- At least 89 people are killed by a tornado, the United States’ deadliest in 58 years, in Joplin, Missouri.
- Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life wins the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
- Protests against the government continue in cities across Spain, despite a ban before elections.
- Aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus both claim victory after the WTO rules on the world’s largest trade dispute.
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns his position as head of the International Monetary Fund in the wake of sexual assault charges.
- Garret FitzGerald, former Taoiseach of Ireland and founder of the New Ireland Forum, dies at 85.
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