TIL Date: 2025-05
176 headlines found.
- US and Ukraine sign minerals deal that solidifies investment in Kyiv's defense against Russia
May 1, 2025 - Wall Street Journal: Tesla's board began the process to replace Elon Musk as CEO
May 1, 2025 - Trump's national security advisor Mike Waltz leaves post, US media reports
May 1, 2025 - RFK Jr and health agency falsely claim MMR vaccine includes 'aborted fetus debris'
May 1, 2025 - Israel declares national emergency as wildfires force evacuations
May 1, 2025 - McDonald's posts surprise decline in global sales in first quarter
May 1, 2025 - English Football Association to ban transgender women from women's soccer
May 1, 2025 - Groundbreaking musician Jill Sobule dies in house fire
May 2, 2025 - Trump ousts Waltz as national security adviser and nominates him for UN post
May 2, 2025 - US judge blocks use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans
May 2, 2025 - President Trump orders Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for NPR and PBS
May 2, 2025 - AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence
May 2, 2025 - Prince Harry loses legal challenge over police protection in UK
May 2, 2025 - US army plans for a potential parade of 6,600 soldiers on Trump's birthday
May 3, 2025 - Military parade to honour US Army will fall on Trump's birthday
May 3, 2025 - Vance says war in Ukraine 'not going to end any time soon,' hours after US signs minerals deal with Kyiv
May 3, 2025 - Trump criticised after posting AI image of himself as Pope
May 4, 2025 - Jewels linked to Buddha remains go to auction, sparking ethical debate
May 4, 2025 - Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian fighter jet using seaborne drone
May 4, 2025 - Trump says he 'doesn't rule out' using military force to control Greenland
May 4, 2025 - Warren Buffett, 94, stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO
May 4, 2025 - Netanyahu vows response after Houthi missile hits near Israel's main airport
May 4, 2025 - Trump says he's ordering the reopening of Alcatraz
May 5, 2025 - Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies 'produced in foreign lands'
May 5, 2025 - Israeli ministers 'approve plan to capture all of Gaza'
May 5, 2025 - Ukrainian drone attacks shut Moscow airports, while Russian strike kills one in Odesa
May 6, 2025 - Germany's Merz fails to become chancellor in embarrassing parliamentary defeat
May 6, 2025 - Germany's Merz wins vote for chancellor after surviving historic defeat
May 6, 2025 - India says it has launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
May 6, 2025 - US Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce transgender military ban
May 6, 2025 - India to stop water flowing across international borders, Modi says
May 6, 2025 - Pakistan decries 'act of war' as it retaliates against India missile attack
May 7, 2025 - Cardinals to begin choosing new pope in largest ever conclave
May 7, 2025 - REAL ID is now required for air travel in America. Here's what to expect at airports across the US
May 7, 2025 - Putin's 3-day ceasefire comes into effect, but Ukraine claims Russia already broke it
May 8, 2025 - US removes tariffs on UK steel and aluminium, and cuts car rate to 10%, as Trump and Starmer unveil deal
May 8, 2025 - Irish broadcaster requests discussion over Israel's Eurovision participation
May 8, 2025 - Robert Prevost becomes first American pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV
May 8, 2025 - Trump's acting FEMA chief fired a day after breaking from the administration
May 8, 2025 - Stockholm rejects 'bizarre' US letter urging city to scrap diversity initiatives
May 8, 2025 - Trump administration fires librarian of Congress
May 8, 2025 - US to begin immediate removal of up to 1,000 trans military members
May 9, 2025 - Vance says US won't intervene in India-Pakistan conflict: 'None of our business'
May 9, 2025 - Sycamore Gap: Two men convicted of felling one of UK's most famous trees
May 9, 2025 - Mexico sues Google over changing Gulf of Mexico's name for US users
May 9, 2025 - Slovakian and Serbian leaders defy EU to attend Russian military parade
May 9, 2025 - Ukraine says it has uncovered Hungarian spy network working in border region
May 9, 2025 - Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Bush nominee who veered to the left, dies at 85
May 9, 2025 - Federal judge in Vermont orders immediate release of Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk after 6 weeks in detention
May 9, 2025 - South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugees
May 9, 2025 - Fifty Shades director James Foley dies aged 71
May 9, 2025 - Pakistan and India accuse each other of striking military bases in major escalation
May 10, 2025 - Diver dies during salvage operation to recover Mike Lynch's superyacht
May 10, 2025 - European leaders demand unconditional Ukraine ceasefire by Russia
May 10, 2025 - Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit
May 10, 2025 - Vladimir Putin rejects ceasefire ultimatum proposed by European leaders
May 11, 2025 - Zelensky says Russia considering end to war a 'positive sign' after Putin's call for talks
May 11, 2025 - Trump to accept luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One
