Portal:Current events/2019 May 19
May 19, 2019 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- An explosion hits a tourist bus carrying South African nationals near the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, injuring at least 14 people. (CNN)
- Iraq–United States relations, Iran–United States relations
- A rocket explodes inside the heavily fortified Green Zone sector of Iraq's capital, landing less than a mile from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad amid heightened tensions in the region between the United States and Iran. (Associated Press) (Los Angeles Times)
Business and economy
- China–United States trade war
- Google pulls Android update support for Huawei phones, as well as the Google Play Store and Gmail apps, after the Chinese technology company was blacklisted by the United States Commerce Department. (The Guardian)
- Martin Tower, the tallest building in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is destroyed in a controlled demolition by the Controlled Demolition, Inc. firm. The 21-story building, which was listed on National Register of Historic Places, had been vacant since 2007. (BBC News)
International relations
- The White House is expected to announce the first part of their Middle East peace proposal in what officials are calling an economic "workshop" to encourage investing capital in the West Bank, Gaza, and the region. The workshop is expected to happen on June 25 and 26 in Manama, Bahrain. (CNN)
- Iran–Saudi Arabia relations
- Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir says his country "seeks to avert war, ready to respond with force and determination" to a would-be attack by Iran. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Several gunmen open fire inside a bar in Belém, Brazil, killing at least eleven people. (Bloomberg)