5 people died and 6 people are missing in a huge explosion at Shandong Youdao Chemical Plant in Gaomi city of China’s eastern province Shandong on Tuesday. According to local officials, the sky was filled with smoke due to the explosion and nearby buildings were damaged. The reason for the explosion is not yet clear. Local officials said that 19 other people were slightly injured. 55 vehicles and 232 workers of the rescue team have reached the spot. The explosion was so strong that a loud sound was heard for about 3.5 kilometers in the vicinity. Also read these news related to international affairs… Nepali Sherpa conquered Everest for a record 31st time, broke his own record Nepal’s experienced mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa on Tuesday successfully climbed the world’s highest peak Mount Everest for a record 31st time. He has broken his own record. 54-year-old Kami is also known as Everest Man. He first climbed Everest in 1994. Since then he visits the place almost every year. He has climbed the world’s best peak 31 times in 31 years. Earning crores through tourism This season the Nepal government issued a total of more than 1,100 permits to mountaineers, of which 458 permits were just for Everest. The government has earned more than $5 million (approximately ?41 crores) from these permits. Nepal has eight of the world’s 10 highest peaks. British mountaineer also created history Earlier this month Kenton Cool of Britain also climbed Everest for the 19th time. This is the record for most climbs by a non-Nepali person. Nepali Sherpa climbed Everest four times in 15 days, setting a record Nepali Sherpa mountaineer Tashi Gyalzen has set a new record by climbing the peak of Mount Everest four times in just 15 days. 29-year-old Tashi climbed Everest on 9, 14, 19 and 23 May this year. He stepped on the peak of Everest for the fourth time on 23 May. Tashi told that his first climb was the most difficult. The rest of the climbs were a little easier. Tashi told that he was planning for this for the last two years. Finally he got success in 2025. Tashi started his career as a trekking guide in 2017. He reached the top of Everest for the first time in the year 2019. However, it is not yet known how many times he has climbed Everest. Policemen guarding polio team in Balochistan attacked, 1 dead Unknown attackers opened fire on policemen guarding the polio vaccination team in Nushki in Balochistan province of Pakistan on Tuesday. One policeman was martyred in this attack, while another was injured. After the attack, the polio vaccination campaign going on in Nushki has been temporarily halted. Pakistan on Monday launched its third national vaccination campaign against polio, which aims to vaccinate 45 million children under the age of 5. This campaign is a major step towards making the country polio-free by the end of 2025. Balochistan government spokesman Shahid Rind called the attack a conspiracy to harm the national campaign and spread fear among the people. He said, “The polio campaign is our national duty, and any attempt to stop it will not be tolerated.” He promised strict action against the attackers and quick arrest of the culprits. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries in the world where polio is still a problem. Terrorists have long been attacking polio vaccination teams and the policemen protecting them. In April too, there were attacks on the security of polio teams in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in which many policemen were martyred. Last year in 2024, 74 cases of polio were reported in Pakistan, while in 2023 there were only 6 cases. This year in 2025, 9 cases have been registered so far. America warned foreign students, visa will be canceled if they leave studies without informing. America has warned Indian and other foreign students that if they leave studies without informing, do not attend classes or leave their course midway, then their student visa can be canceled. Along with this, they will never get a US visa in future. After this warning, the US Embassy in India has said that to avoid any trouble, it is necessary to follow the conditions of the visa and maintain the status of the student. Recently, the US has canceled the visas of many students without any warning. There have been different reasons behind this. Sometimes demonstrations in support of Palestine, sometimes violation of traffic rules. Many times students and their colleges are also not aware that their name has been removed from the US system SEVIS. It is a government online system that records the information of foreign students. Indian and other foreign students are also scared that the US government is planning to close the OPT program. This program allows students to work in the US after completing their studies. An official nominated in the Trump government has said that he wants to end both OPT and STEM OPT. A new law of 2025 has also been introduced for this. The effect of all this is that a state of fear and confusion has been created among the students. Judge murdered in Iran, criminals escaped after stabbing A judge was stabbed to death in the Iranian city of Shiraz on Tuesday morning. The incident took place when the judge was going to his work. According to media reports, it was a terrorist attack. The name of the judge killed was Ehsum Bagheri, who was 38 years old. He was attacked by two unidentified men and the attackers fled from there. Bagheri worked as a judge in the Justice Department of Shiraz and previously heard cases such as security and drug trafficking. At present, no one has taken responsibility for this attack. This is not the first time this has happened in Iran. Incidents of murder of judges have come to the fore earlier also. Putin got angry with Microsoft and Zoom, accused them of anti-national attitude Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused American technology companies Microsoft and Zoom of working against the interests of Russia. He said that such companies should not be allowed to come to Russia. Putin made this statement during a meeting with businessmen in Moscow. Putin said, “We cannot tolerate platforms that undermine our sovereignty. We have to stop them.” He also added that Russia should promote its own software companies to reduce dependence on foreign technology. Due to the start of war between Russia and Ukraine in 2022, companies like Microsoft and Zoom limited their services in Russia in 2022. Meanwhile, Putin made it clear that Russia will not welcome companies that left the country earlier and now want to come back. Giving the example of McDonald’s, he said, “We will not make way for them.” Shooting in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 2 minors killed, 8 injured Two minors were killed and at least eight people were injured in a shooting at the famous Fairmount Park in the US state of Philadelphia. The incident took place on Lemon Hill Drive around 10:30 pm on Monday night, when a large number of people were spending time in the park. CBS News quoted the police as saying that the shooting took place after a car meet-up. Amid the chaos, a person was hit by a car and has been admitted to the hospital. Earlier on Sunday, there was a shooting in Little River area of South Carolina. 11 people were injured in this. Read here for World Updates of May 26…
