A truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan overturns on a highway in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, killing 22 people and injuring 36 others.
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May 30, 2026 (Saturday)
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Disasters and accidents
Politics and elections
May 29, 2026 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Three people, including two children, are killed and fifteen others are injured in an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon.
Iranian state media says that Iran shot down an American aircraft near the city of Jam, Bushehr province. However, the U.S. Central Command denies any such claim, stating that no U.S. aircraft has been shot down.
The Sudan Doctors Network accuse the Rapid Support Forces of killing 27 civilians in the Al-Murra village in the Bara area of North Kordofan, Sudan, during the second day of the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha.
A human rights group reports that more than 100 people were killed by Allied Democratic Forces attacks during May, in the Mambasa Territory, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed and 34 others are injured when a bus collides with six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, United States.
Health and environment
Law and crime
The fire at a girls school in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya yesterday is investigated as an arson attack. Eight students of the academy are arrested as suspects. Separately, the school's board of management is dissolved amidst suspicions of negligence in fire safety measures.
Sports
The International Ice Hockey Federation says that it will decide regarding Russia's participation in the upcoming season on a case-by-case basis, following a January decision that lifted the ban on Russian teams.
In ice hockey, the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens in five games during the Eastern Conference Finals to advance to the 2026 Stanley Cup finals, making it their first appearance in the Stanley Cup since 2006.
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