Portal:Current events/2025 May 23
May 23, 2025 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Sudanese civil war
- Battle of Khartoum
- After the capture of Omdurman and the consequent end of the battle of Khartoum, Sudanese Armed Forces find a mass grave with around 465 bodies located in Omdurman. (The North Africa Post)
- Battle of Khartoum
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia and Ukraine begin the largest prisoner exchange since the war began in February 2022, consisting of three days and 1,000 prisoners of war from each side. (NPR) (CNN)
- Prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Business and economy
- European Union–United States relations, Tariffs in the second Trump administration
- U.S. president Donald Trump announces the implementation of 50% tariffs on all goods imported from European Union countries starting June 1. European stock exchanges including the German DAX, the French CAC 40, and the British FTSE 100 report losses afterwards. (DW)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 260 miners are trapped after a collapse at the KDC gold mine near Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa. (ABC News)
International relations
- Canada–United States relations
- A group of U.S. senators visit Ottawa, Canada, to meet with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney in an effort to maintain the relationship between the two countries amidst Trump's tariffs on the country and calls to make it the 51st state. (The New York Times)
- Israel–United Kingdom relations
- British Minister of State for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard says that the UK "does not recognize" the comments made by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, where he accused British prime minister Keir Starmer, along with French president Emmanuel Macron and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, of "siding with Hamas" and being on "the wrong side of humanity". (Sky News)
- Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute
- Guyanese Foreign Minister Hugh Todd says that Guyana will defend its sovereignty in the face of Venezuela's referendum next Sunday, passing a motion in parliament and reaffirming warnings that Venezuelans voting in the referendum in Guyana will be deported. (News Room Guyana)
Law and crime
- 2024–2025 Georgian protests
- A court in Georgia places opposition figure Zurab Japaridze, a leader in the country's largest opposition group Coalition for Change, in pre-trial detention for failure to appear before a parliamentary inquiry, after the group led protests against the current government and the ruling party Georgian Dream. (DW)
- 2025 Hamburg stabbing attack
- Seventeen people are injured, including four critically, in a mass stabbing at the main train station in Hamburg, Germany. A woman is arrested at the scene, and four platforms are closed, according to Deutsche Bahn. (Tagesschau) (The Guardian)
- 2025 killing of Israeli Embassy workers in Washington, D.C.
- The suspect in the killing of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington, D.C. two days ago, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder along with other charges, both federally and locally. (NPR)
- Authorities from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the U.S. announce a joint operation to crack down on malware around the world, which took down over 300 servers, neutralized 650 domains, and seized over €3.5 million (US$3.9 million) of cryptocurrency. (DW)
Politics and elections
- United States district judge Allison D. Burroughs from the District of Massachusetts blocks homeland security secretary Kristi Noem's order to disallow Harvard University from enrolling international students. (AP)
Sports
- 2024–25 Jamaica Premier League
- In association football, Cavalier F.C. win their second consecutive and fourth ever Jamaican Premier League title after defeating Mount Pleasant F.A. 6–5 in a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw in the play-off final. (Jamaica Observer) (Radio Jamaica News)
- 2024–25 Serie A
- In association football, SSC Napoli win their fourth Serie A title and second title in three seasons after defeating Cagliari 2–0 on the final matchday. (BBC Sport)