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Mark Carney
- In Canada, the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney (pictured), wins the most seats in the federal election.
- A major power outage affects most of the Iberian Peninsula.
- An explosion and fire at the Port of Shahid Rajaee, Iran, kills at least 70 people and injures more than 1,200 others.
- At least 11 people are killed in a car-ramming attack at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada.
- Militants attack a group of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing 26 people.
May 2, 2025 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza war
- Humanitarian aid during the Gaza war
- Gaza Freedom Flotilla incident
- A Gaza-bound activist humanitarian aid ship, part of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, catches fire and issues an SOS after what its organizers claimed was an Israeli drone attack off the coast of Malta in international waters. (CNN)
- Gaza Freedom Flotilla incident
- Humanitarian aid during the Gaza war
Business and economy
- Tariffs in the second Trump administration
- China–United States trade war
- The Trump administration terminates the de minimis rule, maintaining 145% tariff on imports from China. Online shops such as Shein and Temu adjust prices, while Temu also announces a shipping pause to the United States. (The New York Times) (BBC)
- China–United States trade war
Law and crime
- The United States Department of Defense designates a second area on the Mexico–United States border, attached to the Fort Bliss Army base in El Paso, Texas, as a military zone to enforce immigration laws. (AP News)
Politics and elections
- The German Constitution protection office designates the Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party as a right-wing extremist organization. The AfD came second in the 2025 German federal election after winning 20.8% of the vote for a record 152 seats in the Bundestag. (BBC News)
May 1, 2025 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war
- Sectarianism and minorities in the Syrian civil war
- 2025 massacres of Syrian Druze, Southern Syria clashes
- The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights reports that nine field executions were conducted against members of the Syrian Druze community amid an outbreak of sectarian clashes. Syrian Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri characterizes the killings as part of a "genocidal campaign". (Arab News) (SOHR)
- Israeli Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif appeals to Israel to intervene against ongoing massacres. (The Jerusalem Post)
- 2025 massacres of Syrian Druze, Southern Syria clashes
- Sectarianism and minorities in the Syrian civil war
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Odesa strikes
- An overnight Russian drone attack on Odesa, Ukraine, kills two people and injures 15 others. High-rise apartments, residential homes, a supermarket and a school were among those targeted, according to Governor of Odesa Oblast Oleh Kiper. (Reuters)
- Odesa strikes
Business and economy
- Ukraine–United States relations
- The United States and Ukraine sign the Ukraine–United States Mineral Resources Agreement to share profits from the future sales of Ukraine's mineral and energy reserves. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- At least ten people are killed while 37 others are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision at a toll plaza of the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway in Tarlac City, Philippines. (GMA Integrated News) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- The bodies of three South African police officers who had been missing for six days are found in the Hennops River. (BBC News)
Health and environment
- The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, dies at the age of 116 years and 326 days. The new oldest living person is British supercentenarian Ethel Caterham, who is the last person born in the 1900s decade, the last living subject of King Edward VII, and the oldest British person ever. (BBC News) (The Telegraph)
Law and crime
- 2024 South Korean martial law
- The prosecutors of South Korea indict former president Yoon Suk-yeol of abuse of authority after he declared martial law in December 2024. (DW)
- Epic Games v. Apple
- A U.S. district judge finds that Apple willfully violated an injunction in a case brought by Epic Games. The injunction was supposed to block Apple from anti-competitive conduct and pricing, opening the App Store up to outside payment options. (BBC News)
- United States government group chat leaks
- In the wake of the Signalgate scandal, Mike Waltz and Alex Nelson Wong resign as U.S. National Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor respectively, marking the first resignations during the second Trump administration. U.S. President Donald Trump later nominates Waltz as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. (CBS News)
- Kenyan parliament member Charles Ong'ondo is shot to death in Nairobi by unknown gunmen on a motorcycle in an apparent assassination. (BBC News)
- The Supreme Court of Korea overturns the acquittal judgement of Democratic Party presidential candidate and former leader Lee Jae-myung over violation of election law. The court orders the case to be sent back to Seoul High Court. (NBC News)
