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May 18, 2025

1. Over 100 Palestinians Reported Killed in Gaza Airstrikes (Sky News, Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Gaza war | Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 9.0
2. Russia Conducts Largest Drone Attack on Ukraine Amid Peace Talks (The Guardian)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Russian invasion of Ukraine | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 8.0
3. Suicide Bombing at Mogadishu Military Base Kills 10 Recruits (Reuters, Hiiraan Online)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Somali Civil War | 2025 Mogadishu military base bombing | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 6.0
4. Pope Leo XIV Inaugurated in Mass at Vatican (Sky News)
Arts and culture | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 6.0
5. Three Police Killed, Two Injured in Mayadin Car Bombing (Syrian Arab News Agency, Al Jazeera English)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Syrian civil war | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0
6. Iran Court Sentences Three to Death for Shrine Attacks (The Times of Israel)
Law and crime | Capital punishment in Iran | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0
7. Martha Karua Arrested at Tanzanian Airport, Faces Deportation (France 24)
Law and crime | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0
8. Poland Holds First Round of Presidential Elections (The Times of India)
Politics and elections | 2025 Polish presidential election | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0
9. Romanians Cast Votes in Presidential Runoff Election (DW)
Politics and elections | 2025 Romanian presidential election | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0

▶ 13 Hidden Stories (Below Relevance Threshold)

10. Trzaskowski Leads First Round of Polish Presidential Election, Runoff Scheduled (Euronews)
Politics and elections | 2025 Polish presidential election | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
11. Portugal Votes in Third General Election in Three Years (AP)
Politics and elections | 2025 Portuguese legislative election | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
12. Nicușor Dan Wins Romanian Presidential Runoff with 54% of Votes (CNBC, DW)
Politics and elections | 2025 Romanian presidential election | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
13. Building Fire in Hyderabad Claims 17 Lives (DW)
Disasters and accidents | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
14. Three Killed, Six Injured in Bibb County Bar Shooting (WMAZ-TV)
Law and crime | Mass shootings in the United States | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
15. Six Injured in Stabbing Attack Outside Bielefeld Bar (Euronews, BNO News)
Law and crime | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
16. Three Injured in Stabbing Incident in Halle, Germany (Der Spiegel)
Law and crime | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
17. La Libertad Avanza Wins Buenos Aires Legislative Election (Reuters)
Politics and elections | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
18. Liberty Unification Party Candidate Koo Joo-wa Resigns Ahead of Election (Yonhap)
Politics and elections | 2025 South Korean presidential election | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 2.0
19. Former Lawmaker Kim Sang-wook Joins Democratic Party of Korea (The Korea Herald)
Politics and elections | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 2.0
20. Train Collision in Fremont, Ohio, Results in Two Deaths and Injuries (Sandusky Register)
Disasters and accidents | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 1.0
21. PSV Eindhoven Secures Second Consecutive Eredivisie Title (The Guardian)
Sports | 2024–25 Eredivisie | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 1.0
22. Robert Shwartzman Wins Pole Position as Indy 500 Rookie (AP via Toronto Star)
Sports | 2025 Indianapolis 500 | May 18, 2025 | Relevance Score: 1.0

May 17, 2025

1. Russian Drone Attack on Evacuating Bus in Sumy Oblast Kills Nine (Ukrainska Pravda)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Russian invasion of Ukraine | Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 9.0
2. Israel Initiates Military Operation in Gaza Amid Hostage Situation (AP, Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Gaza war | Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 8.0
3. Hundreds of Rwandan Refugees Repatriated from Congo by UN Program (AP)
International relations | Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda relations | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 7.0
4. Guyana Increases Military Presence Near Venezuelan Border After Shooting Incident (Infobae)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 6.0
5. Iran Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Singer Tataloo (News Central Africa, IranWire)
Law and crime | Capital punishment in Iran | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 6.0
6. 13 Taliban Fighters Killed in Panjshir Province Attack (Afghanistan International)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Afghan conflict | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0
7. Syrian Forces Conduct Operation in Aleppo, Target IS Member (The Media Line)
Armed conflicts and attacks | War against the Islamic State | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0
8. Death Toll from Severe Weather in Missouri and Kentucky Reaches 31 (NPR, AP)
Disasters and accidents | Tornado outbreak sequence of May 15–16, 2025 | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0

▶ 12 Hidden Stories (Below Relevance Threshold)

