World News Briefs -- May 28, 2019



Daily Mail: At least one dead and 35 injured in Ohio after 'rapid-fire' tornadoes ripped roofs from homes and left five million people without power

* Tornadoes first touched down in the city of Trotwood, just outside Dayton, at about 11pm on Monday night
* National Weather Service described tornado as 'extremely dangerous' and told residents to remain in shelters
* Photos showed widespread damage with severely damaged homes and buildings and downed power lines
* There were reports of houses being cut in half and others were completely flattened during the storms
* Authorities confirmed at least one death in Celina, Ohio, which is about 75 miles northwest of Dayton
* At least 35 people in and around Dayton went to hospitals with injuries, most of them minor, officials said
* As of Tuesday morning, five million people are without power in Ohio alone, according to local authorities

At least one person has died and 35 more were injured in Ohio after 'rapid-fire' tornadoes ripped through the state, leaving more than five million people without power

Weather experts said 51 tornadoes were reported across eight states overnight and residents of Idaho, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, are still not in the clear as severe weather is forecast to continue through Tuesday and into Wednesday.

A tally of storm reports posted online by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center shows that 14 suspected tornadoes touched down in Indiana, 10 in Colorado and nine in Ohio.

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MIDDLE EAST

Turkish military launches operation against militants in northern Iraq.

Civilian toll mounts as Syria regime pounds jihadist bastion. Syrian government forces intensify bombing, civilian deaths rise.

Israeli military confirms it conducted Syria air strike.

Iran: 'We currently see no prospect of negotiations with America'. Iranian officials reject Trump's call for talks.

Iraq offers to mediate in crisis between its allies Iran, US.

Nechirvan Barzani elected president of Iraq's Kurdish region.

Ramadan in Mideast is for fasting and Facebook, data shows.

ASIA

Trump calls US-Japan relationship a 'treasured alliance' at state dinner.

US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan.

China looks to Russia, Central Asia for support amid tensions with US.

North Korea blasts South for unilateral military drills.

Two militants killed in Kashmir after hours-long gunfight with Indian Army.

Papua New Guinea in crisis as PM stalls resignation.

Terror attacks on Afghan schools leave millions with no formal education.

‘Walking over bodies’: mountaineers describe carnage on Everest.

Japanese bus stop stabbing leaves three people dead and 19 injured.

AFRICA

Libya: Flight data places mysterious planes in Haftar territory.

Egypt's Sinai: 'War crimes' being committed, says Human Rights Watch.

Sudan protesters begin two-day strike to pressure military.

Algeria's presidential election 'likely to be delayed'. Algeria army chief calls for 'mutual concessions'.

President calls for opposition to accept Malawi vote result.

Eight Gambian soldiers sentenced over coup plot.

Lake Mai-Ndombe disaster: 'Older boats' to be banned.

EUROPE

Serbian troops 'moving toward' Kosovo border.

Serbian troops on 'combat alert' after arrests by Kosovo police.

Building blocs: EU leaders make post-election deals for top jobs. EU Commission: Fight starts for top jobs in Brussels.

EU summit: Merkel, Macron at odds over top European Commission job.

Greek conservative party well placed ahead of snap election.

Austria's ousted chancellor vows to return despite no-confidence vote.

British Labor Party being investigated for anti-Semitism.

Europe introduces new 100 and 200 euro notes.

AMERICAS

Tornadoes carve a path through Ohio and Indiana; 1 killed.

Senate GOP vows to quickly quash any impeachment charges.

Nearly 60 dead after riots at 4 Brazilian prisons.

Food, fuel ships to Venezuela are being sabotaged, says Maduro.

Shortages plague Cuba as U.S. sanctions sharpen economic woes.

Germany hosts Latin America and Caribbean conference in Berlin.

Jair Bolsonaro: Man who stabbed Brazil's leader is 'mentally ill'.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Iraq condemns six French IS group members to death.

ISIS claims escalating use of wildfire arson as terror tactic.

Al Qaeda-linked jihadi leader killed in Kashmir.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Johnson & Johnson faces trial over opioid crisis in Oklahoma.

Donald Trump planning more restrictions on US tech exports to China as trade war friction continues.

Zuckerberg, Sandberg decline summons to testify before Canada's Parliament.

MacKenzie Bezos pledges to donate half her $37bn fortune.

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