Current events: 2025-05-23

[Wikipedia Current Events]

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)
• 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)

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. As a result, major European stock exchanges like the German DAX, the French CAC 40, and the British FTSE 100 reported losses. (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

• Israel–United Kingdom relations
  • Minister of State for the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom 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 face of Venezuela's referendum next Sunday, passing a motion in parliament and reaffirming warnings by Guyana military chief Omar Khan that Venezuelans voting in the referendum in Guyana will be "immediately deported". (News Room Guyana)

Law and crime

• 2024–2025 Georgian protests
  • A court in Georgia places opposition figure Zurab Japaridze, leader of the country's largest opposition group Coalition for Change, in pre-trial detention after the group led protests against the current government and the ruling party Georgian Dream. (DW)
• 2025 killing of Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. workers
  • 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 {{Euro}}3.5 million (US$3.9 million) of cryptocurrency. (DW)
• 2025 Hamburg stabbing attack
  • A mass stabbing takes place at the main train station in Hamburg, Germany, injuring eightteen people, including four critically. A woman was arrested at the scene. (Tagesschau)

Politics and elections

• United States district judge Allison D. Burroughs from the District of Massachussetts blocks homeland security secretary Kristi Noem's order to disallow Harvard University from enrolling international students. (AP)

Sports

• 2024–25 Serie A
  • In association football, SSC Napoli wins their fourth Serie A title and the second title in three seasons after defeating Cagliari 2–0 in the final matchday. (BBC)

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