Portal:Current events/2019 May 6

May 6, 2019 (Monday)

Armed conflict and attacks

Syrian Civil War, 2019 Idlib offensive
- The Syrian Arab Army launches a ground offensive against HTS and NFL-held areas in northern Hama and southern Idlib, after six days of intensive airstrikes on the region. (Fars) (Reuters) (ABC News)

Arts and culture

Disasters and accidents

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

Health and environment

The United Nations Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services reports that, due to human activity, the Earth's biodiversity has suffered a catastrophic decline that is unprecedented in human 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, following U.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. stock futures 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 party CHP against Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's AKP in Istanbul's mayoral election last month, Turkey’s Supreme 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
- The Attorney General and the International 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 party National 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 the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the highest civilian awards in the United States, to Tiger Woods for his accomplishments in professional golf and charitable work. (CBS Sports) (Golf Channel)