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Portal:Current events/May 2019

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May2019 was the fifth month of that common year. The month, which began on aWednesday, ended on aFriday after 31 days.

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This is anarchived version of Wikipedia'sCurrent events Portal from May 2019.

May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) (Wednesday)

Armed conflict and attacks

Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- Sixteen soldiers, including a driver,are killed in a landmine explosion in theGadchiroli district ofMaharashtra,India. Maoist insurgents are currently active in the area, leading officials to believe them to be responsible.(CNN)

Arts and culture

2019 Japanese imperial transition
- TheJapanese Era Reiwa (令和) begins as EmperorNaruhito accedes to theChrysanthemum Throne as the 126thEmperor of Japan. The Emperor inherits two of theThree Sacred Treasures of Japan during a symbolic ceremony, which formalises his ascension.(The Mainichi)(BBC News)

Monarchy of Thailand
- Vajiralongkorn,King of Thailand, marries his head of security and mistress, GeneralSuthida Tidjai, days before his coronation.(Reuters)

Law and crime

WikiLeaks founderJulian Assange is sentenced to 50 weeks in prison by a judge in theUnited Kingdom for breachingbail in 2012. Assange still faces possible extradition to theUnited States on charges of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.(NPR)(The Guardian)
Internet censorship in Russia
- Russian President Vladimir Putin signs theInternet Sovereignty Bill [ru] into law. The bill has drawn fierce criticism from civil society groups over fears that it would lead Russia to establish an isolated internet landscape.(The Moscow Times)

Politics and elections

Fiona Onasanya, the member of the UK Parliament forPeterborough, is removed from her position following a successfulrecall petition in the wake of her conviction forperverting the course of justice, becoming the first MP in the country's history to lose their seat in this manner. Aby-election will be called to elect a replacement MP.(BBC News)
British Prime Minister Theresa May firesGavin Williamson asSecretary of State for Defence, following the leaking of information relating to aNational Security Council meeting, regarding the security risk posed by Chinese multinational telecommunications companyHuawei.Secretary of State for International Development Penny Mordaunt is appointed the first-ever female British Defence Secretary.(The Guardian)(Evening Standard)
The UK Parliament declares "an environment and climate emergency."(CNN)

May 2, 2019 (2019-05-02) (Thursday)

Disasters and accidents

2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Evacuation of approximately 800,000 people is underway asExtremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani heads toward theIndian state ofOdisha (formerly Orissa) and is expected to make landfall Friday with wind speeds in excess of 200 km/h (127 mph).(BBC News)

Health and environment

2019 measles outbreak
- TheFreewinds cruise ship is quarantined inSaint Lucia over concerns of ameasles epidemic after it is reported that one of the passengers has the disease. The cruise ship is reportedly owned by theChurch of Scientology, a religious organization that opposes vaccinations against diseases such as measles.(CNN)

Law and crime

Insys Therapeutics founderJohn Kapoor is found guilty ofracketeering in an opioid-related bribery scheme.(BBC News)
Myanmar security forces fire into a crowd of 275Rakhine people detained during a search forArakan Army members, killing six and wounding eight. Themilitary claim that they were forced to shoot after some of the detainees attempted to seize their weapons, despite warning shots and verbal warnings.(Reuters)

Politics and elections

2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet fromColorado announceshe is running for theDemocratic Party's nomination to bePresident of the United States inthe 2020 presidential election.(The New York Times)
Catherine Pugh,Mayor of Baltimore, resigns under investigation for alleged financial improprieties.Baltimore City Council presidentJack Young has been serving as acting mayor since April 2.(Baltimore Sun via MSN.com)(NPR)

Science and technology

Facebook andInstagram ban political figuresAlex Jones,Nation of Islam leaderLouis Farrakhan,Milo Yiannopoulos,Paul Joseph Watson,Paul Nehlen,David Duke andLaura Loomer, from their platforms and remove their pages for allegedly engaging in "violence and hate".(CNN)(NBC News)(JTA)

May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) (Friday)

Business and finance

Sinclair Broadcast Group buysFox Sports Networks (FSN) fromThe Walt Disney Company for $10.6 billion. Disney was ordered by theU.S. Justice Department to sell FSN as part of itspurchase of21st Century Fox last year due antitrust concerns over its ownership ofESPN Inc.(The New York Times)
Documents filed in a United Statesbankruptcy court indicate that the bankruptutility companyPacific Gas & Electric has not been able to reach a settlement with its creditors over billions of dollars it owes under power purchase contracts. PG&E wants the issue settled by the bankruptcy court rather than by theFederal Energy Regulatory Commission.(Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Mississippi River floods
- Alton, Illinois, builds a barrier wall as the Mississippi River rises to levels not seen since the historic1993 floods.(Chicago Tribune)
- TheMississippi River rises to its highest level since the 1993 floods at theQuad Cities in Illinois and Iowa.(Chicago Tribune)
- Flooding fromMichigan to the south damages homes and sends theMississippi River to a 157-year high inDavenport, Iowa.(Weather Channel)
2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Cyclone Fani, an extremely severecategory 4 storm and one of the strongest in recent years, makes landfall at the coastal town ofPuri in theIndian state ofOdisha. Eight people have been killed in India, according to thePress Trust of India, and hundreds more injured. Severe damage and flooding has been reported. One million Indians and 2.1 million Bangladeshis have been evacuated. Astorm surge possibly up to 1.5m (5ft) is expected. The storm, weakening as it travels northeast through India, is expected to reachChittagong inBangladesh Saturday.(Reuters)(BBC News)
Miami Air Flight 293
- A Boeing 737 arriving atNaval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida slides off the runway into theSt. Johns River. All on board survive.(CNN)

Politics and elections

Tax returns of Donald Trump
- TheCalifornia Senate passes a bill that would keepDonald Trump out of the2020 presidential primaries until he releases histax returns.(The Hill)(Associated Press)

Sports

2019 NBA playoffs
- ThePortland Trail Blazers defeat theDenver Nuggets 140-137 in quadruple overtime, making the game the first quadruple overtime game in the playoffs since 1953.(The Guardian)(Vladtv)

May 4, 2019 (2019-05-04) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya during theLibyan Civil War
- An attack on forces loyal toField Marshal Khalifa Haftar inSabha, Libya, kills at least nine people.ISIL claims responsibility.(AFP viaThe Times of India)
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
- North Korea fires several short-range projectiles from the east coast city ofWonsan.(Reuters/AP via ABC Australia)
Gaza–Israel clashes (May 2019)
- TheIsraeli Air Force carries out dozens of airstrikes on theGaza Strip in response to a barrage of rockets fired byHamas militants. TheTurkish state-ownedAnadolu Agency's media office in Gaza was among those hit by Israeli missiles, prompting outrage from Turkish officials.(Deutsche Welle)
FourTurkish soldiers were killed in an attack on their base inIraq by Kurdish forces. TwentyPKK members were also killed in the attack.(Reuters)

Arts and culture

Vajiralongkorn,King of Thailand since 2016, is officiallycrowned sovereign. His wifeSuthida Tidjai, who he had married only three days prior, is declared Queen consort.(Washington Post)

Disasters and accidents

2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Cyclone Fani starts affectingBangladesh, where over a million people have been evacuated from the storm's path. Authorities say the cyclone has killed at least five people in Bangladesh and damaged over a thousand homes. At least twelve people have been killed in total by the cyclone.(Reuters)

Science and technology

Interstellar Technologies successfully launches uncrewed rocketMOMO-3 from its launch facility inTaiki, Hokkaido, becoming the first commercially developedJapanese rocket to reach theKármán line.(Deutsche Welle)

Sport

2019 Kentucky Derby
- Inhorse racing,Country House wins the 145th Kentucky Derby afterMaximum Security is disqualified. The latter horse is the first Kentucky Derby winner ever to have been disqualified for interference.(CBS Sports)

May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05) (Sunday)

Armed conflict and attacks

Gaza–Israel clashes (May 2019),Iran–Israel proxy conflict
- Hamas and other militant groups in theGaza Strip fire hundreds of rockets atIsrael, killing two Israeli civilians inAshkelon and one inAshdod. Retaliatory Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 23Palestinians, including a senior Hamas commander.(CNN)(Haartez)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Taliban insurgents kill 13 and injure 55 people in an attack on a police headquarters inPuli Khumri,Afghanistan, using guns and suicide vests. The Taliban's high command recently rejected a ceasefire offer from the Afghan government.(BBC News)
TheUnited States deploysa carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East to respond to threats fromIran. A U.S. official toldCNN, "... the threats were against both U.S. maritime and land-based forces in the region."(CNN)

Disasters and accidents

Aeroflot Flight 1492
- At least 41 passengers are killed afterSukhoi Superjet 100 (flight SU1492), which suffered an inflight fire, is engulfed by fire after an emergency crash landing atSheremetyevo International Airport,Moscow, Russia. A five-person crew and 73 passengers were on board.(Aviation 24)(BBC News)
SevenVenezuelan military officers are killed in a helicopter crash.(AP)

International relations

2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis,United States–Venezuela relations
- ThePresident of the National Assembly of Venezuela Juan Guaidó tells theBBC he is considering formally requesting theUnited States to launch amilitary intervention to topplePresident Nicolás Maduro. Guaidó led afailed uprising against Maduro last month.(BBC News)

