Portal:Current events/2017 May 2

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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. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39778171 (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. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/02/north-korea-launches-salvo-of-rhetoric-threatening-nuclear-test-at-any-time (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. [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-39784170 (BBC)]
• 2017 French presidential election
• Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is accused of plagiarising a speech by François Fillon. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39776929 (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. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39783343 (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. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170502051130/http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/05/02/1695984/impeachment-complaint-be-filed-vs-robredo (Philippine Star)]
• 2014–17 Venezuelan protests
• President Nicolás Maduro announces the drafting of a new constitution amid massive protests. [http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-venezuela-constitution-20170502-story.html (Los Angeles Times)]

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