guardian)
Russia bans Amnesty International as an undesirable organisation, accusing the group of openly supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia. (Reuters)
Lithuania files a lawsuit against Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko at the International Court of Justice, accusing his regime of orchestrating the migrant crisis and violating international law. (Baltic Times)
Over 70 Al-Shabaab militants are killed along the Hiran–Middle Shabelle border in Somalia in an overnight military operation by the Somali National Army and local defense fighters from Hiran. (Hiiraan Online)
The nominees of the winning party-lists of the election held on May 12 are proclaimed. However, the proclamation of party-lists Duterte Youth and Bagong Henerasyon are suspended due to pending disqualification cases, leaving four seats unresolved. (GMA News)
The trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and 80 other officials begins in Brasília. Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting the 8 January Brasília attacks, faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted. (France 24)
At least 84 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
Sunday, May 18th, 2025
At least 21 people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 15 others are injured in a suicide bombing at the entrance of a military base in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Reuters)
Russia launches 273 drones at Ukraine, the largest such attack since the beginning of the war. The attack comes a day after a round of direct peace talks between the two countries, and a day before Donald Trump’s scheduled call with Vladimir Putin. (The Guardian)
Four people are killed and twenty others are injured in a bombing near a market in Killa Abdullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Several shops collapsed, fires were started and buildings were damaged. (The Hindu)
Three police personnel are killed and two others are injured in a car bombing targeting a police station in Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. (Al Jazeera English)
Seventeen people are killed and several others are injured in a building fire in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. (DW)
Six people are killed and eleven others are injured in a mining accident at a gold mine in Mwakitolyo Village, Shinyanga Urban District, Tanzania. (The Citizen Tanzania)
Incumbent mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski leads the first round of the Polish presidential elections with 31.4% of the vote, followed by Karol Nawrocki with 29.5%. As no candidates received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff between the two is scheduled for June 1. (Euronews)
Liberal Unification Party presidential candidate Koo Joo-wa resigns from his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election on June 3. (Yonhap (in Korean))
The party of Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, La Libertad Avanza, wins the Buenos Aires legislative election, with presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni securing the victory. (Reuters)
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