Hoax Fire Call Hits Flat of Polish President’s Family Member, Tusk Says

WARSAW, May 24 (Reuters) – Poland is ⁠facing ⁠a series of false ⁠alarms about fires or other threats, including ​one on Saturday at a flat in Gdansk belonging to ‌a member of President ‌Karol Nawrocki’s family, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. Tusk ⁠held ⁠a sitting of the Government Security Center on Sunday ​morning after the …

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China Lowers Death Toll in Shanxi Coal Mine Disaster to 82

BEIJING, May 24 (Reuters) – The chaos in the aftermath ⁠of ⁠China’s worst mine disaster ⁠in 17 years led to a revision in the death toll ​to 82 killed, local officials said at a press conference late on Saturday. The people died ‌in a gas explosion at ‌the Liushenyu coal mine in China’s northern province …

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Axios Says Proposed US-Iran Deal Involves Opening Strait During 60-Day Ceasefire Extension

May 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. and ⁠Iran ⁠are close to signing a ⁠deal involving a 60-day ceasefire extension, during which ​the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, Iran would be able to freely ‌sell oil and negotiations ‌would be held on curbing Iran’s nuclear program, ⁠Axios reported ⁠on Saturday, citing a U.S. official. According to the Axios ​report, …

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Winning Numbers Drawn in Saturday’s Powerball

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 04-16-41-48-66, Powerball: 26, Power Play: 2 (four, sixteen, forty-one, forty-eight, sixty-six, Powerball: twenty-six, Power Play: two) Estimated jackpot: $132 million Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Photos You …

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Iran Executes Person for Sending Information to US, Israel During War, Judiciary Says

DUBAI, May ⁠24 (Reuters) – ⁠Iran ⁠executed one ​person for ‌charges related ‌to ⁠sending information ⁠to the U.S. ​and Israel ​during the war, ⁠the Iranian ⁠judiciary’s ⁠Mizan news agency ​reported on ​Sunday. The ⁠individual, identified ⁠as Mojtaba Kian, was sending data ⁠about Iran’s defense industry to “the enemy”, according to the ⁠news agency. (Reporting by …

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Russia Pounds Kyiv With Missiles and Drones, Shaking City Center and Injuring 10

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight Sunday in an intense assault that shook buildings across the city center, including near government offices, residential buildings and schools. At least 10 people were injured, local authorities said, citing preliminary figures. Air raid sirens blared through the night as smoke billowed across …

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Trump Throws Weight Behind Japan’s Takaichi in Meeting With Xi, Yomiuri Says

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠President ⁠Donald Trump defended ⁠Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi when ​Chinese President Xi Jinping criticised her in the ‌Sino-U.S. summit this month, ‌Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun daily said ⁠on ⁠Sunday, citing unidentified government sources. Japan’s ties with China ​have deteriorated since Takaichi suggested last November that a hypothetical Chinese attack …

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