A new phase of the war begins; Kyiv awaits "hell"
Russia carried out heavy attacks on Kyiv over the weekend and threatened new ones, increasing pressure on Ukraine, the BBC reports.
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26.5.2026.
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Russia carried out heavy attacks on Kyiv over the weekend and threatened new ones, increasing pressure on Ukraine, the BBC reports.
20:30
26.5.2026.
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Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev issued a new warning to the European Union after Brussels announced that it would not change its diplomatic presence in Kyiv.
19:52
26.5.2026.
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U.S. President Donald Trump will convene a rare Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Wednesday as negotiations with Iran enter a critical phase, Fox News reports.
18:37
26.5.2026.
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Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said that the Ukrainian attack on a college in Starobilsk, in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, “was not accidental” and cannot be described as anything other than a terrorist act.
17:07
26.5.2026.
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The Islamic Republic of Iran is prepared for war and, in the event of a new attack by the United States and Israel, targets have already been identified, Iranian Armed Forces spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi said.
10:35
26.5.2026.
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Russia launched a devastating missile and drone attack on Kyiv on Sunday night, using an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM).
18:03
25.5.2026.
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On the Indonesian island of Flores, near the popular Cunca Wulang waterfall, a suspension bridge collapsed, and an Austrian couple, Jürgen P. and Astrid P., were killed in the accident.
12:57
25.5.2026.
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Iran confirmed that progress had been made with the United States on resolving most disputed issues, while Tehran emphasized Pakistan’s key mediating role and denied claims that a final agreement was close.
12:48
25.5.2026.
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French President Emmanuel Macron called Alexander Lukashenko for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine, warning him not to drag Belarus deeper into the conflict.
9:15
25.5.2026.
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The crew of a Royal Air Force aircraft carrying British Defence Secretary John Healey experienced signal jamming during a flight near the Russian border.
9:00
25.5.2026.
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Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, is traveling to Lithuania on Tuesday following a series of drone-related incidents in the Baltic states, which prompted authorities to warn citizens to seek shelter in basements and bunkers.
8:53
25.5.2026.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian forces used long-range drones to strike a Russian oil refinery located 700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border during the night of May 21–22.
12:28
22.5.2026.
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Republicans have postponed a vote on a bill that would require President Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, while Democrats and some Republicans are calling for Congress to reclaim its war powers authority.
11:55
22.5.2026.
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Although most attention is focused on the deadlock in US-led peace talks and recent successful Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries, Western policymakers should not ignore Ukraine’s northern border with Belarus, writes The Kyiv Independent.
11:32
22.5.2026.
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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed an Ebola case in South Kivu province, hundreds of kilometers away from the epicenter of the outbreak in Ituri province.
8:45
22.5.2026.
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Ukraine war – day 1,549. Putin said that nuclear drills have been successfully completed and that Russia is modernizing its capabilities. A drone attack in Bryansk killed at least three people, while overnight Ukraine attempted to strike Moscow.
8:24
22.5.2026.
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Iran has executed four men, including Kurdish activists and Iraqi nationals, without informing their families and following what human rights organizations describe as disputed trials, according to reports from rights groups.
15:15
21.5.2026.
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An unidentified drone entered Latvian airspace today, marking the third such incident in the past three days.
15:00
21.5.2026.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed to EU officials that Ukraine be granted the status of an associate member of the European Union, while Western Balkan countries, including Serbia, would receive observer status in all relevant EU institutions.
14:36
21.5.2026.
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New warnings from climatologists have raised concern around the world. Experts warn that in the near future, Earth could be hit by a powerful “Super El Niño,” a climate phenomenon that brings extreme heat, droughts, as well as devastating floods and wildfires.
11:51
21.5.2026.
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Scientists from the South Ural State University (SUSU) have, as part of an international research team, developed and tested new platinum compounds that can successfully treat breast cancer.
11:05
21.5.2026.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed “associate member” status in the EU for Ukraine, along with a political commitment to apply a mutual assistance clause aimed at ensuring Europe’s security.
9:57
21.5.2026.
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