Law and crime

LGBT rights in Brunei
- Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announces, via a television broadcast, that he has extended the moratorium on capital punishment for gay sex convictions. No executions have been carried out inBrunei since 1957. There has been overwhelming international backlash against a number of the changes affected by the stricter interpretation ofIslamic law published on 3 April 2019. The Sultan also said Brunei will ratify theUnited Nations Convention against Torture.(BBC News)(CNN)

Politics and elections

2019 North Macedonian presidential election
- Voters inNorth Macedonia head to the polls for the second round of the 2019 presidential election.Stevo Pendarovski of theSocial Democratic Union of Macedonia wins over his opponentGordana Siljanovska-Davkova.(Reuters)(The New York Times)
2019 Panamanian general election
- Laurentino Cortizo of the center-leftDemocratic Revolutionary Party defeatsRómulo Roux of the center-rightDemocratic Change party in a narrow election to become the next president ofPanama. Cortizo receives 33% of the vote to Roux's 31%, marking the return of theDemocratic Revolutionary Party after 10 years out of the presidency.(BBC News)

May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06) (Monday)

Armed conflict and attacks

Syrian Civil War,2019 Idlib offensive
- TheSyrian Arab Army launches a ground offensive againstHTS andNFL-held areas in northernHama and southernIdlib, after six days of intensive airstrikes on the region.(Fars)(Reuters)(ABC News)

Arts and culture

Thefirst child ofPrince Harry, Duke of Sussex, andMeghan, Duchess of Sussex, is born; the boy isseventh in line to the British throne.(The New York Times)

Disasters and accidents

A fuel tanker lorry overturns and explodes near the airport inNiamey,Niger, killing at least 58 people.(BBC News)

Health and environment

The United NationsGlobal Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services reports that, due to human activity, the Earth'sbiodiversity has suffered a catastrophic decline that is unprecedented inhuman history.(NPR)(Reuters)

International relations

China–United States trade war,China–United States relations
- Chinese stocks are down, falling more than 5 percent as of midday, followingU.S. President Donald Trump's threats to raise tariffs against Chinese-made goods on Sunday. The current negotiations for a new deal between the two countries, originally planned for Wednesday, are now in question. U.S. stockfutures fell sharply as well.(BBC News)(The New York Times)(Bloomberg)

Politics and elections

2019 Turkish local elections,2019 Istanbul mayoral election
- After a narrow victory of Turkey's main opposition partyCHP againstRecep Tayyip Erdoğan'sAKP in Istanbul's mayoral election last month, Turkey’sSupreme Electoral Council annulled the results and ordered a rerun of the election for the mayor of Istanbul.(The New York Times)

2019 Guatemalan general election
- TheAttorney General and theInternational Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) present a new case of corruption involving the current Economy Minister Acisclo Valladares Urruela, the presidential candidate Estuardo Galdámez of the ruling partyNational Convergence Front and seven deputies. They also request the revocation of the immunity of these politicians to proceed with their arrest. Galdámez is the sixth presidential candidate who has a process for possible acts of corruption.(elPeriódico de Guatemala)

Sports

U.S. President Donald Trump awards thePresidential Medal of Freedom, one of the highest civilian awards in the United States, toTiger Woods for his accomplishments in professionalgolf and charitable work.(CBS Sports)(Golf Channel)

May 7, 2019 (2019-05-07) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Second Libyan Civil War,2019 Western Libya offensive
- TheLibyan National Army shoots down a pro-GNA Mirage F1 fighter jet overTripoli, capturing its pilot, who claimed to bePortuguese, though thePortuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs couldn't confirm his identity. Pictures released by the LNA's media office show the wounded pilot flanked by LNA officials.(The Independent)(The Telegraph)

Health and environment

Multiple environmentalists groups file a lawsuit to stop theUS Forest Service from opening up large tracts of theTongass National Forest to logging, allegedly without a properstudy of the environmental impact.(Reuters)

International relations

Iraq–United States relations
- United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who originally expected to be inBerlin today, makes an emergency trip toIraq amid escalating tensions withIran. Earlier this week, the U.S. deployed a bomber task force and theUSSAbraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the region. In today's meeting withIraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi andPresident Barham Salih, Pompeo reaffirmed the longstanding U.S. policy to ensure nobody interferes in their country.(BBC News)(CNN)

Law and crime

Myanmar President Win Myint pardons twoReuters journalists,Wa Lone andKyaw Soe Oo, who had been imprisoned atInsein Prison for more than 500 days after being charged with possession of classified documents under theOfficial Secrets Act. The pair were arrested in December 2017 as they were investigating theInn Din massacre.(Reuters)
List of people granted executive clemency by Donald Trump
- Michael Behenna, an American soldier convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner in 2008, is pardoned byU.S. President Donald Trump and invited to dinner.(NPR)
2019 STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting
- At least one person is killed and eight people are injured in aschool shooting in Douglas County, Colorado. Two suspects are in custody.(KKTV)(ABC News via MSN.com)
At least seven people are killed and another 20 injured in a shooting atPavón Prison nearGuatemala City. The injured have been taken to hospital. Security forces have regained control of the facility.(BBC News)

Politics and elections

2019 Danish general election
- Danish prime ministerLars Løkke Rasmussen calls general elections forGrundlovsdag on 5 June, only a little more than a week afterDanish elections for the European Parliament.(The Local)
2019 Istanbul mayoral election
- TheEuropean Union and leading member states such as Belgium, France and Germany, criticize theTurkish government's decision to re-runIstanbul's mayoral election, which was won by underdogEkrem İmamoğlu of the opposition multi-partyNation Alliance.(BBC News)(Reuters)

May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2019 Lahore bombing
- A blast near the 11th-centuryData Darbar Sufi shrine inLahore,Pakistan, kills at least eleven people, half of them police officers.(The Guardian)(Reuters)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Nine people were killed after theTaliban launches an attack on theKabul offices ofinternational non-governmental organization Counterpart International.(Al Jazeera)
Syrian Civil War,Northwestern Syria offensive (April 2019–present)
- Syrian government forces capture the town ofKafr Nabudah in an ongoingoffensive, marking the first major territorial change between government and rebel forces since the start of thedemilitarization agreement last year.(Miami Herald)

Arts and culture

Prince Harry andMeghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, name their sonArchie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.(CBS News)

International relations

Nuclear program of Iran
- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sends letters to theP5+1 leaders of theUnited Kingdom,China,Russia,Germany,France and theEuropean Union announcing the country's partial withdrawal from the 2015Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement. Furthermore, Iran announces that it will stop exporting uranium andheavy water from its nuclear program.(Miami Herald)(CBS News)
Cross-Strait relations
- Taiwan passes a law under whichspies from China would be subject to life imprisonment or even thedeath penalty.(Mainichi)
Brazil–United States relations
- U.S. President Donald Trump notifies theCongress that he will designateBrazil as amajor non-NATO ally in light of recent commitments to increase defense cooperation between both countries.(White House)
Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute
- In areferendum, 55.37% of the Belizean population voted in favor of allowing theInternational Court of Justice to adjudicate Belize's border dispute with its neighborGuatemala.(Reuters)

Law and crime

Asia Bibi blasphemy case
- Asia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row, has leftPakistan forCanada to be reunited with her daughters.(ABC News)
Aftermath of theMueller special counsel investigation
- TheUnited States House Committee on the Judiciary votes to holdUnited States Attorney General William Barr incontempt of Congress after he failed to comply with a subpoena ordering him to provide them with the full, unredacted version of theMueller report last week. The full House will vote on the measure in the near future.(The New York Times)
- Donald Trump Jr., son ofU.S. President Donald Trump, is subpoenaed to testify before theUnited States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about theTrump Tower Moscow project andhis Russian contacts in June 2016.(The New York Times)

Politics and elections

2019 South African general election
- Voters inSouth Africa go to the polls to elect new members of theNational Assembly andprovincial legislatures.(The New York Times)

May 9, 2019 (2019-05-09) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

North Korean missile tests
- TheSouth Korean military claims thatNorth Korean military has launched an "unidentified projectile" into the sea, marking the second time North Korea has conducted a weapons test in a single week.(CNBC)
North Korea–United States relations
- For the first time theUnited States seizes aNorth Korean merchant ship loaded with coal in theEast China Sea sailing toward Indonesia. The ship is suspected of violating sanctions.(ABC News)(CNN)(NBC News)
International military intervention against ISIL
- A blast hitsBaghdad's northeasternSadr City district.ISIL claims responsibility. No verified report on casualties is presently available.(Reuters)

Arts and culture

TheReserve Bank of Australia confirms it issued approximately 46 million newAustralian $50 notes in late 2018 with a typo in the backgroundfine print: "responsibility" is misspelled as "responsibilty", the third "i" is missing. The mistake appears three times on the note and is extremely small requiring magnification to see. Part of the rollout of Australia's redesigned currency, the A$50 notes feature the first female member of an Australian parliament, social reformerEdith Cowan.(BBC News)(The Age)

Disasters and accidents

European migrant crisis
- TheUnited Nations states that at least 65 people are dead after a boat sinks off the coast ofTunisia while carrying migrants fromLibya toEurope.(Reuters/ABC News Australia)

Law and crime

Argentine congressmanHéctor Enrique Olivares of theUCR party is shot by two assailants and is in critical condition. One of his advisers dies as a result of the gunshots.(Infobae)(Buenos Aires Times)
Operation Car Wash
- Former Brazilian President Michel Temer surrenders to the federal police in response to Wednesday's arrest warrant regarding an investigation into an alleged corruption scheme involving anEletrobras nuclear power plant. Temer's lawyer's appeal will be heard on Tuesday.(Reuters)(France 24)

