At least 9 dead in drone strikes after US and Ukraine sign minerals deal

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow-appointed officials in Ukraine’s Kherson region say a Ukrainian drone attack killed seven and wounded more than 20 people. They say the drone attack on Thursday struck a market in the town of Oleshky. Meanwhile, a Russian drone attack on Odesa killed two people and injured 15, striking residential buildings, a school and a supermarket. The attacks followed the U.S. and Ukraine on Wednesday signing an agreement granting American access to Ukraine’s vast mineral resources, finalizing a deal that could enable continued military aid to Kyiv.

South Korea’s acting leader Han resigns amid reports he will run for president

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, says he is resigning amid reports he will run in next month’s presidential election. Han said in a televised briefing he decided to quit to take “a bigger responsibility” for the country. South Korean media reported Han will officially launch his presidential campaign Friday. Han was appointed prime minister, the country’s No. 2 post, by then-President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office, triggering the by-election. Han has been emerging as a potential conservative standard bearer against liberal front-runner Lee Jae-myung.

Brazilian nun who was the world’s oldest person has died at 116

SAO PAULO (AP) — Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian nun and teacher who was the world’s oldest person, died on Wednesday just weeks short of turning 117, her religious congregation said. Canabarro died at home of natural causes, said her Teresian nun congregation, the Company of Saint Teresa of Jesus. She was confirmed in January as the world’s oldest person by LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks supercentenarians around the globe. She would have turned 117 on May 27. According to LongeviQuest, the world’s oldest person is now Ethel Caterham, a 115-year-old British woman. Canabarro said her Catholic faith was the key to her longevity, in a video taken by LongeviQuest in February 2024.

Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening sanctions on anyone who buys Iranian oil. That warning comes after planned talks between the U.S. and Iran over Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program were postponed. Trump wrote on social media Thursday that “All purchases of Iranian Oil, or Petrochemical products, must stop, NOW!” He said any country or person who buys those products from Iran will not be able to do business with the U.S. The threat came after Oman announced that planned nuclear negotiations for this coming weekend had been put off.