The United States begins to reconsider bilateral cooperation with Georgia and imposes visa restrictions due to Georgia's "foreign agents" law, which undermines democracy and suppresses dissent.
Israel declares its readiness to resume truce talks with Hamas to free hostages and establish a ceasefire amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
The EU is preparing to tighten sanctions against belarus, which will, among other things, close a loophole that allowed russia to import Western luxury goods and goods with potential military use.
The leaders of South Korea, China, and Japan will meet in Seoul on Monday for their first trilateral summit since 2019 to revive cooperation and discuss regional and global issues.
Illegally exported from Ukraine valuable archaeological artifacts dating back to Roman times and the Middle Ages were transferred by the Netherlands to the National Museum of history of Ukraine for temporary storage.
Georgia risks losing its EU candidate status if it passes a controversial law on "foreign agents" that contradicts the EU values and laws required for membership.
French President Emmanuel Macron has made a 25-hour flight to New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific, to regain control of the crisis sparked by violent protests against voting rights and independence demands.
One person was killed when a tree fell on a car due to strong winds and severe flooding that caused chaos across Serbia.
Due to heavy rains that flooded streets and basements in some parts of Germany, cars floated through the streets, and people were locked in their homes. There were no reports of injuries.
Under the guise of children's camps for hundreds of people, russia is building filtration camps in the volga region that resemble barracks. It is reported that they will be used to test Ukrainians for loyalty to the occupation authorities and create a database of residents of the occupied territories.
Several EU countries are pushing for sanctions against Georgia, including the suspension of visa-free travel, in response to Georgia's attempts to introduce a law on "foreign agents" similar to russian law, despite EU warnings and mass protests.
In temporarily occupied Feodosia, the russian occupation authorities put up for auction three historical dachas built in the late XIX - early XX centuries.
A powerful thunderstorm is passing through Poland, which brought with it heavy downpours, hail and strong winds, gusts of which in some regions reached 80 km/h.
Funeral ceremonies for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others killed in the plane crash began on Tuesday and will last until Thursday.
After russian troops blew up the dam, a dense forest of white willow grew on 150,000 hectares of dried soil of the former Kakhovka reservoir in the Dnipro region.
The Ombudsperson's Office calls on Latin American countries, in particular Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, to join the coalition for the return of Ukrainian children deported by russia and support the Ukrainian peace formula during high-level meetings.
The funeral of Raisi and the people who accompanied him will take place on May 21 in Tabriz.
Iran has formed a Council of the heads of the judiciary, legislature and the first vice president, which is to assume presidential powers and hold new elections within 50 days.
546 children were killed and 1345 injured as a result of russia's armed aggression in Ukraine as of May 20, 2024.
In most parts of the frontline, the dynamics of hostilities remain tense, with Ukrainian troops adequately responding to Russian shelling and conducting assault operations to drive the enemy out.
On May 19, partly cloudy weather in Ukraine, no precipitation, only in the afternoon on the Left Bank and in the western regions there will be short-term rains and thunderstorms.
Ukrainian troops repelled a russian attack on Chasovyi Yar in Donetsk region and destroyed more than 20 units of enemy armored vehicles.
Anti-aircraft gunners of the 110th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a russian Su-25 in Donetsk region, the fourth enemy aircraft shot down by the brigade.
On May 19, power outages are scheduled only in Kharkiv and Poltava regions due to emergency repair work at energy facilities damaged by russian shelling on May 18.
Five people, including two children, were injured, and an 8-year-old girl suffered an acute stress reaction as a result of russian shelling of a residential area in Kharkiv.
A man armed with a knife attacked a TCC serviceman who was conducting a military alert in the town of Synelnykove as part of a group. As a result of the attack, the serviceman sustained a knife wound to his arm, and the attacker was detained by the police.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has vetoed the controversial "law on foreign agents," calling it an obstacle to Georgia's European path and contrary to the Constitution and European standards.
A 60-year-old woman was killed and five civilians were injured as a result of russian shelling of the Vovchansk community in Kharkiv region.
The Ministry of Defense has started testing an electronic queue system for territorial recruitment centers and unified recruitment offices in 19 centers in several cities, which allows pre-registration and receipt of a scheduled date and time of visit.
russian troops attacked the residential sector of Kharkiv, wounding 5 people, including two children aged 13 and 16, and damaging residential infrastructure.
