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May 7, 2016
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2016-05-07
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Resolute Support Mission
Two
Romanian
soldiers are killed along with assailants in an insider attack in
Afghanistan
.
(
Washington Post
)
Syrian Civil War
Aleppo offensive (May 2016)
At least 13
Iranian
soldiers are killed in a battle with Islamist militants in a village near
Aleppo
,
Syria
. This is the largest single day loss for the Iranians since the start of the conflict.
(Retuers)
(
Business Insider
)
(NDTV)
Law and crime
Indonesia-Philippines relations
Filipina convict
Mary Jane Veloso
gets a reprieve from
Indonesian
executions.
(
Philippine Daily Inquirer
)
Politics and elections
Polish Constitutional Court crisis, 2015
,
Law and Justice government
About 240,000 Poles have taken to the streets in Warsaw to protest against the Polish government.
(BBC)
Sarawak state election, 2016
In
Malaysia
,
Sarawak
voters go to the polls for a
state election
.
(Channel NewsAsia)
Bukit Batok by-election, 2016
Singapore
's
Bukit Batok by-elections
conclude with more than 24,000 voters casting ballots.
Murali Pillai
of the
People's Action Party
emerged as the winner with 61.21% of the valid votes cast. This was the first Singaporean by-election following the
2015 general elections
.
(Channel NewsAsia)
(
The Straits Times
)
2016 United States presidential election
,
United States presidential election in Guam, 2016
Voters in
Guam
head to the polls to vote in the
Democratic
presidential
caucus
.
(
Guam Daily Post
)
Sports
Nyquist
wins the
2016 Kentucky Derby
, extending his race record to eight wins in eight races.
(
The Blood-Horse
)
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