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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153759" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 100 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> have been killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> strikes on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>. <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-66-people-killed-in-israeli-strikes-on-gaza-women-and-children-among-dead-medics-say-13369334" target="_blank">(Sky News)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-airstrike-kills-least-24-gaza-mediators-host-ceasefire-talks-2025-05-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russia launches 273 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loitering_munition" target="_blank">drones</a> at Ukraine, the largest such attack since the beginning of the war. The attack comes a day after a round of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">direct peace talks</a> between the two countries, and a day before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>'s scheduled call with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/18/ukraine-reports-largest-drone-attack-from-russia-since-war-began" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Somali Civil War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Mogadishu_military_base_bombing" target="_blank">2025 Mogadishu military base bombing</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 21 people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 15 others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_bombing" target="_blank">suicide bombing</a> at the entrance of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_base" target="_blank">military base</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu" target="_blank">Mogadishu</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somalia</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mogadishu-suicide-bomber-kills-least-10-army-recruitment-drive-2025-05-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/May/201555/death_toll_climbs_to_20_in_mogadishu_suicide_bombing_claimed_by_al_shabab.aspx" target="_blank">(Hiiraan Online)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three police personnel are killed and two others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb" target="_blank">car bombing</a> targeting a police station in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayadin" target="_blank">Mayadin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor_Governorate" target="_blank">Deir ez-Zor Governorate</a>, Syria. <a href="https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=356089" target="_blank">(Syrian Arab News Agency)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/18/deadly-blast-rocks-police-station-in-eastern-syria-killing-three-report" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera English)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_inauguration" target="_blank">papal inauguration</a> Mass of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV" target="_blank">Pope Leo XIV</a> is held at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Square" target="_blank">St. Peter's Square</a>. <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/pope-leo-inauguration-live-world-leaders-and-royals-to-attend-event-as-tens-of-thousands-gather-in-vatican-city-13369202" target="_blank">(Sky News)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seventeen people are killed in a building fire in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad" target="_blank">Hyderabad</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telangana" target="_blank">Telangana</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/india-building-fire-kills-17-in-hyderabad/a-72581271" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran" target="_blank">Capital punishment in Iran</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Shah_Cheragh_attack" target="_blank">2022 Shah Cheragh attack</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiraz" target="_blank">Shiraz</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>, sentences three people to death over two attacks on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam" target="_blank">Shiite</a> shrine in 2022 and 2023 in Shiraz and several to others to different prison terms. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-sentences-3-to-death-over-islamic-state-claimed-attacks-on-shiite-shrine-in-shiraz/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya" target="_blank">Kenyan</a> politician <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Karua" target="_blank">Martha Karua</a>, who legally represents incarcerated Tanzanian opposition figure <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tundu_Lissu" target="_blank">Tundu Lissu</a>, is arrested at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Nyerere_International_Airport" target="_blank">Julius Nyerere International Airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam" target="_blank">Dar es Salaam</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania" target="_blank">Tanzania</a>, and set for deportation. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250518-kenyan-politician-lawyer-for-tanzania-opposition-leader-arrested" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Six people are injured, including the perpetrator, in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing" target="_blank">mass stabbing</a> attack when a man stabs a group of football fans celebrating with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordstick" target="_blank">swordstick</a> and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife" target="_blank">knife</a> outside of a bar in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bielefeld" target="_blank">Bielefeld</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Rhine-Westphalia" target="_blank">North Rhine-Westphalia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>. According to police, the perpetrator is currently at large and the attack was a premeditated assault, and possibly terrorism. