India set a record (Reuters) for COVID-19 infections today, reporting more than 350,000 new cases and nearly 3,000 deaths as countries around the world, including the United States, pledged support.

As crematoriums across India work around the clock, experts warn (NYT) that the number of deaths from COVID-19 could exceed the official counts. Hospital beds and oxygen are in short supply. Under pressure to send help, the Joe Biden administration yesterday announced that the United States is releasing vaccine-manufacturing materials (WaPo) and other medical equipment to India. Germany and the United Kingdom have also pledged aid, and the European Union is preparing to assist (Politico). The Indian government, meanwhile, ordered Twitter and Facebook to remove posts (WSJ) criticizing its handling of the crisis.

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost all three elections (Asahi Shimbun) yesterday for seats in the Diet, the country’s legislature, in a blow to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The party has been shaken by scandals and criticism of its handling of the pandemic.

Indonesia: The wreckage of a submarine that went missing last week was found (CNN) and its fifty-three crew members were confirmed dead, a military official said.

Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) called for an immediate end (NPR) to violence in Myanmar during an emergency summit on Saturday. The country’s military government has brutally cracked down on protesters following its February 1 coup. ASEAN also demanded that Myanmar’s junta allow the delivery of humanitarian aid and engage in a dialogue mediated by an ASEAN special envoy.

Houthi fighters in Yemen are advancing on the city of Marib, the government’s last northern stronghold, military sources told Agence France-Presse. The Yemeni government disputed the claims. Observers say the Houthis intend to capture the city to gain leverage in negotiations.

This Backgrounder examines the tragedy in Yemen.

Iran: In leaked audio recordings (WaPo), Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif lamented the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ interference in Iranian diplomacy. His comments highlight internal political tensions as Iran engages in talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement.

This Backgrounder explains the Iran nuclear deal.

Talks between Somali President Mohamed Farmaajo and his opponents devolved into violence yesterday (NYT) as pro-government and opposition forces clashed in the capital, Mogadishu. Farmaajo failed to hold elections in February and recently signed legislation extending his term, a move that drew condemnation from the United States and other countries.

Chad: The military ruled out negotiations (Al Jazeera) with the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), a rebel group it has been battling and that is accused of killing President Idriss Deby Itno. A spokesperson for Chad’s military council said the rebels’ leader had fled to Niger and asked for help in tracking him down.

CFR’s Michelle Gavin explains the unfolding consequences of Deby’s death.

President Biden on Saturday formally declared that the Ottoman Empire’s mass killings of Armenians, which began more than one hundred years ago, constituted genocide (NYT). Turkey, the successor state of the Ottoman Empire, summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest Biden’s declaration, which it said left a “deep wound” (Politico) in its relations with the United States.

Russia: A Moscow prosecutor froze the activity (RFE/RL) of the offices of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny and is seeking a court order to suspend the activities of two foundations tied to him. Navalny on Friday ended a weeks-long hunger strike protesting his treatment in prison. Nearly two thousand of his supporters were detained last week during nationwide protests.

A new poll shows that Peru’s leftist presidential contender, Pedro Castillo Terrones, has nearly twice the support (Bloomberg) of more conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori. Peru will hold its runoff election on June 6.

Mexico: Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard is traveling to Moscow (RFE/RL) to discuss plans to bottle Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in Mexico to speed up deliveries.

In a sign of a growing recognition of diversity in film, Chloe Zhao became the first nonwhite woman, and the second woman, to win the Academy Award (NYT) for best director. Her film Nomadland also won the award for best picture. Youn Yuh-jung became the first Korean, and the second Asian woman, to win an acting award, which she received for her role in Minari.