Politics and elections

• 2025 Philippine general election
  • General elections are held in the Philippines. (Asian Journal)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
    • Fifteen Palestinians, mostly women and children, are killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. (CTV News)
  • Gaza war hostage crisis
    • Hamas agrees to release Edan Alexander, a dual American-Israeli citizen hostage; the release is expected to take place in the coming days. (Reuters)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • At least two police officers are killed and three others are injured in a roadside bombing targeting a police vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (CTV News)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Russian President Vladimir Putin proposes holding direct negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 15 after the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Poland threatened further sanctions if it does not agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire beginning on May 12. (Reuters)
    • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asks Russia to confirm an unconditional ceasefire before any direct negotiations between the two nations. (Reuters)
• Israeli MIAs
  • The body of Israel Defense Forces soldier Zvi Feldman, missing since the 1982 Lebanon War in 1982, is repatriated to Israel from "deep inside Syria" in a joint Mossad–IDF operation. (The Times of Israel) (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• A bus carrying Buddhist pilgrims in Kotmale, Sri Lanka, swerves off a cliff, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others. (CTV News)
• Four people are killed, dozens are injured including four critically, and hundreds are displaced in a fire at a four-story apartment building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. (CNN)
• During the running event {{ill|Loop Leeuwarden|nl}} in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, a participant dies after finishing. (NOS)
• One person is killed and 32 others are injured in a collision between a SUV and a bus in Hacienda Heights, California, United States. (The Washington Post)

Law and crime

• The Taliban bans chess in Afghanistan, with a Taliban spokesman saying that chess is considered a form of gambling under Sharia law. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2025 Albanian parliamentary election
  • Albanians vote to elect the 140 members of the Parliament, as Prime Minister Edi Rama seeks reelection for a fourth term. (Reuters)
• In his first Sunday address, Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine, the release of all war prisoners and the return of abducted Ukrainian children to their families; an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages and the allowance of humanitarian aid in Gaza; as well as a permanent ceasefire to the India–Pakistan conflict. (The Guardian)