All news: Thursday 1 May 2025

2025 massacres of Syrian Druze

The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights reports that nine field executions were conducted against members of the Syrian Druze community amid an outbreak of sectarian clashes. Syrian Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri characterizes the killings as part of a "genocidal campaign".

2025 massacres of Syrian Druze

Israeli Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif appeals to Israel to intervene against ongoing massacres.

Odesa strikes

An overnight Russian drone attack on Odesa, Ukraine, kills two people and injures 15 others. High-rise apartments, residential homes, a supermarket and a school were among those targeted, according to Governor of Odesa Oblast Oleh Kiper.

At least ten people are killed while 37 others are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision at a toll plaza of the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway in Tarlac City, Philippines.

The bodies of three South African police officers who had been missing for six days are found in the Hennops River.

Seven people, including six Italian and Chinese nationals, are killed and at least sixteen others are injured, some severely, when a truck and a van collide and catch fire on U.S. Route 20 near Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, United States.

North Korea–Russia relations

North Korea and Russia announce the construction of their first road link, a bridge over the Tumen River. The bridge will be a kilometer long, and will enhance cross-border travel, tourism, and the circulation of commodities.

2025 South Korean presidential election

Acting South Korean President Han Duck-soo resigns, indicating a possible run in the upcoming presidential election.

2025 South Korean presidential election

Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, the next person in the presidential line of succession, resigns a few hours later.

2025 United Kingdom local elections

The United Kingdom holds local elections, as well as a parliamentary by-election in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency.

2024 South Korean martial law

The prosecutors of South Korea indict former president Yoon Suk-yeol of abuse of authority after he declared martial law in December 2024.

Epic Games v. Apple

A U.S. district judge finds that Apple willfully violated an injunction in a case brought by Epic Games. The injunction was supposed to block Apple from anti-competitive conduct and pricing, opening the App Store up to outside payment options.

United States government group chat leaks

In the wake of the Signalgate scandal, Mike Waltz and Alex Nelson Wong resign as U.S. National Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor respectively, marking the first resignations during the second Trump administration. U.S. President Donald Trump later nominates Waltz as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

M23 campaign (2022–present)

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo request the Senate to lift the immunity of former President Joseph Kabila to face trial on charges of supporting a rebel uprising. The Justice Minister alleged that there is evidence implicating him in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and massacres of peaceful civilians and military personnel.

The Supreme Court of Korea overturns the acquittal judgement of Democratic Party presidential candidate and former leader Lee Jae-myung over violation of election law. The court orders the case to be sent back to Seoul High Court.

United States District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. rules that US President Donald Trump cannot use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants, deeming the previous use of this power as having been improperly invoked.

2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak

North America's three largest measles outbreaks continue to expand, with over 2,500 confirmed cases. There have been three fatalities in the United States and one in Mexico. The outbreaks began in Ontario, Canada, then surged in Texas and New Mexico, and have quickly escalated in Chihuahua, Mexico.

The Football Association bans transgender women from women's football in England starting 1 June after amending its eligibility criteria.