The people of 13 May

Sussan Ley is elected as the new leader of the Liberal Party of Australia following the party's defeat at Saturday's federal election. Ley is the first woman to hold the post.

Politics · 13 May

Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announces that all deceased individuals on the permanent ineligible list will be reinstated, allowing players like Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Sport · 13 May · with Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson

Malian interim president Assimi Goïta signs a decree dissolving all political parties and organizations and bans them from holding meetings following ongoing pro-democracy protests in the capital city Bamako.

Politics · 13 May

US President Donald Trump announces that the United States will lift all sanctions imposed on Syria under the previous regime of President Bashar al-Assad, and expresses willingness to work with the Syrian transitional government.

World · 13 May · with Bashar al-Assad

Prime Minister of Peru Gustavo Adrianzén resigns a day before a vote of censure against him over rising crime in Peru.

Politics · 13 May