Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this May 28th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

A man stabbed and wounded three people at a Swiss train station, police said.

Construction has begun on a UFC octagon outside the White House ahead of a fight night linked to Donald Trump’s 80th birthday celebrations and the 250th anniversary of the United States.

The decision by the Ugandan Ebola task force, which goes against World Health Organization guidance, follows a rise in health workers exposed to Ebola by Congolese patients who crossed before the outbreak was declared.

US forces targeted Iranian drones near Bandar Abbas as the IRGC claimed it struck back at a US airbase, while Washington sanctioned Tehran’s Hormuz toll authority and both sides published contradictory accounts of a possible deal.

France’s exceptional May heat continued on 27 May as temperatures climbed around 33C in Paris. Many residents headed to the Saint-Martin canal to cool off, despite rules prohibiting swimming in the waterway.

Iranian authorities decided to lift some restrictions this week as negotiators appeared to be closing in on a more permanent truce, but many Iranians now fear access could be cut off again, at a moment’s notice.

A fire at a girls’ boarding school in Kenya has killed 16 students, the government has said.