Shenzhou 20 The Shenzhou 20 spacecraft launches successfully from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, carrying three astronauts on a six-month mission to install space debris protection in the Tiangong space station and carry out scientific experiments on solar and cosmic ray radiation on planarians.
South Korea Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in is indicted with charges of alleged corruption and bribery for receiving ₩217 million (US$152,000) in connection with his son-in-law's employment at Thai airline Eastar Jet.
Mass shooting The perpetrator is killed and at least four others are injured in a mass shooting at a used car dealership in the Glenvar Heights neighbourhood of Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
Mass stabbing One student is killed and three others are critically injured in a mass stabbing at a private school in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. A 15-year-old student is detained.
Jones Road Fire 19-year-old Joseph Kling is arrested and charged with arson on suspicion of starting an ongoing large wildfire that has burned 15,000 acres in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.
Highland Park parade shooting 24-year-old Robert E. Crimo is sentenced to twenty-one maximum life sentences for killing seven people and injuring forty-eight others in a mass shooting during an independence day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, United States.
India–Pakistan relations Pakistan closes its land border and shared airspace with India indefinitely following the attack on tourists in Pahalgam, India-administered Kashmir, a few days ago and India's executive actions against Pakistan yesterday.
Somali Civil War Somali militant group Al-Shabaab seizes the town of Wargaadhi and its military base in the Middle Shabelle region, Somalia. More than 40 militants and 12 army clan fighters are killed while trying to attack the military base in the capture.
Russian invasion of Ukraine Twelve people are killed and around 90 others, including children, are injured by a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine.
Gaza war Israeli settlers in the West Bank shoot and injure five Palestinians and set fire to several homes and farmland.
Three children are allegedly killed and several others are injured after an Israeli airstrike hits a tent encampment in the Nuseirat refugee camp, resulting in a fire which spread through parts of the camp.
Articles The post-truth and the contextMost of the daily information we see on the mainstream media today is the news equivalent of fast-food.
Jordan The Jordanian interior ministry bans all activities of the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood organization in the country, seizes the organization's assets, and closes all of its offices, including its political wing in the country, the Islamic Action Front. The Jordanian government links the group to sabotage plots and accuses it of "destabilizing" the country.
2025 India–Pakistan diplomatic crisis India announces several measures targeting Pakistan including closing the main border crossing linking the two countries, suspending the Indus Water Treaty, and expelling Pakistani diplomats after the attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday.
Death and funeral of Pope Francis The body of Pope Francis is moved from Domus Sanctae Marthae to St. Peter's Basilica, and lies in state for a 3-day public viewing.
2023–2025 global coral bleaching event The International Coral Reef Initiative announces that over 84% of the world's coral reefs are affected by a coral bleaching event since 2023, considered the most intense on record.
2025 Istanbul earthquake A Mw 6.2 earthquake with an epicenter in the Sea of Marmara strikes İstanbul, Turkey, injuring at least 359 people.
Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian forces launch a drone strike on a bus in Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, killing nine people.
U.S. Secretary of State U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that the U.S. State Department will cut 15% of its staff and that the office of the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights will be abolished.
2025 Ivorian presidential election Main opposition leader Tidjane Thiam is disqualified from the 2025 Ivorian presidential election.
Interpol Interpol rescues 33 West Africans, including people from Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, and Ghana, from human trafficking rings in the Ivory Coast.
Mass stabbing Seven people are killed in a mass stabbing when a man enters a bakery and attacks sleeping employees in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines.
Palestine–Syria relations Syria detains two senior members of the paramilitary organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Jones Road Fire Roughly 5,000 residents are evacuated, the Garden State Parkway is shut down and a business is destroyed after a large wildfire burns 12,500 acres abbr=on in Lacey Township, New Jersey, United States.
Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian guided bombs target Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killing one person and wounding 26 others, according to regional governor Ivan Fedorov.
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir At least 28 people are killed and dozens of others are injured when separatists open fire on people in Pahalgam, Anantnag district, Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir.