Thursday

May 15, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Papua conflict

The Indonesian military confirms that 18 Papuan separatists and three civilians were killed in yesterday's military operation in West Papua, Indonesia. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

A long-lost version of the British Magna Carta, dating to 1300 in the reign of King Edward I, is believed to have been found at Harvard University, United States. (BBC) (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed and three others are injured after a van drives into the back of a truck on the national road 2 in Konotopa, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. (TVN24)

Sinking of the Bayesian

British investigators say the cause of the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht that killed seven people, including billionaire tech magnate Mike Lynch in Italy in 2024, is from being knocked over by extreme wind and could not recover. (CTV News)

International relations

Iran–United States relations

2025 US–Iran negotiations

U.S. President Donald Trump says that the U.S. and Iran have "sort of" agreed on the terms of a deal on Iran's nuclear program, which reportedly includes Iran agreeing to give up highly enriched uranium while keeping lower-grade uranium needed for civilian nuclear power, in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. (AP)

Visa policy of mainland China

At the China-CELAC Forum in Beijing, the Chinese foreign ministry announces it will allow nationals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay to enter the country without a travel visa starting June 1. (AP)

Law and crime

Russian media reports that police raided the publisher office of Eksmo Publishing House yesterday and arrested several of its employees, accusing them of spreading "LGBTQ+ extremism". (The Moscow Times)

Capital punishment in Florida

The U.S. state of Florida executes serial killer Glen Edward Rogers for the 1995 murder of a woman at a motel in Tampa. (The Washington Post)

Politics and elections

2025 Australian Greens leadership election

Larissa Waters is elected leader of the Australian Greens, following the resignation of Adam Bandt after the party's poor performance at the 2025 Australian federal election. (ABC News)

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