May 20, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Bakhmut
- 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. (CNN)
- Pope Francis appoints Italian Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi as the Vatican's special envoy and peace envoy for the Russo-Ukrainian war. (Tagesschau)
- Battle of Bakhmut
- War in Sudan (2023)
- Battle of Khartoum
- Fighting in Khartoum between rival factions intensifies, with damage reported at the embassy of Qatar. (AFP via France 24)
- Battle of Khartoum
Disasters and accidents
- San Salvador crowd crush
- 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. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Mexican drug war
- Ensenada shootout
- Gunmen open fire during a car racing show in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, killing ten people and injuring nine others. (Reuters)
- Ensenada shootout
Sports
- 2022–23 Premier League
- Manchester City win their third consecutive Premier League title after title contenders Arsenal lose 1–0 to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. (BBC Sport)
- 2023 Preakness Stakes
- 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. (WGAU-FM)