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May 27

Health and environment

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns that the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could worsen the outbreak in the country.
Source: Free Malaysia Today external link
Uganda temporarily closes its border with the DRC and imposes quarantine and health screening measures following the spread of Ebola cases in central Africa linked to the outbreak in the DRC.
Source: Al-Ahram external link
The World Health Organization reports that the number of cases of hantavirus linked to MV has increased to 13.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Rescuers locate five of seven villagers alive after they become trapped for a week in a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, while search operations continue for the remaining two people.
Source: AFP via CNA external link

Business and economy

Trade union members at Samsung Electronics in South Korea approve a long-term bonus agreement tied to semiconductor profits, averting a planned strike amid increased global demand for artificial intelligence-related memory chips.
Source: DW external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Both Hamas and Israeli defense minister Israel Katz confirm that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and leader in the Gaza Strip Mohammed Odeh was killed by an Israeli airstrike yesterday near Gaza City along with his wife and three children.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says that several chemical weapons from the Assad regime have been found in Syria over the past weeks.
Source: AP external link

Law and crime

Following an order from the National Court of Spain, the ruling PSOE party's headquarters are raided by the Civil Guard. The party’s manager, two former senior officials, and a businessman are charged as part of an investigation into possible illegal funding of a possible operation to target the judicial police, judges, and prosecutors investigating corruption cases involving the party itself.
Source: Politico external link
The trial of former Northern Irish MP Jeffrey Donaldson for sexual offences begins at the Newry Crown Court. Two women allege Donaldson abused them as children. His wife Eleanor is facing a separate trial of the facts because she has been found to be unfit to stand trial because of mental health issues.
Source: RTÉ external link

International relations

The South African foreign ministry denies United States president Donald Trump's assertions that Afrikaners face a humanitarian emergency in South Africa. The statement comes as the U.S. increased the number of permits for Afrikaner refugees.
Source: Euronews external link

May 26

Disasters and accidents

One person is killed, ten people are injured, and nine others are missing in a major chemical explosion at a paper mill in Longview, Washington, United States.
Source: BBC News external link
Four people, including two children, are killed, and five more are injured in a collision between a train and a school bus in Buggenhout, Belgium.
Source: CNN external link
Six people are killed after a house fire in the village of Yuryevka, Omsk Oblast, Russia.
Source: Xinhua external link
Six people are killed after entering an under-construction septic tank in Kalahandi District, India.
Source: Xinhua external link
Three people are killed and three others are injured after an overpass collapses in Seoul, South Korea.
Source: Xinhua external link
One person is killed and eleven others are injured after a magnitude 4.6 earthquake in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan.
Source: Pakistan Today external link

Law and crime

Mexico arrests Isai Martínez Zepeda, identified by authorities as a nephew of imprisoned former Sinaloa Cartel leader El Chapo, in Sonora.
Source: Vanguard external link
A jury is sworn in for the criminal trial of former Northern Irish MP Jeffrey Donaldson for sexual offences, which is to begin at 10:30 the following day. His wife Eleanor is undergoing a separate trial of the facts as she was deemed to be unfit to stand trial by medical experts.
Source: RTÉ external link
American football player Josh Jacobs is arrested in Wisconsin on five charges of domestic violence.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli airstrikes across eastern and southern Lebanon kill at least 31 people and injure dozens more, as Hezbollah and Israel report intensified ground operations and cross-border attacks despite an existing ceasefire.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Israel says that it has killed the new military chief of Hamas, Mohamed Odeh, just 11 days after his predecessor was killed.
Source: Ynet external link
Sudanese Armed Forces announce that they have recaptured four more towns in the Blue Nile region following clashes with the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Business and economy

BP chairperson Albert Manifold is removed with immediate effect over "serious" conduct concerns.
Source: BBC News external link
Uzbekistan resumes the export of gold in April with an export of US$1.5 billion following a six-month pause.
Source: Zamin external link

Politics and elections

The South Carolina Senate rejects a redistricting effort to change the congressional districts in the U.S. state of South Carolina before the upcoming U.S. midterm elections.
Source: NPR external link
The Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia approves legislation allowing president Rodrigo Paz to declare a state of emergency and deploy the military amid anti-government protests over economic conditions in the country.
Source: Barron's external link

