May 25, 2022 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Southern Ukraine offensive
- A Russian cruise missile strike destroys a shopping centre and several homes in the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and injuring three others. At least 62 homes were damaged, according to local officials. (Ukrinform)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Afghanistan conflict
- May 2022 Kabul mosque bombing
- At least five people are killed when a bomb explodes at a Shia mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
- 2022 Mazar-i-Sharif minivan bombings
- Nine passengers are killed when improvised explosive devices hidden inside a group of minivans detonate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. (AP)
- May 2022 Kabul mosque bombing
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Clashes break out with the IDF after Palestinian rioters attack Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, West Bank. Fifteen Palestinians are injured and one teenager is killed. (Times of Israel)
- Three Israelis are injured in a Palestinian stone-throwing attack in Huwara, West Bank. (Times of Israel)
- Colombian conflict
- Colombian and Venezuelan intelligence officials confirm the death of Miguel Botache Santillana, alias Gentil Duarte, the top leader of the FARC dissidents. (Caracol Radio)
- Kivu conflict
- Insurgency in Northern Chad
- Fighting breaks out between Arab and Tama gold miners in the Kouri Bougoudi district of Northern Chad. The rebel Front for Change and Concord in Chad group says that over 200 people have been killed. (Reuters)
- Insurgency in the Maghreb
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- May 2022 Madjoari massacre
- At least 50 people are killed during an attack in Madjoari Department, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)
- May 2022 Madjoari massacre
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Business and economy
- 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
- Marks & Spencer, a British retail chain, announces that it is permanently closing all of its 48 stores in Russia, which employ 1,200 people, saying that it is a "values-led business". (Sky News)
Disasters and accidents
- European migrant crisis
- A bus carrying Central American and Cuban migrants crashes off a highway in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Seven migrants die and 25 are injured. (AP) (Excélsior)
Health and environment
Law and crime
- Abortion in Oklahoma
- Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt signs HB 4327 into law, making Oklahoma the first state in the United States to completely ban abortion. (ABC News)
- Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik is sentenced to life in prison by Patiala House court of India. (Reuters)
- Russia's State Duma approves a bill removing the upper age limit for contractual service in the Russian Armed Forces. The bill will now head to President Vladimir Putin to be signed into law. (Reuters)
- Several bomb threats are made via email to schools and government institutions in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina, prompting evacuations. No bombs have been found. (N1)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Philippine presidential election
- Congress officially proclaims former Senator Bongbong Marcos and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, as president-elect and vice president-elect, respectively. (CNN)
Sports
- 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
- In association football, Roma defeats Feyenoord 1–0 in the final at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania, to win the inaugural edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, the third tier of active European club football competitions. (The Guardian)