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/18/bielefeld-revellers-attacked-outside-a-bar-police-classify-the-offence-as-planned-assault" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a> <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/german-police-search-man-attacked-injured-people-bar-121923306" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people are injured, including an 11-year-old, in a mass stabbing attack outside of a house after an altercation in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle_%28Saale%29" target="_blank">Halle</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxony-Anhalt" target="_blank">Saxony-Anhalt</a>, Germany. <a href="https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/halle-saale-mann-verletzt-mehrere-menschen-darunter-auch-kinder-a-af3ceea0-55d7-4c90-b38d-e40fd1d3d2a5" target="_blank">(Der Spiegel)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Polish_presidential_election" target="_blank">2025 Polish presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_people" target="_blank">Poles</a> vote in the first round to choose their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Poland" target="_blank">president</a>, with thirteen candidates participated. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/poland-presidential-elections-2025-what-we-all-know-about-polls-contenders-and-key-decisive-factors/articleshow/121245183.cms" target="_blank">(The Times of India)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The current <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Warsaw" target="_blank">mayor of Warsaw</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafa%C5%82_Trzaskowski" target="_blank">Rafał Trzaskowski</a> leads the first round with 31% of the vote against his conservative rival <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Nawrocki" target="_blank">Karol Nawrocki</a>. Due to no candidates obtained more than 50% of the vote, the runoff between two candidates are expected to be held on June 1. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/18/exit-poll-rafal-trzaskowski-narrowly-wins-polish-presidential-election-first-round" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Portuguese_legislative_election" target="_blank">2025 Portuguese legislative election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Citizens in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal" target="_blank">Portugal</a> vote to elect 230 seats of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_of_the_Republic_%28Portugal%29" target="_blank">Assembly of the Republic</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/portugal-election-politics-a7ad09455b14af8eb7722ac0008d96ed" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Romanian_presidential_election" target="_blank">2025 Romanian presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_people" target="_blank">Romanians</a> vote in the second round to choose their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Romania" target="_blank">president</a> between far-right <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Simion" target="_blank">George Simion</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_politician" target="_blank">independent</a> centrist and incumbent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Bucharest" target="_blank">Bucharest mayor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicu%C8%99or_Dan" target="_blank">Nicușor Dan</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/romania-election-polls-open-in-tight-presidential-runoff/live-72578992" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicu%C8%99or_Dan" target="_blank">Nicușor Dan</a> is elected <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Romania" target="_blank">President of Romania</a> after winning 54% of the vote. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/18/romanian-centrist-dan-poised-to-win-presidency-over-hard-right-rival.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a> <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/romania-election-pro-eu-centrist-nicusor-dan-wins-runoff/live-72578992" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_South_Korean_presidential_election" target="_blank">2025 South Korean presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Unification_Party" target="_blank">Liberty Unification Party</a> presidential candidate Koo Joo-wa resign from his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election scheduled on June 3. <a href="https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20250518040100001#:~:text=%EC%B5%9C%EC%8B%A0%EB%89%B4%EC%8A%A4-,%EC%9E%90%EC%9C%A0%ED%86%B5%EC%9D%BC%EB%8B%B9,-%EA%B5%AC%EC%A3%BC%EC%99%80%20%EB%8C%80%EC%84%A0%20%ED%9B%84%EB%B3%B4" target="_blank">(Yonhap)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Party_%28South_Korea%29" target="_blank">People Power Party</a> lawmaker <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Sang-wook_%28politician%29" target="_blank">Kim Sang-wook</a> joins the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28South_Korea%2C_2015%29" target="_blank">Democratic Party of Korea</a>, three days after he declared support for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jae-myung" target="_blank">Lee Jae-myung</a> as party's presidential candidate and ten days after leaving the conservative party. <a href="https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10489790" target="_blank">(The Korea Herald)</a></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Eredivisie" target="_blank">2024–25 Eredivisie</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football" target="_blank">association football</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSV_Eindhoven" target="_blank">PSV Eindhoven</a> wins their 26th total and second consecutive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eredivisie" target="_blank">Eredivisie</a> title in the last round after defeating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta_Rotterdam" target="_blank">Sparta Rotterdam</a> 3–1. