Thursday

The people of 22 May

6 people in 6 stories, 33 deaths recorded, 2025

Daniel Williams

American musician (1985–2025)

  1. Six people are presumed dead (including Daniel Williams, former drummer of metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada), eight others are injured, about 100 people are displaced, and damage to houses and vehicles are reported when a Cessna Citation II aircraft crashes on approach to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in the military neighborhood of Murphy Canyon in San Diego, California, United States.

    Disasters · 22 May

Bongbong Marcos

President of the Philippines since 2022

  1. Philippine president Bongbong Marcos reshuffles the entire Cabinet, with all Cabinet secretaries ordered to submit their courtesy resignations in the wake of the results of the midterm elections.

    Politics · 22 May

Diosdado Cabello

Venezuelan politician (born 1963)

  1. Venezuelan interior minister Diosdado Cabello announces the arrest of several foreign citizens on "conspiracy" charges. The government of Argentina acknowledged the arrest of an Argentine citizen and warned Argentines against travelling to Venezuela, accusing the Venezuelan government of "taking hostages".

    World · 22 May

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026

  1. British prime minister Keir Starmer signs a deal formally handing over sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Archipelago in its entirety to Mauritius. The UK and United States will retain control of the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia for 99 years as part of the deal.

    World · 22 May

Muath al-Kasasbeh

Jordanian pilot murdered by ISIL in 2015

  1. Prosecutors in Sweden announce that they will charge a Swedish citizen with "aggravated war crimes and terrorist crimes committed in Syria" for the 2015 murder of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh.

    Crime & Justice · 22 May

Kristi Noem

American politician (born 1971)

  1. United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem orders the termination of Harvard University's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, removing the institution's ability to enroll new international students and requiring current international students to transfer or lose their legal status.

    Crime & Justice · 22 May

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