Multiple Global Conflicts and Tensions Erupt in News Cycle

Ukrainian attacks kill child, leave another ten civilians injured in DPR One child was killed, and another ten civilians, including a minor, were injured in Kiev’s aggression on Saturday, Denis Pushilin said

US leader says he did not underestimate Iran during conflict According to Donald Trump, Washington deliberately chose not to destroy part of Iran’s infrastructure

US, Israel could resume strikes on Iran as early as next week — NYT According to sources cited by the newspaper, US President Donald Trump is considering more aggressive bombing of Iran and a special forces ground operation to extract enriched uranium from Iranian nuclear facilities

Israel, Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire for 45 days — US Department of State Spokesperson Tommy Pigott says the State Department will reconvene the political track of negotiations, and a security track will be launched at the Pentagon with military delegations from both countries

Persian Gulf countries running out of interceptor missiles - Bloomberg Iran has fired almost 1,200 ballistic missiles and 4,000 Shahed drones at the Gulf states since the start of the war

Simplification of granting Russian citizenship to Transnistrians very timely — embassy Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree "On the Admission to Citizenship of the Russian Federation of Residents of Transnistria."

Xi Jinping mentions Putin during conversation with Trump — The New York Times The Chinese leader, while giving the US President a tour of the Zhongnanhai state residence, recalled that he had spoken with the Russian leader at the same location in 2024

NATO secretary general to put pressure on EU defense companies to please US — FT According to the newspaper, the North Atlantic Alliance is interested in European industry helping to meet Washington's demands for increased defense spending to mitigate Trump's "anger" at the alleged inability of allies to support the United States in the conflict in the Middle East

IAEA ignores daily Ukrainian attacks on Zaporozhye nuclear power plant — Likhachev It is alarming that the IAEA secretariat does not actually notice the daily attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, civilian infrastructure and the killing of Russian citizens by the Ukrainian military, Rosatom CEO said

Kiev will spare no one if left unrestrained — Kremlin Actions by the Kiev regime may lead to more resignations in Europe, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told

Money for Yermak's bail collected, but not transferred due to fear of checks — Rada deputy However, the deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak notes, on Friday evening, the State Financial Monitoring Service warned banks that the sources of funds for the bail would be checked and sanctions would follow in case of violation of the rules of financial control, this is why the money raised for Yermak was not transferred to the court account and Yermak remained in jail

US President announces possible largest ever Boeing deal with China According to Donald Trump, the deal also implies the supply of General Electric engines

About 80,000 people march in London — Sky News The patriotic march under the slogan Unite the Kingdom, organized by the founder of the British far-right movement English Defense League, Tommy Robinson gathered about 60,000 people

Russian armed forces liberate Borovaya and Kutkovka in Kharkov Region The Russian Defense Ministry also reported that Ukraine lost about 1,045 servicemen in the special military operation zone over the past day

Russian companies receive offer to build container ships in Chinese shipyards According to Alexander Kakhidze, CEO of Fininvest and Chairman of the Russian part of the Business Council, regular shuttles through the Grodekovo-Suifenhe and Kamyshovaya-Hunchun railway checkpoints to Russia's largest dry port Artyom can be launched now

Attack on Iran aimed at reshaping region’s geopolitical map — ambassador to Belarus According to Alireza Sanei, the US also sought to undermine or destroy Iran’s missile arsenal and deprive the country of its drone capabilities

US may be readying to capture Raul Castro, NYT says According to The New York Times, American officials admit that the United States will enact a Venezuelan scenario in Cuba

Some construction work resumes at site of Unit No. 2 of Bushehr plant — Likhachev According to Rosatom CEO, the reactor and steam generators for the second power unit is being manufactured as planned

Russia downs 67 Ukrainian UAVs over regions in last two hours Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed by the air defense systems on duty over the territories of the Belgorod, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Voronezh, Rostov, Tula, Krasnodar, Moscow Regions and over the Black Sea

Insurance for ships passing through Strait of Hormuz turned out to be unclaimed — FT According to the publication, the program did not meet the requirements imposed on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz

Unity of veterans of different generations Russia’s pride, Kremlin says Peskov noted that the Kremlin had stated from the very beginning that the parade would take place

