On Friday, May 16, at 12:01 a.m., members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) union went on strike. The members stated there was lack of agreement with New Jersey (NJ) Transit officials on the terms and conditions of the new contract. NJ Transit commuter trains as well as the MTA Metro-North West of Hudson service have stopped running for the duration of the strike. The union announced that the strike was expected to last until Sunday.
The Australian Greens chose Queensland Senator Larissa Waters as their new party leader during a two-hour meeting held May 15 in Melbourne. The decision followed the defeat of previous party leader Adam Bandt, who was unseated by a Labor candidate in Melbourne during the May 3 federal election.
In a press conference on May 14, Thai officials said local authorities had seized 238 tons of electronic waste hidden in ten storage containers falsely declared as metal scrap. According to Theeraj Athanavanich, director-general of the Customs Department, the containers were inspected the day before at the port of Bangkok, during a search that one source described as routine and another as random.
Anthony Albanese announced on May 12 he has reshuffled his cabinet following the 2025 Australian federal election. Many of the holders of the top jobs stayed the same, with Richard Marles, Jim Chalmers, Penny Wong, Don Farrell, Katy Gallagher, and Jason Clare staying in place.
On Thursday, May 8, the new cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago met at the Red House in Port of Spain, the capital. The new government of Kamla Persad-Bissessar was sworn in after the United National Congress (UNC) party won the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election held on April 28. In the cabinet meeting, the new government discussed digital platform and changes to several laws for gun control and children support.
Wikinews needs you! We want to create a diverse community around the globe who collaborate to report on a wide variety of current news events. Please read the guide or how-to before starting. You might want to check recently created articles to see if your story has already been reported upon.
We are a group of volunteers whose mission is to present reliable, unbiased and relevant news. All our content is released under a free license. By making our content perpetually available for free redistribution and use, we hope to contribute to a global digital commons. Wikinews stories are written from a neutral point of view to ensure fair and unbiased reporting.
Français
Italiano
.jpg){kind=link}
