CP DUBAI, May 26 (Reuters) – Iran has executed a man for alleged espionage and intelligence cooperation with Israel, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Tuesday. The agency identified the individual as Gholamreza Khani Shekarab. (Reporting by Elwely Elwelly; Editing by Kevin Liffey) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.
May 26 (Reuters) – A rescue team racing to save seven people trapped for days in a cave in Laos is getting closer to reaching them, the head of the operation said, after breaking through 15 m (16 yards) of obstacles in a day. The seven entered the cave in Laos’ central Xaisomboun province on …
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a village in eastern Lebanon killed 12 people, the country’s state-run National News Agency said Tuesday. The strike late Monday in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley area came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had authorized more intensive strikes targeting the Hezbollah militant group across Lebanon. The …
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A passenger van struck an elephant in a Ugandan national park, killing three people and injuring four others, police said. The crash happened on Sunday on a paved road inside Murchison Falls National Park, police said in a statement on Monday. The van was transporting employees of the Uganda Revenue Authority …
By Marleen Kaesebier, Denis Balibouse and Cecile Mantovani WILER, Switzerland, May 26 (Reuters) – Hotel Momentum stands above Switzerland’s Loetschen Valley as a symbol of recovery, a year after a collapsing glacier destroyed the village of Blatten. Built in just 105 days near the neighbouring town of Wiler, the wooden hotel is one of the …
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Four immigration judges in Washington state were years ahead of a sea change in immigration enforcement that has reversed a long American tradition. The denial of bond for many held on immigration charges has unleashed tens of thousands of lawsuits since July, alleging violations of constitutional rights against illegal confinement. The …
By Joyce Lee and Heejin Kim SEOUL, May 26 (Reuters) – North Korea fired several missiles including at least one short-range ballistic missile toward waters off the country’s west coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said. The missiles were launched at around 1 p.m. (0400 GMT) from Chongju in North Korea’s North Pyongan Province, South …
SEOUL, May 26 (Reuters) – A section of an overpass in the South Korean capital, Seoul, collapsed on Tuesday while it was being demolished and six people are believed to be hurt, the Yonhap News Agency reported. Officials were checking whether more people were involved in the accident, the report said. (Reporting by Jack KimEditing …
SEOUL, May 26 (Reuters) – South Korea will seek to launch its first nuclear-powered submarine by the mid-2030s, under a new programme aimed at countering North Korea’s submarine-launched nuclear and missile threats, Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Joyce LeeEditing by Ed Davies) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.
Seoul, South Korea — North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by North Korea this year. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from Jongju city on the North’s west coast. The body of …