While You Were Sleeping: Five Stories You May Have Missed, May 26

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Google News Six killed, 40 injured in ‘despicable’ attack on Russian DIY supermarket

Russia bombed a hardware store in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on May 25, killing at least six people and wounding 40, Ukrainian authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack as “despicable.”

Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleg Sinegbov said in a Telegram message that two Russian guided bombs had hit the store, killing six people “on the spot,” wounding 40 and leaving 16 missing.

Two of the dead were “men who worked in a hypermarket,” Sinegbov said in a Telegram video.

An AFP journalist saw firefighters spraying water on blazes sparked by the air raids as thick black smoke rose from the burnt-out Epitsentr DIY supermarket on the city’s northeastern outskirts.

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Google News Indian officials say at least 24 people, mostly children, died in the fire

A fire broke out at a packed arcade at an amusement park in India on May 25, killing at least 24 people, most of them children, authorities said.

Footage posted on social media, which AFP could not immediately verify, showed raging flames engulfing the building and plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky.

Prababu Joshi, district commissioner of Rajkot in the western state of Gujarat, told AFP that 24 people had been killed in the fire, “mostly children”, and six more had been hospitalised.

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Google News Four US military ships run aground near Gaza aid jetty

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced on May 25 that four U.S. naval vessels supporting a temporary pier built to transport aid to Gaza had run aground in rough seas, and that Israel was assisting with the recovery efforts.

“The vessels have broken free from their moorings and two are currently anchored on the beach near the pier, while the third and fourth are stranded off the Israeli coast near Ashkelon,” the statement said.

“US forces are not entering the Gaza Strip. There have been no reports of injuries and the pier is fully operational,” the statement continued, adding that the Israeli navy was assisting in recovering the vessel.

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Google News ‘John Wick’ lookalike captivates Thai social media users

An unidentified foreign man who resembles actor Keanu Reeves’ John Wick character has become an overnight favourite among Thai social media users after a TikTok video showed him performing unbecoming acts of a Hollywood hitman in Thailand went viral.

The viral video was widely reported by Thai mainstream and online media on May 25th.

The video, shared by the TikTok account “Tuktiklife,” prompted some amusing comments from Thai social media users, with many saying the man bore a strong resemblance to John Wick, while others joked that the hitman may be on a new mission in Thailand.

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Google News Ten Hag’s future uncertain despite Man U’s FA Cup win

Erik ten Hag celebrated his team’s FA Cup final win over Manchester City on May 25, but admitted he is unsure whether he will remain Manchester United manager next season.

Teenage stars Alejandro Garnacho and Coby Mainu scored in the first half before City substitute Jeremy Doku’s late strike gave United a 2-1 victory at Wembley Stadium.

It means ten Hag’s side have ended a miserable season on a high and have also qualified for next season’s Europa League.

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