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8 May 2025 – 123 vultures are killed, more than 80 others are rescued, and an elephant is also poisoned in a mass poisoning at Kruger National Park in South Africa . South African National Parks and the Endangered Wildlife Trust says it was one of the largest vulture poisoning events in the country. (CTV News)
1 May 2025 – The bodies of three South African police officers who had been missing for six days are found in the Hennops River . (BBC News)
28 April 2025 – Red Sea crisis The Houthis claim at least 68 people are killed and 47 others are injured in a U.S. airstrike on a prison holding African migrants in Saada Governorate , Yemen . (AP)
22 April 2025 – Interpol rescues 33 West Africans , including people from Benin , Togo , Burkina Faso , and Ghana , from human trafficking rings in the Ivory Coast . (AP) 21 April 2025 – Boko Haram insurgency The Islamic State claims responsibility for a series of deadly attacks targeting Christians and security forces in Borno and Adamawa , Nigeria earlier this month that killed at least nine people and injured several others. (Reuters)
19 April 2025 – A tavern owner is killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting during a live music performance at a tavern in Marble Hall , Limpopo , South Africa . No arrests were made. (SABC)
8 May 2025 – 123 vultures are killed, more than 80 others are rescued, and an elephant is also poisoned in a mass poisoning at Kruger National Park in South Africa . South African National Parks and the Endangered Wildlife Trust says it was one of the largest vulture poisoning events in the country. (CTV News)
1 May 2025 – The bodies of three South African police officers who had been missing for six days are found in the Hennops River . (BBC News)
28 April 2025 – Red Sea crisis The Houthis claim at least 68 people are killed and 47 others are injured in a U.S. airstrike on a prison holding African migrants in Saada Governorate , Yemen . (AP)
22 April 2025 – Interpol rescues 33 West Africans , including people from Benin , Togo , Burkina Faso , and Ghana , from human trafficking rings in the Ivory Coast . (AP) 21 April 2025 – Boko Haram insurgency The Islamic State claims responsibility for a series of deadly attacks targeting Christians and security forces in Borno and Adamawa , Nigeria earlier this month that killed at least nine people and injured several others. (Reuters)
19 April 2025 – A tavern owner is killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting during a live music performance at a tavern in Marble Hall , Limpopo , South Africa . No arrests were made. (SABC)
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8 May 2025 – 123 vultures are killed, more than 80 others are rescued, and an elephant is also poisoned in a mass poisoning at Kruger National Park in South Africa . South African National Parks and the Endangered Wildlife Trust says it was one of the largest vulture poisoning events in the country. (CTV News)
1 May 2025 – The bodies of three South African police officers who had been missing for six days are found in the Hennops River . (BBC News)
28 April 2025 – Red Sea crisis The Houthis claim at least 68 people are killed and 47 others are injured in a U.S. airstrike on a prison holding African migrants in Saada Governorate , Yemen . (AP)
22 April 2025 – Interpol rescues 33 West Africans , including people from Benin , Togo , Burkina Faso , and Ghana , from human trafficking rings in the Ivory Coast . (AP) 21 April 2025 – Boko Haram insurgency The Islamic State claims responsibility for a series of deadly attacks targeting Christians and security forces in Borno and Adamawa , Nigeria earlier this month that killed at least nine people and injured several others. (Reuters)
19 April 2025 – A tavern owner is killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting during a live music performance at a tavern in Marble Hall , Limpopo , South Africa . No arrests were made. (SABC)
8 May 2025 – 123 vultures are killed, more than 80 others are rescued, and an elephant is also poisoned in a mass poisoning at Kruger National Park in South Africa . South African National Parks and the Endangered Wildlife Trust says it was one of the largest vulture poisoning events in the country. (CTV News)
1 May 2025 – The bodies of three South African police officers who had been missing for six days are found in the Hennops River . (BBC News)
28 April 2025 – Red Sea crisis The Houthis claim at least 68 people are killed and 47 others are injured in a U.S. airstrike on a prison holding African migrants in Saada Governorate , Yemen . (AP)
22 April 2025 – Interpol rescues 33 West Africans , including people from Benin , Togo , Burkina Faso , and Ghana , from human trafficking rings in the Ivory Coast . (AP) 21 April 2025 – Boko Haram insurgency The Islamic State claims responsibility for a series of deadly attacks targeting Christians and security forces in Borno and Adamawa , Nigeria earlier this month that killed at least nine people and injured several others. (Reuters)
19 April 2025 – A tavern owner is killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting during a live music performance at a tavern in Marble Hall , Limpopo , South Africa . No arrests were made. (SABC)
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8 May 2025 – Murder of Cassius Turvey Jack Brearley and Brodie Lee Palmer are found guilty of the murder of Aboriginal Australian schoolboy Cassius Turvey in Middle Swan , Western Australia , in 2022, while Mitchell Forth is convicted of manslaughter. (BBC)
5 May 2025 – 2025 Australian federal election 2025 Australian Senate election The incumbent Australian Labor Party overtakes the Liberal–National Coalition as the largest plurality in the Senate , meaning support will be required only from the Coalition or the Australian Greens to pass legislation. (The Guardian Australia)
3 May 2025 – 2025 Australian federal election The Australian Labor Party under current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese increases its majority in the House of Representatives , winning a second term. (ABC News Australia) .
