All news for 2026-05-11

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“F**k, we ran out of bullets”: how Russian crime boss Konstantin Piskaryov, known as Kostya Bolshoy, murdered businessmen under the cover of FSB connections
Russian crime boss Konstantin Piskaryov, known as “Kostya Bolshoy,” personally tortured and murdered businessmen while allegedly operating for years under the protection of figures tied to Russia’s FSB security service, according to sources cited by medias.
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Oil tankers switch off trackers while fleeing Strait of Hormuz amid fears of Iranian attacks
Three tankers carrying crude exited the Strait of Hormuz last week and on Sunday with trackers switched off to avoid Iranian attacks, shipping data from Kpler and LSEG showed on Monday, underscoring a rising trend to sustain Middle East oil exports.
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Turkish Airlines jet bursts into flames while landing in Nepal with 277 passengers on board
A Turkish Airlines jet caught fire while landing at Nepal’s main airport, causing the airport to shut down.
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Deadly “rat virus” may have spread beyond quarantine groups after passengers flew to multiple countries
Two rat plague ship evacuees have tested positive for the deadly disease just hours after health officials had given them the all-clear to leave the ship.
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Former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro flees to US after asylum in Hungary
Poland’s former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, wanted on several criminal charges in his home country, has fled Hungary to the United States, he confirmed on Sunday, after being granted asylum from former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán’s government last year.
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Passengers from virus-hit cruise ship placed in quarantine across Europe as new case emerges
A French woman who was on the rat virus cruise ship has been confirmed to have fallen ill with the disease, and her condition is ’deteriorating,’ health officials have said.