Health and environment

TheUnited States House of Representatives votes to overturnPresident Donald Trump’s move on theAffordable Care Act.(The Hill)

Politics and elections

2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis
- SEBIN agents detainJuan Guaidó's deputyEdgar Zambrano, the Vice President of the opposition-heldNational Assembly, and are reported to have taken him toEl Helicoide prison. He is the most high profile opposition politician arrested since the presidential crisis began in January.(BBC News)(Deutsche Welle)
- Colleague Richard Blanco of the Brave Peoples’ Alliance party seeksrefuge inArgentina's embassy inCaracas, Venezuela, following Zambrano's arrest.(Reuters)
Montenegrin coup plot
- Russian officials are sentenced for a 2016 coup attempt inMontenegro.(The Guardian)

May 10, 2019 (2019-05-10) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
- Four hostages, who were being held in northernBurkina Faso, are rescued byFrench naval commandos, with two French commandos killed during the rescue operation. Those freed include two Frenchmen who had been kidnapped inBenin on May 1 and a pair of women, one anAmerican and the other aSouth Korean.(BBC News)
Boko Haram insurgency
- About 900 children are released from theCivilian Joint Task Force, a militia formed inNigeria to counterBoko Haram.(CNN)
Insurgency in Balochistan
- SuspectedBaloch nationalist gunmen storm a coal mine inIslamabad,Pakistan, killing at least five people.(Al Jazeera)
War in Afghanistan
- One day afterpeace talks between theTaliban and theUnited States ended with no resolution, Taliban militants attack government outposts in northwesternAfghanistan, killing at least twelve Afghan soldiers.(The New York Times)

Business and economy

Uber makes itsinitial public offering on theNew York Stock Exchange, starting by selling stocks at $42 and closing at $41.60. Uber'smarket cap drops from over $80 billion to about $72 billion.(Yahoo! Finance)(BuzzFeed News)

International relations

China–United States trade war,China–United States relations
- TheUnited States increases tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200 billion worth of imports fromChina after no deal materialized prior to the midnight deadline.(CNBC)(The Wall Street Journal)(BBC News)

Law and crime

Mueller special counsel investigation,Crossfire Hurricane (FBI investigation)
- RepublicansSenate Homeland Security Committee ChairmanRon Johnson andSenate Finance Committee ChairmanChuck Grassley request documents related toChristopher Steele, author of theTrump–Russia dossier, in a letter toUnited States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and theFBI Director Christopher Wray.(CBS News)
Tax returns of Donald Trump
- TheUnited States House Committee on Ways and Means subpoenasUnited States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin andCommissioner of Internal Revenue Charles Rettig to providePresident Donald Trump's federal tax returns for the last six years.(The New York Times)

May 11, 2019 (2019-05-11) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
- Houthi forces begin to withdraw from severalYemeni ports, includingAl Hudaydah,As-Salif andRas Isa. The withdrawal is part of aUN-brokered ceasefire deal that aims to end theblockade of Yemen.(Deutsche Welle)
2019 Pearl Continental Hotel attack
- InGwadar, three insurgents attack a luxury hotel, as a result of the attack, four hotel employees, a soldier and all three attackers have been killed. TheBaloch Liberation Army, an ethnic Baloch separatist group fighting for independence forBalochistan province, claimed responsibility for the attack saying that four fighters were involved.(BBC News)
North Korea–United States relations
- ANorth Korean merchant ship loaded with coal, seized by theUnited States in theEast China Sea for suspected sanctions violation, arrives inPago Pago,American Samoa.(Associated Press)

Health and environment

Efforts begin inSolomon Islands to refloat a ship afteran oil spill in what the government says will be a "very difficult operation."(Radio New Zealand)

Law and crime

Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations
- Harvard announces that they will not renew law professorRonald S. Sullivan Jr.'s appointment as dean ofWinthrop House after he joined the defense ofHarvey Weinstein. He remains a regular professor.(Boston CBS)(New York Times)

Politics and elections

David W. Panuelo is sworn in asPresident of the Federated States of Micronesia, succeedingPeter M. Christian, after being elected by theCongress.(Fiji Times)

May 12, 2019 (2019-05-12) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
- Gunmen burn down a Catholic church duringmass and kill six people, including a priest, inDablo,Burkina Faso.(BBC News)
Gulf of Oman incident,Iran–United States relations,Iran–Saudi Arabia relations
- TheUnited Arab Emirates reports four commercial vessels were subject to "sabotage operations" just outside its territorial waters in theGulf of Oman and two of the vessels suffer "significant damage" to their structure off the coast ofFujairah. One of the vessels was en route to theUnited Arab Emirates to be loaded withSaudi Arabia crude oil and sent to theUnited States.(Reuters)(Associated Press)(CNN)

Syrian Civil War
- Memos sent to Syria's head ofmilitary intelligence, and obtained by theNew York Times, report that PresidentBashar al-Assad's government has been running a network of secret torture facilities across Syria, crushing opposition via routine torture in secret prisons.(Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

Argentine lawmakerHéctor Enrique Olivares, who was seriously injured in a shooting attack near the Congress on May 9, dies in hospital as result of the gunshot injuries.(TN.com.ar)(Reuters)

Politics and elections

2019 Lithuanian presidential election
- Lithuanians are called to the polls to elect the newPresident.Ingrida Šimonytė wins the first round and will dispute the second round withGitanas Nausėda.Prime Minister and presidential candidate,Saulius Skvernelis is about to resign after the bad results of his candidature.(Deutsche Welle)(BBC News)
2019 North Macedonian presidential election
- Stevo Pendarovski is sworn in as thePresident of North Macedonia after winning the election, the first after thePrespa agreement.(Euronews)

Sports

England's2018–19 Premier League
- Manchester City F.C. win England's2018–19 Premier League for the second year in a row with 98 points, whileLiverpool F.C. come in second with 97 points, continuing their 29-year title drought.(English Premier League)

May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Gulf of Oman incident,Iran–United States relations,United Arab Emirates - Iran relations
- TheUnited States Maritime Administration (MARAD) issues a new alert to all ships passingFujairah, off the coast of theUnited Arab Emirates on theGulf of Oman over "acts of sabotage" amid heightened regional tensions between theUnited States andIran.(Associated Press)

Disasters and accidents

Four people are killed when twosightseeing planes, with a total of 14Royal Princess ship tourists, collide nearKetchikan, Alaska. Multiple people were rescued though two others are missing.(CBS News)(The New York Times)

International relations

Iran–United Kingdom relations
- An Iranian woman is sentenced to 10 years in prison for suspected spying for theUnited Kingdom. A judiciary spokesman alleged that she was recruited by theBritish Council's Iran desk.(Reuters)
China–United States trade war,China–United States relations
- China announces its intent to increase tariffs from 10% to 25% on $60 billion worth of imports from theUnited States effective June 1, 2019.(CNBC)
2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis,United States–Venezuela relations
- Venezuelan National Assembly leaderJuan Guaidó formally requests help from theUnited States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) for "strategic and operational planning" against the government ofNicolás Maduro.(The Guardian)

Law and crime

Prosecutors inSweden reopen the rape allegation investigation againstWikiLeaks founderJulian Assange. Swedish prosecutors mention their intent to seek extradition of Assange from theUnited Kingdom after he has served his 50-week prison sentence for skipping bail.(BBC News)(The New York Times)(Associated Press)
A 36-year-old man is arrested just outsideCasa Rosada inArgentina, armed with a handgun, after requesting to hold an interview withPresident Mauricio Macri.(Perfil)
2019 college admissions bribery scandal
- ActressFelicity Huffman pleads guilty to conspiracy to commitmail fraud and honest services mail fraud and admits to paying $15,000 for a proctor to change her daughter'sSAT answers.(NBC News)
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
- Trump'sU.S. Attorney General William Barr appoints RepublicanU.S. Attorney for theDistrict of Connecticut John Durham to investigate the origins of theCrossfire Hurricane andSpecial Counsel investigations, and any criminality that may have occurred.(CBS News)(CNN)
TheSupreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) rules inFranchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt, that a statecannot be sued in another state's court, overturning a40-year-old precedent. The 5-4 decision overrules theNevada v. Hallstare decisis set in 1979 which allowed private suits from one state to be brought in another state's court.(PBS)(SCOTUS Blog)

Politics and elections

2019 Philippine general election
- Voters in thePhilippines go to the polls to elect new members of theSenate of the Philippines andHouse of Representatives of the Philippines, as well as various other local positions.(The New York Times)
2019 Guatemalan general election
- TheConstitutional Court determines thatZury Ríos has a constitutional impediment to be a presidential candidate and leaves her out of the electoral contest. Her constitutional impediment is for being the daughter of former dictatorEfraín Ríos Montt.(Prensa Libre)

Science and technology

American undersea explorerVictor Vescovo sets a new world record for the deepest ever sea dive at 10,972 metres (35,997 ft) in thePacific Ocean'sMariana Trench. Several unusual things are discovered at the bottom, including four new species of prawn-likecrustaceans, a new species ofsnailfish, strange brightly coloured rocky outcrops and aplastic bag.(BBC News)

