Portal:Current events/2016 May 27

Current events of May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27) (Friday)

International relations

• 42nd G7 summit
  • The 42nd G7 summit held at Ise-Shima in Japan's Mie Prefecture concludes with a declaration that the United Kingdom leaving the European Union would pose a "serious threat to world growth". (BBC)
  • Following the summit. Barack Obama becomes the first President of the United States to visit Hiroshima, the site of the first use of nuclear weapons, while in office. (CNN)
• North Korea–South Korea relations
  • South Korea fires warning shots after a North Korean patrol boat and a fishing boat cross the disputed west coast Northern Limit Line. The two vessels retreated. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016:
  • As of this day, local and central government are prohibited from making announcements in a way that could affect the outcome of the referendum. (Guardian)
• Republican candidate for U.S. President Donald Trump urges U.S. senator Marco Rubio to run for re-election after Rubio stated he would speak on Trump's behalf at the Republican Convention, if asked. (Business Insider)