Due to Russian missile strikes destroying critical infrastructure, especially in the energy sector, the National Bank of Ukraine lowered its forecast for Ukraine's economic growth in 2024 to 3%.
The United Arab Emirates is the main destination for African gold, much of which is smuggled illegally.
Elon Musk may become an adviser to Donald Trump in the White House if the latter wins the next US presidential election, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
China has resumed military exercises around Taiwan, putting pressure on the island nation through military exercises and unilaterally opening up new air routes near Taiwan-controlled islands, which Taiwan's foreign minister described as China's attempt to "bite off" Taiwan's space and create a new norm.
Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, the star of the TV series "My Beautiful nanny", died at the age of 53 after a long battle with cancer.
648 participants took part in the most massive chess game in the Dnipropetrovsk region as part of the "Strategy of the Indestructible" festival, setting a national record.
According to a British tabloid, Jennifer Lopez probably spent Memorial Day without her husband Ben Affleck, amid rumors of their divorce after two years of marriage.
Due to increased Russian shelling, additional settlements in the Donetsk region require forced evacuation, as the enemy conducts massive shelling of settlements and complicates the delivery of humanitarian aid.
For the first time in one day, Russian troops dropped 10 guided aerial bombs on the Donetsk region, which led to the destruction of settlements and human casualties.
German Transport Minister Volker Vissing has spoken out against restricting competition with Chinese electric vehicles. The official stressed that global competition is an incentive for German manufacturers to create better and cheaper cars.
Algeria has proposed a draft UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas.
Haiti's Transitional Council has appointed UNICEF Regional Director Harry Conille, a 58-year-old doctor who previously served as prime minister in 2011-2012, as the new interim prime minister to lead the country out of a political, security and humanitarian crisis.
Iran has accumulated 142. 1 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, enough for several nuclear warheads, but the United States is urging its allies not to increase pressure on Tehran despite progress in its nuclear program.
Ukraine has nationalized the large fishing trawler Bukhta Sokolovskaya, owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexander Verkhovsky.
A film about Ukrainian writers of the Executed Renaissance who lived in Kharkiv, The House of Slovo: An Endless Novel has grossed almost 13 million hryvnias in its three weeks of release.
Canada granted asylum to nearly 287,000 Ukrainian asylum seekers under the Canada-Ukraine Emergency Travel Permit Program between March 2022 and March 2014.
A Polish soldier is wounded while trying to stop a migrant who was illegally crossing the border from Belarus.
The Netherlands invites other partner countries to join in to assemble and deliver at least one Patriot air defense system to Ukraine in the near future.
Luxury perfume brands Lancôme and Aerin Beauty allegedly used jasmine harvested with child labor in Egypt, according to a BBC investigation.
The recently unveiled monument to the militant in occupied Makiivka was doused with red paint, but it is unlikely to find the "vandals" due to the lack of surveillance cameras in the area.
Bulgaria has no plans to send troops to Ukraine, as confirmed by acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Two former heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine from Crimea, who betrayed their oath of office and joined the Russian service, face up to 15 years in prison for treason after the indictments were sent to court.
A former German army officer has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for spying for Russian intelligence services by passing classified military information.
Russia's Ministry of Defense has published a political training manual called “Politruk” for military personnel, which, based on Soviet-era propaganda, justifies the invasion of Ukraine by portraying Ukrainians as Nazis and questioning Ukrainian statehood.
The second round of presidential elections is underway in Lithuania. The rival of the current president, Gitanas Nausėda, is Ingrida Šimonite, who is currently the head of the government.
More than 670 people are feared dead after a massive landslide buried more than 150 homes in Papua New Guinea.
Ukrainian athletes won 2 gold, silver and bronze medals at the World Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland.
The national archery team of Ukraine won 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at the European Archery Championships held in Rome, Italy, from May 17 to 24, 2024.
Several shots were fired at a Jewish girls' school in Toronto. The facade was damaged, but there were no casualties. The event was condemned by politicians and Jewish organizations as a brazen act of anti-Semitism.
A fire at an amusement park in Rajkot, India, killed at least 24 people, mostly children.