British space programme The UK Space Agency announces that the country's first spaceport will be located in Sutherland, northern Scotland, with the first launches potentially taking place in the early 2020s.
Khoisan § Declaration of sovereignty King Khoebaha Calvin Cornelius III declares independence from South Africa to form the "Sovereign State of Good Hope", encompassing the states of Northern Cape, Western Cape, and the western parts of Eastern Cape. The state raised their own flag after taking down the South African flag.
Saint Lucia Finbar Charles, a 62-year-old citizen of Saint Lucia, pleads guilty to bribing US Army officers for military contracts during the Iraq War.
Russian espionage in the United States The US government charges Maria Butina, a 29-year-old Russian woman with conspiracy to act as a Russian government agent while infiltrating political groups.
Communications in Iran Iranian police arrest 46 people in fresh crackdowns on models and associated colleagues posting "immoral images" on Instagram.
2018 Russia–United States summit Trump reiterates his position that Russia did not interfere in the 2016 US presidential election.
Peru Two vessels deliver 25 survivors and one Peruvian corpse from Spanish ship MV "Dorneda" to ports in Argentina and Patagonia. One crewman remains missing after the fishing trawler sank off Argentina.
Hyderabad A road collision involving a broken-down bus kills at least 17 people and injures at least 11 others in Hyderabad, Pakistan.
Gadani ship-breaking yard A ship catches fire at the Gadani ship-breaking yard in Pakistan, trapping four workers inside.
Shanghai Five bodies are recovered from MV "Shunqiang 2", which sank the day before after colliding with another ship near Shanghai.
May 2018 23 passengers on a tour boat in Hawaii are injured after a lava bomb from the Kīlauea volcano punctures the roof of the vessel.
2015–2018 Iraqi protests Demonstrations across Iraq leave dozens of people dead and cause mass unrest.