May 14, 2019 (2019-05-14) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Saudi Arabia–Yemen relations,Yemeni Crisis (2011–present),Gulf of Oman incident
- TwoSaudi Aramco oil pumping stations are attacked in an apparent drone strike according toSaudi Arabia's Energy Ministry. The stations are linked to a pipeline transporting oil from the eastern fields to the western coast port ofYanbu on theRed Sea.(Associated Press)(Bloomberg)

Disasters and accidents

A 7.5MMS quake rattlesNew Ireland,Papua New Guinea. Police Sergeant Frank Kilaur says that the quake was "very, very violent" but no immediate reports of major damages or casualties have been reported. A tsunami alert is issued by thePacific Tsunami Warning Center. The tsunami threat has now largely passed.(Pacific Tsunami Warning Center)(Radio New Zealand)(Daily Express)

International relations

Russia–United States relations
- United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meetsRussian President Vladimir Putin and warnsRussia to not interfere in the2020 United States presidential election.(NPR)(Miami Herald)

Law and crime

FormerNew York congressman Anthony Weiner is released from ahalfway house inthe Bronx, completing his21-month federal prison sentence for illicit online contact with a15-year-old girl.(Los Angeles Times)(New York Post)
Frenchanaesthesiologist Frédéric Péchier, previously investigated in the poisoning of seven patients at private clinics inBesançon, France, is being held over suspicions that he poisoned a further 17 - 50. Mr. Péchier has denied all charges, and is scheduled for a hearing later this week.(CNA)(BBC News)(The Daily Telegraph)
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces thatRussian hackers accessed voter databases in two Florida counties prior to the2016 presidential election. No data or vote tallies were affected.(NPR)

Politics and elections

2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis
- Venezuelan security forces surround thePalacio Federal Legislativo inCaracas, preventing oppositionNational Assembly lawmakers from entering the building to discuss a response to the recent arrest of National Assembly Vice PresidentEdgar Zambrano.(Euronews)

Science and technology

Microarchitectural Data Sampling
- Security researchers fromGraz University of Technology andCatholic University of Leuven discover a major new class of Microarchitectural Data Samplingvulnerabilities called ZombieLoad inIntel processors, which, if exploited, can be used to steal sensitive information directly from the processor. Almost every computer with an Intel chip dating back to 2011 is affected by these vulnerabilities.(ZombieLoad disclosure website)(TechCrunch)
- Linux kernel developers,Apple,Google andMicrosoft release emergencypatches for their products to mitigate ZombieLoad.(TechCrunch)(Phoronix)
Mass surveillance industry
- WhatsApp confirms a major security bug in the app let hackers remotely install surveillance software on its users' devices. All 1.5 billion users are urged to update WhatsApp as a precaution. The technology used in thecyberattack appears to have originated fromNSO Group, a technology company operating out ofIsrael.(BBC News)(The Independent)

May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Militants kill at least 17Niger Armed Forces troops in an ambush near theMalian border. Another 11 soldiers are missing; six others have been evacuated to a hospital. No group has claimed responsibility.(BBC News)(Reuters)

Arts and culture

The Jeremy Kyle Show, one of theUnited Kingdom's most watchedreality television programmes, is cancelled byITV Studios following the suicide of a male guest shortly after taking part in the programme. The show has long beencriticised for its style, with many describing it aspoverty porn.(BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

A helicopter with only the pilot onboard crashes into theHudson River shortly after taking off from theWest 30th Street Heliport inNew York City injuring the pilot and the dockworker on the ground.(CBS New York)
Pacific Islands Forum
- United Nations Secretary General António Guterres says Pacific island nations are "running out of time" in regards to climate change andglobal warming effects.(Radio New Zealand)

International relations

Iraq–United States relations,Iran–United States relations
- TheUnited States Department of State orders all non-emergency, non-essential government employees at theU.S. Embassy in Baghdad andErbil consulate office to leaveIraq amid heightened tensions in thePersian Gulf between theUnited States andIran.(Reuters)(Associated Press)
Germany–Iraq relations,NATO Training Mission – Iraq,Germany–Iran relations,Iraq–European Union relations
- Germany and theNetherlands suspend military training mission inIraq citing escalating tensions in the region withIran.(Deutsche Welle)(Reuters)
Christchurch Call summit
- Representatives from 17 world governments and various U.S. technology companies meet inParis to support a set of anti-terrorism guidelines called the "Christchurch Call to Action" drafted by the governments ofFrance andNew Zealand. TheWhite House expressed support for the "overall goals reflected" in this pledge, but refused to back it, citingfreedom of speech concerns.(SBS)

Law and crime

San Francisco becomes the firstU.S. city to ban the use offacial recognition systems bylaw enforcement.(BBC News)
Abortion in the United States by state,Fetal heartbeat bill
- TheGovernor of Alabama Kay Ivey signs theHuman Life Protection Act into law, effective six months after signing, bans all abortions in the state ofAlabama, except when "abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk" to the woman according to the bill's text. The law reclassifies abortion as aClass A felony and attempted abortion as aClass C felony.(CBS News)(WBRC Birmingham, AL)

Politics and elections

Fijian Prime MinisterFrank Bainimarama asks developed nations, especially the United States, to help fight climate change to "prevent the current crisis from escalating into total chaos."(Radio New Zealand)
2019 Andorran parliamentary election
- Xavier Espot Zamora is elected the newPrime Minister by theGeneral Council, succeedingAntoni Martí.(Diari d'Andorra)
Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro
- Hundreds of thousands of students, schoolteachers, and university professors hold demonstrations acrossBrazil's biggest cities in opposition to large cuts inthe education budget. FromDallas,Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro calls demonstrators "stupid."(Al Jazeera)
- President Bolsonaro expresses support for comedianDanilo Gentili who was sentenced to six months in prison for a sexually graphic rant against a congresswoman, saying that she was a transexual or a prostitute.(The Washington Post)
2019 Guatemalan general election
- TheConstitutional Court ruled that formerAttorney General Thelma Aldana can not participate as a presidential candidate and leaves her out of the elections. Aldana was one of the favorites to succeed the current PresidentJimmy Morales.(The Washington Post)

May 16, 2019 (2019-05-16) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Sinai insurgency
- Forty-seven insurgents and fiveEgyptian soldiers are killed in a gunfight in the Sinai Peninsula.(Al Jazeera)
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
- Multiple people are killed, including three militants, two Mujahideen, two civilians and twoIndian soldiers, inKashmir after a shootout.(Reuters)

Business and economy

TheU.S. Government under theTrump administration cancels$929 million federal grant forCalifornia High-Speed Rail project.(Los Angeles Times)

Disasters and accidents

Three Britons and a South African die when their light aircraft crashes on approach toDubai International Airport, closing the world's busiest airport for 45 minutes.(Sky News)

International relations

Second Libyan Civil War
- Field MarshalKhalifa Haftar of the Tobruk-basedHouse of Representatives meets with Italian Prime MinisterGiuseppe Conte and has scheduled a meeting with French PresidentEmmanuel Macron for next week.(Libya Observer)(Reuters)

Politics and elections

2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio announceshe is running for theDemocratic Party's nomination to bePresident of the United States inthe 2020 presidential election.(The Guardian)
Immigration policy of Donald Trump
- U.S. President Donald Trump proposes a new immigration plan based on merits such as college degrees and skilled trades and less on family ties.(The New York Times)
U.S. federal agents raid theVenezuelan embassy to evictCode Pink protesters, at the request ofNational Assembly leaderJuan Guaidó. They had been staying at the embassy at the invitation of Venezuelan PresidentNicolás Maduro, who is locked in adispute over the presidency with Guaidó. Maduro's government considers the raid to be a violation of theVienna convention.(Reuters)(The Independent)
Brexit negotiations in 2019,Premiership of Theresa May
- UK Prime Minister Theresa May says that she will detail the timetable for her resignation after theBrexit vote in June.(FT)(The New York Times)(Time)

May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17) (Friday)

International relations

Canada–United States relations,Mexico–United States relations
- TheUnited States lifts tariffs on steel and aluminum fromCanada andMexico.(NPR)

Law and crime

China–United States relations
- A formerCIA officer,Kevin Mallory, is sentenced to 20 years in prison by a federal judge in theEastern District of Virginia for spying forChina.(The New York Times)(BBC News)
LGBTQ rights in Taiwan
- Taiwan'sLegislative Yuan passes legislation legalizingsame-sex marriage and limited joint-custody rights, making Taiwan the first country in Asia to do so. PresidentTsai Ing-wen and her cabinet helped draft the bill, and she will sign it into law on or before May 24.(Taiwan News)(Reuters)(Al Jazeera)
LGBTQ rights in the United States
- TheU.S. House of Representatives passes theEquality Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.(Business Insider)

May 18, 2019 (2019-05-18) (Saturday)

Arts and culture

Eurovision Song Contest 2019
- Duncan Laurence, representing theNetherlands, wins the 2019 edition of theEurovision Song Contest with the song "Arcade". It is the country's first win since1975.(The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

Five foreign tourists, four of whom were Americans, are killed when theirPiper PA-32 crashes into theAtlantic Ocean nearHonduras shortly after taking off fromRoatán island.(ABC News)

Health and environment

2019 Cook Islands dengue fever outbreak
- TheCook Islands secretary of health,Josephine Herman, says that the country is holding and containing the latest outbreak of Dengue, which has killed 22 people and infected another 28.(Radio New Zealand)