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/may/18/european-football-la-liga-serie-a-napoli-inter-eredivisie-psv-ajax" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Indianapolis_500" target="_blank">2025 Indianapolis 500</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorsports" target="_blank">motorsports</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Shwartzman" target="_blank">Robert Shwartzman</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prema_Racing" target="_blank">Prema Racing</a> wins pole position for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_500" target="_blank">Indianapolis 500</a>, the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rookie" target="_blank">rookie</a> to do so since 1983. <a href="https://www.thestar.com/sports/auto-racing/shwartzman-shocks-the-field-as-he-becomes-1st-indy-500-rookie-since-1983-to-win/article_9e847a1d-fa86-5fdc-97e1-30dc942a062a.html" target="_blank">(AP via Toronto Star)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_May_18" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153759, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 100 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] have been killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] strikes on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL]. [URL='https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-66-people-killed-in-israeli-strikes-on-gaza-women-and-children-among-dead-medics-say-13369334'](Sky News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-airstrike-kills-least-24-gaza-mediators-host-ceasefire-talks-2025-05-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]Russia launches 273 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loitering_munition']drones[/URL] at Ukraine, the largest such attack since the beginning of the war. The attack comes a day after a round of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']direct peace talks[/URL] between the two countries, and a day before [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL]'s scheduled call with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladimir Putin[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/18/ukraine-reports-largest-drone-attack-from-russia-since-war-began']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29']Somali Civil War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Mogadishu_military_base_bombing']2025 Mogadishu military base bombing[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 21 people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 15 others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_bombing']suicide bombing[/URL] at the entrance of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_base']military base[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu']Mogadishu[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somalia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mogadishu-suicide-bomber-kills-least-10-army-recruitment-drive-2025-05-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/May/201555/death_toll_climbs_to_20_in_mogadishu_suicide_bombing_claimed_by_al_shabab.aspx'](Hiiraan Online)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three police personnel are killed and two others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb']car bombing[/URL] targeting a police station in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayadin']Mayadin[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor_Governorate']Deir ez-Zor Governorate[/URL], Syria. [URL='https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=356089'](Syrian Arab News Agency)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/18/deadly-blast-rocks-police-station-in-eastern-syria-killing-three-report'](Al Jazeera English)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_inauguration']papal inauguration[/URL] Mass of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV']Pope Leo XIV[/URL] is held at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Square']St. Peter's Square[/URL]. [URL='https://news.sky.com/story/pope-leo-inauguration-live-world-leaders-and-royals-to-attend-event-as-tens-of-thousands-gather-in-vatican-city-13369202'](Sky News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Seventeen people are killed in a building fire in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad']Hyderabad[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telangana']Telangana[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/india-building-fire-kills-17-in-hyderabad/a-72581271'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran']Capital punishment in Iran[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Shah_Cheragh_attack']2022 Shah Cheragh attack[/URL] [LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiraz']Shiraz[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL], sentences three people to death over two attacks on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam']Shiite[/URL] shrine in 2022 and 2023 in Shiraz and several to others to different prison terms. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-sentences-3-to-death-over-islamic-state-claimed-attacks-on-shiite-shrine-in-shiraz/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya']Kenyan[/URL] politician [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Karua']Martha Karua[/URL], who legally represents incarcerated Tanzanian opposition figure [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tundu_Lissu']Tundu Lissu[/URL], is arrested at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Nyerere_International_Airport']Julius Nyerere International Airport[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam']Dar es Salaam[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania']Tanzania[/URL], and set for deportation. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250518-kenyan-politician-lawyer-for-tanzania-opposition-leader-arrested'](France 24)[/URL] [*]Six people are injured, including the perpetrator, in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing']mass stabbing[/URL] attack when a man stabs a group of football fans celebrating with a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordstick']swordstick[/URL] and a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife']knife[/URL] outside of a bar in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bielefeld']Bielefeld[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Rhine-Westphalia']North Rhine-Westphalia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL]. According to police, the perpetrator is currently at large and the attack was a premeditated assault, and possibly terrorism. