May 3, 2017 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- A suicide bombing attack on a NATO convoy in Kabul kills eight civilians and injures at least 28 people. (Reuters)
- Somali Public Works Minister Abbas Abdullahi Sheikh Siraji is shot and killed inside his vehicle by security forces near the Villa Somalia in the capital Mogadishu, after mistaking him for a militant. (BBC) (BNO News)
Arts and culture
- Plans for a Chicago-based presidential library in honour of the former U.S. President Obama are revealed. (NBC)
Business and economy
- Puerto Rico government-debt crisis
- Puerto Rico files for the largest "local government" bankruptcy in the United States. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- An explosion at a coal mine near Azadshahr, Iran, kills at least 35 miners and traps 39 others, according to state media. (BBC)
- A car crash at an auto auction in Billerica, Massachusetts, kills at least three and injures nine, two critically. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- French presidential election, 2017
- Candidates Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron face off in a debate. (The Guardian)
- United Kingdom general election, 2017
- Conservative politician Theresa May accuses European Union officials of trying to influence the upcoming elections. (The Scotsman)