Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 2025 Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) on Sunday, hailing India's overall progress in sport. This was the first time that the event is being held in the state of Bihar, with venues spread across five districts.
On Wednesday, May 7, a Kenyan court fined four men USD7,700 each (equivalent to 1 million shillings) for attempting to smuggle about 5,440 giant queen ants to markets in Europe and Asia. They would otherwise face a minimum prison sentence of one year. Among the populations were Messor cephalotes, a species of harvester ant native to East Africa.
The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office in Texas announced on May 7, they were searching for Trevor McEuen, 32, who is accused of murder. Authorities say he removed his court-ordered ankle monitor and fled from neighboring Van Zandt County at 5:33 a.m. CDT (1033 UTC) that day.
At 18:07 CEST (16:07 UTC) on 8 May 2025, white smoke came out from the Sistine Chapel's smokestack at Vatican City, signaling a new pope was selected. Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti announced Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Pope.
On Sunday, May 4, in Peru's Pataz province in the northern Department of La Libertad region, near one of Peru’s largest gold mines, police has found bodies of thirteen security guards who were kidnapped on Saturday, April 26, allegedly by individuals involved in illegal mining.
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