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- In horse racing, Country House wins the Kentucky Derby after Maximum Security, which crossed the line first, is disqualified for interference.
- Cyclone Fani hits India and Bangladesh, killing at least 50 people.
- In Japan, Emperor Akihito abdicates and is succeeded by his son Naruhito, marking the beginning of the Reiwa era.
- Scientists announce that the Xiahe mandible from Baishiya Karst Cave belonged to the first known Denisovan outside Siberia and the earliest human known to have lived on the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau.
- In a snap general election, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (leader Pedro Sánchez pictured) wins the most seats in both houses of the Cortes Generales.
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