The VICE Morning Bulletin

Everything you need to know about the world this morning, curated by VICE.

Melbourne Man Threatens to Bomb Flight, Tackled By Fellow Passengers A Malaysia Airlines flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur was forced to turn around Tuesday night after a man attempted to enter the cockpit of the plane holding a "strange-looking" object. The 25-year-old Dandenong man was tackled by his fellow passengers, who restrained him with belts. Heavily-armed police were called to Melbourne Airport and arrested the man, who they say has a history of mental illness. Police say they are not treating the incident as terrorism, and the man did not have a bomb.—SMH

New Details Emerge on Controversial Welfare Drug Testing Scheme The Government estimates some 10 percent of welfare recipients will test positive for cannabis, ice, or ecstasy in its controversial new drug testing scheme. The pilot program will test 5,000 recipients of Newstart and Youth Allowance—both benefits targeted at young people. Those who test positive more than once will be forced to pay some of the costs of the testing, and will be placed on an income-management scheme, which controls how a recipient spends their money.—ABC News

Human Skeleton Found During Search for Matthew Leveson After a 10-year search, police believe they may have found the remains of Sydney man Matthew Leveson. A human skeleton was uncovered by search teams on Wednesday afternoon in the Royal National Park, south of Sydney. Police had been directed to search in the national park Leveson's ex-boyfriend Michael Atkins, who'd been granted immunity from prosecution to give evidence. Atkins was the last person to see Leveson alive, and was previously charged with his murder but was acquitted in 2009. Police will now forensically test the remains to confirm they are Leveson's.—SMH

Ivanka Trump Shoe Factory Investigators Arrested, Missing A man investigating labor conditions at a Chinese factory producing Ivanka Trump-branded shoes has been arrested, according to his wife. Two other investigators working with Hua Haifeng have also gone missing, according to the New York–based nonprofit China Labor Watch. "They must be held either by the factory or the police to be unreachable," said executive director Li Qiang.—AP

Flynn Will Reportedly Hand Over (Some) Subpoenaed Documents Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, has agreed to give the Senate intelligence committee at least some documents related to its Russia investigation, according to a source close to the retired general. He had appealed to the Fifth Amendment when documents were subpoenaed earlier this month, but is apparently now ready to hand over business and personal info, with the first set of docs expected by June 6.—CNN

Kathy Griffin Begs Forgiveness for Trump Beheading Pic Comedian Kathy Griffin has apologised for a photo in which she posed with a mocked-up severed head of President Trump, admitting she went "way too far." Following a barrage of criticism from figures on the left and right, Griffin posted a video apology: "The image is too disturbing, I understand how it offends people. It wasn't funny, I get it… I beg for your forgiveness."—USA Today

Old Video Shows Trump Aide Joking About Torture A video of presidential aide Stephen Miller filmed around 2003 shows him calling torture "a celebration of life and human dignity." It was apparently filmed when Miller was high school age. A White House spokesperson said it was a "sketch comedy routine."—VICE News

Nas Brands Trump a Racist Rap legend Nas has dismissed President Trump as a "racist" in an open letter addressing politics. "We all know a racist is in office," he wrote, accusing Trump of sending "a strong message to people outside of your group that they ain't worth shit."—Mass Appeal

#Covfefe Trending on Twitter The apparent typo "covfefe" was trending early Wednesday morning after President Trump tweeted it around midnight. "Despite the constant negative press covfefe," he wrote, to much mirth and confusion.—VICE News

At Least 80 Dead, Hundreds Injured in Kabul Bomb Attack At least 80 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a tanker truck bomb attack near Zanbaq Square in the Afghan capital of Kabul. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes during the holy month of Ramadan.—VICE News

UN Warns Yemen Faces 'Total' Collapse The head of the United Nation's humanitarian agency has warned that war-torn Yemen faces a state of "total social, economic, and institutional collapse." Stephen O'Brien said the people of Yemen "are being subjected to deprivation, disease and death as the world watches." According to the UN, roughly 18.8 million people in the country need humanitarian aid.—BBC News

South Korea to Investigate New THAAD Launchers South Korean president Moon Jae-in has ordered an investigation at the country's defence ministry after it was revealed four new rocket launchers were deployed at the US military's THAAD anti-missile system site without his office's knowledge. His spokesperson said the ministry had "intentionally dropped" any mention of the four launchers, an omission Moon apparently described as "very shocking."—Reuters

Russia Fires Cruise Missiles on ISIS from the Mediterranean Russia fired a series of cruise missiles at ISIS targets in Syria on Wednesday from warships positioned in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the country's defence ministry. The strikes are said to have successfully hit ISIS fighters and equipment in or near the city of Palmyra.—CNN

Ariana Grande to Return to Manchester for Benefit Show Ariana Grande has announced she will return to Manchester this weekend to play a benefit show for the city alongside Coldplay, Katy Perry, Usher, and Miley Cyrus. All proceeds from Sunday's "One Love Manchester" concert will go to the victims and families affected by the May 22 attack.—Noisey

LCD Soundsystem Finish New Album James Murphy has revealed LCD Soundsystem is finished with its new album, promising to get it released as soon as possible. "Six weeks is the very fastest, I think, but it will likely be longer than that," Murphy wrote in a Facebook post.—Rolling Stone

Uber Fires Engineer at Centre of Google Lawsuit Uber has fired Anthony Levandowski, head of the company's automated driving project. The engineer is at the centre of a lawsuit Google filed alleging Levandowski stole confidential documents when he left the company.—VICE News