dpa NEWS SCHEDULE for THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1200 GMT

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28 May 2026 • 8:20 PM MYT
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LEBANON-CONFLICT-ISRAEL

Several people are killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon as tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah continue to escalate, with Israel also carrying out a rare strike near Beirut. Moving

IRAN-CONFLICT-US

Iran condemns overnight US strikes in the country’s south as a violation of the ceasefire, vows to respond in self-defence and blats President Trump’s threat to destroy Oman if it did not “behave.” Moving

EUROPE-DIPLOMACY

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warns against speculating over potential EU representatives for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, urging member states instead to agree on demands and a negotiating strategy.

KENYA-ACCIDENT

At least 16 pupils are killed and 74 injured in a fire that broke out in the early hours of the morning at a girls' boarding school in Kenya. Moving

SWITZERLAND-CRIME

A 31-year-old man is arrested after stabbing three people at a railway station in the Swiss city of Winterthur, with the victims taken to hospital. Moving

AUSTRIA-TERRORISM-JUSTICE-TAYLOR SWIFT

A verdict is due at an Austrian court in the trial over a foiled plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.

EU-TRADE-CHINA

The European Union has imposed a fine of €200 million on the Chinese e-commerce giant Temu for offering illegal products on its platform.