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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- Kenyan writer and activist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (pictured) dies at the age of 87.
- In sumo, Ōnosato Daiki is promoted to yokozuna.
- In association football, Liverpool win the Premier League title.
- In motor racing, Álex Palou wins the Indianapolis 500.
May 30, 2025 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Mexican drug war
- Nine alleged members of Los Metros are arrested by Mexican law enforcement on suspicion of the abduction and murder of the musical group Grupo Fugitivo who disappeared in Reynosa. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- At least ten people are killed, a dozen others are injured, including six seriously, and six people are missing when a stone quarry collapses in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia. (CTV News)
May 29, 2025 (Thursday)
Business and economy
- South Korea’s central bank cuts its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 2.5%, marking its fourth cut since October, and sharply lowered its 2025 growth forecast to 0.8%, nearly halving the previous projection of 1.5% announced in February after a monetary policy meeting. Share prices rise following the report, with the Kospi gaining 1.7%. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 South Korean Lockheed P-3 Orion crash
- Four people are killed when a South Korean Navy Lockheed P3-C Orion aircraft crashes into a hill in Pohang, Gyeongsang, South Korea. (Euronews)
Health and environment
- Sudanese civil war
- Humanitarian impact of the Sudanese civil war
- The health ministry of Khartoum State in Sudan reports a cholera outbreak in the state, with 2,119 cases and 242 deaths in the past week and this week, including 70 in the last two days. (News Central TV)
- Humanitarian impact of the Sudanese civil war
International relations
- Israel–Palestine relations
- Israel announces 22 new Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian West Bank, the biggest expansion in decades. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Corruption in Slovakia
- Slovakia’s central bank chief, Peter Kažimír, a member of the European Central Bank committee, is convicted of bribery and fined 200,000 euros. The verdict was issued by Judge Milan Cisarik at the Special Criminal Court in Pezinok. (AP)
- Lliuya v RWE AG
- Pamplona massacre
- Former lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr. is deported back to the Philippines from Timor-Leste following his arrest yesterday. (ABS-CBN News)
- A court in Argentina nullifies the ongoing trial of Diego Maradona's former medical personnel accused of malpractice following the removal of one of the trial's judges for alleged lack of impartiality. (CNN)
- U.S. president Donald Trump commutes the federal prison sentence of Larry Hoover, the founder of the Chicago street gang Gangster Disciples, who was sentenced to six life sentences on conspiracy, extortion, drug and other criminal charges in the 1990s. (BBC News)
- Argentine security minister Patricia Bullrich announces the arrest of 12 alleged members of Tren de Aragua, which Argentina recently designated as a terrorist organization. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2025 Nepalese pro-monarchy protests
- Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Kathmandu, Nepal, asking for the restoration of the country's monarchy and for Hinduism to be declared the state religion. Nepal abolished its monarchy in 2008. (AP)
- 2025 Portuguese legislative election
- Portugal’s far-right Chega party becomes the lead parliamentary opposition with the second-most seats in parliament. (AP)
- 2025 South Korean presidential election
- Early voting begins in South Korea, from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm KST on today and tomorrow, with a record early voting turnout rate being observed. (The Straits Times)
- DOGE
- Elon Musk announces through X that he will be leaving US government employment due to the limit on special government employees. (Al Jazeera) (The Independent)
May 28, 2025 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Cambodia–Thailand relations
- A Cambodian soldier is killed in an exchange of fire with a Thai soldier. Cambodia initially said that the Thai soldier opened fire, but Thailand denied this citing a misunderstanding when the Cambodian soldier crossed the border during a routine operation. (AP)
- Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra says that she spoke with Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet, and both agreed to resolve the crisis. (Bloomberg)
- Red Sea crisis
- Israel says it launched airstrikes against targets in Houthi-controlled Yemen, destroying the last operational plane of Yemenia Airlines at Sanaa International Airport. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- Miss Grand International 2024