May 11, 2025 - US and China reach agreement to cut tariffs, US treasury secretary says
May 12, 2025 - First white South Africans flying to US under Trump refugee plan
May 12, 2025 - Duterte elected mayor of home city from Hague prison
May 12, 2025 - UK police arrest man for arson after fire at PM Starmer's house
May 13, 2025 - Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexually assaulting two women
May 13, 2025 - Zelenskyy to wait for Putin in Turkey, saying: 'If he does not arrive, he does not want to end war'
May 13, 2025 - Trump says US-Saudi bond 'more powerful than ever', after signing $142bn arms deal
May 13, 2025 - Swedish senior diplomat arrested on suspicion of spying, say reports
May 13, 2025 - Trump announces plan to lift punishing sanctions on Syria
May 13, 2025 - Trump praises 'attractive, tough' Syrian president before arriving in Qatar for talks
May 14, 2025 - US judge charged for allegedly helping man evade immigration officials
May 14, 2025 - Kremlin tight-lipped for third day on whether Putin will meet Zelenskyy
May 14, 2025 - Von der Leyen's texts with Pfizer boss can be shared, says EU's highest court
May 14, 2025 - Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey
May 14, 2025 - Once 'dead' thrusters on the farthest spacecraft from Earth are in action again
May 14, 2025 - First direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in three years set to begin in Turkey
May 15, 2025 - Harvard's unofficial copy of Magna Carta is actually an original, experts say
May 15, 2025 - New Zealand MPs who performed haka in parliament given unprecedented punishment
May 15, 2025 - Russian team a 'theatre prop', says Zelenskyy as Putin fails to attend Turkish talks
May 15, 2025 - Seventeen arrest warrants issued over Bangkok skyscraper collapse
May 16, 2025 - Mexico demands compensation from YouTube star MrBeast after pyramid chocolate video
May 16, 2025 - LA 2028 Olympics plans air taxi service for spectators
May 16, 2025 - Descendants of Italy's last king should not have crown jewels, court rules
May 16, 2025 - Ex-FBI boss James Comey investigated for seashell photo seen as threat to Trump
May 16, 2025 - Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison
May 16, 2025 - US supreme court upholds block on Trump deportations under Alien Enemies Act as judge questions Ábrego García case
May 16, 2025 - The first direct talks with Russia since 2022 yielded no major breakthroughs, as Moscow plays for time ahead of a possible summer offensive.
May 17, 2025 - Israel launches major offensive to 'seize and control' areas of Gaza
May 17, 2025 - Two dead as Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge
May 18, 2025 - Fatal blast near Palm Springs fertility clinic 'act of terrorism' – FBI
May 18, 2025 - Austria wins 69th Eurovision song contest with Wasted Love
May 18, 2025 - Kevin Spacey to be celebrated at Cannes' Better World gala
May 18, 2025 - Russia launched war's largest drone attack ahead of Putin-Trump call, Ukraine says
May 18, 2025 - Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer
May 18, 2025 - Centrist Nicușor Dan defeats far-right rival in Romanian presidential election
May 19, 2025 - Gary Lineker 'to leave the BBC this week' after antisemitism row
May 19, 2025 - Netanyahu vows Israel will 'take control of all' of Gaza but says famine must be avoided
May 19, 2025 - Trump says Russia and Ukraine to 'immediately' start ceasefire negotiations after two-hour call with Putin
May 19, 2025 - Titan of Russian ballet Yuri Grigorovich dies at 98
May 20, 2025 - UK, France and Canada threaten action against Israel as air strikes on Gaza continue
May 20, 2025 - Trump and Putin hold phone call but Kremlin refuses Ukraine ceasefire
May 20, 2025 - Jim Morrison's long-lost graveside bust turns up during French police search
May 20, 2025 - Sources contradict Trump narrative about Qatar offering plane as 'gift'
May 20, 2025 - Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds
May 20, 2025 - Sesame Street heads to Netflix after Trump pulled funding
May 20, 2025 - World agrees pandemic accord for tackling outbreaks of disease
May 20, 2025 - UK suspends trade talks with Israel as Lammy calls Gaza blockade 'morally wrong' and 'unjustifiable'
May 20, 2025 - Cheers star George Wendt dies at 76
May 20, 2025 - Trump says space force general will lead Golden Dome missile defense project
May 20, 2025 - Personal secretary and adviser to Mexico City's mayor killed in brazen daylight attack
May 20, 2025 - Israel still blocking aid for Gaza despite promise to lift siege, says UN
May 20, 2025 - Lawyers accuse Trump administration of deporting Vietnamese and Burmese migrants to South Sudan in violation of court order
May 20, 2025 - British soldiers make Everest history using new method
May 21, 2025 - Former Ukrainian presidential aide shot dead in Madrid
May 21, 2025 - Foreign diplomats come under Israeli fire on official West Bank visit
May 21, 2025 - Trump plays videos to South African president he claims support white genocide allegations in tense Oval Office meeting
May 21, 2025 - Trump administration to scrap police reform measures in some US cities
May 21, 2025 - Trump administration accepts jet from Qatar for possible use as Air Force One