Law and crime

Crime in Alabama
- One person was killed and eight injured in a shooting after a dispute between two women at a large high school graduation party. The suspect is still at large.(Associated Press)

Politics and elections

2019 Argentine general election
- FormerArgentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announces that she will run forVice President in the 2019 Argentine general election, with formerChief of Staff Alberto Fernández as her running mate for President.(Télam)(La Nación)
2019 Australian federal election
- Voters inAustralia go to the polls to elect new members of theHouse of Representatives and half of theSenate.(SBS)
- Prime MinisterScott Morrison declares victory. It remains unclear whether hisLiberal-National Coalition has won a majority of seats, or whether it will form aminority government.(Sydney Morning Herald)
- Despiteopinion polls predicting a Labor victory, theLabor Party loses several seats, with support in the key state ofQueensland far lower than expected. Opposition LeaderBill Shorten concedes defeat and steps down as party leader.(Canberra Times)
- Former Prime MinisterTony Abbott loseshis seat to independent candidate and former OlympianZali Steggall.(The Guardian)
Efforts to impeach Donald Trump
- Justin Amash fromMichigan's 3rd congressional district becomes the firstRepublican U.S. Representative to support theimpeachment ofPresident Donald Trump.(Fox News)
Ibiza affair
- Vice-Chancellor of Austria,Heinz-Christian Strache, steps down both as Vice-Chancellor and chairman of theFreedom Party of Austria due to an alleged corruption scandal.(DW)
- Sebastian Kurz,Chancellor of Austria, announces the dissolution of hisgovernment and calls for asnap election.(Independent)

Sports

2019 FA Cup Final,2018–19 Manchester City F.C. season
- Manchester City F.C. win England's2018–19 FA Cup by defeatingWatford F.C. 6-0 inthe final, marking the first time that an English club has wonall three domestic titles in one season.(England's Football Association)

May 19, 2019 (2019-05-19) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

An explosion hits a tourist bus carryingSouth African nationals near theGrand Egyptian Museum inGiza,Egypt, injuring at least 14 people.(CNN)
Iraq–United States relations,Iran–United States relations
- A rocket explodes inside the heavily fortifiedGreen Zone sector ofIraq's capital, landing less than a mile from theU.S. Embassy in Baghdad amid heightened tensions in the region between theUnited States andIran.(Associated Press)(Los Angeles Times)

Business and economy

China–United States trade war
- Google pullsAndroid update support forHuawei phones, as well as theGoogle Play Store andGmail apps, after theChinese technology company was blacklisted by theUnited States Commerce Department.(The Guardian)
Martin Tower, the tallest building inBethlehem, Pennsylvania, is destroyed in a controlled demolition by theControlled Demolition, Inc. firm. The 21-story building, which was listed onNational Register of Historic Places, had been vacant since 2007.(BBC News)

International relations

TheWhite House is expected to announce the first part of theirMiddle East peace proposal in what officials are calling an economic "workshop" to encourage investing capital in theWest Bank,Gaza, and the region. The workshop is expected to happen on June 25 and 26 inManama,Bahrain.(CNN)
Iran–Saudi Arabia relations
- Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir says his country "seeks to avert war, ready to respond with force and determination" to a would-be attack by Iran.(Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

Several gunmen open fire inside a bar inBelém,Brazil, killing at least eleven people.(Bloomberg)

May 20, 2019 (2019-05-20) (Monday)

Armed conflict and attacks

Thirty-two people are killed whenIslamic State members started a prison riot and a fire in a prison located inVahdat,Tajikistan.(BBC News)(Al Jazeera)(RT)

Arts and culture

Whole Foods Market announces it will eliminate disposableplastic straws in July from its stores in theUnited States,Canada and theUnited Kingdom.(USA Today)

Business and finance

Ascena Retail Group announces it will close all 650 Dressbarn stores by the end of the year.(USA Today)

Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed, the pilot and the passenger, when afloatplane crashes intoMetlakatla harbor nearKetchikan,Alaska. The pilot and passenger were the only people on board.(CBS News)(NBC News)

International relations

North Korea–South Korea relations,Droughts in Korea
- South Korea vows to send humanitarian aid toNorth Korea through international organizations as it suffers droughts.(Star Tribune)(The New York Times)

Iran–Saudi Arabia relations,Iran–United States relations
- Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif states that the "genocidal taunts" ofU.S. President Donald Trump "won't end Iran", in response to President Trump's comments that if Iran attacked U.S. interests, "that will be the official end of Iran." He also blastedSaudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir for his previous May 19 remarks regarding Iran.(Brecorder)
Russia–United States relations
- U.S.F-22 stealth jets intercept fourRussian Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers and two RussianSu-35 jets entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone off the coast ofAlaska. The Russian jets and bombers did not enter theU.S. norCanadian airspace according to theNorth American Aerospace Defense Command.(CBS News)(CNN)

Law and crime

TheSwedish prosecutor files an arrest warrant againstWikiLeaks founderJulian Assange over a rape allegation. Assange is serving a 50-week prison sentence in theUnited Kingdom for skipping bail.(Reuters)
TheU.S. Supreme Court inHerrera v. Wyoming rules in favor of aNative American elk hunter fromMontana who was convicted for huntingoff-season inBighorn National Forest, deciding that the 1868 federal treaty between theCrow Nation and theU.S. Government is still in force even afterWyoming became a state in 1890. The treaty gave tribe members hunting rights on "unoccupied" lands.(Reuters)(SCOTUS Blog)
Tax returns of Donald Trump
- JudgeAmit Mehta of theUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia rules that accounting firmMazars must comply with a subpoena issued by theUnited States House Committee on Oversight and Reform to turn over U.S. PresidentDonald Trump's financial records.(The New York Times)

Politics and elections

Ukrainian presidential inauguration
- Former comedian andreality television actorVolodymyr Zelensky is sworn in as the 6thPresident of Ukraine by theVerkhovna Rada. Zelensky announces the dissolution of parliament and calls a snapparliamentary election.(Deutsche Welle)
- Ukrainian Prime MinisterVolodymyr Groysman announces he will resign Wednesday in response to the new president's disbanding of parliament.(Al Jazeera)
Ibiza affair
- All ministers from the far-rightFreedom Party of Austria, who make up close to half ofAustria's cabinet, are resigning in response to their party leader,Heinz-Christian Strache being forced to resign asVice-Chancellor after a video was published Friday showing Strache's participation in a compromising video.(BBC News)
2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro proposes early elections for Venezuela'sNational Assembly. Opposition leader andNational Assembly President Juan Guaidó has stated a rejection of the proposal.(BBC News)
After several months of negotiations, PresidentFélix Tshisekedi namesSylvestre Ilunga Ilukamba as the newPrime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in an agreement with former presidentJoseph Kabila. He had not appointed a prime minister since being elected inDecember 2018.(Yahoo! News)

Science and technology

Theredefinition of theSI system of measurementadopted by the majority of countries in the world takes effect.(BIPM)

May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21) (Tuesday)

Armed conflict and attacks

Eleven people were killed in an ambush at 12th mile in Khonsa-Deomali road in Tirap District in Arunachal Pradesh.(Reuters)

Business and economy

Pharmaceutical giantMerck & Co. announces that it will purchase Peloton Therapeutics Inc. for $1.05 billion in cash. The catalyst for the deal is Peloton's recent progress in the development of a kidney cancer treatment.(Reuters)
TheJamie Oliver Restaurant Group, owned byBritish restaurateur Jamie Oliver, collapses into administration, resulting in 1,000 job losses.(BBC News)

International relations

2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis,Italy–Venezuela relations
- Venezuela's Ambassador toItaly,Isaías Rodríguez, resigns, citing the government's lack of finances amidinternational sanctions on theNicolás Maduro government. Rodríguez says, due to the sanctions, he has been unable to pay his staff or the rent for his office inRome.(The Guardian)

Law and crime

Aftermath of theChristchurch mosque shootings
- Brenton Tarrant, accused of killing 51 people and wounding 49 others intwo New Zealand mosques, is also charged with committing terrorist acts.(New York Post)(Mid Day)
Washington becomes the firstU.S. state to legalizehuman composting, the right to allow people to have their body turned intosoil after death. The process is seen as an alternative to traditionalcremations andburials.(BBC News)
TheCalifornia High-Speed Rail Authority sues theU.S. Transportation Department to block the cancelling of$929 millionfederal grant for theCalifornia High-Speed Rail project. The suit comes after theTrump administration canceled the federal grant forCalifornia's bullet train on May 16, 2019.(Los Angeles Times)
2015–19 Irish gangland feud
- A man is shot dead and his car set alight in Walshestown nearBalbriggan,Dublin. It is believed the shooting is linked to the 2015–19 Irish gangland feud.(RTÉ)
Aftermath of theMueller special counsel investigation
- TheUnited States House Committee on the Judiciary subpoenas formerWhite House Communications Director Hope Hicks and formerDeputy White House Counsel Annie Donaldson in regards to their actions during the special counsel investigation intoRussian interference in the 2016 United States elections.(The Washington Post)