- United States District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. rules that US President Donald Trump cannot use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants, deeming the previous use of this power as having been improperly invoked. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2025 South Korean presidential election
- Acting South Korean President Han Duck-soo resigns, indicating a possible run in the upcoming presidential election. (Yonhap)
- Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, the next person in the presidential line of succession, resigns a few hours later. (Yonhap)
- 2025 United Kingdom local elections
- The United Kingdom holds local elections, as well as a parliamentary by-election in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency. (BBC News)
Sports
- The Football Association bans transgender women from women's football in England starting 1 June after amending its eligibility criteria. (BBC Sport)
April 30, 2025 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Red Sea crisis
- US–UK airstrikes on Yemen
- The Royal Air Force launches airstrikes on buildings they claimed were used by the Houthis to manufacture drones south of Sanaa, Yemen. (CTV News)
- US–UK airstrikes on Yemen
- Puntland–Somaliland dispute
- Las Anod conflict, Puntland–Somaliland prisoner exchange
- Puntland releases fifteen prisoners of war in exchange for Somaliland releasing eleven combatants captured during the conflict in the contested Sool region. This is the second prisoner exchange of prisoners captured during the conflict in Las Anod. (Hiiraan Online) (Horn Observer)
- Las Anod conflict, Puntland–Somaliland prisoner exchange
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- North Korean involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- South Korean intelligence claims North Korean troops have suffered around 4,700 casualties, including about 600 fatalities among 15,000 soldiers. Their combat capability has also significantly improved, with increasing proficiency in new weapons such as drones. (CBC News)
- North Korean involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Colombian conflict
- The Colombian government says fifteen police officers and twelve soldiers have been killed over the past two weeks in targeted attacks by the Gulf Clan cartel and other armed groups. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 Israel fires
- Wildfires rage out of control in at least 100 different locations throughout Israel and the West Bank, prompting the Israeli government to declare a state of emergency and forcing evacuations near Jerusalem. At least 40 people are reportedly injured due to the fires. (CNN)
Law and crime
- Belarus–United States relations
- An American citizen detained in Belarus after being accused of being part of a US-backed coup to oust Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is released from the country. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirms the release. (KCRA)
International relations
- Foreign relations of Taiwan, Somaliland–Taiwan relations
- Amid strengthening ties between Taiwan and Somaliland, the Somali government bans Taiwanese passport holders from Somalia, citing UN Resolution 2758 and the One China policy. Taiwan lodges a protest with Somalia and claims China instigated the ban. (BBC News) (Reuters)
- New Zealand–Philippines relations
April 29, 2025 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kashmir conflict
- 2025 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
- Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar says that India intends to launch a military strike on Pakistan within the next 24 to 36 hours. (Reuters)
- 2025 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
- Rif Dimashq clashes (April 2025–present)
- Gunmen reported to be aligned with the Syrian government engage in fatal clashes with armed Druze combatants in the Druze-majority city of Jaramana in southern Syria. At least 13 people are killed, and 12 others are injured. (Al Jazeera) (CTV News)
- Boko Haram insurgency
- At least 26 people are killed when a truck hits a roadside bomb in Borno State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
- A 38-year-old man suspected of seriously injuring two women on Saturday in a shooting and crossbow attack on the Otley Run pub crawl in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, succumbs to a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the hospital. It is confirmed that the perpetrator's motive was misogyny. (BBC News)
Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
- Three people are killed and over 400000 lose power due to severe storms in Western Pennsylvania, United States. (CBS)
- Twenty-two people are killed and three others are injured after a fire breaks out in a restaurant in Liaoyang, Liaoning, China. (CNA)
- Three people are killed and two others are injured when scaffolding collapses at a developing liquefied natural gas plant in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. (Times Now)
- Fifteen people are killed, including two children, and thirteen others are injured in a fire at a hotel in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. (Business Standard) (The Telegraph)
- Eighteen Russians are injured in a bus crash in Side, Turkey. (Telegrafi)
Law and crime
- Jalisco extermination camp
