Portal:Current events/2025 May 25

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Kyiv strikes
    • Russian forces launch their largest air attack on Ukraine, including the capital city Kyiv, since the start of the war, killing at least 14 people and wounding dozens more. At least 298 Iranian Shahed drones and 69 missiles are launched at Ukrainian cities during the overnight attack. (Reuters) (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Ten people are killed, including Humboldt University students and professors, and eleven others are injured in a car accident near Armenia, Colombia, when a bus loses control and crashes into a barrier. (WBBM-TV) (Daily Sabah)
• Five people are found dead near the ski resort of Zermatt in Valais, Switzerland, following an avalanche. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• At least four people are injured, including one seriously, in a mass stabbing attack with a machete and fight between gangs at the Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. (ABC News Australia)

Politics and elections

• 2025 Surinamese general election
  • Citizens of Suriname vote to elect 51 seats of the National Assembly. (France 24)
• 2025 Venezuelan parliamentary election
  • Parliamentary elections in Venezuela are held amidst heightened government repression and opposition boycott. (AP)
  • The Venezuelan government holds an election for the Essequibo region of Guyana, which Venezuela claims as part of its territory. In response, Guyana military chief Omar Khan visits border towns to reinforce its military presence. (The New York Times) (Stabroek News)

Sports

• 2024–25 EuroLeague
  • In basketball, the EuroLeague concludes with Fenerbahçe beating Monaco 81–70 in the Final Four Playoff championship game. Nigel Hayes-Davis is awarded MVP. (Daily Sabah)
• 2025 Indianapolis 500
  • In auto racing, three-time Indycar champion Álex Palou of Spain wins the 109th Indianapolis 500, giving Chip Ganassi Racing its sixth victory in the event. (Fox News)
• 2025 Monaco Grand Prix
  • In Formula 1, British driver Lando Norris wins the Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren. It is McLaren's first victory at the event since 2008. (Motorsport)
• 2025 IIHF World Championship
  • In ice hockey, the United States men's national team defeats Switzerland 1–0 in overtime in the final to win their first World Men's Championship since 1960. (NHL)