May 18, 2025 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza.

(Sky News), (Reuters)

Israeli bombing of the Gaza StripGaza war

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A suicide bomber kills at least 10 recruits at the entrance of a military base in Mogadishu, Somalia.

(Reuters)

Somali Civil War

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Arts and culture

The papal inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV begins.

(Sky News)

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Disasters and accidents

17 people are killed in a building fire in Hyderabad, India.

(DW)

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Law and crime

A court in Shiraz, Iran, sentences three people to death over two attacks on a Shiite shrine in 2022 and 2023 in Shiraz and several to others to different prison terms.

(The Times of Israel)

Capital punishment in Iran, 2022 Shah Cheragh massacre

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Politics and elections

Romanians vote in the second round to choose their president between far-right George Simion and centrist Nicusor Dan.

(DW)

2025 Romanian presidential election

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Poles vote in the first round to choose their president.

(The Times of India)

2025 Polish presidential election

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Citizens in Portugal vote to elect 230 seats of the Assembly of the Republic.

(AP)

2025 Portuguese legislative election

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