Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2025 Jaramana clashes
  • 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. (Erem News)

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)
• Red Sea crisis
  • US–UK airstrikes on Yemen
    • 68 people are killed and 47 others are injured in a U.S. airstrike on a prison holding African migrants in Saada Governorate, Yemen. (CTV News)
    • 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)
• 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

• At least four children 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)

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 a government for a fourth consecutive mandate, with Carney remaining prime minister. (The Globe and Mail)
  • Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre and New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh 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 wins a majority of seats. (The Gleaner)