Portal:Current events/2018 May 20
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;Disasters and accidents
- 2018 lower Puna eruption
- Lava continues spewing from fissures on Kilauea, Hawaii, reaching the Pacific Ocean and critically injuring one person. [https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/20/us/hawaii-kilauea-volcano-lava-flow/index.html (CNN)] [https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/man-injured-piece-flying-lava-hawaiis-kilauea-volcano-continues-erupt (1 News Now)]
- Cyclone Sagar
- Cyclone Sagar makes landfall in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, killing at least 16 people. [https://weather.com/news/news/2018-05-20-tropical-cyclone-sagar-gulf-of-aden-yemen-somalia-djibouti-impacts (The Weather Channel)]
;Law and crime
- Mayor Yiannis Boutaris of Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki, is hospitalized after being assaulted by a group of nationalists at a Greek genocide remembrance event. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44187715 (BBC)]
;Politics and elections
- 2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis
- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, with the support of the Workers' Party and Citizens Party, decides to maintain direct rule over Catalonia after the announcement of Quim Torra appointed government. [https://www.huffingtonpost.es/2018/05/20/pp-psoe-y-ciudadanos-pactan-mantener-el-155-en-cataluna_a_23439108/ (HuffPost)]
- The Spanish government blocks the appointment of the new councilors. [https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2018/05/19/actualidad/1526762125_934049.html (El País)]
- Crisis in Venezuela (2012–present)
- Venezuelan presidential election, 2018
- Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro wins the presidential election amidst allegations of massive irregularities by his main rivals. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-election/venezuelas-maduro-re-elected-amid-outcry-over-vote-idUSKCN1IL05U (Reuters)]
;Sports
- 2017–18 NHL season
- 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs
- The Vegas Golden Knights become the first expansion team to make the Stanley Cup Finals in their first season since 1968, a season in which one of the six teams that entered the league was guaranteed to reach the final. [https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/vegas-golden-knights-become-first-expansion-team-to-reach-championship-round-in-first-season-since-1968/ (CBS Sports)]
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