Portal:Current events/2020 May 3
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May 3, 2020 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Korean conflict
- North and South Korean soldiers exchange gunfire across the DMZ at a South Korean guard post in Cheorwon, but no injuries are reported. South Korean and U.S. officials suspect the initial shots from the north to be accidental. (BBC News) (Reuters)
- Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
- Unidentified forces attack two fishing vessels near the Gabonese capital of Libreville and abduct six crewmen (3 Indonesian, 2 Senegalese, and a South Korean). It is the second pirate attack reported this year off the coast of Gabon. (The Korea Herald)
- Sinai insurgency
- Macuto Bay raid, Crisis in Venezuela
- Former U.S. Green Beret Jordan Goudreau, who took part in the failed 2019 Venezuelan uprising attempt to oust Nicolás Maduro, releases a video claiming responsibility for an incursion in Venezuela, announcing the start of an effort to capture senior Venezuelan officials wanted by the U.S. government, codenamed "Operation Gideon". Goudreau claims 60 troops have successfully entered Venezuela by "land and sea" and fighting is underway. (The Washington Post)
- Venezuelan Interior Minister Néstor Reverol says the country's security forces have foiled a "marine incursion" by "terrorist mercenaries" from Colombia, killing at least eight gunmen and capturing two others. The foreign group reportedly landed on a beach in the city of La Guaira on speedboats. (Al Jazeera)
- State television broadcasts images it says are captured high-calibre weapons, Peruvian documents, and uniforms emblazoned with an American flag. (Canberra Times)
Business and economy
- Indonesian e-commerce site Tokopedia launches a security investigation after a hacker said they stole the information of 91 million users and plans to release it on the dark web. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports a record 10,633 new cases of COVID-19 and 58 more deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's total cases to 134,686 and 1,280 deaths. Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin says the peak has still not been reached, warning residents to remain indoors. (BBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia