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May 2, 2017
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2017-05-02
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian civil war
According to the
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
, at least 38 people are killed, including civilians and
Syrian Democratic Forces
fighters, after
ISIL
militants attack a camp for displaced
Syrian
and
Iraqi
refugees near
Al-Shaddadah
,
Al-Hasakah Governorate
.
(BBC)
International relations
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
,
North Korea–United States relations
North Korea
vows to accelerate its nuclear weapons programme to "maximum pace" and test a nuclear device "at any time" in response to U.S. President
Donald Trump
's aggressive stance towards the regime.
(
The Guardian
)
Politics and elections
2017 United Kingdom general election
Conservative
leader
Theresa May
states she will be a "bloody difficult woman" in her negotiations with
Jean-Claude Juncker
regarding the rights of
EU
nationals after
Brexit
.
(BBC)
2017 French presidential election
Far-right candidate
Marine Le Pen
is accused of
plagiarising
a speech by
François Fillon
.
(BBC)
Czech
Prime Minister
Bohuslav Sobotka
has announced that he will submit his
government's
resignation because of a disagreement with
Finance Minister
Andrej Babiš
.
(BBC)
Philippine drug war
Philippine
vice president
Leni Robredo
faces an
impeachment
charge before the House of Representatives for condemning the country's war on drugs at the
United Nations
.
(
Philippine Star
)
2014–17 Venezuelan protests
President
Nicolás Maduro
announces the drafting of a new
constitution
amid massive protests.
(
Los Angeles Times
)
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