Armed conflicts and attacks

• Somali Civil War
  • 2025 Shabelle offensive
    • A Al-Shabaab mortar attack kills three army recruits in Hiilweyne military barracks near Bal’ad town of Middle Shabelle, Somalia. (Hiiraan Online)
  • 2025 Mogadishu military base bombing
    • Al-Shabaab says at least six rounds of mortar caused damage to properties in the Aden Adde International Airport area of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, which includes the Halane base camp. This facility houses United Nations offices, African Union personnel, and diplomatic missions. (Garowe Online)
• Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
  • Puntland counter-terrorism operations
    • Puntland authorities confirmed the killing of Ahmed Muse Sidi, a senior leader of the ISIS who lead the recruitment of members from local clans, during a security operation in the Togga Miiraale area of the Bari Region of Puntland. (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online)

Law and crime

• Three students are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a school in Pirkkala, Pirkanmaa, Finland. The suspect, a 16-year-old, released a manifesto saying his target was women. (Yle)

Politics and elections

• Aftermath of the 2025 Australian federal election
  • The federal wing of the National Party leaves the Liberal-National Coalition for the first time since 1987, citing poor performance in the recent federal election and growing policy differences. (The Guardian Australia)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 84 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
• Somali Civil War
  • Over 70 Al-Shabaab militants are killed along the Hiran–Middle Shabelle border in Somalia in an overnight military operation by the Somali National Army and local defense fighters from Hiran. (Hiiraan Online)

Arts and culture

• National broadcasters VRT of Belgium and RTVE of Spain call for a debate on Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. (Semana)

International relations

• Iran–United Kingdom relations
  • The Iranian foreign ministry summons the British chargé d'affaires to protest the arrest of seven Iranian nationals in London earlier this month. (DW)
• Post-Brexit United Kingdom relations with the European Union
  • The United Kingdom and European Union conclude a deal on travel, food and steels exports, fishing access, and border security. (The Guardian)
• Mbanie Island territorial dispute
  • The International Court of Justice rules 13–2 that Equatorial Guinea possesses sovereignty of the islands of Conga, Mbanié, and Cocoteros in a territorial dispute with Gabon. (BBC News) (DW) (Bloomberg via WorldOil)

Law and crime

• 2025 New Orleans jailbreak
  • A fourth escaped inmate, of a total 10 escapees, is captured following the mass escape of prisoners in New Orleans, United States. Six escaped prisoners remain at large. (ABC News)
• Lithuania files a lawsuit against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the International Court of Justice, accusing his regime of orchestrating the migrant crisis and violating international law. (Baltic Times)
• Russia bans Amnesty International as an undesirable organisation, accusing the group of openly supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia. (Reuters)
• The trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and 80 other officials begins in Brasília. Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting the 8 January Brasília attacks, faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted. (France 24)

Politics and elections

• 2025 Philippine general election
  • The nominees of the winning party-lists of the election held on May 12 are proclaimed. However, the proclamation of party-lists Duterte Youth and Bagong Henerasyon are suspended due to pending disqualification cases, leaving four seats unresolved. (GMA News)