Portal:Current events/2024 May 25
May 25, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli allegations against UNRWA
- Italy restores €35 million (US$38 million) of funding for UNRWA several months after it suspended the aid due to allegations linking UN staff to the October 7 attacks. (Al Jazeera)
- Four U.S. Army vessels connected to a floating pier off the Gaza Strip become disconnected and wash up on beaches, two in Israel and two in the Gaza Strip. (NPR)
- Israeli allegations against UNRWA
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- Syrian civil war, 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Two Hezbollah militants killed in an Israeli airstrike on a truck in Al-Qusayr, Syria.(L'Orient le Jour)
- A Hezbollah-Syrian Army officer killed in a car bombing in Damascus.(Agence France-Presse)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Russia captures the village of Arkhanhelske in Donetsk Oblast. (The Moscow Times)
- Kharkiv strikes
- At least fourteen people are killed and 58 others are injured in Russian strikes on a hardware store and residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent) (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
Arts and culture
- 2024 Cannes Film Festival
- Anora, directed by Sean Baker, wins the Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Rajkot gaming zone fire
- Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–26, 2024
- At least five people are killed after a tornado strikes the cities of Pilot Point and Valley View in Texas, United States. (NBC Dallas-Fort Worth)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United Kingdom general election
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces plans to conscript young persons with an option for alternative civilian service if the Conservative Party wins the upcoming election. (BBC News)
Sports
- 2023–24 AFC Champions League
- Al Ain win their second Champions League title after beating the Yokohama F. Marinos by an aggregate score of 6–3 over a two-legged final. (Reuters)
- 2023–24 DFB-Pokal
- Bayer Leverkusen win their second DFB-Pokal title after beating 1. FC Kaiserslautern by a score of 1–0 in the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, completing the first unbeaten double-winning season in German football. (The New York Times)
- 2023–24 FA Cup
- Manchester United win their 13th FA Cup title after beating the defending champions, Manchester City, by a score of 2–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium in London, England. (The Guardian)
- 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League
- Barcelona win their third Women's Champions League title after defeating Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 in the final. (BBC Sport)