Thursday, May 15, 2025

Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso

Islamist militant group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin claims it killed 200 soldiers in an attack on a military base on Sunday in Djibo, Sahel, Burkina Faso. They also claimed responsibility for the Diapaga attack this week at a military post in Loroum Province that killed 60 soldiers.

Papua conflict

The Indonesian military confirms that 18 Papuan separatists and three civilians were killed in yesterday's military operation in Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia.

2025 US–Iran negotiations

U.S. president Donald Trump says that the U.S. and Iran have "sort of" agreed on the terms of a deal on Iran's nuclear program, which reportedly includes Iran agreeing to give up highly enriched uranium while keeping lower-grade uranium needed for civilian nuclear power, in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.

Myanmar–Vietnam relations

According to the Vietnamese foreign ministry, more than 650 Vietnamese nationals are detained for immigration violations in Myanmar. The Vietnamese public security ministry has repatriated 450 people, most are victims of scam centers, with 200 still in Myanmar.

Visa policy of mainland China

At the China-CELAC Forum in Beijing, the Chinese foreign ministry announces it will allow nationals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay to enter the country without a travel visa starting June 1.

2025 Australian Greens leadership election

Larissa Waters is elected leader of the Australian Greens, following the resignation of Adam Bandt after the party's poor performance at the 2025 Australian federal election.

LGBT rights in Russia

Russian media reports that police raided the publisher office of Eksmo Publishing House yesterday and arrested several of its employees, accusing them of spreading "LGBTQ+ extremism".

2025 Canadian wildfires

Two people are killed and more than 1,000 others evacuate after wildfires spread across central Manitoba, Canada.

Sinking of the Bayesian

British investigators say the cause of the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht that killed seven people, including billionaire tech magnate Mike Lynch in Italy in 2024, is from being knocked over by extreme wind and could not recover.

Disasters

Six people are killed and three injured after an auto-rickshaw and a truck collided head-on in Hardoi District, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Disasters

Five people are killed and three others are injured after a van drives into the back of a truck on the national road 2 in Konotopa, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.

Disasters

Three people, including two firefighters, are killed and two other firefighters are seriously injured in a fire at a former Royal Air Force base in Oxfordshire, England.

Culture

A long-lost version of the British Magna Carta, dating to 1300 in the reign of King Edward I, is believed to have been found at Harvard University in the United States.

2024–25 La Liga

In association football, FC Barcelona win their 28th title in the 94th season of La Liga after defeating city rivals RCD Espanyol 2–0 with two matches to spare.