Page 2: Historical Events In 2025

Jan 30   PostNord, the Danish postal service, formally ends letter deliveries entirely, shifting exclusively to packages; the government agency was established in 1624 [1]   

Feb 04   At least 11 people (and the perpetrator) are killed and another 15 are injured after a gunman opens fire at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden, the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history   

Feb 04   China–United States trade war: China announces export controls and increased tariffs on certain American imports in retaliation for Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on Chinese goods.   

Feb 04   Donald Trump announces that the United States will take control of the Gaza Strip in an agreement with Israel, and that the U.S. military will be in charge of Gaza's reconstruction.   

Feb 09   2025 Liechtenstein general election: The Patriotic Union, led by Brigitte Haas, retains its plurality of 10 seats in the Landtag   

Feb 09   The Baltic states complete synchronization of their power grids with continental Europe's grid, disconnecting from Russia's grid.   

Feb 12   Klaus Iohannis steps down as President of Romania, making him the inaugural Romanian president to do so post-revolution   

Feb 12   Konstantinos Tasoulas is elected President of Greece by the Hellenic Parliament after four rounds in the 2025 Greek presidential election   

Feb 18   Egypt announces the discovery of Thutmose II's tomb by a joint British-Egyptian team, the inaugural royal tomb to be discovered since Tutankhamun's in 1922. It is the 15th and final pharaoh tomb from the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt to have been are discovered by archeologists.   

Feb 18   Following a constitutional reform, Nicaragua is recorded as becoming a diarchy with spouses Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo as co-presidents   

Feb 18   Vladimir Putin announces that Russia and the United States have officially agreed to restore diplomatic relations.[68] A four-hour summit between the US and Russia is held in Saudi Arabia.   

Mar 11   2025 Greenlandic general election: The center-right Democrats become the largest party, defeating the incumbent Inuit Ataqatigiit.   

Mar 11   Balochistan Liberation Army militants blow up railway tracks and hijack the Jaffar Express train bound from Quetta to Peshawar, taking 450 people hostages including both security personnel and civilians.   

Mar 11   The former President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, is arrested in the Philippines after being served an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.   

Mar 16   Keith Rowley steps down as Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago after nine years in office, and is succeeded by Stuart Young   

Mar 18   Israel launches widespread aerial bombardments and attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 591 people, including children, ending the ceasefire agreement reached in January   

Mar 18   The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, survives an attack on his convoy by al-Shabaab, killing at least 10 people.   

Mar 21   A major power outage leads to Heathrow Airport in London to completely shut down, with disruption expected to last for days, affecting thousands of flights around the world.   

Mar 21   South Korea experiences one of its worst wildfires in modern history; over 87 000 hectares of land are destroyed in South Gyeongsang Province, killing at least 32 people   

Apr 26   An explosion in the Port of Shahid Rajaee, Bandar Abbas, Iran, results in the deaths of at least 70 people and injures more than 1000.   

Apr 26   At least 11 people are killed and at least 20 others are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack at the annual Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   

Apr 26   The funeral of Pope Francis is attended by delegations from 164 countries, including 82 leaders, and 250000 members of the public.   

Apr 28   A widespread power outage affects Spain and Portugal for hours. Andorra is affected for a few seconds while southern France is lightly affected.   

Apr 28   In this year, 2025 Canadian federal election: Following Justin Trudeau's resignation as prime minister in March, former governor of the Bank of Canada Mark Carney is recorded as becoming the Prime Minister of Canada. The Liberal Party claims a fourth consecutive election and forms a minority government   

Apr 28   In this year, 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election: The UNC claims a majority government, defeating the incumbent PNM   

May 03   2025 Malian protests: Hundreds of demonstrators gather in Bamako, Mali, to protest the government's proposed dissolution of political parties and extension of president Assimi Goïta's mandate by 5 years.   

May 03   In this year, 2025 Australian federal election: The incumbent Labor Party led by Anthony Albanese claims reelection, increasing their majority   

May 03   In this year, 2025 Singaporean general election: The incumbent People's Action Party led by Lawrence Wong claims reelection in a landslide, retaining a supermajority government   

May 03   May 6 – 2025 German federal election: Friedrich Merz is elected Chancellor of Germany in the second round of parliamentary voting, hours after being defeated in the inaugural round, a inaugural in post-WWII German history.   

May 12   In this year, 2025 Philippine general election: The ruling Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas alliance win a narrow majority of the seats in the Senate, while one of its component parties Lakas–CMD claims the plurality of seats in the House of Representatives.   

May 12   The Kurdistan Workers' Party announces its dissolution after previously declaring a ceasefire with Turkey   

May 18   In this year, 2025 Portuguese legislative election: The incumbent Social Democratic Party led by Luís Montenegro claims an increased plurality, but fails to achieve a majority.   

May 25   he 2025 Venezuelan parliamentary election is held   

May 25   The 2025 Surinamese general election is held.   

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