Twenty-four people are killed and over 50 are injured after the explosion of a bomb at a car park near a train station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility.
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May 24, 2026 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reports that 33 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz after receiving permission in the past 24 hours.
The Iranian military shoots down an alleged Israeli surveillance drone over Hormozgan province, Iran.
Four people are killed and over a hundred are injured in a Russian Oreshnik missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine.
Disasters and accidents
A Malaysian citizen dies while at least 23 people are still trapped and 26 others are rescued after a nine-story residential building collapses in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines.
Health and environment
At least 16 people die from heat stroke in Telangana, India, as temperatures exceed 45 °C (113 °F) during a heat wave, prompting public safety measures from the government.
Law and crime
Bahrain sentences nine people to life in prison for espionage on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Four people are killed and one of the gunmen is injured in a mass shooting in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two suspects are arrested.
Politics and elections
Cypriots vote to elect 56 of the 80 seats in the House of Representatives. Recent opinion polls have indicated that the conservative DISY and the leftist AKEL are competing for first place, while the hard-right ELAM is also expected to make gains in the legislature.
Turkish police raid the headquarters of the Republican People's Party and evict its leadership, including Özgür Özel.
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