On May 2, 2025, Al Jazeera reported that at least 43 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, alongside widening warnings over hunger, blocked aid and the wider conduct of the war.
Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif called on Israel and the international community to intervene after deadly violence around Druze communities in Syria on 2025-05-01.
North Korea and Russia have started construction on their first road link, a bridge that symbolizes the rapid deepening of their ties even as the war in Ukraine continues.
British forces carried out airstrikes with the United States, marking their first attack in Washington’s renewed campaign against the Iran-backed group.
The government says 15 police officers and 12 soldiers were killed in two weeks of attacks blamed on armed groups, exposing how badly peace efforts have frayed.
Taipei says the ban on Taiwanese passport holders was issued under Chinese pressure, while Beijing praised the move as support for the one-China principle.
Police say the suspect in a Leeds crossbow attack died after being taken to hospital, while investigators examined an online manifesto that described the violence as misogynistic rage.
On April 29, 2025, Al Jazeera reported that a truck hit an improvised explosive device in Borno State, killing 26 people and underscoring renewed violence in northeast Nigeria.
On April 29, 2025, fighting between armed groups in the Druze-majority town of Jaramana killed 13 people, prompting Syrian authorities to promise an investigation and accountability.
Several mortar shells landed near Mogadishu’s Halane Base Camp on 2025-04-28, the fortified compound that houses UN offices, African Union personnel and Western missions.
On April 28, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for the Victory Day period, while Kyiv called for a longer truce.
On April 28, 2025, Al Jazeera reported that a truck hit an improvised explosive device between Rann and Gamboru Ngala in Borno State, killing 26 people.
A bombing in Wana, South Waziristan, killed seven people and wounded 16 more outside a pro-government peace committee office as Pakistan’s security operations intensified nearby.
Pakistani security forces say they killed 54 armed men who tried to enter the country from Afghanistan, in one of the deadliest reported border incidents in recent years on the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier.
Israel said it hit a Hezbollah missile storage site in Dahieh after ordering an evacuation, while Lebanese officials condemned the attack as another breach of the truce.
Pakistan has shut its border and airspace to India indefinitely after the Pahalgam attack, escalating already severe tensions between the nuclear rivals.