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Africa

• India wins T20 men's cricket world cup against South Africa
• Holyday of wandering mzungu, presentation of the book by Russian adventurer took place in the Crimean capital
• Russian travel writer Viktor Pinchuk presents book Third African trip in Bakhchysarai, Crimea

Asia

• Thousands of pagers explode in Lebanon killing twelve people and injuring thousands
• India wins T20 men's cricket world cup against South Africa
• Lawrence Wong to become Prime Minister of Singapore on May 15

Central America

• Latin American expedition of Viktor Pinchuk: meeting with the traveler took place in Yalta
• Russian photographer Viktor Pinchuk presents exhibition The Architectural Art of the Vanished Civilizations of Mesoamerica
• Hostage crisis ends at Russian embassy in Costa Rica

Europe

• Former leader of the Scottish National Party, Alex Salmond dies at 69
• Thousands of pagers explode in Lebanon killing twelve people and injuring thousands
• England: Staffordshire town celebrates LGBTQ+ pride despite funding issues

Middle East

• Thousands of pagers explode in Lebanon killing twelve people and injuring thousands
• Israel Defense Forces rescue four hostages in Gaza
• Israel Defense Forces discover tunnel in child's bedroom in Rafah

North America

• Smithsonian National Zoo euthanizes elderly Asian elephant
• Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh dies, aged 84
• Data breach and DDOS attacks bring down Wayback Machine

Oceania

• Bruce Lehrmann judge said to have no links to published book of judgement
• Australia: Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith loses war crimes defamation case against media outlets
• Australia to deport asylum seekers to Tsunami Zone

South America

• Ecuadorian police break into the Mexican embassy in Quito
• Latin American expedition of Viktor Pinchuk: meeting with the traveler took place in Yalta
• Paris judge acquits Airbus, Air France of involuntary manslaughter in 2009 crash that killed 228