May 21, 2025 - Netanyahu says all of Gaza will be under Israel's control by end of offensive
May 21, 2025 - Enhanced Games swimmer 'breaks world record'
May 21, 2025 - Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Jewish museum in Washington DC
May 22, 2025 - Kim Jong-un furious as North Korea warship partly 'crushed' in launch gone wrong
May 22, 2025 - Britain's plan to transfer Chagos Islands blocked by last-minute legal injunction
May 22, 2025 - Wealthy foreigners able to register for Trump's $5 million 'gold card' visa within a week, said Lutnick
May 22, 2025 - Dior to pay $2.3 million to help victims of labor exploitation after investigation in Italy
May 22, 2025 - US House passes Trump tax and spending mega-bill
May 22, 2025 - Trump administration ends Harvard's ability to enroll international students
May 22, 2025 - Netanyahu accuses leaders of Britain, France and Canada of 'emboldening Hamas'
May 23, 2025 - Germany deploys permanent troops to another country for the first time since World War II
May 23, 2025 - Trump 'recommending' 50% tariff on EU, and threatens Apple with 25% tariff
May 23, 2025 - Harvard University sues Trump administration over ban on enrolling foreign students
May 23, 2025 - Man in Norway wakes to find huge container ship in garden
May 23, 2025 - Netanyahu accused of slander after criticising Macron, Carney and Starmer
May 23, 2025 - Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to stop Harvard enrolling foreign students
May 23, 2025 - Ukraine and Russia exchange 800 PoWs in largest prisoner swap of war so far
May 23, 2025 - Billy Joel cancels tour after diagnosis with brain disorder normal pressure hydrocephalusI
May 23, 2025 - Trump says he's 'not looking for a deal' with the EU after threatening a 50% tariff
May 23, 2025 - Freddie Mercury had secret daughter, new biography claims
May 23, 2025 - Labour figures urge recognition of Palestinian state at UN conference
May 24, 2025 - Denmark raises retirement age to 70 – the highest in Europe
May 24, 2025 - Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from Congo, not South Africa
May 24, 2025 - Supreme Court pauses attempt by lower court to force DOGE to provide records
May 24, 2025 - Russia launches one of biggest drone attacks on Kyiv since start of war
May 24, 2025 - Sabotage suspected as power cut hits Cannes Film Festival
May 24, 2025 - North Korea makes arrests over botched ship launch
May 25, 2025 - Deadly missile and drone strikes batter Kyiv for second night
May 25, 2025 - UK Border Force is in effect under military command, report says
May 25, 2025 - 'New dawn': first train service renationalised under Starmer begins
May 25, 2025 - Young US men are joining Russian churches promising 'absurd levels of manliness'
May 25, 2025 - Americans remember George Floyd on fifth anniversary of death
May 25, 2025 - McDonald's is closing down CosMc's, its beverage-focused spinoff
May 25, 2025 - Trump agrees to extend EU trade talks after 50% tariff threat
May 26, 2025 - Trump warns attempts to conquer all of Ukraine will lead to 'downfall' of Russia
May 26, 2025 - Greek coastguards charged over 2023 migrant shipwreck
May 27, 2025 - Germany and other allies lift restrictions on Ukraine firing long-range missiles after Russia's record aerial assault
May 27, 2025 - King prepares to give key speech backing Canada
May 27, 2025 - Trump admin to cancel federal contracts with Harvard worth about $100 million
May 27, 2025 - The Wurzels write song using artificial intelligence
May 27, 2025 - Trump pardons former sheriff convicted of bribery
May 27, 2025 - France's National Assembly votes in favour of legalising assisted dying
May 27, 2025 - Texas governor signs online safety law in blow to Apple and Google
May 27, 2025 - US halts student visa appointments and plans expanded social media vetting
May 28, 2025 - SpaceX Starship breaks up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test
May 28, 2025 - Trump pardons reality show couple convicted of bank fraud and tax crimes
May 28, 2025 - Slovakia approves sale of brown bear meat to public
May 28, 2025 - UK prosecutors say 21 charges authorised against Tate brothers
May 28, 2025 - US trade court blocks Trump tariffs, saying president 'exceeded any authority'
May 29, 2025 - Elon Musk announces exit from US government role after breaking with Trump on tax bill
May 29, 2025 - Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
May 29, 2025 - Chinese paraglider survives accidental 8,000-metre-high flight above the clouds
May 29, 2025 - MIT is shuttering DEI office amid Trump administration's push to end diversity programs
May 29, 2025 - Trump tariffs can stay in place for now, appeals court rules
May 30, 2025 - Diego Maradona's homicide trial declared invalid after judge filming scandal
May 30, 2025 - Disposable vapes to be banned across UK to cut back on waste and youth vaping
May 30, 2025 - US to double tariffs on steel imports to 50%, Trump says
May 30, 2025 - M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87
May 30, 2025 - More than €1bn in EU funds used in discriminatory projects, report says
May 31, 2025 - Only two European states have net zero military emissions target, data shows
May 31, 2025