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/18/bielefeld-revellers-attacked-outside-a-bar-police-classify-the-offence-as-planned-assault'](Euronews)[/URL] [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/german-police-search-man-attacked-injured-people-bar-121923306'](ABC News)[/URL] [*]Three people are injured, including an 11-year-old, in a mass stabbing attack outside of a house after an altercation in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle_%28Saale%29']Halle[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxony-Anhalt']Saxony-Anhalt[/URL], Germany. [URL='https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/halle-saale-mann-verletzt-mehrere-menschen-darunter-auch-kinder-a-af3ceea0-55d7-4c90-b38d-e40fd1d3d2a5']([I]Der Spiegel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Polish_presidential_election']2025 Polish presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_people']Poles[/URL] vote in the first round to choose their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Poland']president[/URL], with thirteen candidates participated. [URL='https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/poland-presidential-elections-2025-what-we-all-know-about-polls-contenders-and-key-decisive-factors/articleshow/121245183.cms']([I]The Times of India[/I])[/URL] [*]The current [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Warsaw']mayor of Warsaw[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafa%C5%82_Trzaskowski']Rafał Trzaskowski[/URL] leads the first round with 31% of the vote against his conservative rival [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Nawrocki']Karol Nawrocki[/URL]. Due to no candidates obtained more than 50% of the vote, the runoff between two candidates are expected to be held on June 1. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/18/exit-poll-rafal-trzaskowski-narrowly-wins-polish-presidential-election-first-round'](Euronews)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Portuguese_legislative_election']2025 Portuguese legislative election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Citizens in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal']Portugal[/URL] vote to elect 230 seats of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_of_the_Republic_%28Portugal%29']Assembly of the Republic[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/portugal-election-politics-a7ad09455b14af8eb7722ac0008d96ed'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Romanian_presidential_election']2025 Romanian presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_people']Romanians[/URL] vote in the second round to choose their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Romania']president[/URL] between far-right [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Simion']George Simion[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_politician']independent[/URL] centrist and incumbent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Bucharest']Bucharest mayor[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicu%C8%99or_Dan']Nicușor Dan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/romania-election-polls-open-in-tight-presidential-runoff/live-72578992'](DW)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicu%C8%99or_Dan']Nicușor Dan[/URL] is elected [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Romania']President of Romania[/URL] after winning 54% of the vote. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/18/romanian-centrist-dan-poised-to-win-presidency-over-hard-right-rival.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/romania-election-pro-eu-centrist-nicusor-dan-wins-runoff/live-72578992'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_South_Korean_presidential_election']2025 South Korean presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Unification_Party']Liberty Unification Party[/URL] presidential candidate Koo Joo-wa resign from his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election scheduled on June 3. [URL='https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20250518040100001#:~:text=%EC%B5%9C%EC%8B%A0%EB%89%B4%EC%8A%A4-,%EC%9E%90%EC%9C%A0%ED%86%B5%EC%9D%BC%EB%8B%B9,-%EA%B5%AC%EC%A3%BC%EC%99%80%20%EB%8C%80%EC%84%A0%20%ED%9B%84%EB%B3%B4'](Yonhap)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Party_%28South_Korea%29']People Power Party[/URL] lawmaker [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Sang-wook_%28politician%29']Kim Sang-wook[/URL] joins the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28South_Korea%2C_2015%29']Democratic Party of Korea[/URL], three days after he declared support for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jae-myung']Lee Jae-myung[/URL] as party's presidential candidate and ten days after leaving the conservative party. [URL='https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10489790'](The Korea Herald)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Eredivisie']2024–25 Eredivisie[/URL] [LIST] [*]In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football']association football[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSV_Eindhoven']PSV Eindhoven[/URL] wins their 26th total and second consecutive [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eredivisie']Eredivisie[/URL] title in the last round after defeating [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta_Rotterdam']Sparta Rotterdam[/URL] 3–1. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/may/18/european-football-la-liga-serie-a-napoli-inter-eredivisie-psv-ajax']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Indianapolis_500']2025 Indianapolis 500[/URL] [LIST] [*]In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorsports']motorsports[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Shwartzman']Robert Shwartzman[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prema_Racing']Prema Racing[/URL] wins pole position for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_500']Indianapolis 500[/URL], the first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rookie']rookie[/URL] to do so since 1983. [URL='https://www.thestar.com/sports/auto-racing/shwartzman-shocks-the-field-as-he-becomes-1st-indy-500-rookie-since-1983-to-win/article_9e847a1d-fa86-5fdc-97e1-30dc942a062a.html'](AP via [I]Toronto Star[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_May_18"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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