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May 26, 2019 (Sunday)

Armed conflict and attacks

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

Business and economy

The initial stage of Sydney Metro, Australia's first automated 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 of Oklahoma in connection with allegations that it helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2019 Peru earthquake
- A strong earthquake measuring M_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 in Austria, Bulgaria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Metropolitan France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden elect their country's representatives. (European Parliament)
2019 Belgian federal election
- In addition to the European Parliament and regional elections, voters in Belgium head to the polls to vote for the members of the Chamber 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 Minister Peter 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 leftist Syriza party's heavy defeat by the opposition conservatives in the European Parliament elections. (Reuters)

Sports

2019 IndyCar Series
- 2016 IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud of France wins the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500. (CBS News)
2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
- Finland defeats Canada to win gold medal at Ice Hockey World Championship in Slovakia. (Yle News)

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+;Armed conflict and attacks
+*[[May 2019 Kathmandu bombings]]
+**Four people are killed and seven others are injured in three blasts in the city of [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]. [[Nepal Police|Police]] believe a [[Maoist]] [[splinter group]] may have been responsible. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nepal-blasts/four-killed-seven-injured-in-three-explosions-in-nepali-capital-police-idUSKCN1SW0EN?il=0 (Reuters)] [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48415620 (BBC News)]
+*[[Iraqi insurgency (2017–present)]]
+**Iraq sentences three [[France|French]] militants to death for their involvement in [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48414670 (BBC News)]
+**A [[Car bomb|truck bomb]] explodes at a popular market in the village of [[Nineveh]], [[Iraq]], killing 5 and injuring 8. [http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/26/c_138091737.htm (Xinhuanet)]
+*[[Boko Haram]]
+**Four soldiers of the [[Chadian Army]] and a journalist are killed following a [[Boko Haram]] attack near the northern shore of [[Lake Chad]]. Boko Haram have reportedly continued their incursion into northern [[Chad]]. [https://www.africanews.com/2019/05/26/five-dead-in-boko-haram-attack-on-chadian-army-base/ (Africanews)]
+*Four people are killed in an attack on a [[Catholic church]] in northern [[Burkina Faso]], the latest in a string of assaults on Christian places of worship in the region. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/killed-church-attack-burkina-faso-190526192956228.html (Al Jazeera)]
 ;Business and economy
-*The first stage of [[Sydney Metro|Sydney Metro]], [[Australia]]'s first [[Automatic train operation|automated]] and [[rapid transit]] system, opens to the public. [https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-commuters-to-hop-aboard-high-tech-railway-future-20190524-p51qpg.html (Sydney Morning Herald)]
+*The initial stage of [[Sydney Metro]], [[Australia]]'s first [[Automatic train operation|automated]] [[rapid transit]] system, opens to the public. [https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-commuters-to-hop-aboard-high-tech-railway-future-20190524-p51qpg.html (''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 of [[Oklahoma]]  in connection with allegations that it helped fuel the [[Opioid epidemic in the United States|U.S. opioid epidemic]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-opioids-litigation-oklahoma/teva-pharm-to-pay-oklahoma-85-million-to-settle-opioid-claims-idUSKCN1SW0MS (Reuters)]
+;Disasters and accidents
+*[[2019 Peru earthquake]]
+**A strong earthquake measuring {{M|w|link=y}} 8.0 strikes northeastern Peru, causing one death and several injuries. [https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/26/americas/peru-earthquake-may-intl/index.html (CNN)]
 ;Politics and elections
-*[[2019 Belgian federal election]]
-**In addition to the [[European Parliament]] and [[2019 Belgian regional elections|regional]] elections, voters in [[Belgium]] head to the polls to vote for the members of the [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]]. [https://www.euronews.com/2019/05/25/eu-elections-2019-country-by-country-guide-on-what-to-look-out-for (Euronews)]
 *[[2019 European Parliament election]]
 **In the final stage of the latest European Parliament election, voters in [[2019 European Parliament election in Austria|Austria]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Belgium|Belgium]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Croatia|Croatia]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Cyprus|Cyprus]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Denmark|Denmark]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Estonia|Estonia]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Finland|Finland]], [[2019 European Parliament election in France|Metropolitan France]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Germany|Germany]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Greece|Greece]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Hungary|Hungary]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Italy|Italy]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Lithuania|Lithuania]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Luxembourg|Luxembourg]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Poland|Poland]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Portugal|Portugal]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Romania|Romania]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Slovenia|Slovenia]], [[2019 European Parliament election in Spain|Spain]], and [[2019 European Parliament election in Sweden|Sweden]] elect their country's representatives. [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/be-heard/elections (European Parliament)]
+*[[2019 Belgian federal election]]
+**In addition to the [[European Parliament]] and [[2019 Belgian regional elections|regional]] elections, voters in [[Belgium]] head to the polls to vote for the members of the [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]]. [https://www.euronews.com/2019/05/25/eu-elections-2019-country-by-country-guide-on-what-to-look-out-for (Euronews)]
 *[[2019 Lithuanian presidential election]]
-** [[Lithuania]]n citizens head to the polls to elect their future president in the second round of the latest presidential election. [https://www.politico.eu/article/close-race-ahead-in-lithuanias-presidential-election/ (Politico)]
+** [[Lithuania]]n citizens also are heading to the polls to elect their future president in the second round of the latest presidential election. [https://www.politico.eu/article/close-race-ahead-in-lithuanias-presidential-election/ (Politico)]
 *[[Papua New Guinea]]'s Prime Minister [[Peter O'Neill]] announces his resignation over disputes of him holding dual citizenship and after weeks of defections from his coalition government. [https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/390596/png-s-pm-announces-resignation-and-handover (Radio New Zealand)]
+*[[2019 Greek legislative election]]
+**[[Prime Minister of Greece|Greek Prime Minister]] [[Alexis Tsipras]], whose term expires in October, calls for snap elections following his leftist [[Syriza]] party's heavy defeat by the opposition conservatives in the European Parliament elections. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-election-greece-exit-poll/greek-pm-calls-snap-vote-after-drubbing-for-ruling-syriza-idUSKCN1SW0MO?il=0 (Reuters)]
+;Sports
+*[[2019 IndyCar Series]]
+**2016 IndyCar Series champion [[Simon Pagenaud]] of France wins the 103rd running of the [[2019 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]]. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/simon-pagenaud-wins-indianapolis-500-alexander-rossi-103rd-running-indycar-indianapolis-motor-today-2019-05-26/ (CBS News)]
+*[[2019 IIHF World Championship|2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship]]
+**[[Finland]] defeats [[Canada]] to win gold medal at Ice Hockey World Championship in [[Slovakia]]. [https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finlands_lions_claim_ice_hockey_world_championship/10802862 (Yle News)]
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