Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has been tasked with forming an Israeli coalition government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to do so in time for a May 4 deadline, Bloomberg reports. If the former finance minister succeeds, Netanyahu could be removed as Israeli PM. The mandate to form a new government follows the inconclusive results of an election in March, Israel’s fourth in the past two years.

Also worth knowing this morning: G7 nations rebuked China for its human rights abuses, its tensions with Taiwan, and other issues in a final statement following their meeting in London.

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