Editing 2021 (section)

===May===
* [[May 2]] – The [[SpaceX Crew-1]] mission ends, returning four crew members of [[Expedition 64]] and [[Expedition 65|65]] to [[Earth]] from the [[International Space Station]] aboard Crew Dragon ''[[Crew Dragon Resilience|Resilience]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chang |first1=Kenneth |title=SpaceX Makes First Nighttime Splash Down With Astronauts Since 1968 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/science/spacex-nasa-landing.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210502090520/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/science/spacex-nasa-landing.html |archive-date=2 May 2021 |date=May 2, 2021 |quote=Half a year ago, a SpaceX rocket lifted off with the four astronauts — three from NASA, one from Japan's space agency — who were sitting inside one of the company's Crew Dragon capsules. On Sunday, the same capsule, named Resilience, safely returned to Earth, just before 3 a.m. Eastern time. |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 3]] – [[Mexico City Metro overpass collapse]]: 26 people were killed and 98 people were injured when a [[Mexico City Metro]] train bridge collapsed when a train passed it.<ref>{{cite news|title=Why the Mexico City Metro Collapsed|work=The New York Times |date=June 13, 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/06/12/world/americas/mexico-city-train-crash.html |last1=Kitroeff |first1=Natalie |last2=Abi-Habib |first2=Maria |last3=Glanz |first3=James |last4=Lopez |first4=Oscar |last5=Cai |first5=Weiyi |last6=Grothjan |first6=Evan |last7=Peyton |first7=Miles |last8=Cegarra |first8=Alejandro }}</ref>
* [[May 11]] – [[2021 Israel–Palestine crisis]]: Israel hits the [[Gaza Strip]] with [[2021 Israel–Palestine crisis|airstrikes]] as [[Hamas]] increases [[List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2021|rocket fire]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Kingsley|first1=Patrick|last2=Kershner|first2=Isabel|date=2021-05-11|title=Israel Hits Gaza With Airstrikes as Hamas Increases Rocket Fire|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-airstrikes.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-airstrikes.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited|access-date=2021-05-11|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref> This follows tensions  over the possible eviction of several [[Palestinians]] due to a long-standing property dispute in the [[Sheikh Jarrah]] neighbourhood of [[East Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Sheikh Jarrah: Palestinians and Israelis baulk at evictions compromise | website=BBC News | date=2021-08-03 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58024060 | access-date=December 7, 2023 | archive-date=September 26, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926081208/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58024060 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 12]] – [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]]: The country's death toll exceeds 250,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=India's COVID-19 death toll exceeds 250,000 after deadliest 24 hours of pandemic |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-covid19-death-toll-1.6023704 |work=CBC |date=May 12, 2021 |access-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926081208/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-covid19-death-toll-1.6023704 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Delhi]] cremation grounds were running out of places<ref>{{cite news |title=India Covid: Delhi running out of space for cremations |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56939011 |work=BBC |date=April 30, 2021 |access-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926081210/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56939011 |url-status=live }}</ref> while hundreds of bodies were reported washed up on the banks of the [[Ganges]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian COVID-19 strain of global concern, WHO warns, as bodies wash up on banks of Ganges |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-11/covid-india-who-bodies-wash-up-on-banks-of-ganges-river/100130032 |work=BBC |date=May 11, 2021 |access-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926081208/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-11/covid-india-who-bodies-wash-up-on-banks-of-ganges-river/100130032 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 14]] – The [[China National Space Administration]] lands its ''[[Zhurong (rover)|Zhurong]]'' rover at [[Utopia Planitia]] on Mars, making China the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the planet and only the second to land a rover.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-15|title=China lands its Zhurong rover on Mars|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57122914|access-date=2021-05-15|archive-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515015422/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57122914|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=China lands its Zhurong rover on Mars |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57122914 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515015422/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57122914 |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |date=May 15, 2021 |quote=China has successfully landed a spacecraft on Mars, state media announced early on Saturday. The six-wheeled Zhurong robot was targeting Utopia Planitia... |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 15]] – Fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants continues to escalate, as the death toll exceeds 150. An Israeli airstrike destroys a high-rise office building in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] occupied by [[Associated Press]], [[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]], and other media outlets.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-16|title=Israel Gaza conflict: Netanyahu vows to continue strikes|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-57131272|access-date=2021-05-16|archive-date=May 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518233312/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-57131272|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 17]] – [[Discovery, Inc.]] agrees to buy [[media conglomerate]] [[WarnerMedia]] and all of its subsidiaries from [[AT&T]] for US$43 billion. The merger is set to be complete the following year.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last1=Kovach|first1=Steve|last2=Meredith|first2=Sam|date=2021-05-17|title=AT&T announces $43 billion deal to merge WarnerMedia with Discovery|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/17/att-to-combine-warnermedia-and-discovery-assets-to-create-a-new-standalone-company.html|access-date=2021-05-17|website=CNBC|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120133629/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/17/att-to-combine-warnermedia-and-discovery-assets-to-create-a-new-standalone-company.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 18]]–[[May 22]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2021]] is held in [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]], after the cancellation of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2020|2020 contest]] due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rotterdam returns as Eurovision Song Contest Host City in 2021|newspaper=Eurovision.tv|url=https://www.eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-song-contest-to-return-to-rotterdam-in-2021|date=16 May 2020|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926081209/https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-song-contest-to-return-to-rotterdam-in-2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Dates for Eurovision 2021 announced|url=https://www.eurovision.tv/story/dates-for-eurovision-2021-announced|date=15 June 2020|newspaper=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926081208/https://eurovision.tv/story/dates-for-eurovision-2021-announced|url-status=live}}</ref> The contest is won by [[Italy|Italian]] entrants [[Måneskin]] with the song "{{Lang|it|[[Zitti e buoni]]|italic=no}}".