9. Mexican Navy Ship Collides with Brooklyn Bridge, Two Dead (NBC New York, The New York Post)
Disasters and accidents | Cuauhtémoc Brooklyn Bridge collision | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
10. Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Leaves People Power Party (Reuters)
Politics and elections | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
11. Car Bombing at Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Leaves One Dead, Four Injured (The Desert Sun, BNO News)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Terrorism in the United States | 2025 Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
12. Two Helicopters Collide in Finland, Five Confirmed Dead (Eesti Rahvusringhääling)
Disasters and accidents | 2025 Eura mid-air collision | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
13. Three Dead, One Critically Injured in Seattle Nightclub Shooting (KOMO-TV)
Law and crime | Mass shootings in the United States | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
14. Eight Killed in Tavern Shooting in Umlazi, South Africa (CBS News)
Law and crime | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
15. Twelve Senators-Elect Proclaimed Early by Comelec After May 2025 Election (Inquirer.net, ABS-CBN News)
Politics and elections | 2025 Philippine general election | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
16. Mid-Air Collision Involving Eura Scheduled for 2025 (2025 Eura mid-air collision)
Disasters and accidents | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 2.0
17. Bayern Munich Wins 34th Bundesliga Title, Harry Kane Tops Scoring Chart (NBC Sports)
Sports | 2024–25 Bundesliga | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 1.0
18. Crystal Palace Claims First FA Cup Title by Defeating Manchester City 1-0 (Fox Sports)
Sports | 2024–25 FA Cup | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 1.0
19. PSG Wins Ligue 1 Title After 3-1 Victory Over Auxerre (BBC Sports)
Sports | 2024–25 Ligue 1 | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 1.0
20. Journalism Wins 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course (NBC News)
Sports | 2025 Preakness Stakes | May 17, 2025 | Relevance Score: 1.0

May 16, 2025

1. 50 Reported Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza Since Midnight (RTÉ News)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Gaza war | Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip | May 16, 2025 | Relevance Score: 8.0
2. Israeli Air Force Conducts Airstrikes on Houthi-Controlled Ports in Yemen (Al Arabiya)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Red Sea crisis | May 16, 2025 | Relevance Score: 8.0
3. Moody's Lowers US Credit Rating to Aa1 Due to Rising Debt (USA Today)
Business and economy | United States federal government credit-rating downgrades | May 16, 2025 | Relevance Score: 8.0
4. Angola Grants Asylum to Former Gabonese President and Family (Reuters)
International relations | Foreign relations of Angola | May 16, 2025 | Relevance Score: 6.0
5. Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Stabbing Salman Rushdie (AP)
Law and crime | Stabbing of Salman Rushdie | May 16, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0
6. ICC Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan Steps Aside Amid Misconduct Investigation (The Washington Post)
Law and crime | May 16, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0

▶ 5 Hidden Stories (Below Relevance Threshold)

7. Ahmadi Doctor Shot Dead in Sargodha, Investigation Underway (Dawn)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan | May 16, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
8. Tornado in St. Louis Causes Four Deaths and Widespread Damage (Associated Press, KSDK)
Disasters and accidents | Tornado outbreak sequence of May 15–16, 2025 | May 16, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
9. Landslide at Vietnam Hydropower Site Kills Five, Injures Three (News.az)
Disasters and accidents | May 16, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
10. Gunman Opens Fire in Las Vegas Gym, One Dead and Four Injured (KTNV)
Law and crime | 2025 Las Vegas gym shooting | May 16, 2025 | Relevance Score: 2.0
11. Ten Inmates Escape New Orleans Jail; Three Recaptured (The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate)
Law and crime | May 16, 2025 | Relevance Score: 2.0

May 15, 2025

1. U.S. and Iran Reportedly Reach Preliminary Agreement on Nuclear Deal (AP)
International relations | Iran–United States relations | 2025 US–Iran negotiations | May 15, 2025 | Relevance Score: 8.0
2. Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin Claims 200 Soldiers Killed in Burkina Faso (Al Jazeera)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso | May 15, 2025 | Relevance Score: 7.0
3. China Announces Visa-Free Entry for Five Latin American Countries (AP)
International relations | Visa policy of mainland China | May 15, 2025 | Relevance Score: 7.0
4. Over 450 Vietnamese Nationals Repatriated from Myanmar Detention (Vietnam, Việt Nam News)
International relations | Myanmar–Vietnam relations | May 15, 2025 | Relevance Score: 6.0
5. Police Raid Eksmo Publishing House, Arrest Employees Over Allegations (The Moscow Times)
Law and crime | LGBT rights in Russia | May 15, 2025 | Relevance Score: 6.0
6. Indonesian Military Reports 18 Separatists, 3 Civilians Killed in Operation (Reuters, detikcom)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Papua conflict | May 15, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0

▶ 7 Hidden Stories (Below Relevance Threshold)

