Armed conflicts and attacks

Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, reopens after being closed for three months due to gang violence, as the US military flies in supplies and civilian contractors to help the police in order to pave a way for an intervention. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/haiti-airport-reopening-portauprince-gangs-violence-4db3189b511bdcb4633b395ebf545194

Politics and elections

Migz Zubiri resigns as President of the Senate of the Philippines and is replaced by Francis Escudero. (KPL/VNA)

• https://kpl.gov.la/EN/detail.aspx?id=82760

Politics and elections

First vice president of Iran Mohammad Mokhber becomes acting president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/20/irans-khamenei-confirms-mohammad-mokhber-as-interim-president