U.S. Southern Command said on May 30 the Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal strike against a vessel operated by a designated terrorist organization.

On May 27 at the 2026 China Automobile Dealers Conference, the China Automobile Dealers Association announced the establishment of Mercedes‑Benz, BMW and Porsche dealer sub‑associations and held founding meetings. The three sub‑associations were approved by the association council and by member representative votes; procedures complied with rules. The association said it will continue to advance professionalization of luxury‑brand dealer sub‑associations and that Audi and Jaguar Land Rover sub‑associations are planned and will be prepared in due course.

Japan Meteorological Agency reported an M3.9 earthquake around 10:58 a.m. on May 31 in southern Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture. Maximum seismic intensity was 3 on the JMA scale, hypocenter depth 50 km. No tsunami risk.