Editing 2019 (section)

=== May ===
* [[May 1]]
** King [[Vajiralongkorn]] of Thailand marries his personal bodyguard [[Suthida|Suthida Tidjai]] – a [[commoner]] – in a surprise ceremony, making her [[List of Thai royal consorts|queen consort]] of Thailand.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1670328/new-queen-named|title=New queen named|work=[[Bangkok Post]]|date=May 1, 2019|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304084304/https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1670328/new-queen-named|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[President of Russia|Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] signs into law a controversial "[[Network sovereignty|sovereign internet]]" bill that allows [[Government of Russia|Russian authorities]] to better monitor internet routing and to steer [[Internet in Russia|Russian internet traffic]] away from foreign servers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190501-putin-signs-controversial-internet-law|title=Putin signs controversial internet law|date=May 1, 2019|work=France24|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501223101/https://www.france24.com/en/20190501-putin-signs-controversial-internet-law|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 3]] – The number of deaths from the [[Kivu Ebola epidemic]] exceeds 1,000. It is the second deadliest [[List of Ebola outbreaks|Ebola outbreak]] in history, only surpassed by the [[Western African Ebola virus epidemic]] of 2013–2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/49fcb435740b4c5b88bab2a1c873b763|title=UN: Congo should exceed 1,000 Ebola deaths on Friday|date=May 3, 2019|work=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=May 3, 2019|archive-date=May 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503140031/https://apnews.com/49fcb435740b4c5b88bab2a1c873b763|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 3]]–[[May 6|6]] – [[May 2019 Gaza–Israel clashes]]: The [[Gaza–Israel conflict]] escalates after the [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli military]] launches airstrikes into [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] killing more than 20 Palestinians including a pregnant woman and a toddler following the injury of two soldiers from Gazan sniper fire.
* [[May 5]] – [[Aeroflot Flight 1492]] crash-lands and bursts into flames at [[Sheremetyevo International Airport]], Moscow, killing 41 of the 78 people on board.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48171392|title=Aeroflot plane crash: 41 killed on Russian jet|date=May 6, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2019|work=[[BBC News]]|archive-date=May 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516082228/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48171392|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 6]]
** In its first report since 2005, the [[Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services]] (IPBES) warns that [[biodiversity loss]] is "accelerating", with over a million species now threatened with extinction; the decline of the natural living world is "unprecedented" and largely a result of human actions, according to the report.<ref>{{cite news |last=Plumer |first=Brad |title=Humans Are Speeding Extinction and Altering the Natural World at an 'Unprecedented' Pace |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/climate/biodiversity-extinction-united-nations.html |date=May 6, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614201836/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/climate/biodiversity-extinction-united-nations.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Media Release: Nature's Dangerous Decline 'Unprecedented'; Species Extinction Rates 'Accelerating' |url=https://www.ipbes.net/news/Media-Release-Global-Assessment |date=May 6, 2019 |work=[[Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services]] |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614220133/https://www.ipbes.net/news/Media-Release-Global-Assessment |url-status=live }}</ref>
** [[Syrian civil war]]: The [[Syrian Army]] launches a [[Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019)|major ground offensive]] against one of the last [[Syrian opposition to Bashar al-Assad|rebel]] strongholds in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-northwest-explainer/explainer-why-the-war-in-syrias-idlib-escalated-again-idUSKCN1SF0P7|title=Explainer: Why the war in Syria's Idlib escalated again|date=May 9, 2019|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509232733/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-northwest-explainer/explainer-why-the-war-in-syrias-idlib-escalated-again-idUSKCN1SF0P7|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 8]] – A British teenager, Isabelle Holdaway, 17, is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified [[phage therapy]] to treat a [[Antimicrobial resistance|drug-resistant infection]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Teenager recovers from near death in world-first GM virus treatment |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/may/08/teenager-recovers-from-near-death-in-world-first-gm-virus-treatment |date=May 8, 2019 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509033159/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/may/08/teenager-recovers-from-near-death-in-world-first-gm-virus-treatment |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 10]] – Amid ongoing negotiations, the U.S.'s 25% tariff hike on US$200 billion worth of [[List of the largest trading partners of the United States|Chinese imports]] takes effect, escalating tensions between the two nations in the ongoing [[China–United States trade war]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-tariffs/trumps-tariff-hike-on-200-billion-of-chinese-goods-takes-effect-idUSKCN1SG08X|title=Trump's tariff hike on $200 billion of Chinese goods takes effect|date=May 9, 2019|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=May 10, 2019|archive-date=May 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510042133/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-tariffs/trumps-tariff-hike-on-200-billion-of-chinese-goods-takes-effect-idUSKCN1SG08X|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 12]] – [[May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident]]: Four commercial ships, including two [[Saudi Aramco]] oil tankers, are damaged near [[Fujairah]] in the [[Gulf of Oman]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Oil tankers 'sabotaged' amid tensions |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48245204 |access-date=May 14, 2019 |date=May 13, 2019 |archive-date=May 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514004203/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48245204 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] claims it as a "sabotage attack", while an early U.S. assessment blames [[Iran]]. The incident occurs after increased U.S.-Iran tensions provoked by the deployment of U.S. military to the [[Persian Gulf]] in response to an [[Iran–United States relations during the first Trump administration#Gulf of Oman incidents and further rise in tensions|alleged plot by Iran]] to attack [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. forces]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27992/u-s-government-claims-iran-is-behind-attacks-on-oil-tankers-but-has-yet-to-show-evidence|title=U.S. Government Claims Iran Is Behind Attacks On Oil Tankers, But Has Yet To Show Evidence|date=May 14, 2019|work=The Drive|access-date=May 14, 2019|archive-date=July 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720173154/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27992/u-s-government-claims-iran-is-behind-attacks-on-oil-tankers-but-has-yet-to-show-evidence|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 13]] – Prosecutors in [[Sweden]] reopen the [[Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority|rape allegation investigation]] against [[Julian Assange]]. Swedish prosecutors mention their intent to seek extradition of Assange from the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] after he has served his 50-week prison sentence for skipping bail.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48253343|title=Julian Assange: Sweden reopens rape investigation|date=May 13, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2019|work=[[BBC News]]|archive-date=May 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516193121/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48253343|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 14]]–[[May 18|18]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2019]] takes place in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]], and is won by [[Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest|Dutch]] entrant [[Duncan Laurence]] with the song "[[Arcade (song)|Arcade]]".
