Asian Shares and Oil Prices Are Mixed After US Launches Strikes in Southern Iran

Shares were mixed Tuesday in Asia after the U.S. military said it carried out what it called “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines. The attacks came even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations on ending the war were “proceeding nicely.” U.S. futures jumped. …

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North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile, South Korea Military Says

SEOUL, ⁠May ⁠26 (Reuters) – ⁠North Korea ​fired ‌an ‌unidentified ⁠projectile off ⁠the country’s ​west ​coast, ⁠South Korea’s ⁠Joint ⁠Chiefs of Staff ​said ​in ⁠a ⁠statement on Tuesday. (Reporting ⁠by Joyce Lee and ⁠Heejin Kim; Editing by ​Himani ​Sarkar) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

North Korea Launches Unidentified Projectile Over the Sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its west coast Tuesday, South Korea’s military said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff gave no further details. It followed another launch by the North on April 19, in which it fired multiple short-range missiles in what state-media described as a demonstration of …

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South Korean Starbucks Boss Apologizes for Ad Campaign That Evoked Massacre

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean retail tycoon Chung Yong-jin on Tuesday issued his second apology in two weeks as Starbucks’ local operation faces a backlash over a recent marketing campaign that was widely perceived as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980. Chung, chairman of Shinsegae Group, which …

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Sonny Rollins, trailblazing jazz saxophonist, dies at age 95

Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone and constant experimentation kept him on the cutting edge of jazz for more than 50 years, died Monday at age 95. Spokesperson Terri Hinte said in a statement that Rollins died at his home in Woodstock, New York. She cited no specific cause …

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South Korea Submarine in Canada in Sales Pitch to Supply Canada’s Fleet

VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — The flagship of South Korea’s submarine fleet is docked in Canada’s Pacific-coast province of British Columbia where it’s serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation’s pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it. The crew of the ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, a KSS-III-class diesel-electric submarine, received an …

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UAE Accused of Training Colombian Mercenaries for Sudan’s War

CAIRO (AP) — The United Arab Emirates trained Colombian mercenaries before sending them to fight alongside a notorious paramilitary group in Sudan’s devastating war, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Its new report is the latest by an international rights group accusing the wealthy Gulf monarchy of financially and militarily aiding the Rapid Support Forces that …

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