World News for English Learners

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.