Here are the stories TIME is watching this Monday, May 19:
AT&T will buy DirecTV for $48.5 billion in an attempt to keep up with Comcast.
The United States formally charged Chinese military officials of economic espionage. This marks the first time the U.S. has charged state actors for explicitly acting at the behest of a foreign government in cyber crimes.
Flooding in the Balkans continues with heavy rains threatening to unearth buried land mines.