Editing 2023 (section)

=== May ===
* [[May 1]] – [[2023 banking crisis]]: San Francisco-based [[First Republic Bank]] fails and is auctioned off by the US [[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation|FDIC]] to [[JPMorgan Chase]] for $10.7 billion. The collapse surpasses March's collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to become the second largest in US history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brooks |first1=Khristopher J. |last2=Dakss |first2=Brian |title=Troubled First Republic Bank seized and sold to JPMorgan Chase |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-republic-bank-fdic-jpmorgan-chase-control/ |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=May 2023 |access-date=2 May 2023 |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503044332/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-republic-bank-fdic-jpmorgan-chase-control/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 3]] – A [[Belgrade school shooting|school shooting occurs]] in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]]. <ref>{{Cite news |date=3 May 2023 |title=Belgrade shooting: Teen made 'kill list' for Serbia school attack |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65468404 |url-status=live |access-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503091248/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65468404 |archive-date=3 May 2023}}</ref> A [[Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings|second mass murder]] occurs the next day near near [[Mladenovac]] and [[Smederevo]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dragojlo |first=Saša |date=5 May 2023 |title=Second Mass Shooting in Two Days Stuns Serbia, Killing Eight |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2023/05/05/second-mass-shooting-in-two-days-stuns-serbia-killing-eight/ |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=Balkan Insight |language=en-US |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025172604/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/05/05/second-mass-shooting-in-two-days-stuns-serbia-killing-eight/ |url-status=live }}</ref> These events leave 19 people dead, causing the government to increase regulations on gun ownership<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 May 2023 |title=Factbox: How countries have legislated after mass shootings |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/how-countries-have-legislated-after-mass-shootings-2023-05-05/ |access-date=17 May 2023 |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025172555/https://www.reuters.com/world/how-countries-have-legislated-after-mass-shootings-2023-05-05/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[2023 Serbian protests|mass anti-government protests]] to begin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dragojlo |first=Saša |date=8 May 2023 |title=Serbia's Opposition Parties Call for Protest Following Mass Shootings |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2023/05/08/serbias-opposition-parties-call-for-protest-following-mass-shootings/ |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=Balkan Insight |language=en-US |archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517225127/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/05/08/serbias-opposition-parties-call-for-protest-following-mass-shootings/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 
* [[May 4]] – A [[2023 African Great Lakes floods#Democratic Republic of the Congo|series of floods and landslides]] strikes villages in the eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], resulting in over 400 deaths.<ref name="ALJAZEERA">{{Cite web |date=7 May 2023 |title=DR Congo floods death toll surpasses 400 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/7/dr-congo-floods-death-toll-surpasses-200 |access-date=8 May 2023 |website=Al Jazeera |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509021142/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/7/dr-congo-floods-death-toll-surpasses-200 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 5]] – The [[World Health Organization]] ends its declaration of [[COVID-19]] being a [[Public health emergency of international concern|global health emergency]], but continues to refer to it as a [[pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 May 2023 |title=WHO says Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/health/who-ends-covid-health-emergency/index.html |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505143734/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/health/who-ends-covid-health-emergency/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 May 2023 |title=Statement on the fifteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic |work=WHO |url=https://www.who.int/news/item/05-05-2023-statement-on-the-fifteenth-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-19)-pandemic |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505135517/https://www.who.int/news/item/05-05-2023-statement-on-the-fifteenth-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-%282005%29-emergency-committee-regarding-the-coronavirus-disease-%28covid-19%29-pandemic |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 6]] – The [[coronation of Charles III and Camilla]] as [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|King]] and [[List of British royal consorts|Queen]] of the [[United Kingdom]] and the other [[Commonwealth realm]]s is held in [[Westminster Abbey]], [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coronation on 6 May for King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63172425 |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=[[BBC News]]  |archive-date=October 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011170432/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63172425 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 7]] – [[Syria]] is readmitted into the [[Arab League]] after being suspended since [[2011]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arab League readmits Syria after 11-year absence |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/middleeast/arab-league-readmits-syria-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=CNN |date=May 7, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=May 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508154903/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/middleeast/arab-league-readmits-syria-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 9]] – [[Cyclone Mocha]] forms in the [[Indian Ocean]], killing over 400 people and injuring over 700 as it strikes [[Myanmar]] and [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/environment/cyclone-mocha-myanmar-government-claims-435-dead-appeals-for-international-aid-16688751.htm/ | title=Cyclone Mocha: Myanmar government claims 435 dead, appeals for international aid | date=May 17, 2023 | access-date=May 18, 2023 | archive-date=May 17, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517113945/https://www.cnbctv18.com/environment/cyclone-mocha-myanmar-government-claims-435-dead-appeals-for-international-aid-16688751.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 9]] – [[May 13|13]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2023]] is held in [[Liverpool]], [[United Kingdom|UK]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-07 |title=Liverpool will host Eurovision 2023 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/liverpool-will-host-eurovision-2023 |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Eurovision.tv |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514002441/https://eurovision.tv/story/liverpool-will-host-eurovision-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> Swedish contestant [[Loreen]] wins with the song "[[Tattoo (Loreen song)|Tattoo]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sweden's Loreen has won Eurovision 2023! |url=https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-742949 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en-US |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522075423/https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-742949 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 11]] – The [[World Health Organization]] ends its declaration of [[mpox]] being a [[Public health emergency of international concern|global health emergency]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-05-11 |title=WHO declares mpox no longer a global health emergency |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230511-who-declares-mpox-no-longer-a-global-health-emergency |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725154655/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230511-who-declares-mpox-no-longer-a-global-health-emergency |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 14]]