- The reigning Miss Grand International, Rachel Gupta, resigns from her title, citing "mistreatment and a toxic environment". Concurrently, the Miss Grand International Organization announces Gupta's termination from the title, citing her failure to fulfill assigned duties and her engagement in external projects without prior approval. (Manila Bulletin)
- Namibian genocide
- Namibia commemorates its first Genocide Remembrance Day to honor the indigenous Herero and Nama peoples who were ethnically cleansed by the German South West Africa colonial forces as proxy of the German Empire. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- A boat carrying over 100 migrants capsizes within reach of the shores of the El Hierro island in the Spanish Canary Islands. Four women and three girl are found drowned, while a medical helicopter evacuates two other children in critical condition to a nearby hospital. (AP)
- Four people are killed and damage is reported in a crowd crush and shooting after hundreds of Palestinians stormed a United Nations food warehouse in an attempt to get food in Gaza City, Palestine. (PBS News)
- A landslide destroys almost all of the village of Blatten, Switzerland, resulting in one person going missing. (Le Nouvelliste)
Law and crime
- Corruption in Albania
- Former Albanian president Ilir Meta is formally charged with corruption, money laundering, tax evasion, and concealing property from authorities. The charges were detailed in a report from anti-corruption prosecutors. Meta was arrested in October. (AP)
- Pamplona massacre
- The Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste announces that expelled former Philippine lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr., the main suspect in the assassination of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo in 2023, will be deported back to the Philippines after his arrest by Immigration Service of Timor-Leste. (Rappler)
- Patnagarh bombing
- A court in Odisha, India, sentences a man to life in prison for a 2018 bombing at a wedding in Patnagarh that killed two people. (BBC News)
- Five people are killed, including the perpetrator, and four others are injured, including one critically, when a drunk 17-year-old goes on a mass stabbing rampage before killing himself in an arson attack at a house during a birthday party in Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. (The Moscow Times)
Politics and elections
- 2025 Australian federal election
- The National Party rejoins the Opposition Coalition one week after moving to the crossbench. (The Guardian Australia)
- 2025 People's Justice Party leadership election
- Following their defeats in the People's Justice Party leadership election, ministers Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi announce their intention to resign from the Cabinet of Malaysia. (CNA)
- Tariffs in the second Trump administration
- The United States Court of International Trade rules that President Donald Trump cannot enact sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act without congressional approval. (AP)
Sports
- 2024–25 UEFA Conference League
- In association football, Chelsea F.C. defeat Real Betis 4–1 in the UEFA Conference League final at the Wrocław Stadium in Wrocław, Poland, becoming the first club to win all four current major UEFA competition trophies. (BBC Sport)
- 2025 in sumo
- In sumo, Ōnosato Daiki is promoted and becomes the sport's 75th yokozuna. Ōnosato reached the highest rank of yokozuna faster than anyone in the modern history of sumo, achieving the promotion in 13 tournaments and never posting a losing record during a tournament. (Kyodo News)
May 27, 2025 (Tuesday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 Shandong factory explosion
- At least five people are killed, nineteen others are injured and six are reported missing after an explosion at a chemical plant in Gaomi, Shandong, China. (Reuters)
- Twelve people are killed and one person is missing when a fuel tanker collides with a van and truck near the Sebakwe River on the Harare–Bulawayo Highway between Kwekwe and Ndarama Mine in Kwekwe, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. (Bulawayo24 News) (ZimEye)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the United States
- Department of Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces that the United States Centers for Disease Control will remove the COVID-19 vaccine from its list of recommended vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women. (NPR) (Reuters)
International relations
- Accession of Timor-Leste to ASEAN
- Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, chair of the ASEAN, announces that Timor-Leste will officially join the ASEAN as its 11th member state in October. (The Straits Times)
- Argentine president Javier Milei ratifies Argentina's withdrawal from the World Health Organization. (The Guardian)
Law and crime
- 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
- South Korean authorities announce travel bans on former acting presidents Han Duck-soo and Choi Sang-mok, as they are investigated for insurrection along with former president Yoon Suk Yeol, who is already indicted. (Macau Business)
