Template:In the news
- An elevated section of the Mexico City Metro collapses, leaving at least 25 people dead and more than 70 others injured.
- Mark Selby (pictured) wins the World Snooker Championship, defeating Shaun Murphy in the final.
- Colombian president Iván Duque Márquez withdraws a proposed tax reform after nationwide protests leave at least 19 people dead.
- In horse racing, Medina Spirit wins the Kentucky Derby, earning trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh victory in the race.
- In Israel, 45 people are killed in a crowd crush at a religious festival on Mount Meron.
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