Portal:Current events/2019 May 10

May 10, 2019 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
- Four hostages, who were being held in northern Burkina Faso, are rescued by French naval commandos, with two French commandos killed during the rescue operation. Those freed include two Frenchmen who had been kidnapped in Benin on May 1 and a pair of women, one an American and the other a South Korean. (BBC)
Boko Haram insurgency
- About 900 children are released from the Civilian Joint Task Force, a militia formed in Nigeria to counter Boko Haram. (CNN)
Insurgency in Balochistan
- Suspected Baloch nationalist gunmen storm a coal mine in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing at least five people. (Al Jazeera)
War in Afghanistan
- One day after peace talks between the Taliban and the United States ended with no resolution, Taliban militants attack government outposts in northwestern Afghanistan, killing at least twelve Afghan soldiers. (The New York Times)

Business and economy

Uber makes its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, starting by selling stocks at $42 and closing at $41.60. Uber's market cap drops from over $80 billion to about $72 billion. (Yahoo! Finance) (BuzzFeed News)

International relations

China–United States trade war‎, China–United States relations
- The United States increases tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200 billion worth of imports from China after no deal materialized prior to the midnight deadline. (CNBC) (The Wall Street Journal) (BBC)

Politics and elections