Politics and elections

2019 Indonesian general election
- Indonesia'sGeneral Elections Commission announces that incumbent PresidentJoko Widodo has won last month's presidential election, with 55.5% of the vote. His rivalPrabowo Subianto's team, however, refuses to sign and validate the results.(The Guardian)
2019 Malawian general election
- Voters head to the polls to elect the nextPresident of Malawi,Parliament and local government councillors.(BBC News)(France 24)
2019 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election
- Voters head to the polls in a special election to elect a newU.S. House Representative to finish the term forPennsylvania's 12th congressional district after RepublicanTom Marino resigned on January 23, 2019.(Fox Philadelphia)
- Republican Fred Keller wins the special election against hisDemocratic opponent Marc Friedenberg.(The Hill)(The New York Times)
Trial of Catalonia independence leaders
- TheCatalan leaders who are imprisoned accused of rebellion,Oriol Junqueras,Jordi Turull,Jordi Sànchez andJosep Rull, are sworn in as members of theCongress of Deputies after being elected in the28th April general election by an authorization of theSupreme Court.(Fox News)
- Catalan leaderRaül Romeva is sworn in asSenator.(The Washington Post)
2019 Kentucky elections
- IncumbentGovernor Matt Bevin wins theRepublican nomination andAndy Beshear wins theDemocratic nomination primaries ahead of the November 5gubernatorial election.(The New York Times)(Lexington Herald-Leader)
Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Mark Harbers resigns amid a scandal over a government report which played down crimes committed byasylum seekers in the country, including rapes and murders, which were placed under a category called "other". The omission was first highlighted by Dutch newspaperDe Telegraaf.(FRANCE 24)

Sports

2019 NBA playoffs
- TheGolden State Warriors qualify for theNBA Finals for the fifth year in a row by defeating thePortland Trail Blazers, 119–117, inovertime in Game 4 of theWestern Conference Finals.(USA Today)

May 22, 2019 (2019-05-22) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Donbass
- TheUkrainian military reports that eight Ukrainian soldiers have been captured by pro-Russian fighters near the village ofNovotroyitske.(Newsweek)(UNIAN)
At least nine people are killed when acar bomber attacks a police checkpoint in theBondhere District ofMogadishu (Al Jazeera)
Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present)
- AFrench nun is found decapitated in a village in theCentral African Republic.(France24)
- Armedmilitias kill over 30 civilians in one of the deadliest attacks since a peace deal was reached back in February of this year.(Reuters)
Syrian Civil War,Northwestern Syria offensive (April 2019–present)
- Syrian government airstrikes in Syria’s northwestern de-escalation zones target the towns ofMaarrat al-Nu'man and Maarat Herma inIdlib Governorate, killing twelve civilians.(AA)(Daily Sabah)
- TheSyrian Army andIran-back militants shell the town of Khan Sheykhun and the villages of Al-Kassabiyya, Abdin, Karasaa, Kafr Sajna and Al-Naqeer.(AA)

Business and economy

Economy of the United Kingdom
- British Steel Limited goes into compulsory liquidation after rescue talks between theBritish government and the company's owners,Greybull Capital, fail. Around 5,000 workers are employed by the company, 3,800 of whom are based in the UK.(BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

Tornadoes of 2019
- A powerfultornado hitsJefferson City,Missouri, leaving people trapped or injured and structural damage according to city and state officials. At least three people are killed in southwestern Missouri when a storm system sweeps across the state causing extensive damage.(CBS News)(NBC News)(The Kansas City Star)

International relations

Russia–United States relations
- United States F-22 Raptors intercept fourRussian Tu-95 bombers and twoSu-35 fighter jets off the coast ofAlaska on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a statement from theNorth American Aerospace Defense Command.(ABC News)
Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute
- TheUnited Nations General Assembly passes a non-binding resolution demanding theUnited Kingdom return control of theChagos Archipelago toMauritius. The Mauritians claim they were forced to give up the islands to the British in 1965 in exchange for independence.(BBC News)

Law and crime

Timeline of investigations into Donald Trump and Russia (2019)
- TheU.S. Justice Department agrees to provide theHouse Intelligence Committee with intelligence files fromspecial counsel Robert Mueller's investigation ofRussian interference in the 2016 election.(USA Today via MSN.com)
LawyerMichael Avenatti is indicted in separate cases charging him with allegedly stealing about $300,000 fromStormy Daniels and blackmailingNike.(CNBC)
Tax returns of Donald Trump
- TheNew York State Legislature passes a bill that will authorize state tax officials to release U.S. PresidentDonald Trump's state returns to Congress.(The New York Times)
- JudgeEdgardo Ramos of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York rulesDeutsche Bank andCapital One can release President Trump's financial records to Congress.(CNBC)

Politics and elections

2019 Indonesian general election
- Six people die and more than 200 are injured in the Indonesian capital,Jakarta, after protesters of the announced results of the presidential election clash with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles.(The Guardian)
Andrea Leadsom resigns as theUnited Kingdom'sLeader of the House of Commons with immediate effect in response toPrime Minister Theresa May's handling ofBrexit. Several other cabinet ministers are reportedly threatening to resign.(BBC News)

May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War,Northwestern Syria offensive (April 2019–present)
- Sky News journalistAlex Crawford and her media team are fired on bySyrian Army tanks in theTahrir al-Sham-held village ofHbit,Idlib Governorate, while covering the fighting there. Their guide,Bilal Abdul Kareem, is injured by shrapnel to his chest.(The Guardian)

Business and economy

Panasonic suspends shipments of certain hardware components toHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd. to comply withU.S. restrictions on the company.(Reuters)
U.S. President Donald Trump announces a second aid package worth $16 billion for farmers impacted by theChina–United States trade war.(CNBC)(Fox Business)

Law and crime

John Walker Lindh, the first person to be convicted of a crime in theWar on Terror, is released onprobation from a U.S. federal prison after serving17 years of a20-year sentence. Lindh has refused to renounce Islamist extremism and will be on probation for three years.U.S. President Donald Trump condemns the early release.(CNN)(Associated Press)
The U.S. city ofBaltimore,Maryland, has been battling aransomware attack that has blocked government email accounts and disabled online payments to city departments. The hackers breached the city's servers on May 7 and demanded $100,000 (£79,000) worth ofBitcoin.(BBC News)
Interpol's Operation Blackwrist arrests nine people inAustralia,Thailand and theUnited States, and rescues 50 children in connection with a 63,000-member onlinepedophilia ring. More arrests are expected. Investigators from nearly 60 countries participated in this operation.(ChannelNewsAsia)(CBS News)
Indictment and arrest of Julian Assange
- TheUnited States Department of Justice chargesWikiLeaks founderJulian Assange with 17 counts of violating theEspionage Act, including provisions that prohibit a conspiracy to obtain, receive and disclose national defense information, attempting to crack computer passwords, and unlawful receipt of sensitive information such asState Department communications andDefense Department logs.(NPR)
Aftermath of theMueller special counsel investigation andCrossfire Hurricane (FBI investigation)
- U.S. President Donald Trump, in a directive, orders theIntelligence Community to cooperate withU.S. Attorney General William Barr's review of the origins of the Special Counsel investigation. The order allows Attorney General Barr todeclassify information he sees fit for the review process.(Reuters)(Fox News)
Americanserial killer Bobby Joe Long who murdered 10 women in theTampa Bay Area during an eight month period in 1984 is executed bylethal injection.(CBS News)

Politics and elections

2019 European Parliament election
- European citizens in theUnited Kingdom and theNetherlands vote in the first day of 2019's European Parliament elections.(European Parliament)
2019 Indian general election
- TheBharatiya Janata Party, led byIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wins alandslide victory in the latest Indian general election.(Reuters)
2019 Malawian general election
- The Malawi Electoral Commission reports, with 75% of the vote counted, PresidentPeter Mutharika leads with 40.44% of votes, the oppositionMalawi Congress Party'sLazarus Chakwera has 35.34%, and Deputy PresidentSaulos Chilima received 18.35% of the votes cast in Tuesday's presidential election.(Reuters)
TheFrench Senate approves the reworded autonomy statute forFrench Polynesia.(Radio New Zealand)

Science and technology

Discoveries of exoplanets
- EighteenEarth-like exoplanets are discovered via a new algorithm.(New Atlas)(Space Ref)

May 24, 2019 (2019-05-24) (Friday)

Armed conflict and attacks

Iran–United States relations
- U.S. President Donald Trump orders 1,500troops and severalPatriot missile launchers to thePersian Gulf as tensions rise withIran.(CBS)
2019 Lyon bomb attack
- Multiple people are injured inLyon,France, by abomb filled with bolts.(CNN)
Insurgency in Balochistan
- A bombing at a mosque in the Pakistani city ofQuetta, the capital of the restive province ofBalochistan, kills three people, including the prayer leader, and injures at least 28 worshippers.(Al Jazeera)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Three people, including a seniorMuslim preacher,are killed and at least 20 injured after an explosion in a mosque during Friday prayers in the Afghan capital,Kabul.(Al Jazeera)
2019 Portuguesa, Venezuela prison uprising
- At least 23 prisoners are killed during aprison riot inAcarigua,Portuguesa,Venezuela.(TIME)(Washington Post)

Disasters and accidents

2019 Surat fire
- Twenty children die in a fire inSurat, India.(India Today)
2017–2019 eruptions of Mount Agung
- Mount Agung inBali,Indonesia, erupts.(ABC)