- Capital punishment in Vietnam
- The National Assembly of Vietnam begins deliberations on a government proposal to end the death penalty for some offences, including drug trafficking and some national security crimes, and replace them with life in prison without parole. (Vietnam News)
Politics and elections
- 2025 royal tour of Canada
- King Charles III, in his capacity as King of Canada, visits Canada along with Queen Camilla on Prime Minister Mark Carney's advice. He also read the Speech from the Throne, the first reigning monarch to do so since 1977. (NPR)
- 2025 Samoan general election
- Samoan prime minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa says that she will dissolve parliament and seek an early election after leading a minority government since January, when she was expelled from her party. (RNZ)
Science and technology
- Starship flight test 9
- SpaceX's first flight to reuse a Super Heavy Booster ends without achieving its goal, originally planned for Flights 7 and 8, which both failed, while losing the previously retrieved booster. (Reuters)
May 26, 2025 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli attacks kill at least 52 Palestinians in Gaza, including 36 in a school used as a shelter. (BBC News)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Government and intergovernmental reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- German chancellor Friedrich Merz announces that Germany and several other NATO allies have lifted all restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weaponry inside Russia. Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov says that the decision is contrary to efforts to reach a political settlement to end the war. (Reuters) (Euronews)
- Government and intergovernmental reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Business and economy
- European Union–United States relations, Tariffs in the second Trump administration
- U.S. president Donald Trump says the implementation of 50% tariffs on all goods imported from European Union countries will be postponed until July 9. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 Liverpool parade incident
- A vehicle ploughs into crowds of Liverpool F.C. fans celebrating their Premier League title win in the city centre of Liverpool, England. At least 47 people are injured, 27 of whom are hospitalised, and a suspect is detained by Merseyside Police. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Nigeria
- A Sharia court in Kano State, Nigeria, sentences a 38-year-old man to death and 150 strokes of the cane for setting a mosque on fire and killing 23 people inside in May 2024. (Vanguard Nigeria)
- Mass shootings in the United States
- Two people are killed and nine are injured in a mass shooting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. (WPVI-TV)
- A court in Ica, Peru, opens a criminal investigation into an Israeli soldier who is on vacation in the country who is accused of war crimes. The Public Ministry referred the case to the local court to locate the man. (La República)
- A barangay captain and two Sangguniang Barangay members are killed, while a Sangguniang Kabataan secretary is critically injured, in a shooting in Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines. The shooter, a former tanod, fatally shoots himself. (The Star) (Sun Star)
Politics and elections
- 2025 Romanian presidential election
- Nicușor Dan is sworn in as the new president of Romania. (Euronews)
Sports
- 2025 Games of the Small States of Europe
- The XX Games of the Small States of Europe are inaugurated in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. (Diari d'Andorra)
May 25, 2025 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kyiv strikes
- Russian forces launch their largest air attack on Ukraine, including the capital city Kyiv, since the start of the war, killing at least 14 people and wounding dozens more. At least 298 Iranian Shahed drones and 69 missiles are launched at Ukrainian cities during the overnight attack. (Reuters) (BBC News)
- Kyiv strikes
Disasters and accidents
- Ten people are killed, including Humboldt University students and professors, and eleven others are injured in a car accident near Armenia, Colombia, when a bus loses control and crashes into a barrier. (WBBM-TV) (Daily Sabah)
- Five people are found dead near the ski resort of Zermatt in Valais, Switzerland, following an avalanche. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- At least four people are injured, including one seriously, in a mass stabbing attack with a machete and fight between gangs at the Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. (ABC News Australia)
Politics and elections
- 2025 Surinamese general election
- Citizens of Suriname vote to elect 51 seats of the National Assembly. (France 24)
- 2025 Venezuelan parliamentary election
- Parliamentary elections in Venezuela are held amidst heightened government repression and opposition boycott. (AP)
