Armed conflicts and attacks
A police officer is killed and another injured in a stabbing attack outside the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman, Jordan. The suspect is arrested. The event is described as a terrorist attack. (Ammon News) (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
Eleven people are killed and 33 more injured after the collision of a passenger bus with a truck in Pakpattan District, Punjab, Pakistan. (AP)
Six people are killed and nine more injured after a fire at a two-story home in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. (AP) (Sky News)
Law and crime
The Hong Kong High Court sentences pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to an additional 10 years in prison for conspiring with foreign entities to impose sanctions against China and Hong Kong under the national security law. (AFP)
Capital punishment in California
California Governor Gavin Newsom grants or requests sentence commutations of the death sentences of all 548 prisoners on California's death row. The commutation requests of recidivist death row offenders remain pending review by the California Supreme Court. (NBC News)
Cannabis in Nepal
The Nepali supreme court directs the government to regulate cannabis cultivation for medicinal, scientific, agricultural, horticultural, and industrial purposes. (AFP via France 24)
Economy of Mexico
The Mexican government approves the Digital Economy Act for Digital and Electronic Payments, which allows it to designate sectors in which digital payments are the only accepted means of payment. (N+)
Koldo affair
Six people are arrested in connection with a corruption investigation involving ruling PSOE officials and the transport ministry in Spain. (Ara)
Politics and elections
2026 French student protests
The syndicate of unions organizes a general strike across France, supported by the yellow vests movement, activists, and student protesters. (CNN)
2026 Grenadian general election
Grenadians vote to elect 15 members of the House of Representatives. Incumbent prime minister Dickon Mitchell seeks a second term in office. (AP)
2026 Paraguay banking crisis
Paraguayan president Santiago Peña announces his resignation after the collapse of ueno bank, and the Chamber of Deputies unanimously votes to begin an impeachment trial against him. (AP) (Reuters)
2027 Nigerian general election
The Federal High Court of Nigeria invalidates former vice president Atiku Abubakar's nomination as the African Democratic Congress candidate for the 2027 presidential election, ruling that the party's leadership was improperly constituted. (Reuters)
Constitutional crisis in Somalia
The Supreme Court of Somalia nullifies the amendments to the country's constitution, ruling that the term of president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expired on 15 May 2026, while ordering new elections within 90 days. (AFP via Modern Ghana) (Somali Guardian)
Protests against the Russo-Ukrainian war, Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Sports
In golf, professional tour LIV Golf ceases operations after five seasons and liquidates its assets, following bankruptcy proceedings and the withdrawal of financial support from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and prospective investor BC Partners Credit. (AFP via France 24)
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