Liberal Leader Peter Dutton loses his seat of Dickson , becoming the first Leader of the Opposition to lose their seat in Australian electoral history. (ABC News Australia) 1 May 2025 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak North America 's three largest measles outbreaks continue to expand, with over 2,500 confirmed cases. There have been three fatalities in the United States and one in Mexico . The outbreaks began in Ontario , Canada , then surged in Texas and New Mexico , and have quickly escalated in Chihuahua , Mexico . (AP News) 28 April 2025 – 2025 Canadian federal election Voters in Canada go to the polls to elect the 343 members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament . (BBC)
The Liberal Party under leader Mark Carney is projected to form government for the party's fourth consecutive mandate, with Carney remaining prime minister . (The Globe and Mail )
8 May 2025 – Murder of Cassius Turvey Jack Brearley and Brodie Lee Palmer are found guilty of the murder of Aboriginal Australian schoolboy Cassius Turvey in Middle Swan , Western Australia , in 2022, while Mitchell Forth is convicted of manslaughter. (BBC)
5 May 2025 – 2025 Australian federal election 2025 Australian Senate election The incumbent Australian Labor Party overtakes the Liberal–National Coalition as the largest plurality in the Senate , meaning support will be required only from the Coalition or the Australian Greens to pass legislation. (The Guardian Australia)
3 May 2025 – 2025 Australian federal election The Australian Labor Party under current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese increases its majority in the House of Representatives , winning a second term. (ABC News Australia) .
Liberal Leader Peter Dutton loses his seat of Dickson , becoming the first Leader of the Opposition to lose their seat in Australian electoral history. (ABC News Australia) 1 May 2025 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak North America 's three largest measles outbreaks continue to expand, with over 2,500 confirmed cases. There have been three fatalities in the United States and one in Mexico . The outbreaks began in Ontario , Canada , then surged in Texas and New Mexico , and have quickly escalated in Chihuahua , Mexico . (AP News) 28 April 2025 – 2025 Canadian federal election Voters in Canada go to the polls to elect the 343 members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament . (BBC)
The Liberal Party under leader Mark Carney is projected to form government for the party's fourth consecutive mandate, with Carney remaining prime minister . (The Globe and Mail )
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8 May 2025 – Murder of Cassius Turvey Jack Brearley and Brodie Lee Palmer are found guilty of the murder of Aboriginal Australian schoolboy Cassius Turvey in Middle Swan , Western Australia , in 2022, while Mitchell Forth is convicted of manslaughter. (BBC)
5 May 2025 – 2025 Australian federal election 2025 Australian Senate election The incumbent Australian Labor Party overtakes the Liberal–National Coalition as the largest plurality in the Senate , meaning support will be required only from the Coalition or the Australian Greens to pass legislation. (The Guardian Australia)
3 May 2025 – 2025 Australian federal election The Australian Labor Party under current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese increases its majority in the House of Representatives , winning a second term. (ABC News Australia) .
Liberal Leader Peter Dutton loses his seat of Dickson , becoming the first Leader of the Opposition to lose their seat in Australian electoral history. (ABC News Australia)
8 May 2025 – Murder of Cassius Turvey Jack Brearley and Brodie Lee Palmer are found guilty of the murder of Aboriginal Australian schoolboy Cassius Turvey in Middle Swan , Western Australia , in 2022, while Mitchell Forth is convicted of manslaughter. (BBC)
5 May 2025 – 2025 Australian federal election 2025 Australian Senate election The incumbent Australian Labor Party overtakes the Liberal–National Coalition as the largest plurality in the Senate , meaning support will be required only from the Coalition or the Australian Greens to pass legislation. (The Guardian Australia)
3 May 2025 – 2025 Australian federal election The Australian Labor Party under current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese increases its majority in the House of Representatives , winning a second term. (ABC News Australia) .
