Friday, May 9, 2025

2025 India–Pakistan conflict

The Indian Air Force strikes Pakistan Air Force Base Nur Khan in Punjab, Pakistan, with cruise missiles with reports of multiple explosions. The Pakistan Armed Forces says the airbase has come under attack from air-to-surface missiles and that air defences are engaging hostile targets over Pakistani airspace.

2025 India–Pakistan conflict

Pakistan closes its airspace to all non-military flights saying the Indian Armed Forces has launched ballistic missiles at the country.

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

Nine soldiers are injured in an improvised explosive device explosion in the Shijaiyah neighborhood of Gaza City, Palestine.

France–Poland relations

French president Emmanuel Macron and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk signs a treaty committing both sides to mutual assistance.

Hungary–Ukraine relations

The Security Service of Ukraine arrests two people on suspicion of spying for Hungary in Zakarpattia Oblast, which is home to an ethnic minority of over 150,000 Hungarians. The Hungarian foreign ministry expels two Ukrainian diplomats in response to the allegations, characterizing them as anti-Hungarian.

Sinking of the Bayesian yacht

A 39-year-old Dutch diver dies during preparations for the salvage operation of the Bayesian yacht which sunk in 2024.

Disasters

At least 62 people are killed following floods caused by heavy rain along Lake Tanganyika in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Disasters

Six people are killed and six others are injured when a Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter crashes into the Maduru Oya river in Sri Lanka.

Sport

In cricket, the 2025 Pakistan Super League is suspended indefinitely due to the ongoing military action between India and Pakistan.