The National Unity Government of Myanmar says that an airstrike by junta forces killed 17 students and injured 20 others at a school in Tabayin, Sagaing Region.
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May 12, 2025 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
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Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander is released by Hamas after being kept in captivity in Gaza for 19 months since the October 7 attack.
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The remains of 30 people believed to have been killed by Islamic State militants are found in a search by Qatar and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in the remote town of Dabiq, Aleppo Governorate, Syria.
At its 12th Congress, the Kurdistan Workers' Party announces an immediate halt to its insurgent activities in Turkey and plans for its formal dissolution.
Disasters and accidents
Thirteen people are killed by an expired ammunition explosion in Garut Regency, West Java, Indonesia.
International relations
The first group of Afrikaners arrive in the United States after U.S. president Donald Trump grants refugee status to the white minority group, who Trump says face a "genocide" in the South African farm attacks. The government of South Africa rejects the claims.
The U.S. and China agree to a trade deal in which, for 90 days, U.S. tariffs on most Chinese goods will drop from 145% to 30%, while China's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods will drop from 125% to 10%.
Politics and elections
Filipinos vote to elect all 317 members of the House of Representatives and 12 members of the Senate, in addition to local elections.
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