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May 25, 2022 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Nine passengers are killed when improvised explosive devices hidden inside a group of minivans detonate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province.
A Russian cruise missile strike destroys a shopping centre and several homes in the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and injuring three others. At least 62 homes were damaged, according to local officials.
Colombian and Venezuelan intelligence officials confirm the death of Miguel Botache Santillana, alias Gentil Duarte, the top leader of the FARC dissidents.
Clashes break out with the IDF after Palestinian rioters attack Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, West Bank. Fifteen Palestinians are injured and one teenager is killed.
Fighting breaks out between Arab and Tama gold miners in the Kouri Bougoudi district of Northern Chad. The rebel Front for Change and Concord in Chad group says that over 200 people have been killed.
Business and economy
Marks & Spencer, a British retail chain, announces that it is permanently closing all of its 48 stores in Russia, which employ 1,200 people, saying that it is a "values-led business".
Disasters and accidents
A bus carrying Central American and Cuban migrants crashes off a highway in San Luis PotosĂ, Mexico. Seven migrants die and 25 are injured.
Health and environment
Law and crime
Russia's State Duma approves a bill removing the upper age limit for contractual service in the Russian Armed Forces. The bill will now head to President Vladimir Putin to be signed into law.
Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt signs HB 4327 into law, making Oklahoma the first state in the United States to completely ban abortion.
Several bomb threats are made via email to schools and government institutions in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina, prompting evacuations. No bombs have been found.
Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik is sentenced to life in prison by Patiala House court of India.
Politics and elections
Congress officially proclaims former Senator Bongbong Marcos and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, as president-elect and vice president-elect, respectively.
Sports
In association football, Roma defeats Feyenoord 1–0 in the final at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania, to win the inaugural edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, the third tier of active European club football competitions.
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