- Alejandro Gertz Manero, Attorney General of Mexico, concluded that the Izaguirre Ranch was used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel as a recruitment camp between 2021 and 2024, but found no evidence that it served as an extermination site. (AP)
- Three people are killed in a shooting at a hair salon in Uppsala, Sweden, with the perpetrator still at large. (BBC News)
- Three people are killed and two others are seriously injured in a mass shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Minnesota Public Radio)
Politics and elections
- President of Russia Vladimir Putin signs a decree restoring the "Stalingrad" name to the Volgograd Airport. (Reuters)
April 28, 2025 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kashmir conflict
- 2025 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
- Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif says that a military incursion by India is imminent. (Reuters)
- 2025 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
- Red Sea crisis
- US–UK airstrikes on Yemen
- 2025 Saada prison airstrike
- A sailor is injured when an F/A-18E fighter jet falls off the deck of the USS Harry Truman and sinks while the aircraft carrier engaged in evasive maneuvers to avoid a Houthi attack. (Politico)
- US–UK airstrikes on Yemen
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Sixteen people are killed after the explosion of a roadside bomb between the towns of Rann and Gamboru in Borno State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- At least seven people are killed and 16 others are wounded when a bomb explodes outside an anti-Pakistani Taliban peace committee office building in Wana, South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian president Vladimir Putin declares a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine for May 8–10 to mark the World War II Victory Day. (CTV News)
- South Thailand insurgency
- Three people are killed and another is severely injured overnight in two separate attacks by suspected Islamist insurgents in Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. (The Nation)
- Somali Civil War
- Several mortars from alleged Al-Shabaab militants strike Aden Adde Airport and Halane Camp, the residences of the UNSOM, AUSSOM, and foreign embassies. (Hiiraan Online)
Business and economy
- 2025 European power outage
- A widespread power outage is reported in Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and parts of France, shutting down airports, public transit systems, and many hospitals. (La Vanguardia) (El Mundo) (El Confidencial)
- The government of Spain declares a national state of emergency and deploys over 30,000 police officers to maintain order. Portuguese prime minister Luís Montenegro rules out a cyberattack as the cause of the power outage. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Four female students, ages 4 to 18, are killed and six others are injured when a car crashes through the wall of a daycare center in Chatham, Illinois, United States. The driver was not injured but was taken to a hospital for evaluation. (The Independent)
- 2025 Nushki oil tanker explosion
- Three firefighters are killed and 70 others are injured when a fuel tanker explodes in the Nushki District, Balochistan, Pakistan. The driver of the tanker were also killed in the incident. (DAWN.COM)
Law and crime
- Six people are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a high school in Cheongju, South Korea. The attacker, a student, is arrested. (The Korea Herald)
Politics and elections
- 2025 Canadian federal election
- Voters in Canada go to the polls to elect the 343 members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament. (BBC)
- The Liberal Party under leader Mark Carney is projected to form government for the party's fourth consecutive mandate, with Carney remaining prime minister. (The Globe and Mail)
- Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre and New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh lose their seats, with the NDP also losing official party status in the House. Each make speeches conceding the election, with Singh announcing his intention to resign as party leader. (CTV News)
- 2025 papal conclave
- The Vatican announces the 2025 papal conclave will take place starting on May 7 in the Sistine Chapel to elect Pope Francis's successor after his death on April 21. (NPR) (Vatican News)
- 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election
- Voters in Trinidad and Tobago go to the polls to elect the 41 members of the House of Representatives. (Radio Jamaica News)
- The opposition United National Congress, led by Kamla Persad-Bissessar, wins a majority of seats. (The Gleaner)
April 27, 2025 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- At least 51 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 52,243 throughout the war. (AP)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- North Korean involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- North Korea confirms the deployment of its soldiers to Russia a day after Russia confirmed the presence of North Korean soldiers fighting alongside them. (Reuters)
- North Korean involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- The Pakistani Armed Forces claims to have killed 54 Pakistani Taliban militants attempting to cross into Pakistan from Afghanistan near North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, allegedly to carry out high-profile terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. (CTV News)
