World News for English Learners

A ship is lost in the sea in Indonesia. It has more than 240 people on it. The ship left on Saturday. There was bad weather on Sunday. Now teams look for about 140 people. Other ships helped 103 people.

The United Nations voted on Friday. It voted to stop using an old world map. The old map is over 400 years old. The new map shows Africa at its real size. A man drew the old map in 1569. It helped sailors travel by sea.

A big flood hit Nepal on Wednesday. At least 356 people died. About 1,400 people are missing. Many of them were visitors. Ice fell from a mountain. The ice and rock hit a river. They made a fast river of mud.

A hiker walked on ice in Switzerland. The hiker found two dead men. Police used special tests to find their names. They were two climbers from Belgium. They were lost in the mountains in 1992.

In Colombia, a big building fell down. Men dug in the stones with their hands. They found a baby. The baby was alive. A man was under the stones. He used his body to keep the baby safe.

A small plane crashed in Peru on Saturday. Thirteen people died. Nobody survived. The plane took tourists to see the Nazca Lines. The Nazca Lines are big old pictures in the desert.

A Romanian plane shot down a drone on Friday. It was the first time for a NATO country. NATO is a group of countries that help each other. The drone fell in an empty place. Nobody knows who sent the drone.

A big fire kills 32 people in Bangkok. It happens at a music bar. It is early on Monday morning. More than 70 people are hurt. Many people die from the smoke. The police say the bar was not safe.

Two bombs exploded in Syria on Tuesday. They went off near a hotel. A French leader, Macron, was staying there. At least 18 people were hurt. But Macron was safe. Macron came to Syria for a visit.

A man and his son are alive. They were under a fallen building for four days. Rescue teams found them on Sunday. This is in Venezuela. 33 people were found alive this weekend.

Ukraine sends many drones to Moscow. The drones hit a big oil plant. Black smoke goes up over the city. People see black marks on their cars. Officials tell people to stay inside. Ukraine and Russia are at war.

A court in South Korea sent Yoon to prison. He was the president before. He must stay for 30 years. He told drones to fly over North Korea. This happened in 2024. North Korea said South Korea sent drones over its land.

On Thursday, Zelenskyy wrote an open letter to Putin. This was his first letter since 2022. He asked Putin to meet and end the war. He said both sides should stop fighting first. Ukraine is now stronger in the war.

The United States and Iran are at war. The war started in February. The war closed the Strait of Hormuz. About 20% of world oil goes through it. Iran has high food prices now. The Strait of Hormuz is very narrow.

Four Italian people died in a cave in the Maldives. The cave is called 'shark cave.' It is very deep. Divers were too far from the top. One more Italian also died near the cave door.

A volcano in Indonesia erupted on Friday. It killed three hikers in a big group. Two were from Singapore. One was from Indonesia. The volcano threw big rocks down the mountain. It sent ash high into the sky.

On May 3, U.S. President Trump made a new plan. He calls it 'Project Freedom.' The plan helps ships leave a sea near Iran. Many oil ships use this sea. The U.S. uses warships and 15,000 soldiers. In February, the U.S.

An American man died in Africa last week. He was 75 years old. He was hunting a small animal in Gabon. Five big elephants ran at him. They were very scared. He could not stop them. The man's name was Ernie.