Current events: 2025-06-02

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Armed conflicts and attacks

War against the Islamic State
- American military intervention in Somalia
  - New America, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, reports that U.S. airstrikes in Somalia targeting Al-Shabaab and Islamic State militants resulted in up to 174 fatalities, including an estimated six to 30 civilian casualties, in 2025. (Garowe Online) (New America)
Somali Civil War
- 2025 Shabelle offensive
  - Al-Shabaab militants reportedly seize control of Hawadley village in the Middle Shabelle region of Hirshabelle State following the withdrawal of Burundian forces under the AUSSOM from the strategic military base. (Kaab TV) (FTL Somalia)
  - Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for shooting down an African Union helicopter near Xawaadley. (Kaab TV) Business and economy
North Macedonia–United States relations
- North Macedonia announces that it will take import taxes on US goods to zero in hopes of a reciprocal measure from the United States, as Foreign Minister Timčo Mucunski says that the country is negotiating a free trade agreement with the US. (AP)
The Damascus Securities Exchange reopens in Syria after six months of closure following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. (Al Arabiya)
The Philippine Department of Transportation orders AirAsia to halt the sale of airline tickets in the country, citing alleged overpricing after reports revealed that fares on the airline's website significantly exceeded government-approved price ceilings. (Bloomberg)

Disasters and accidents

2025 Nigeria floods
- 2025 Mokwa flood
  - The death toll from the flooding caused by torrential rain in Mokwa, Nigeria, increases to over 200. (DW)

Politics and elections

Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia and Ukraine hold further negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in an agreement for a prisoner of war exchange. Officials confirm that all sick and severely wounded prisoners of war, along with those younger than 25, will be exchanged. Russia and Ukraine also exchanged ceasefire proposals during the negotiations. (BBC)