Monday, May 25, 2026

China in the 2026 Iran war

Pakistani military chief Asim Munir and prime minister Shehbaz Sharif visit Beijing for talks with Chinese officials as part of mediation efforts related to the war.

Abraham Accords

Several United States officials report that U.S. president Donald Trump had asked Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey to join the Abraham Accords en masse to normalize relations with ‌Israel as he tries to negotiate an agreement to end the war with Iran, while Pakistan rejected the proposal.

2026 Iran war ceasefire

An Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Doha, Qatar, for peace talks aimed at ending the war.

2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

Crude oil tanker Idemitsu Maru arrives in Japan after previously becoming the first Japanese-owned ship to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the war started on February 28.

2026 Iran war

The U.S. Central Command announces that it launched "self-defense" airstrikes in southern Iran, including strikes on surface-to-air missile launch sites in Bandar Abbas and on IRGC Navy boats attempting to lay mines. However, two sources state that the ceasefire remains intact. Additionally, Mehr News Agency reports that the situation is calm.

2026 Lebanon war

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has ordered the military to intensify strikes against Hezbollah.

Darfur campaign

Human Rights Watch accuses the United Arab Emirates of training Colombian mercenaries near Abu Dhabi, including a military base in Al Dhafra, to fight alongside the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan's civil war.

Darfur campaign

Around 21 civilians have been killed over the last two days in drone strikes conducted by the RSF at markets in the North Darfur towns of Al-Tina and Kornoi.

Human rights in Cambodia

Cambodian senate president and acting head of state Hun Sen grants a pardon to opposition leader Kem Sokha, ending his 27-year treason sentence while maintaining restrictions on his political rights and international travel.

Politics

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is re-elected as speaker of the Iranian parliament for a seventh consecutive year.

Politics

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as prime minister, replacing Ousmane Sonko, whom Faye dismissed on 22 May.

Justice

Around 20 people are injured at the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo, Japan, after a man sprays an unidentified substance near an ATM, prompting reports of a strong odor inside the building.

2026 Angeles City building collapse

The death toll of the building collapse in Angeles, Philippines, rises to four, while search operations are ongoing for 16 people still missing.

2026 Angola gold mine landslide

The search for those unaccounted after a landslide at a gold mine in Canacassala, Angola, three days ago, has ended with 28 people killed in total and four rescued.

Disasters

A truck overturns on a highway in Tangail District, Bangladesh, killing 15 people and wounding ten more.

Disasters

A minibus crashes into a passenger bus in Mardan, Pakistan, killing 17 people and wounding five more.

Disasters

One person is killed and 17 more injured when a train collides with a truck at a railway crossing in Rogoźno, Poland.

2026 Iran war fuel crisis

Oil prices decrease by 5% in Asia early trading amidst hopes of a Iran–U.S. ceasefire deal to end the war.

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX 60 Composite Index climbs to 0.7% at 34,778.98 points, a record high, amidst hopes for a US-Iran deal.

2026 Ebola epidemic

The World Health Organization warns that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is outpacing response efforts, with at least 220 suspected deaths reported.

MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak

Spain confirms a new case of hantavirus in a citizen who evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius.

2026 Internet blackout in Iran

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian orders the Internet in Iran to be restored, bringing an end to a 87-day blackout in the wake of the Iran war that started three months ago.

2026 NBA playoffs

In basketball, the New York Knicks eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games with a 130–93 victory to win the NBA Eastern Conference and advance to the 2026 NBA Finals, their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999. They will face the winner of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs.