The people of 25 May

An Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Doha, Qatar, for peace talks aimed at ending the war.

Conflict · 25 May · with Abbas Araghchi

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is re-elected as speaker of the Iranian parliament for a seventh consecutive year.

Politics · 25 May

Cambodian senate president and acting head of state Hun Sen grants a pardon to opposition leader Kem Sokha, ending his 27-year treason sentence while maintaining restrictions on his political rights and international travel.

Politics · 25 May · with Kem Sokha

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has ordered the military to intensify strikes against Hezbollah.

Conflict · 25 May

Pakistani military chief Asim Munir and prime minister Shehbaz Sharif visit Beijing for talks with Chinese officials as part of mediation efforts related to the war.

Conflict · 25 May · with Shehbaz Sharif

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as prime minister, replacing Ousmane Sonko, whom Faye dismissed on 22 May.

Politics · 25 May · with Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo, Ousmane Sonko

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian orders the Internet in Iran to be restored, bringing an end to a 87-day blackout in the wake of the Iran war that started three months ago.

Science & Tech · 25 May

Several United States officials report that U.S. president Donald Trump had asked Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey to join the Abraham Accords en masse to normalize relations with ‌Israel as he tries to negotiate an agreement to end the war with Iran, while Pakistan rejected the proposal.

Conflict · 25 May