Possible Gas Explosion and Fire in Sao Paulo Kills One, Damages Homes

By Sergio Queiroz, Fernando Cardoso ⁠and ⁠Isabel Teles SAO PAULO, ⁠May 11 (Reuters) – A fire set off by ​a potential gas explosion killed one person in Brazil’s ‌biggest city Sao Paulo ‌on Monday, while also damaging around 10 ⁠homes ⁠and leaving three people injured, the local fire department ​said. Images from local media showed …

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Thales and ArianeGroup Say First Firing of New French Long-Range Rocket Launcher Successful

May 12 (Reuters) – Defence and ⁠cybersecurity ⁠company Thales and ⁠ArianeGroup said they had successfully ​carried out the first firing of a ‌new long-range French ‌rocket launcher, the FLP-t 150, ⁠this ⁠month. • “This first flight test validates the studies and ​underscores the value this first complete system offered,” the companies said in a ​joint …

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Iran War Creates New Must-Have for Summer Holidays: the Plan B

By Joanna Plucinska, Elissa Darwish and Corina Pons LONDON/PARIS/MADRID, May 12 (Reuters) – Greg Abbott is planning his summer ⁠holiday ⁠with half an eye on the Iran war. He intends ⁠to stay closer to home in Europe and is lining up a plan B, wary of rising air fares and cancellations. The 54-year-old ​Britain-based Australian …

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Even in North Korea, Someone’s in Your Parking Spot

By Ju-min Park, Edward Baptist and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SEOUL, May 12 (Reuters) – From famine to nuclear war, North Koreans have had plenty to worry about over the years. Now, the upwardly ⁠mobile residents ⁠of Pyongyang face a more prosaic concern: Finding a parking spot. North Korea’s capital is experiencing a ⁠surge in passenger cars, …

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Seven Killed in Blast in Northwest Pakistan Market, Police Say

DERA ⁠ISMAIL ⁠KHAN, Pakistan, ⁠May 12 (Reuters) – ​Seven ‌people, ‌including ⁠two police ⁠officials and five civilians, ​were ​killed in ⁠a blast ⁠at ⁠a market ​in Lakki Marwat ​in ⁠north-western ⁠Pakistan, a senior police official ⁠said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Saud Mehsud, ⁠Writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing ​by Jacqueline ​Wong) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

Trump Nominates Cameron Hamilton, Fired After Defending FEMA, to Lead the Agency

President Donald Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton Monday to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a notable comeback for the former Navy SEAL who was fired from his role as FEMA’s temporary leader last year after he defended its existence. His nomination comes as the Trump administration has increasingly signaled it is backing away from promises …

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