Health and environment

The Bahamas announces enhanced health screening and possible quarantine measures for travelers who recently visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan, and Uganda following the Ebola epidemic in central Africa.
Source: Reuters external link
Canada announces a 90-day entry ban on residents of the DRC, South Sudan, and Uganda and imposes quarantine measures on some travelers following the Ebola epidemic.
Source: Reuters external link
Russian health minister Mikhail Murashko says that Russia has developed a breakthrough vaccine for the Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain of the disease.
Source: Health and Me external link
The United States announces plans to send health officers to Kenya to open a potential quarantine facility amidst the Ebola epidemic.
Source: Reuters external link

May 25

Science and technology

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian orders the Internet in Iran to be restored, bringing an end to a 87-day blackout in the wake of the Iran war that started three months ago.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Pakistani military chief Asim Munir and prime minister Shehbaz Sharif visit Beijing for talks with Chinese officials as part of mediation efforts related to the war.
Source: AFP via LBCI external link
Several United States officials report that U.S. president Donald Trump had asked Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey to join the Abraham Accords en masse to normalize relations with ‌Israel as he tries to negotiate an agreement to end the war with Iran, while Pakistan rejected the proposal.
Source: Reuters external link
An Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Doha, Qatar, for peace talks aimed at ending the war.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Crude oil tanker arrives in Japan after previously becoming the first Japanese-owned ship to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the war started on February 28.
Source: The Japan Times external link
The U.S. Central Command announces that it launched "self-defense" airstrikes in southern Iran, including strikes on surface-to-air missile launch sites in Bandar Abbas and on IRGC Navy boats attempting to lay mines. However, two sources state that the ceasefire remains intact. Additionally, Mehr News Agency reports that the situation is calm.
Source: The Hill external link
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has ordered the military to intensify strikes against Hezbollah.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Human Rights Watch accuses the United Arab Emirates of training Colombian mercenaries near Abu Dhabi, including a military base in Al Dhafra, to fight alongside the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan's civil war.
Source: AP external link
Around 21 civilians have been killed over the last two days in drone strikes conducted by the RSF at markets in the North Darfur towns of Al-Tina and Kornoi.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Sports

In basketball, the New York Knicks eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games with a 130–93 victory to win the NBA Eastern Conference and advance to the 2026 NBA Finals, their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999. They will face the winner of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs.
Source: Sportsnet external link

Politics and elections

Cambodian senate president and acting head of state Hun Sen grants a pardon to opposition leader Kem Sokha, ending his 27-year treason sentence while maintaining restrictions on his political rights and international travel.
Source: BBC News external link
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is re-elected as speaker of the Iranian parliament for a seventh consecutive year.
Source: IRNA external link
Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as prime minister, replacing Ousmane Sonko, whom Faye dismissed on 22 May.
Source: The Korea Herald external link

Law and crime

Around 20 people are injured at the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo, Japan, after a man sprays an unidentified substance near an ATM, prompting reports of a strong odor inside the building.
Source: The Japan Times external link

Business and economy

Oil prices decrease by 5% in Asia early trading amidst hopes of a Iran–U.S. ceasefire deal to end the war.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX 60 Composite Index climbs to 0.7% at 34,778.98 points, a record high, amidst hopes for a US-Iran deal.
Source: Reuters external link

Health and environment

The World Health Organization warns that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is outpacing response efforts, with at least 220 suspected deaths reported.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Spain confirms a new case of hantavirus in a citizen who evacuated from the cruise ship MV .
Source: NBC News external link

Disasters and accidents

The death toll of the building collapse in Angeles, Philippines, rises to four, while search operations are ongoing for 17 people still missing.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link
The search for those unaccounted after a landslide at a gold mine in Canacassala, Angola, three days ago, has ended with 28 people killed in total and four rescued.
Source: Reuters external link
A truck overturns on a highway in Tangail District, Bangladesh, killing 15 people and wounding ten more.
Source: AP external link
A minibus crashes in to a passenger bus in Mardan, Pakistan, killing 17 people and wounding five more.
Source: ABC News external link
One person is killed and 17 more injured when a train collides with a truck at a railway crossing in Rogoźno, Poland.
Source: in Polish external link