* [[May 17]] – [[Legislative Yuan|Taiwan's parliament]] becomes the first in [[Asia]] to legalise [[Same-sex marriage in Taiwan|same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Taiwan gay marriage: Parliament legalises same-sex unions |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48305708 |date=May 17, 2019 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=May 17, 2019 |archive-date=May 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517054817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48305708 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 18]] – [[2019 Australian federal election]]: [[Scott Morrison]]'s [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]/[[National Party of Australia|National]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] [[Morrison government|government]] is narrowly re-elected,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-20/election-coalition-get-77-seats-wentworth-boothby-bass-chisholm/11128652|title=Election 2019: Coalition secures 77 seats as Liberals win Wentworth, Chisholm, Boothby and Bass|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519235400/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-20/election-coalition-get-77-seats-wentworth-boothby-bass-chisholm/11128652|archive-date=May 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> defeating the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] led by [[Bill Shorten]].
* [[May 19]] – [[China–United States trade war]]: [[Google]] pulls [[Android (operating system)|Android]] update support for [[Huawei]] phones, as well as the [[Google Play|Google Play Store]] and [[Gmail]] apps, after the company's blacklisting by the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/19/google-huawei-trump-blacklist-report|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=May 19, 2019|access-date=May 23, 2019|title=Google blocks Huawei access to Android updates after blacklisting|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604003157/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/19/google-huawei-trump-blacklist-report|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 20]] – The [[2019 revision of the SI|revision]] of the [[International System of Units|SI system]] of measurement adopted by the majority of countries in the world takes effect.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/|publisher=BIPM|title=The International System of Units (SI)|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=May 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223053741/https://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/|archive-date=December 23, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[May 23]] – [[2019 Indian general election]]: [[Narendra Modi]] secures a [[landslide victory]], with his party [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] alone gaining 303 of the 543 seats in [[Parliament of India|parliament]], and his political alliance [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] winning 353 seats of the 543.<ref>{{cite news|title=Complete guide to 2019 Lok Sabha election results: Seat by seat, state by state, party by party|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/lok-sabha-polls-complete-results-party-state-constituency-seat-full-guide-all-you-need-to-know-1533514-2019-05-24|date=May 24, 2019|work=India Today news|access-date=May 25, 2019|archive-date=May 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524184536/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/lok-sabha-polls-complete-results-party-state-constituency-seat-full-guide-all-you-need-to-know-1533514-2019-05-24|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indian elections' results from ECI official website|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/partywise/index.htm|date=May 24, 2019|work=ECI (Election Commission of India)|access-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525080857/http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/partywise/index.htm|archive-date=May 25, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=India election results 2019: Narendra Modi secures landslide win |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-48347081 |date=May 23, 2019 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=May 23, 2019 |archive-date=May 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523014609/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-48347081 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 24]]
** [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Theresa May]] announces her resignation as [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] leader, effective June 7, 2019.
** [[Acarigua prison riot|A prison riot]] in [[Acarigua]], Venezuela, leaves 29 prisoners dead and 19 guards injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/internacional/20190524/presos-muertos-motin-carcel-venezolana-7472492|title=Al menos 29 presos muertos en un motín en una cárcel en Venezuela|last=Gilbert|first=Abel|date=May 24, 2019|website=[[El Periódico de Catalunya|El Periódico]]|language=es|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525012201/https://www.elperiodico.com/es/internacional/20190524/presos-muertos-motin-carcel-venezolana-7472492|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 26]]–[[May 27|27]] – [[Amazonas prison massacres]]: More than 50 prisoners are killed in a series of riots at four different prisons in [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]], Brazil.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-violence-prisons-idUSKCN1SX1WM|title=At least 40 inmates strangled to death in Amazon prison gang clashes|date=May 28, 2019|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=May 28, 2019|language=en|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629003436/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-violence-prisons-idUSKCN1SX1WM|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 27]] – [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], during an official [[List of international presidential trips made by Donald Trump|state visit to Japan]], becomes the first foreign leader to meet with [[Emperor of Japan|Japanese emperor]] [[Naruhito]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/aca0f0570d7346c18092b1ee42a62c74|work=[[Associated Press]]|title=The Latest: Trump to meet Japan's emperor, talk with Abe|date=May 26, 2019|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527232927/https://apnews.com/aca0f0570d7346c18092b1ee42a62c74|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 30]]–[[July 14]] – The [[2019 Cricket World Cup]] is held in England (one match in Wales) with England defeating New Zealand in the final.