Portal:Current events/May 2017/Sidebar

Ongoing events
Disasters Atlantic hurricane season Oklahoma earthquake swarms Pacific typhoon season Law Philippine Drug War Political European migrant crisis (timeline) French Guiana unrest Romanian protests South China Sea disputes United States immigration ban Venezuelan protests (timeline) More details on ongoing conflicts below

Sport

Association football 2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup 2018 FIFA World Cup qual. Tennis 2017 French Open 2017 ATP World Tour 2017 WTA Tour Motorsport 2017 Formula One season 2017 MotoGP season 2017 World Rally Championship 2017 NASCAR Cup Series 2017 IndyCar Series Sports seasons 2017 NBA Finals (NBA season) 2017 Stanley Cup (NHL season) 2017 MLB season 2017 UCI World Tour 2017 PGA Tour 2017 AFL season 2017 Super Rugby season 2017–18 snooker season More details – current sports events

Elections and referendums

Recent May 4: Algeria, People's National Assembly 6: Niue, Assembly 7: France, President (2nd round) 9: South Korea, President 10: The Bahamas, House of Assembly 19: Iran, President 21: Switzerland, Referendum 24: Cayman Islands, Legislative Assembly Upcoming June 3: Lesotho, National Assembly 3: Malta, Parliament 8: United Kingdom, House of Commons 11: France, Parliament (1st round) 11: Kosovo, Parliament 11: Puerto Rico, Status referendum 24: Papua New Guinea, Parliament 25: Albania, Parliament 26: Mongolia, President

Recent deaths

May 2017 31: Jiří Bělohlávek 31: Fred J. Koenekamp 30: Dasari Narayana Rao 29: Manuel Noriega 29: Konstantinos Mitsotakis 28: John Noakes 27: Gregg Allman 27: Frank Deford 26: Zbigniew Brzezinski 26: Jim Bunning 26: Zhao Liping 25: Alistair Horne 25: Eva Estrada Kalaw 24: Jared Martin 23: Cortez Kennedy 23: Roger Moore 23: Jerry Perenchio 22: Barbara Smith Conrad 22: Nicky Hayden 22: Dina Merrill 21: Jimmy LaFave 21: Bill White 21: Shulamit Cohen-Kishik 20: Joy Corning 19: Wayne Walker 18: Roger Ailes 18: Jacque Fresco 18: Reema Lagoo 18: Jim McElreath 18: Frankie Paul 17: Chris Cornell 17: Rhodri Morgan 15: Javier Valdez Cárdenas 15: Oleg Vidov 14: Powers Boothe 14: Thomas Vose Daily 14: Brad Grey 14: Steve Palermo 12: Mauno Koivisto 12: Yale Lary 11: Mark Colvin 10: Geoffrey Bayldon 9: Robert Miles 9: Michael Parks 9: Qian Qichen 9: Wilburn K. Ross 8: Lou Richards 7: Gran Apache 7: Gholam Reza Pahlavi 6: Steven Holcomb 6: Hugh Thomas 5: Adolph Kiefer 5: Buhe 5: Ely Ould Mohamed Vall 4: William Baumol 4: Edwin Sherin 3: Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 3: Daliah Lavi 2: A. R. Penck 2: Leo K. Thorsness 2: Moray Watson 1: Bruce Hampton 1: Mike Lowry 1: Sam Mele

Trials

Recently concluded Australia: Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara Cambodia: Sam Rainsy China: Wan Qingliang, Wu Changshun, Ling Jihua, Zhao Liping, Zhou Bin, Guo Boxiong Netherlands: Geert Wilders Philippines: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Nur Misuari, Joel Villanueva Romania: Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae Spain: Lionel Messi United Kingdom: Chris Denning, Ched Evans, Thomas Mair, Fred Talbot, Rolf Harris United States: Pedro Hernandez, Bob McDonnell, Paul Anthony Ciancia, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz Ongoing China: Bai Enpei, Pan Yiyang, Yang Weize Germany: Beate Zschäpe Indonesia: Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Mary Jane Veloso Kazakhstan: Mukhtar Ablyazov Pakistan: Waseem Azeem, Mufti Abdul Qawi Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Leila de Lima, Leni Robredo, Rodrigo Duterte, Jovito Palparan Romania: Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: Park Geun-hye and Choi Soon-sil Spain: Gürtel case, Spanish Royal House, Bárcenas affair United Kingdom: Barry Bennell International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo ICTY: Ratko Mladić Upcoming Egypt: Mohamed Morsi Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Bill Cosby

Ongoing conflicts

Africa Algeria and Tunisia Maghreb insurgency ISIL insurgency in Tunisia Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency Central African Republic Civil war Democratic Republic of the Congo Kivu conflict ADF insurgency Ituri conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Libya Civil war Mali Northern Mali conflict Somalia Civil war South Sudan Ethnic violence (South Sudanese Civil War) Sudan War in Darfur South Kordofan conflict Sudanese nomadic conflicts Americas Mexico Mexican War on Drugs Peru Internal conflict in Peru Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan War China Xinjiang conflict India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India India and Pakistan Kashmir conflict Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines Moro conflict Cross border attacks in Sabah Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua conflict Myanmar Internal conflict in Myanmar Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict Philippines CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion Thailand South Thailand insurgency Europe Armenia and Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict Russia Chechen–Russian conflict North Caucasus insurgency Ukraine War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine Middle East Egypt Sinai insurgency Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Arab–Israeli conflict Iran Iran–PJAK conflict Iraq American-led intervention in Iraq Iranian intervention in Iraq Iraq and Syria (map) Military intervention against ISIL Israel and Lebanon Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israel and Palestine Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Syria American-led intervention in Syria Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War Turkish military intervention in Syria Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Turkey Turkey–PKK conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict Yemen Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Al-Qaeda insurgency