Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Protests in Minneapolis following death of black man pinned to the ground by police

demanding the state be reopened amidst a pandemic
vs
demanding justice for #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/jZKLjUUsbc

— Franchesca Ramsey (@chescaleigh) May 27, 2020

I got hit w rubber bullet right after taking video of this mayhem scene. I was across the street from the precinct pic.twitter.com/qz1KHNADtQ

— Andy Mannix (@AndrewMannix) May 27, 2020

After a black man named George Floyd died after being pinned by a police officer, protests have broken out in Minneapolis. The FBI and law enforcement authorities are investigating for possible civil rights violations after video emerged of an officer kneeling on the man’s neck. Following Floyd's death, the four officers involved in the incident were terminated, and violent clashes broke out between demonstrators and the police after people took to the streets to protest on Tuesday.

The scene at the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct. pic.twitter.com/ykxsfPn8PD

— Carlos Gonzalez (@CarlosGphoto) May 27, 2020

2. Costa Rica becomes first country in Central America to legalize same-sex marriage

Costa Rica legalized same-sex marriage, the 1st country in Central America to do so, after the Supreme Court ruled the ban was unconstitutional.

Celebrations were canceled due to the pandemic, but at least one couple got to exchange their vows after midnight: pic.twitter.com/JrkrXnOcBN

— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 26, 2020

Costa Rica has made same-sex marriage legal, making it the first Central American country and sixth Latin American country to do so.

3. Heatwave hits parts of India as the country fights rising COVID-19 cases

As intense heatwave swept through several parts of north and west India, North India and South Pakistan were reported to be the hottest region of the world on May 26, Tuesday. #Delhi recorded warmest May day in 18 years pic.twitter.com/WppGL9MXuN

— ET NOW (@ETNOWlive) May 27, 2020

As India tries to tackle their rising COVID-19 case load, parts of the country have been hit with a strong heatwave, which is likely to last until the weekend. The severe heat comes as the region struggles with rising COVID-19 infections and swarms of locusts that are ravaging crops. Churu in the state of Rajasthan recorded a temperature of 50°C, India's highest temperature reading.

4. India and China in standoff following recent border skirmishes

#China is expanding its high-altitude airbase near Ladakh, the site of some recent border skirmishes with #India, according to some satellite images shown by India’s NDTV.
https://t.co/jDbfzZYa62

— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) May 26, 2020

India and China appear to be in a standoff after recent media reports emerged indicating movement of troops in the Ladakh region, where the two countries share a border. China is expanding its high-altitude airbase near Ladakh, the site of some recent border skirmishes with India, according to some satellite images. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute had also released satellite images of the situation unfolding around the Line of Actual Control as tensions escalated following road construction in the area.

5. Police in Ontario arrest 20, lay charges in GTA tow-truck turf war investigation

#Breaking: York Regional Police arrest 20 people, lay dozens of charges, including murder charges, following investigation into the GTA’s towing industry. https://t.co/2ffA2Y69Pl

— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) May 26, 2020

The York Regional Police announced yesterday that 20 individuals were arrested following an investigation into the GTA towing industry. The individuals were being charged with offences related to conspiracy to commit murder, violence, property damage, fraud and drug trafficking. One person was charged with first-degree murder.