Disasters and accidents

Five employees are killed and two others are injured after a fatal explosion at an aerospace plant owned by Hanwha Group in Daejeon, South Korea. Reuters

• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/reports-an-explosion-hanwha-aerospace-factory-south-korea-official-says-2026-06-01/

Law and crime

Philippine senator Jinggoy Estrada surrenders to police after an anti-graft court orders his arrest on plunder charges related to an alleged ₱573-million (US$9.3-million) corruption scheme involving flood control projects. (Reuters) (AP)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-senator-estrada-surrenders-over-graft-case-2026-06-01/
• https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-fire-explosion-hanwha-a07171a02ecffa9fdfd111d29a382023