Herald section
The latest reporting from across the Belfast Herald news desks.
A wildfire in the Scottish Highlands, which had been burning for four days, was brought under control after affecting 80 sq km of land, potentially making it the largest recorded in the UK.
An Israeli settler was shot and killed near Hermesh in the northern West Bank by gunmen linked to the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade. The attack occurred amid a surge in violence following the establishment of a new settlement outpost.
Premier Mark McGowan announced his resignation by the end of the week, citing exhaustion after leading Western Australia through the pandemic and a second-term landslide victory in 2021.
Russian forces strike Kyiv using Iskander ballistic and cruise missiles, with debris injuring one civilian and damaging infrastructure. Ukraine claims to have shot down all of the missiles.
The C919, China's first domestically built passenger jet, flew its maiden commercial journey from Shanghai to Beijing operated by China Eastern Airlines.
The Afghanistan health department reports two deaths from Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever.
Al-Shabaab gunmen attacked an AMISOM base in Bulomarer, Somalia, on 26 May 2023, killing 54 Ugandan soldiers. Uganda's President Museveni confirmed the casualties and stated the base was recaptured by UPDF forces.
A Russian missile strike hit a medical facility in Dnipro, resulting in two deaths and 23 injuries. Ukrainian officials reported the attack occurred during overnight assaults on multiple regions.