- Israeli–Hezbollah conflict
- Israel carries out airstrikes on several suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, despite a ceasefire agreement following the 2024 invasion. The Lebanese Civil Defense reports no casualties. (BBC News)
- Sudanese civil war
- Rapid Support Forces militants kill over 31 civilians, including minors, in a mass shooting near al-Salha, Omdurman. (Sudan Tribune)
Arts and culture
- Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its 2025 inductees, including English band Bad Company, American groups Outkast and Soundgarden, artists Cyndi Lauper and Carol Kaye, and more. (NPR)
Business and economy
- Saudi Arabia and Qatar announce they will pay Syria's outstanding debt of $15 million to the World Bank that the country accumulated throughout its civil war from 2011, allowing Syria to work towards post-war recovery and reconstruction, which is estimated to cost at least $400 billion. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Port of Shahid Rajaee explosion
- The death toll from yesterday's explosion at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas, Iran, rises to 40 while the injury count increases to 1,205. (Iran International)
- At least one person is killed and at least 51 others are injured when a ferry transporting 42 people collides with a privately-owned recreational boat near the Memorial Causeway in Clearwater, Florida, United States. (IONTB) (ABC News)
International relations
- Death and funeral of Pope Francis
- The tomb of Pope Francis at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome, Italy, is opened for public viewing and photos are released by Vatican City. More than 13,000 people enter the basilica to view the tomb and pay their respects, while several thousand others remain outside. (ABC News)
Law and crime
- 2025 Vancouver car attack
- The death toll from yesterday's vehicle-ramming attack at a street festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, rises to eleven with at least 20 others injured, making the attack tied for the deadliest vehicle-ramming attack in Canadian history. The British Columbia Prosecution Service charges the perpetrator with eight counts of second-degree murder, while investigators also rule out terrorism. (CTV News) (AP)
- Three people are killed and two are injured in a mass shooting after a quarrel outside a pizzeria in Monreale, Province of Palermo, Italy. (PalermoToday)
- Polish investigators start excavating a World War II mass grave in Puźniki. It contains victims of the Volhynia massacres, when Ukrainian nationalists murdered around 100,000 civilians who were predominantly Polish. (NOS)
- At least 114 people suspected of entering the United States illegally are detained in a raid by the DEA and ICE at a nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, which had been investigated for drug trafficking and prostitution. (AP) (NPR)
- One person is killed and six others, including three students, are wounded in a school shooting during a university event at the historically black Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States. (AP) (CNN)
April 26, 2025 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
- Red Sea crisis
- The Israel Defense Forces say they have intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen by Houthi forces. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)
- Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
- China seizes the disputed Sandy Cay Reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. (Financial Times)
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 India–Pakistan diplomatic crisis
- Severe flooding is reported along the Jhelum River in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir after Indian authorities release a large amount of water without prior warning. The incident follows the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by the Indian government. (24 News HD)
- Port of Shahid Rajaee explosion
- At least twenty-five people are killed and over 800 others are injured in an explosion at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas, Iran. (AP)
- Three people are killed when a Mooney M20 crashes a mile south of Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Tennessee, United States. (WKRN-TV)
- Two people are missing and a child is rescued after a boat capsizes on Maule Lake in Florida, United States. (Citizen)
International relations
- Death and funeral of Pope Francis
- The funeral of Pope Francis is held in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. 400,000 people are in attendance, including more than 130 world leaders. (ABC News) (CNN) (The Guardian)
Law and crime
- 2025 Vancouver car attack
- Nine people are killed and several others injured, after a car is driven through a crowd at a Philippine-Canadian festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Al Jazeera)
- Two women are seriously injured in an attack on a road when a 38-year-old man attacks them with a crossbow and a firearm before shooting and injuring himself in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Counter Terrorism Policing is currently investigating the incident. (BBC News)
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