Law and crime

Shiregreen child deaths
- During a police raid, six children are found unconscious inside a residential property in theShiregreen suburb ofSheffield,England. The eldest two children, aged 13 and 14, subsequently died atSheffield Children's Hospital; the other four children remain hospitalised.(BBC News)
- Two people – a 37-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman – have been arrested under suspicion of murder at the property in Sheffield where six children were found. They remain in police custody. A murder investigation has been opened.(Evening Standard)
LGBT rights in Taiwan,Legal status of same-sex marriage
- Same-sex marriagebecomes legal inTaiwan, making Taiwan the first nation inAsia to recognizesame-sex marriage.(The Telegraph)
LGBT rights in Kenya
- TheHigh Court ofKenya rules against a bid to strike down Section 162 and 165 of the Kenyan Penal Code, asodomy law. The plaintiffs plan to appeal to theCourt of Appeal.(Daily Nation)(The Guardian)
Aftermath of thekidnapping of Jayme Closs
- In the U.S. state ofWisconsin, Jake Thomas Patterson is sentenced to life in prison for the kidnapping of Jayme Closs and the murders of her parents.(NPR)
Human Life Protection Act
- A federal lawsuit is filed to blockAlabama’s abortion ban.(ABC News)
Abortion in the United States by state,Heartbeat bill
- TheGovernor of Missouri Mike Parson signsHouse Bill 126 into law, effective on August 28, 2019, bans all abortions in the state ofMissouri at or beyond8 weeks of pregnancy, except in cases of medical emergencies. Persons who perform abortion in the state after8 weeks of pregnancy face5 to 15 years in prison.(CBS News)(The Kansas City Star)
Trial of Catalonia independence leaders
- The Board of theCongress of Deputies suspendsJordi Turull,Josep Rull,Oriol Junqueras andJordi Sànchez Catalan leaders elected lawmakers due to they judicial situation.(Reuters)

Politics and elections

2019 European Parliament election
- Voters inIreland and theCzech Republic head to the polls to vote for their country's representatives in theEuropean Parliament.(European Parliament)
2019 UK Conservative Party leadership election
- United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as leader of theConservative Party, effective June 7. She will remain Prime Minister until a successor is elected.(The Guardian)
TheU.S.Supreme Court temporarily blocks the redrawing ofOhio andMichigan electoral maps while it prepares to rule on whether or not partisangerrymandering is constitutional.Lower federal courts ordered Michigan and Ohio electoral maps to be redrawn before the2020 United States presidential election.(Reuters)(Los Angeles Times)

May 25, 2019 (2019-05-25) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Saudi Arabia–United States relations,Iran–Saudi Arabia relations,Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
- U.S. President Donald Trump bypasses Congress to approve the sale of billions of dollars' worth of weapons toSaudi Arabia, citing Iranian threats against the latter.(BBC News)

Arts and culture

2019 Cannes Film Festival
- The South Korean filmParasite wins the 2019Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top prize.(CNN)

Disasters and accidents

Tornadoes of 2019
- Two people are killed and several are missing due to a tornado in the U.S. state ofOklahoma.(ABC News)
A boat sinking onLake Mai-Ndombe in westernDemocratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 45 people with 200 passengers still missing. The vessel was carrying more than 400 people, the majority of whom were teachers going to collect their salaries.(BBC News)

Politics and elections

2019 European Parliament election
- Citizens inLatvia,Malta,Slovakia and theFrench overseas territories head to the polls to vote in the latestEuropean Parliament election. Additionally, voting in theCzech Republic continues for the second day.(European Parliament)
Hundreds of counter-protesters show up and protest against an estimated nine attendees of a planned rally by aKu Klux Klan-affiliated group inDayton, Ohio.(CBS News)

Science and technology

BinaryAten asteroid (66391) 1999 KW4 and itsminor-planet moon make their closest-ever recorded flyby ofEarth at 3.2 million miles away. The asteroid will approach even closer at 0.0155 AU (2,320,000 km) from Earth in2036, and is the largest asteroid to approach Earth until(4953) 1990 MU in June 2027.(Newsweek)

Sports

2019 NBA playoffs
- TheToronto Raptors defeat theMilwaukee Bucks in Game 6 and advance to theNBA Finals for the first time in the team's history.(CBC)(Sports Illustrated)

May 26, 2019 (2019-05-26) (Sunday)

Armed conflict and attacks

May 2019 Kathmandu bombings
- Four people are killed and seven others are injured in three blasts in the city ofKathmandu,Nepal.Police believe aMaoist splinter group may have been responsible.(Reuters)(BBC News)
Iraqi insurgency (2017–present)
- Iraq sentences threeFrench militants to death for their involvement inISIS.(BBC News)
- Atruck bomb explodes at a popular market in the village ofNineveh,Iraq, killing 5 and injuring 8.(Xinhuanet)
Boko Haram
- Four soldiers of theChadian Army and a journalist are killed following aBoko Haram attack near the northern shore ofLake Chad. Boko Haram have reportedly continued their incursion into northernChad.(Africanews)
Four people are killed in an attack on aCatholic church in northernBurkina Faso, the latest in a string of assaults on Christian places of worship in the region.(Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

The initial stage ofSydney Metro,Australia's firstautomated rapid transit system, opens to the public.(The Sydney Morning Herald)
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries announces, two days before their scheduled trial, it has agreed to pay $85 million to the U.S. state ofOklahoma in connection with allegations that it helped fuel theU.S. opioid epidemic.(Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2019 Peru earthquake
- A strong earthquake measuringM_w 8.0 strikes northeastern Peru, causing one death and several injuries.(CNN)

Politics and elections

2019 European Parliament election
- In the final stage of the latest European Parliament election, voters inAustria,Bulgaria,Belgium,Croatia,Cyprus,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,Metropolitan France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Italy,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovenia,Spain, andSweden elect their country's representatives.(European Parliament)
2019 Belgian federal election
- In addition to theEuropean Parliament andregional elections, voters inBelgium head to the polls to vote for the members of theChamber of Representatives.(Euronews)
2019 Lithuanian presidential election
- Lithuanian citizens also are heading to the polls to elect their future president in the second round of the latest presidential election.(Politico)
Papua New Guinea's Prime MinisterPeter O'Neill announces his resignation over disputes of him holding dual citizenship and after weeks of defections from his coalition government.(Radio New Zealand)
2019 Greek legislative election
- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, whose term expires in October, calls for snap elections following his leftistSyriza party's heavy defeat by the opposition conservatives in the European Parliament elections.(Reuters)

Sports

2019 IndyCar Series
- 2016 IndyCar Series championSimon Pagenaud of France wins the 103rd running of theIndianapolis 500.(CBS News)
2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
- Finland defeatsCanada to win gold medal at Ice Hockey World Championship inSlovakia.(Yle News)

May 27, 2019 (2019-05-27) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

French police arrest four people in connection with lastFriday's bombing inLyon's historic city center that injured 13 people. Anti-terrorist prosecutors are leading the investigation.District mayor Denis Broliquier said the bomb was a relatively weak explosive that was too small to kill. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.(BBC News)
Over Sunday and Monday, 55 people die of asphyxiation in various prisons across theBrazilian city ofManaus.(BBC News)

Business and economy

Italian firmFiat Chrysler proposes a merger with French carmakerRenault. The new company will be based in theNetherlands and will be listed on theMilan,Paris andNew York stock exchanges.(BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

At least 45 people die when a boat sinks onLake Mai-Ndombe in westernDemocratic Republic of Congo.(BBC News)
Eight miners die in a goldmine explosion in centralZimbabwe.(BBC)
An airplane crashes inSergipe, Brazil, killing Brazilian singerGabriel Diniz.(G1)
U.S. tornadoes of 2019
- Multiple destructive tornadoes strikeDayton, Ohio, and surrounding communities. There was at least one known fatality inCelina. Multiple homes and businesses were destroyed, with reports of numerous power outages and a boil and water conservation advisory issued for Dayton.(Accuweather)

Law and crime

Romania'sSupreme Court deniesSocial Democratic Party leaderLiviu Dragnea's appeal of his conviction and three-and-a-half year prison sentence for corruption.(BBC News)
Amazonas prison massacres
- Brazil prison officials report at least 42 prisoners are found strangled to death in four separate jails in the state ofAmazonas. Yesterday, 15 prisoners were killed in a fight between rival prison gangs at a facility near the Amazonas capitalManaus.(Reuters)(Firstpost)

Politics and elections

2019 Austrian legislative election
- Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz loses a no-confidence vote following a corruptionscandal over a secret video.(BBC News)
2019 Malawian general election
- Peter Mutharika of theDemocratic Progressive Party wins Malawi's May 21 presidential election with 39% of the vote, followed byLazarus Chakwera of theMalawi Congress Party with 36% andSaulos Chilima of the United Democratic Movement with 20%.(Reuters)
2019 Canadian federal election
- In separate press conferences, former Liberal cabinet membersJody Wilson-Raybould andJane Philpott, who both resigned over the government's handling of theSNC-Lavalin criminal case, announce they are running as independents in the October 2019 elections.(BBC News)

May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28) (Tuesday)

International relations

Australia–China relations,South China Sea dispute
- Australian helicopters, from theRoyal Australian Navy flagshipHMASCanberra, are forced to make an emergency landing after being targeted by lasers from fishing boats in theSouth China Sea. TheCanberra was being trailed by a Chinese warship.(AP via MSN.com)

