The death toll from the conflict increases to 46, with hundreds of people injured and more than 100 buildings destroyed.
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May 2, 2021 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Kyrgyzstan Interior Ministry and Tajikistan both report that the situation at the border is stable and calm. Both countries also agree to withdraw troops from the border. However, an unexploded air missile is discovered at a house in Batken, Kyrgyzstan, near the border.
Health and environment
Malaysia reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.617 variant when the authorities screen an Indian national at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Afghanistan reports 166 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the total number of cases to 60,288.
Argentina surpasses three million cases of COVID-19.
Abu Dhabi updates its travel procedures for residents and visitors who are fully vaccinated.
Mexico reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.617 variant first discovered in India in the state of San Luis PotosĂ.
International relations
The United States denies the claim that it had agreed to exchange either prisoners or money with Iran. The United Kingdom likewise denies that any definitive decision has been made in the case of Zaghari-Ratcliffe's repatriation.
Law and crime
The Kyrgyzstan Interior Ministry launches 11 criminal probe investigations into the events on the border with Tajikistan.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad signs a decree that grants amnesty and reduces sentences for prisoners ahead of an election on May 26.
Istanbul police announce that, on Wednesday, they arrested an Afghan man who served as a close aide to former ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and who had helped him hide in Syria's Idlib Governorate after the group lost its territory in 2019. The man lived in the AtaĹźehir district on the Asian side of the city.
The Jerusalem District Court orders at least six families residing in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem to vacate their homes, following decades of litigation by Jewish settler organizations claiming they are the rightful owners of the property. Hamas condemns this ruling as "dangerous, racist behavior", threatening retaliation.
Sports
Inter Milan wins Serie A, the highest tier in the Italian football league system, for the first time since the 2009–10 season, ending Juventus's run of nine consecutive titles.
A protest of over 200 fans causes the postponement of the Manchester United F.C. v. Liverpool F.C. Premier League football game.
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