A U.S. state Amid growing disillusionment with Puerto Rico's territorial status, Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced announces a referendum in November to decide whether Puerto Rico should be made a U.S. state.
Iran A court in Iran sentences French–Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah to six years in prison for breaching national security laws. Her lawyer said he would appeal against the verdict.
Israel–Jordan relations Jordanian King Abdullah II warns Israel of a "massive conflict" if it annexes parts of the West Bank.
South China Sea dispute The United States Navy sends three warships in support of Malaysian oil exploration against diplomatic pressure from China in the South China Sea.
Firefighter At least 11 firefighters, who had gone inside a hash oil manufacturing building in downtown Los Angeles after an initial report of a fire, are injured following an explosion.
2020 Atlantic hurricane season The first tropical storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is presently off the United States eastern coast. Arthur has sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km-h), is moving north-northeast at 13 mph (20 km-h), and will move near or east of the North Carolina coast on Monday. The official start of the Atlantic hurricane season is June 1.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation Air Canada announces it will lay off 20,000 employees starting June 7.
Rwandan genocide French police arrest Félicien Kabuga in Paris. He is suspected of funding militias that massacred around 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in 1994. Kabuga had been on the run for 26 years and was living under a false identity.