Wikinews:2018/May

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May 4

• Leader of South Korea requests foreign involvement in decommissioning of nuclear test site

May 7

• NASA's InSight lander and MarCO craft launch in new mission to Mars

May 10

• Indian Supreme Court orders transfer of Asifa Bano gang rape and murder case to Pathankot

May 11

• Pakistani parliament passes bill for transgender rights

May 12

• Berlin court: neutrality law above German religious freedom, bans teacher headscarves in primary school

May 13

• Sudanese teenager sentenced to death for killing husband while raping her

May 14

• German beer company Eichbaum issues public apology for printing Saudi Arabian flag on beer bottle caps

May 15

• Netta wins Eurovision Song Contest for Israel

May 16

• Dublin mayor suggests not sending Irish representative to Israel for Eurovision 2019; two European Parliament lawmakers support boycott

May 19

• Principal, teacher arrested for allegedly whipping two students late for school in Ayetoro, Nigeria
• Football: Atlético Madrid beats Marseille 3-0 to win third Europa League title

May 20

• Swaziland's King Mswati III signs gazette to rename country to eSwatini
• Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano releases ash plumes to 30,000 feet, prompting aviation alerts

May 21

• Belgian LGBT refuge shelter announced during annual Brussels Pride

May 22

• Football: Chelsea beats Manchester United 1-0 to win English FA Cup
• Commonwealth confirms receiving Zimbabwe's application to rejoin the bloc
• Greek police arrest four for attacking Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris

May 23

• Radja Nainggolan announces international retirement after being left out of Belgian football world cup squad
• Software giant Adobe Systems to acquire Magento Commerce for US$1.68 billion

May 24

• English football: Arsenal appoints Unai Emery as new manager

May 25

• Italian club Napoli appoints Carlo Ancelotti as new manager
• US National Football League to fine teams if athletes kneel during national anthem
• Stacey Abrams becomes first black woman to gain major U.S. party nomination for governor of Georgia

May 26

• South African cricketer AB de Villiers announces international retirement

May 27

• Pakistan's National Assembly passes bill to merge Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Ireland votes to overturn 35-year-old constitutional ban on abortion

May 28

• Korean leaders Moon and Kim meet days after NK-US summit cancellation

May 29

• European football: Real Madrid wins third consecutive Champions League beating Liverpool 3-1

May 30

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly votes to merge with Pakistani Federally Administered Tribal Areas