Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics Governor Phil Murphy announces the New Jersey primary will primarily be conducted via vote-by-mail.
Nelson Teich resigns as Brazil's Minister of Health less than a month into office amid disagreements with President Jair Bolsonaro over the federal government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Germany Germany's Bundestag votes to make the burning of the EU flag or that of another country a hate crime equivalent to that of burning the German flag - carrying a sentence of up to three years in prison. The only major party that opposed the move was the Alternative for Germany.
Ghanaian police Ghanaian police names "Coronation Street" actor Philip Middlemiss as one of the four suspects in a £5 million bribery scandal over the sale of military planes, and asks he be turned over for questioning.
Georgian President Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili pardons two opposition politicians in a move to reduce political tension ahead of a parliamentary election. The pardoned are the former mayor of Tbilisi Gigi Ugulava and ex-defense minister Irakli Okruashvili.
COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia Colombian Ministers of Defense, Foreign Affairs and Health meet with their Brazilian counterparts to coordinate a joint response to the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in the border region between both countries.
Afghanistan–United States relations Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh rejects U.S. assertion that ISIL are responsible for the attack on the maternity hospital this week and instead blames the Taliban. The Taliban previously denied the accusation and labeled the attack as "heinous".
The Dubai Road Transport Authority announces that the elevators on the Dubai Metro will be restricted to two people at a time.
United States President Donald Trump announces the officials for Operation Warp Speed in an effort to develop a vaccine by the end of 2020.
Michigan passes 50,000 cases of COVID-19, the seventh state in the U.S. to do so. As of this date, this state has 50,079 reported cases, causing 4,825 deaths.
Tonopah, Nevada An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 strikes near Tonopah, Nevada, with several aftershocks reported, though no injuries are reported. The earthquake is the largest in the state since 1954.
United States Air Force A United States Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter crashes outside of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, the pilot safely ejects.
Indonesia Indonesia announces that it is imposing a value added tax on the digital services provided by internet companies. The tax will take effect in July.
Coronavirus recession American retail chain J. C. Penney files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after accumulating $4.2 billion in debt. It will also close an unspecified number of stores.
Economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic The United States House passes a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package. The bill will head to the United States Senate.
May 2020 Afghanistan attacks The Taliban ambush a group of soldiers in Khan Abad, Kunduz, killing three of them. Five Taliban insurgents are killed in the clash.
Yemeni civil war The Yemeni Army says that scores of Houthi militiamen were killed in clashes and that scores of others were wounded in the central Al Bayda Governorate.