- The Venezuelan government holds an election for the Essequibo region of Guyana, which Venezuela claims as part of its territory. In response, Guyana military chief Omar Khan visits border towns to reinforce its military presence. (The New York Times) (Stabroek News)
Sports
- 2024–25 EuroLeague
- In basketball, the EuroLeague concludes with Fenerbahçe beating Monaco 81–70 in the Final Four Playoff championship game. Nigel Hayes-Davis is awarded MVP. (Daily Sabah)
- 2025 Indianapolis 500
- In auto racing, three-time Indycar champion Álex Palou of Spain wins the 109th Indianapolis 500, giving Chip Ganassi Racing its sixth victory in the event. (Fox News)
- 2025 Monaco Grand Prix
- In Formula 1, British driver Lando Norris wins the Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren. It is McLaren's first victory at the event since 2008. (Motorsport)
- 2025 IIHF World Championship
- In ice hockey, the United States men's national team defeats Switzerland 1–0 in overtime in the final to win their first World Men's Championship since 1960. (NHL)
May 24, 2025 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Odesa strikes
- Russia fires two ballistic missiles at the seaport in Odesa, Ukraine, for the second time in 24 hours, killing two people and injuring seven others. (The Kyiv Independent) (Kyiv Post)
- Fifteen civilians are injured in a nighttime Russian drone and missile attack. (The Guardian)
- Odesa strikes
- Gaza war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- At least 79 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, including nine of a doctor's ten children. (AP)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- Police in Jharkand, India, confirm the deaths of two top Naxal-Maoist militants in an operation in Latehar amid intensified efforts by the Indian government to end the decades-long Naxal insurgency in the country. (Times of India)
Disasters and accidents
- Three of the four people on board are killed after a Bell 212 police helicopter crashes and gets engulfed in flames in Nong Kok village, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand. (Bangkok Post)
International relations
- Japan–North Korea relations, North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens
- Families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago hold a rally in Tokyo to call on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to return their relatives to Japan. (The Mainichi)
Law and crime
- A power outage occurs during the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, which French police later claim it was due to suspected arson. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Daniel Noboa is sworn-in for his second consecutive term as President of Ecuador. (Infobae in Spanish)
Sports
- 2024–25 Coupe de France
- In association football, Paris Saint-Germain wins a record 16th Coupe de France title after defeating Stade Reims 3–0 in the final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris. (BBC Sport)
- 2024–25 Cypriot Cup
- In association football, AEK Larnaca win the Cypriot Cup after defeating Pafos FC on penalties 5–4 after a 0–0 draw at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia. (Cyprus News Agency)
- 2024–25 DFB-Pokal
- In association football, VfB Stuttgart win the German Cup after defeating Arminia Bielefeld 4–2 in the final at Olympiastadion in Berlin. (BBC Sport)
- 2024–25 EFL Championship
- In association football, Sunderland AFC defeats Sheffield United 2–1 in stoppage time to win the English Football League play-off final at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, and are promoted to the Premier League after an 8-year absence as a result. (Sky Sports) (The Guardian)
- 2024–25 Ekstraklasa
- In association football, Lech Poznań wins their 9th Ekstraklasa title on the last day of the season after defeating Piast Gliwice 1–0 at home. (Polsat Sport in Polish)
- 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup
- In rugby union, Bordeaux Bègles defeat the Northampton Saints 28–20 in the final to win the European Rugby Champions Cup at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. (BBC Sport)
- 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- In association football, state-backed Ferencváros win their 36th overall and 7th consecutive league title after defeating ETO Győr 2–1 on the final day of the season. (The Guardian)
- 2024–25 Scottish Cup
- In association football, Aberdeen F.C. wins their 9th Scottish Cup and their first in 35 years after defeating 42-time winners Celtic F.C. 4–3 in the final on penalties after a 1–1 draw at Hampden Park in Glasgow. (BBC Sport)
- 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League
- In women's association football, Arsenal wins the UEFA Women's Champions League for the second time after defeating FC Barcelona 1–0 in the final played at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal. (BBC Sport)
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