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Armed conflicts and attacks Afghan peace process; War in Afghanistan; May 2020 Afghanistan attacks Abdullah Abdullah, the head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation, which leads peace efforts with the Taliban, says on Saturday that his team is ready to start discussions with the armed group "at any moment". The group has not commented on Abdullah's remarks. (Al Jazeera) A journalist and a technician are killed and seven others wounded when a private bus carrying network employees is bombed in Kabul. ISIL claim responsibility. (Reuters) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil Brazil reports a record 33,274 new cases of COVID-19 and 956 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 498,440 and 28,834 deaths, the fourth highest in the world. (Reuters) International relations Ethiopia–Sudan relations Sudan summons Ethiopian ambassador regarding an attack in the border between the two countries that killed military personnel and civilians, including children. A Sudanese military spokesman blamed militias "supported by Ethiopia", while there was no response from the Ethiopian government. (Reuters) Law and crime Death of George Floyd Kellie Chauvin, wife of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, files for divorce. (The West Australian) George Floyd protests A Federal Protective Service officer is killed and another injured in an overnight drive-by shooting outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, California, amid protests over the death of George Floyd five days prior. (NBC News) Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti implements an 8:00 PM curfew meant to prevent a second night of riots. (KTLA) Politics and elections Russian President Vladimir Putin announces the adoption of a new package of measures to support the Russian economy and citizens in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. This payment does not cancel but supplements the previously introduce support measures. Additionally, Putin proposed to establish a monthly payment of 5 thousand rubles for families with children under three years of age. (RT) Science and technology Commercial Crew Program SpaceX launches Crew Dragon Demo-2 carrying two NASA astronauts, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, to the International Space Station (ISS) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 3:22 pm Eastern U.S. time. (CNN) Crew Dragon's mission is to check the ship's systems and the crew's readiness to work with it. Crew Dragon is heading to the ISS. It is the first time since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 that American astronauts have been launched into orbit from the United States, and is the first ever crewed commercial space flight. (WSJ)

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