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Congratulations ITALY: Måneskin win Eurovision Song Contest 2021|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/congratulations-italy-maneskin-win-eurovision-2021|date=22 May 2021|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=22 May 2021|archive-date=May 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522230428/https://eurovision.tv/story/congratulations-italy-maneskin-win-eurovision-2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 20]] – Following international pressure, and nearly 250 deaths, Israel agrees to a ceasefire deal to end the conflict with [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] militants, effective the next day at 2:00&nbsp;am [[Israel Daylight Time|local time]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-20|title=Israel approves Gaza ceasefire to halt 11-day conflict|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/20/israels-security-cabinet-approves-gaza-ceasefire-reports|access-date=2021-05-20|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520195144/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/20/israels-security-cabinet-approves-gaza-ceasefire-reports|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 23]] – [[Ryanair Flight 4978]] is forced to land by [[Belarus]]ian authorities to detain dissident journalist [[Roman Protasevich]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-06-04|title=Belarus Ryanair flight diverted: Passengers describe panic on board|work=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57180275|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=June 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624212455/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57180275|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 24]]
** A [[2021 Malian coup d'état|coup d'état]] in [[Mali]] removes interim president [[Bah Ndaw]] and the acting prime minister, [[Moctar Ouane]], from power and restores [[Malian Armed Forces|military]] rule leading to the country being suspended from the [[Economic Community of West African States]] and the [[African Union]], as well as France suspending its military operations in the country.<ref name="MSAU">{{Cite news|title=Mali suspended from African Union, threatened with sanctions|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/2/mali-suspended-from-african-union-after-second-coup-in-9-months|date=June 2, 2021|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=June 2, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602193249/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/2/mali-suspended-from-african-union-after-second-coup-in-9-months|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mali President, PM Resign After Arrest, Confirming 2nd Coup in 9 Months |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_mali-president-pm-resign-after-arrest-confirming-2nd-coup-9-months/6206235.html |publisher=VOA News |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529190248/https://www.voanews.com/africa/mali-president-pm-resign-after-arrest-confirming-2nd-coup-9-months |archive-date=29 May 2021 |date=26 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
** The [[Government of Guillermo Lasso]] is formed in [[Ecuador]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=ntn24.com |date=2021-04-11 |title=¿Quién es el presidente electo de Ecuador? |url=https://www.ntn24.com/america-latina/ecuador/quien-es-el-presidente-electo-de-ecuador-132970 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=¿Quién es el presidente electo de Ecuador? |language=es |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805234946/https://www.ntn24.com/america-latina/ecuador/quien-es-el-presidente-electo-de-ecuador-132970 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 26]]
** [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]] becomes the first company to be legally mandated to align its [[carbon emissions]] with the [[Paris climate accord]], following a landmark court ruling in the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-27|title=Shell: Netherlands court orders oil giant to cut emissions|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57257982|access-date=2021-05-28|archive-date=September 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919210502/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57257982|url-status=live}}</ref>
** The [[2021 Syrian presidential election]] is held.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-05/26/c_139970582.htm|title=Presidential election kicks off in Syria|date=May 26, 2021|website=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|access-date=June 20, 2021|archive-date=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926081208/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-05/26/c_139970582.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 28]]
** [[The New York Times|''The New York Times'']] breaks the story on a [[Canadian Indian residential school gravesites|Canadian Indian Residential School Cemeteries]] announcement, incorrectly reporting [[Canadian Indian residential school gravesites|a discovery]] of "[[Mass grave|mass graves]]" of Indigenous children at a former school site. The reporting would help "spawn a new holiday, [[National Day for Truth and Reconciliation|Truth and Reconciliation Day]], [[Visit by Pope Francis to Canada|prompt an official visit by Pope Francis]], and result in Canadian flags being kept at half-mast for a record-breaking five consecutive months.”<ref>{{Cite news |last=Horowitz |first=Jason |date=July 30, 2022 |title=Francis Calls Abuse of Indigenous People in Canada a 'Genocide' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/world/americas/pope-francis-canada-genocide.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107101356/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/world/americas/pope-francis-canada-genocide.html |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |access-date=October 7, 2023 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":hopper">{{Cite news |last=Hopper |first=Tristin |date=September 6, 2023 |title=FIRST READING: Who started calling residential school burial sites mass graves? |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/first-nations-graves |work=National Post}}</ref>
* [[May 29]] – [[2021 UEFA Champions League Final]]; [[Chelsea Football Club|Chelsea]] become champions, defeating fellow English club [[Manchester City Football Club|Manchester City]] 1–0 to win the [[2020–21 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] for the second time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0269-12650cedca55-37515f69768e-1000/ |title=Man. City 0–1 Chelsea: Havertz gives Blues second Champions League triumph |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=29 May 2021 |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602232528/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0269-12650cedca55-37515f69768e-1000/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 30]] – The [[2021 Cypriot legislative election]] is held.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ΒΟΥΛΕΥΤΙΚΕΣ ΕΚΛΟΓΕΣ 2021 |url=http://www.dmrid.gov.cy/dmrid/research.nsf/home/home?opendocument |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=www.dmrid.gov.cy |language=el |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229201827/https://www.presidency.gov.cy/cypresidency/cypresidency.nsf/dmlint_el/dmlint_el?OpenDocument |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IFES Election Guide {{!}} Elections: Cypriot House of Representatives Elections 2021 |url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3638/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=www.electionguide.org |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227010803/https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3638/ |url-status=live }}</ref>