Liberal Leader Peter Dutton loses his seat of Dickson , becoming the first Leader of the Opposition to lose their seat in Australian electoral history. (ABC News Australia)
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8 May 2025 – Murder of Cassius Turvey Jack Brearley and Brodie Lee Palmer are found guilty of the murder of Aboriginal Australian schoolboy Cassius Turvey in Middle Swan , Western Australia , in 2022, while Mitchell Forth is convicted of manslaughter. (BBC)
5 May 2025 – 2025 Australian federal election 2025 Australian Senate election The incumbent Australian Labor Party overtakes the Liberal–National Coalition as the largest plurality in the Senate , meaning support will be required only from the Coalition or the Australian Greens to pass legislation. (The Guardian Australia)
3 May 2025 – 2025 Australian federal election The Australian Labor Party under current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese increases its majority in the House of Representatives , winning a second term. (ABC News Australia) .
Liberal Leader Peter Dutton loses his seat of Dickson , becoming the first Leader of the Opposition to lose their seat in Australian electoral history. (ABC News Australia) 20 April 2025 – The death toll from drownings during the week across Australia increases to seven after a fisherman dies after being swept off rocks near Sydney . Three people remain missing and one other was injured. (Philippine Daily Inquirer )
7 April 2025 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration , Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump The Nikkei 225 , SSE Composite Index , and Hang Seng Index experience substantial losses following Friday’s losses on the New York Stock Exchange as a result of U.S. president Donald Trump 's tariffs . European markets also decline, particularly in banking and defense sectors . The ASX 200 in Australia and the Kospi in South Korea also closes lower. (BBC News)
2 April 2025 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration In the 10% tariff, the U.S. lists the Australian territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands near Antarctica , despite the fact that it has no human inhabitants, imports or exports. In response to finding these islands in the list, Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese commented that "Nowhere on earth is safe" for the tariff. (The Guardian)
31 March 2025 – Australia–North Korea relations The Royal Australian Air Force deploys a long-range maritime patrol aircraft P-8 Poseidon to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture , Japan , to monitor North Korean maritime activities in the Yellow Sea , including weapons shipments prohibited under international sanctions. (NK News)
8 May 2025 – Murder of Cassius Turvey Jack Brearley and Brodie Lee Palmer are found guilty of the murder of Aboriginal Australian schoolboy Cassius Turvey in Middle Swan , Western Australia , in 2022, while Mitchell Forth is convicted of manslaughter. (BBC)
5 May 2025 – 2025 Australian federal election 2025 Australian Senate election The incumbent Australian Labor Party overtakes the Liberal–National Coalition as the largest plurality in the Senate , meaning support will be required only from the Coalition or the Australian Greens to pass legislation. (The Guardian Australia)
3 May 2025 – 2025 Australian federal election The Australian Labor Party under current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese increases its majority in the House of Representatives , winning a second term. (ABC News Australia) .
Liberal Leader Peter Dutton loses his seat of Dickson , becoming the first Leader of the Opposition to lose their seat in Australian electoral history. (ABC News Australia) 20 April 2025 – The death toll from drownings during the week across Australia increases to seven after a fisherman dies after being swept off rocks near Sydney . Three people remain missing and one other was injured. (Philippine Daily Inquirer )
7 April 2025 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration , Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump The Nikkei 225 , SSE Composite Index , and Hang Seng Index experience substantial losses following Friday’s losses on the New York Stock Exchange as a result of U.S. president Donald Trump 's tariffs . European markets also decline, particularly in banking and defense sectors . The ASX 200 in Australia and the Kospi in South Korea also closes lower. (BBC News)
2 April 2025 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration In the 10% tariff, the U.S. lists the Australian territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands near Antarctica , despite the fact that it has no human inhabitants, imports or exports. In response to finding these islands in the list, Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese commented that "Nowhere on earth is safe" for the tariff. (The Guardian)
31 March 2025 – Australia–North Korea relations The Royal Australian Air Force deploys a long-range maritime patrol aircraft P-8 Poseidon to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture , Japan , to monitor North Korean maritime activities in the Yellow Sea , including weapons shipments prohibited under international sanctions. (NK News)
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