May 24

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reports that 33 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz after receiving permission in the past 24 hours.
Source: Iran International external link
The Iranian military shoots down an alleged Israeli surveillance drone over Hormozgan province, Iran.
Source: Iran International external link
The Ukrainian Security Service reports that Ukrainian forces have successfully launched an overnight drone strike on the Vtorovo oil pumping station in the Vladimir Oblast in Russia.
Source: Kyiv Independent external link
Four people are killed and over a hundred are injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine. The National Chernobyl Museum is severely damaged, among other buildings.
Source: Meduza external link
At least 30 people are killed and over 52 are injured after the explosion of a bomb at a car park near a train station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility.
Source: The Independent Urdu external link
Sudanese Armed Forces announces that they have seized control of Al-Barka in the Blue Nile region of Sudan. The SAF's Fourth Infantry Division confirmed the military operation in a statement.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Law and crime

Bahrain sentences nine people to life in prison for espionage on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Source: Iran International external link
Hundreds of inmates seize control of a prison in Barinas, Venezuela, and protest alleged torture and abuse, demanding the removal of the prison director as security forces surround the facility.
Source: The Sun external link
Four people are killed and one of the gunmen is injured in a mass shooting in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two suspects are arrested.
Source: Pajhwok Afghan News external link

Health and environment

At least 16 people die from heat stroke in Telangana, India, as temperatures exceed 45 °C (113 °F) during a heat wave, prompting public safety measures from the government.
Source: Hindustan Times external link

Politics and elections

Iranian Americans gather in San Francisco, California, United States at the Ferry Building opposing an immediate end to the Iran war, citing concerns that it would leave the Islamic Republic regime in power and undermine hopes for change in the country.
Source: CBS San Francisco external link
Cypriots vote to elect 56 of the 80 seats in the House of Representatives. Recent opinion polls have indicated that the conservative DISY and the leftist AKEL are competing for first place, while the hard-right ELAM is also expected to make gains in the legislature.
Source: Reuters external link
DISY wins the most with 17 seats, followed by AKEL in second with 15 seats and ELAM in third with eight seats. ALMA and Direct Democracy Cyprus enter the legislature with four seats each.
Source: Phileleftheros external link
Turkish police raid the headquarters of the Republican People's Party and evict its leadership, including Özgür Özel.
Source: Reuters external link
Romuald Wadagni is sworn in as the president of Benin, succeeding Patrice Talon.
Source: Reuters external link
Residents of Kraków, Poland, have overwhelmingly backed the dismissal of Mayor Aleksander Miszalski (Civic Platform) and the city council in a local recall referendum for the first time in the city's history. Exit polls have shown a 33.4% voter turnout with 97.8% of voters backing dismissing Miszalski, while 96.0% supported removing the council.
Source: TVP World external link
In Senegal, Malick Ndiaye resigns as National Assembly president following the dismissal of prime minister Ousmane Sonko, clearing the way for Sonko to seek the parliament's presidency amid tensions within the ruling coalition.
Source: Bloomberg external link
Thousands of people protest in Madrid, Spain, against increasing housing costs.
Source: AP external link

Sports

In auto racing, Meyer Shank's Felix Rosenqvist defeats Penske's David Malukas to win the 110th Indianapolis 500, giving Meyer Shank its second victory in the event. The margin of victory is 0.023 seconds, making it the closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history.
Source: FOX Sports external link
The president of the Iranian football federation says FIFA has approved the country's World Cup training base being switched from the United States to Mexico due to the ongoing conflict.
Source: BBC Sport external link

Disasters and accidents

A Malaysian citizen dies after a nine-story building, under construction as a condo-hotel, collapses in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines. At least 26 people are rescued, while search operations are ongoing for 23 others still missing.
Source: CNA external link
Five people are killed and another is injured in a fire at a shop in Qidong County, Hunan, China.
Source: Xinhua external link
Three people are killed and 17 others are reported missing after overnight torrential rains in Yongchuan, Chongqing, China.
Source: Reuters external link