Law and crime

Kawasaki stabbings
- A man stabs two people to death and wounds 17 others, including sixteen children, inKawasaki,Japan, before slitting his own throat; he later dies of his wounds. Three people are in critical condition.(BBC News)(CNN)
China–United States trade war
- Huawei files for asummary judgment, seeking to expedite itsMarch lawsuit against theU.S. Government, challenging the constitutionality ofSection 889 of theNational Defense Authorization Act that bans U.S. executive government agencies from procuring Huawei andZTE telecommunications equipment based on national security.(CNBC)(CNN)
FormerTehran Mayor Mohammad-Ali Najafi is arrested after confessing to the murder of his wife.(IFP)

Politics and elections

2018–19 Sudanese protests
- Opposition leaders lead a two-day protest inSudan over stalemate in negotiations between the military and opposition alliance groups over the transition of government following the2019 Sudanese coup d'état.(Reuters)(The Washington Post)

Science and technology

Discoveries of exoplanets
- Rare-earth metals are discovered inKELT-9b, anexoplanet located 650 light-years away fromEarth.(Astronomy Now)

May 29, 2019 (2019-05-29) (Wednesday)

Arts and culture

Indian record label and film production companyT-Series'most-subscribed YouTube channel reaches 100 million subscribers.(Times News Now)

Disasters and accidents

Sinking ofHableány
- TheHableány, a sightseeing river cruise ship on theDanube inBudapest, capsizes and sinks with 34 South Korean tourists on board. At least seven people are killed and 19 remain missing.(The New York Times)

Law and crime

A 55-year-old pediatrician, Ricardo Russo, is arrested at theHospital Garrahan inBuenos Aires, Argentina, where he was Chief of the Immunology Department. He is accused of sexually abusing minors, distributing and possessing child pornography, including handicapped children and babies. He was wanted by the U.S.FBI and public prosecutors in Brazil.(Clarín)(Fox News)
Maine becomes the 17th U.S. state toban conversion therapy forminors.(The Hill)
Trial of Catalonia independence leaders
- Imprisoned politicianRaül Romeva is suspended as Senator by the Board of theSpanish Senate.(MSN)

Politics and elections

2019 Latvian presidential election
- Egils Levits, a Judge of theEuropean Court of Justice, is electedPresident by theSaeima.(Reuters)
Elections in Israel
- Israel is expected to hold anew election on September 17 asPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form a government.(The Jerusalem Post)

Science and technology

China–United States trade war
- TheInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) bansHuawei scientists from reviewing submissions to itspeer-reviewed journals, due to the "severe legal implications" ofU.S. sanctions against theChinese company.(Sciencemag)

May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

An explosive device is detonated in a commercial center in theColombian city ofCúcuta, on the border withVenezuela, with at least 12 injured.(La Vanguardia)(El Universal)
Six explosive devices detonated in several locations inKirkuk,Iraq kill 5 people and injure 20 others.(Reuters)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- A suicide bombing near a military training center in theAfghan capital city ofKabul kills 6 people and leaves 6 others injured. TheIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claims responsibility(Press TV)

Arts and culture

2019 Bilderberg Conference
- The annualmeeting of the secretive Bilderberg Group takes place at theFairmont Le Montreux Palace inMontreux,Switzerland. The Conference will last for four days.(The Washington Post)

Health and environment

A study, published in the journalScience, finds agenetically enhanced fungus that produces spider toxin can rapidly kill huge numbers of the mosquitoes that spreadmalaria. Trials held inBurkina Faso showed mosquito populations collapsed by 99% within 45 days. The fungus did not affect other insects, such as bees.(BBC News)(Science)
Measles resurgence in the United States
- Sixty new cases in the past week are reported, bringing this year's total to 971 cases in 26 U.S. states – the highest since 1994. TheCDC warns, "If these outbreaks continue through summer and fall, the United States may lose itsmeasles elimination status."(BBC News)

International relations

Mexico–United States relations
- U.S. President Donald Trump announces a 5% import tariff on all products from Mexico, effective June 10 and rising in steps to 25% by October, "until the illegal immigration problem is remedied".(BBC News)
- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador responds with a letter to the U.S. president stating he wants to avoid a confrontation, saying that ideals such as justice and universal brotherhood are more important than borders. He also ordered hisforeign minister to travel to Washington on Friday.(Reuters)

Law and crime

American songwriterR. Kelly is charged byCook County prosecutors with 11 counts of sexual assault and abuse.(USA Today)
Sinking ofHableány
- The captain of the M/VViking Sigyn that was involved in the deadly sinking of theHableány is questioned and arrested by theHungarian police.(BBC News)
Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax
- New documents reveal thatJussie Smollett bought drugs from Abimbola "Abel" and Olabinjo "Ola" Osundairo, the two people who accused him of staging an attack on January 29.(USA Today)

Politics and elections

Politics of Papua New Guinea
- James Marape is electedPrime Minister by theNational Parliament following the resignation ofPeter O'Neill.(ABC)
Abortion in the United States by state
- Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signs aheartbeat bill that bans abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The law’s effective date is tied to a similar Mississippi law which has already been temporarily blocked by a federal court.(BBC News)
Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro
- Fifteen days after the first wave of protests, millions of students, schoolteachers and university professors hold demonstrations in over a hundredBrazilian cities against massive cuts in the education budget. Brazilian Education Minister Abraham Weintraub accuses teachers of "coercing" students into participating in the protests.(The Guardian)

Sports

2019 NBA Finals
- TheToronto Raptors host the firstNational Basketball Association (NBA)finals game in their franchise history, against theGolden State Warriors, and the first outside the United States in NBA history at theScotiabank Arena inToronto. The Raptors win 118–109.(NPR)

May 31, 2019 (2019-05-31) (Friday)

Armed conflict and attacks

ATaliban suicide car bomber kills fourAfghan civilians and injures over 20 including fourAmerican soldiers.(VOA)

Disasters and accidents

2019 Alberta wildfires
- In northernAlberta,Canada, an estimated 10,000 people have been evacuated due to fast spreading wildfires.(Global News)
- Air quality warnings are issued for most ofAlberta as a result of the thick smoke moving across the province. Places as far south asCalgary have reached 10+ on the Air Quality Health Index, and rated worse than some of the most polluted cities in the world.(Calgary Herald)

Law and crime

North Korea–United States relations
- According toSouth Korean media, North Korea executed five officials back in March, includingKim Hyok-chol, its nuclear envoy to the United States, for their part in the failed secondsummit in Hanoi. In addition, three other officials involved in the summit have reportedly been sent to a camp for political prisoners.(Reuters)(Fox News)
Eddie Gallagher, aU.S. Navy Seal charged with the murder of anISIL prisoner, attempted murder of civilians, and obstruction of justice, is temporarily released from custody amidst allegations of misconduct by Navy prosecutors.(CBS News)
2019 Virginia Beach shooting
- Thirteen people are killed, including the shooter, and four are injured in a shooting at a municipal center inVirginia Beach, Virginia.(WAVY)

Sports

2018–19 CAF Champions League
- In African football, the2019 CAF Champions League Final betweenMorocco'sWydad Casablanca, andTunisia'sEspérance Sportive de Tunis, is abandoned after Wydad Casablanca players refused to play following a row over a goal ruled out by thevideo assistant referee (VAR). The referee subsequently awarded the victory to Espérance Sportive de Tunis for their fourth CAF title.(BBC Sport)

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Politics

Religion

2018 Moscow–Constantinople schism

Sports

NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal

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Elections and referendums

Recent

May
- 18:Australia,Senate (one half) and House of Representatives
- 19:India,Lok Sabha(59 of 543 seats)
- 21:Malawi,President and National Assembly
- 23–26:European Union,Parliament
- 24:Ireland,Constitutional referendum
- 26:Belgium,Chamber of Representatives
- 26:Lithuania,President (2nd)
- 27:Madagascar,National Assembly

Upcoming

June
- 5:Denmark,Folketing
- 9:Kazakhstan,President
- 16:Guatemala,President and Parliament

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Recent deaths

May 2019

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Ongoing conflicts

Africa

Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
- Maghreb insurgency
Cameroon
- Anglophone Crisis
Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
- Boko Haram insurgency
Central African Republic
- Civil War
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
- Oromo conflict
Libya
- Civil war
Mali
- Northern Mali conflict
Nigeria
- Communal conflicts in Nigeria
Somalia
- Civil war
South Sudan
- Ethnic violence(South Sudanese Civil War)
Sudan

Americas

Asia

Afghanistan
- Afghanistan War
China
- Xinjiang conflict
India
- Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- Insurgency in Northeast India
India and Pakistan
- Kashmir conflict
Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
- Moro conflict
  - Cross border attacks in Sabah
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
- Papua conflict
Myanmar
- Internal conflict in Myanmar
Pakistan
- War in North-West Pakistan
- Balochistan conflict
Philippines
- Communist rebellion in the Philippines
Thailand
- South Thailand insurgency

Europe

Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Georgia
- Abkhaz–Georgian conflict
- Georgian–Ossetian conflict
Russia
- Chechen–Russian conflict
- North Caucasus insurgency
Ukraine
- War in Donbass
  - Russian military intervention in Ukraine

Middle East

Egypt
- Sinai insurgency
Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria
- Arab–Israeli conflict
Iran
- Iran–PJAK conflict
Iraq
- American-led intervention in Iraq
- Iranian intervention in Iraq
Iraq andSyria (map)
- Military intervention against ISIL
Israel and Lebanon
- Israeli–Lebanese conflict
Israel and Palestine
- Gaza–Israel conflict
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Syria
Turkey
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Yemen

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