** The [[2023 Thai general election]] is held, with pro-democratic parties such as the [[Move Forward Party|Move Forward]] and [[Pheu Thai Party|Pheu Thai]] parties gaining a majority of seats in the [[House of Representatives of Thailand|House of Representatives]] while pro-military parties such as [[Palang Pracharath Party|Palang Pracharat]] lost seats.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Ratcliffe |first1=Rebecca |date=2023-05-14 |title=Thailand election 2023: opposition delivers crushing blow to military rule |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/15/thailand-election-2023-national-elections-opposition-parties-crushing-blow-military-rule-junta |access-date=2023-05-15 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514234106/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/15/thailand-election-2023-national-elections-opposition-parties-crushing-blow-military-rule-junta |url-status=live }}</ref>
** [[49th G7 summit]] takes place in [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima, Japan]]. Ukrainian president [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] arrives in Japan on the second day of the summit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukraine's President Zelenskyy attends the G7 summit in Japan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/5/20/g7-summit-live-news-ukraines-zelenskyy-set-to-arrive-in-japan |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520095303/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/5/20/g7-summit-live-news-ukraines-zelenskyy-set-to-arrive-in-japan |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 21]] 
** The [[May 2023 Greek legislative election]] is held; the ruling [[New Democracy (Greece)|New Democracy]] wins a plurality of seats in the [[Hellenic Parliament]]. Just days later incumbent prime minister [[Kyriakos Mitsotakis]], called for another snap election to be held in June.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-21 |title=Greek election: Centre-right Mitsotakis hails big win but wants majority |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65666261 |access-date=2023-05-21 |archive-date=May 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521233517/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65666261 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=24 May 2023 |title=Senior judge to lead Greek caretaker government until fresh June election |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/24/greece-to-hold-fresh-elections-on-25-june |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621110700/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/24/greece-to-hold-fresh-elections-on-25-june |url-status=live }}</ref>
** The [[2023 East Timorese parliamentary election]] is held; with the [[National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction]] and [[Fretilin]] parties receiving the most votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-23 |title=East Timor's opposition party wins most seats in parliamentary election |url=https://apnews.com/article/east-timor-parliamentary-election-d0e4fcf786061f3bc49526ade399fdbe |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711104639/https://apnews.com/article/east-timor-parliamentary-election-d0e4fcf786061f3bc49526ade399fdbe |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Xanana Gusmão]] is elected [[Prime Minister of East Timor]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-01 |title=East Timor's independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister |url=https://apnews.com/article/east-timor-prime-minister-gusmao-9d3f254834da006a71e1597f361a33a5 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713011806/https://apnews.com/article/east-timor-prime-minister-gusmao-9d3f254834da006a71e1597f361a33a5 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 24]] – [[Canada]] and [[Saudi Arabia]] agree to restore full [[Canada–Saudi Arabia relations|diplomatic relations]] after a breakdown in relations in 2018 over the [[assassination of Jamal Khashoggi]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Scherer |first=Steve |date=2023-05-25 |title=Canada and Saudi Arabia normalize diplomatic relations after 2018 split |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-saudi-arabia-appoint-new-ambassadors-end-2018-dispute-2023-05-24/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604133727/https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-saudi-arabia-appoint-new-ambassadors-end-2018-dispute-2023-05-24/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 25]] – [[Russia]] and [[Belarus]] sign an agreement in [[Minsk]] allowing the stationing of Russian [[tactical nuclear weapon]]s on Belarusian territory.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Faulconbridge |first1=Guy |date=2023-05-26 |title=Russia moves ahead with deployment of tactical nukes in Belarus |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russia-belarus-sign-document-tactical-nuclear-weapon-deployment-belarus-2023-05-25/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705033741/https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russia-belarus-sign-document-tactical-nuclear-weapon-deployment-belarus-2023-05-25/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 
* [[May 27]] – The second round of the [[2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election]] is held; with the ruling [[Equity Party (Mauritania)|El Insaf Party]] receiving the most votes.<ref name="MYCENI">{{cite web |title=My CENI Résultats 2023 |url=https://res-myceni.org/ |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=res-myceni.org |publisher=[[National Independent Election Commission]] |language=ar,fr |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528181545/https://res-myceni.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 
* [[May 28]] – The second round of the [[2023 Turkish presidential election]] is held; [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] defeats [[Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu]] with 52.18% of the vote to win a third term as president.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Qiblawi |first=Gul Tuysuz,Yusuf Gezer,Tamara |date=2023-05-28 |title=Erdogan wins Turkish election, extending rule to third decade |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/europe/turkey-president-runoff-polls-erdogan-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530010132/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/europe/turkey-president-runoff-polls-erdogan-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 31]] – The [[2023 Latvian presidential election]] is held; [[Edgars Rinkēvičs]] is elected the [[President of Latvia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edgars Rinkēvičs elected next President of Latvia |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/president/31.05.2023-edgars-rinkevics-elected-next-president-of-latvia.a510815/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=eng.lsm.lv |language=en |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629003411/https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/president/31.05.2023-edgars-rinkevics-elected-next-president-of-latvia.a510815/ |url-status=live }}</ref>