Friday

May 9, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

2025 India–Pakistan conflict

The Indian Air Force strikes Pakistan Air Force Base Nur Khan in Punjab, Pakistan, with cruise missiles with reports of multiple explosions. The Pakistan Armed Forces says the airbase has come under attack from air-to-surface missiles and that air defences are engaging hostile targets over Pakistani airspace. (News18)

Pakistan closes its airspace to all non-military flights saying the Indian Armed Forces has launched ballistic missiles at the country. (The Times of India)

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

Nine soldiers are injured in an improvised explosive device explosion in the Shijaiyah neighborhood of Gaza City, Palestine. (CTV News)

Disasters and accidents

Six people are killed and six others are injured when a Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter crashes into the Maduru Oya river in Sri Lanka. (CNA)

Sinking of the Bayesian yacht

A 39-year-old Dutch diver dies during preparations for the salvage operation of the Bayesian yacht which sunk in 2024. (NOS)