May 20, 2023 (Saturday)

Fighting in Khartoum between rival factions intensifies, with damage reported at the embassy of Qatar.

Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin says that they have captured all of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast. The Ukrainian Defence Ministry rejects this claim, saying that its forces still control a district on the westernmost edge of the city.

Pope Francis appoints Italian Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi as the Vatican's special envoy and peace envoy for the Russo-Ukrainian war.

At least twelve people are killed and dozens more are injured in a crowd crush at the Estadio Cuscatlán football stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Gunmen open fire during a car racing show in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, killing ten people and injuring nine others.

Manchester City win their third consecutive Premier League title after title contenders Arsenal lose 1–0 to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

The 2023 Preakness Stakes is won by National Treasure, who was trained by Bob Baffert, who had returned after a two-year absence caused by a suspension due to Medina Spirit's disqualification and subsequent death in 2021. The 2023 Kentucky Derby winner, Mage, finishes third.