International news from Monday, May 11th, 2026

A minor fire has broken out on a Turkish Airlines flight that landed on Monday in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the airport for an hour until it was brought under control.

The final two flights to evacuate passengers from the cruise ship, hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, docked near Tenerife, will depart on Monday afternoon, Spain's health minister said on Sunday evening, adding that 94 passengers had been evacuated so far.

Six bodies were found on Sunday in a train boxcar in Laredo, Texas, according to police, with an investigation ongoing to determine the cause of death.

Thailand's influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from prison on Monday, after about eight months behind bars following a court ruling that deemed he had wrongfully stayed in hospital to avoid jail time.

US President Donald Trump has responded with a swift rejection of Iran's response to a US peace proposal on Sunday that included ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, providing compensation for war damages, and emphasising Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.