Armed conflicts and attacks

• Papua conflict
  • The Indonesian military confirms that 18 Papuan separatists and three civilians were killed in yesterday's military operation in West Papua, Indonesia. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• A long-lost version of the Magna Carta, dating to 1300 in the reign of King Edward I, is believed to have been found at Harvard University, United States. (BBC) (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• Sinking of the Bayesian
  • British investigators say the cause of the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht that killed seven people, including billionaire tech magnate Mike Lynch in Italy in 2024, is from being knocked over by extreme wind and could not recover. (CTV News)

International relations

• Iran–United States relations
  • U.S. President Donald Trump says that the U.S. and Iran have "sort of" agreed on the terms of a deal on Iran's nuclear program, which reportedly includes Iran agreeing to give up highly enriched uranium while keeping lower-grade uranium needed for civilian nuclear power, in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. (AP)
• Visa policy of mainland China
  • At the China-CELAC Forum in Beijing, the Chinese foreign ministry announces it will allow nationals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay to enter the country without a travel visa starting June 1. (AP)

Law and crime

• Russian media reports that police raided the publisher office of Eksmo yesterday and arrested several of its employees, accusing them of spreading "LGBTQ+ extremism." (The Moscow Times)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Gaza war
    • Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
      • Israeli airstrikes kill at least 70 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
  • Palestinian political violence
    • Two Israelis, including a pregnant woman and her child, are critically wounded in a shooting near Brukhin in the West Bank. (The Jerusalem Post) (YNet)
• Hezbollah–Israel conflict
  • Israeli invasion of Lebanon
    • The Israel Defense Forces claim that a drone strike in Qaaqaait al-Jisr, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon, killed a Hezbollah commander. (The Times of Israel)

• Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
  • Operation Black Forest
    • Indian authorities declare a "major success" in a military operation against Naxal insurgents in the border between the states of Chhattisgarh and Telangana, killing 31 militants, including top leaders of the Maoist group. (The Hindustan Times)

Disasters and accidents

• Two hikers are found dead and seven others are rescued after they were swept away by a river while hiking near Didier Waterfall on the island of Martinique. (AP)

International relations

• China–Colombia relations
  • Colombia joins China's Belt and Road Initiative during the China-CELAC Forum in Beijing. (AFP via RFI)
• Syria–United States relations
  • U.S. president Donald Trump meets with Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa during a trip to Saudi Arabia prior to departing for Qatar, marking the first meeting between a U.S. and Syrian president since 2000. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

• Immigration to Argentina
  • Argentine president Javier Milei orders restrictions on immigration to Argentina, saying that immigrants are bringing "chaos and abuse" to Argentina. (AP)
• Tajik president Emomali Rahmon signs a law decriminalizing the "liking" of posts on social media publicly calling for terrorism or other serious crimes. (Reuters)
• Russian election observer {{ill|Grigory Melkonyants|ru|Мельконьянц, Григорий Аркадьевич}} is convicted on charges of working with an "undesirable organization" and sentenced to five years in prison. (The New York Times)

Politics and elections

• Deportation of undocumented Afghans from Pakistan
  • Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi says that more than 1 million Afghans have been deported back to Afghanistan since November 2023 as Pakistani authorities intensify a crackdown on illegal immigration. (AMU TV)