7. Two Dead as Wildfires Prompt Evacuations in Manitoba (Euronews)
Disasters and accidents | 2025 Canadian wildfires | May 15, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
8. Extreme Wind Identified as Cause of Superyacht Sinking in Sicily (CTV News)
Disasters and accidents | Sinking of the Bayesian | May 15, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
9. Larissa Waters Elected Leader of Australian Greens Following Bandt's Resignation (ABC News)
Politics and elections | 2025 Australian Greens leadership election | May 15, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
10. Harvard University Discovers Possible Authentic Magna Carta Copy (BBC, The Guardian)
Arts and culture | May 15, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
11. Fire at Oxfordshire Business Park Claims Three Lives, Injures Two Firefighters (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents | May 15, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
12. Five Dead, Three Injured in Konotopa Van-Truck Collision (TVN24)
Disasters and accidents | May 15, 2025 | Relevance Score: 1.0
13. Barcelona Secures 24th La Liga Title with 2-0 Victory Over Espanyol (ESPN, The Independent)
Sports | 2024–25 La Liga | May 15, 2025 | Relevance Score: 1.0

May 14, 2025

1. Israeli Airstrikes Result in 70 Palestinian Casualties in Gaza (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | Gaza war | May 14, 2025 | Relevance Score: 9.0
2. Colombia Joins China's Belt and Road Initiative in Beijing (AFP via RFI)
International relations | China–Colombia relations | May 14, 2025 | Relevance Score: 8.0
3. Trump Meets Syrian President to Discuss Normalization of Relations (Al Jazeera)
International relations | Syria–United States relations | May 14, 2025 | Relevance Score: 8.0
4. IDF Reports Drone Strike Kills Hezbollah Commander in Lebanon (The Times of Israel)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Hezbollah–Israel conflict | Israeli invasion of Lebanon | May 14, 2025 | Relevance Score: 7.0
5. Shooting in West Bank Leaves Two Critically Injured, Including Pregnant Woman (The Jerusalem Post, YNet)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | Palestinian political violence | May 14, 2025 | Relevance Score: 6.0
6. Argentina Implements New Immigration Restrictions Under President Javier Milei (AP)
Law and crime | Immigration to Argentina | May 14, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0
7. Russian Election Watchdog Convicted, Sentenced to Five Years in Prison (Grigory Melkonyants, The New York Times)
Law and crime | May 14, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0
8. Pakistan Reports Over 1 Million Afghan Deportations Since November 2023 (AMU TV)
Politics and elections | Deportation of undocumented Afghans from Pakistan | May 14, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0

▶ 3 Hidden Stories (Below Relevance Threshold)

9. Indian Forces Report Success in Operation Against Naxal Insurgents (The Hindustan Times)
Armed conflicts and attacks | May 14, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
10. Tajikistan President Signs Law Decriminalizing Social Media Likes for Violent Posts (Reuters)
Law and crime | May 14, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
11. Search Underway for Missing Hiker After One Found Dead in Martinique (AP)
Disasters and accidents | May 14, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0

May 13, 2025

1. Israeli Air Strike on Gaza Hospital Results in 28 Fatalities (BBC News)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Gaza war | 2025 Gaza European Hospital strikes | May 13, 2025 | Relevance Score: 9.0
2. US to Lift Sanctions on Syria, President Trump Announces (Al Jazeera)
International relations | Syria–United States relations | May 13, 2025 | Relevance Score: 6.0
3. Mali's Interim President Dissolves Political Parties Amid Protests (AP, Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections | 2025 Malian protests | May 13, 2025 | Relevance Score: 6.0
4. Somali National Army Kills Three Al-Shabaab Fighters in Puntland (Garowe Online)
Armed conflicts and attacks | Puntland counter-terrorism operations | May 13, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0
5. Puntland Security Force Acquires Four Helicopters for Anti-ISIS Operations (Garowe Online)
Politics and elections | Islamic State insurgency in Puntland | Puntland counter-terrorism operations | May 13, 2025 | Relevance Score: 5.0

▶ 8 Hidden Stories (Below Relevance Threshold)

6. Microsoft lays off 6,000 employees, about 3% of workforce (AP, GeekWire)
Business and economy | May 13, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
7. Buryatia Declares State of Emergency Amid Ongoing Wildfires (The Moscow Times)
Disasters and accidents | 2025 Russian wildfires | May 13, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
8. Brazilian Military Police Kill Drug Trafficking Leader in Rio Favela (AP, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Law and crime | Armed conflict for control of the favelas | May 13, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
9. Peru's Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén Resigns Ahead of Censure Vote (Reuters)
Politics and elections | May 13, 2025 | Relevance Score: 4.0
10. Fourteen Dead, Six Hospitalized from Toxic Liquor in Punjab (AP)
Disasters and accidents | May 13, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
11. Sussan Ley Elected First Female Leader of Liberal Party (Reuters)
Politics and elections | 2025 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election | May 13, 2025 | Relevance Score: 3.0
12. MLB Reinstates Deceased Players, Opening Hall of Fame Eligibility (ESPN)
Sports | Major League Baseball | May 13, 2025 | Relevance Score: 1.0
13. Sampdoria Relegated to Serie C for First Time in 78 Years (ESPN, BBC Sport, The Guardian)
Sports | May 13, 2025 | Relevance Score: 1.0