EU preparing for possible energy supply crisis due to conflict in Iran — Spanish newspaper The EC assures that there is currently no risk to supplies, though markets are feeling the impact of rising Brent crude oil prices, which has led to higher gas and oil prices in Europe

Europe, while lecturing China, fails to see lawlessness at home, in Ukraine — Russian MFA Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that racism and xenophobia have reached threatening proportions in the EU countries themselves

Russia cools Western ‘hotheads’ playing with ‘umbrella concepts’ — MFA on Sarmat Sergey Ryabkov stressed that Russia "did not expect, does not expect, and will not expect any reaction from Western adversaries" to tests of both new and existing systems

Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make deal or open strait Time is running out: 48 hours remain before all hell rains down on them, US President said

US statements about control over Hormuz meant for home audience — Iranian envoy to Minsk According to Alireza Sanei, the US authorities know that the strait is controlled by Iran

General HQ of Iranian army warns of potentially larger strikes on Tel Aviv The Iranian military also advised "host countries of US military bases to force the Americans to leave their territory, if they want to avoid damage"

Russian army liberates two settlements, continue fighting for four more — Gerasimov Russia’s Battlegroup West is conducting active offensive operations within its area of responsibility along a frontline of approximately 350 kilometers, the Chief of Russia’s General Staff Army General said

Iran divides countries into three categories based on use of Strait of Hormuz — TV According to the TV channel, all states are divided into three categories — "hostile," "neutral," and "friendly"

Putin discusses with UAE president situation in Middle East and around Iran Both sides reportedly noted the importance of continuing the political and diplomatic process to work out compromise peace agreements "with due regard for the interests of all states in the region"

Russia’s weekly inflation at 0.07% on May 5-12, 2026 — Statistics Service Since the beginning of May, consumer prices in the Russian Federation have edged up by 0.06%, and by 3.17% since the beginning of the year

UEC becomes world leader in combat aircraft engine production in 2025 UEC CEO Alexander Grachev noted that, being cut off from international cooperation in 2021, the corporation had to work "in isolation" for five years

Zelensky may need allegations of Russia plans to attack to divert attention — senior MP Leonid Slutsky noted that the head of Kiev regime could be trying to create a background for yet another "terrorist provocation, possibly not against Russia alone"

Sarmat needs no advertising, no one else has analogues — Russian deputy foreign minister This system allows guaranteed penetration of both existing and any missile defense systems still in the development phase, Sergey Ryabkov said

British PM could voluntarily step down in favor of Manchester mayor — newspaper Sources cited by The Daily Telegraph said this scenario is possible if different factions within the Labour Party unite around Andy Burnham

Simplified Russian citizenship procedure to support thousands of Transnistrians In December 2025, a law came into force in Moldova, which allows residents of Transnistria who serve in the law enforcement agencies to be deprived of Moldovan citizenship

Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon rises to 2,969 — Health Ministry The Health Ministry noted that Israeli planes and drones continue to attack ground targets in the southern provinces of Nabatieh and Saida, so the number of casualties may increase

Russian embassy calls on Moldova to resume constructive dialogue on Transnistria The accusations that Russia is ‘violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova’ do not stand up to criticism and look like a hypocritical attempt to cover up double standards against the background of the practice of mass distribution of Romanian citizenship

Repair of power lines feeding Zaporozhye power plant may begin at end of May — Likhachev For more than two months, the station has been powered by only one line instead of two, Rosatom CEO said

At least ten people injured as car rams into crowd in Modena — Il Giornale The exact number of the affected is being determined

Russia takes out 15 Ukrainian Maya UAVs loaded with C-4 headed for civilian sites According to the Russian military personnel, the UAVs were directed toward substations, hospitals, and communication towers located in large population centers across Russia

Tehran to strike enemy infrastructure similar to that attacked in Iran — top diplomat Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that Iran will attack US infrastructure in the Persian Gulf region

Russia needs no Eurovision with its ‘sexless monsters’ — senator Today it is more important for Russia to invest in its own cultural projects and cooperation with friendly countries of the CIS, Asia, BRICS, Airat Gibatdinov said

Russian army controls 85% of Krasny Liman, over 50% of Shiykovka — Gerasimov The troops of the grouping are also successfully operating on the Boguslav and Rubtsovsk directions, the Chief of Russia’s General Staff Army General said