Julia Shramko
The spot price of gold fell by 1. 3% amid signs of trade negotiations between the US and China. Investors await the decision of the US Federal Reserve System on policy.
Russian troops carried out 110 shellings of the Sumy region. Four civilians were killed, including one child, 14 people were injured, and civilian infrastructure was damaged.
As a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv on May 7, 2025, two people died and seven were injured. Residential buildings and a shopping center in four districts of the capital were damaged.
The incidence of ARVI, influenza, and COVID-19 has decreased by 15%, but influenza viruses are circulating in 12 regions. Since the beginning of the epidemic season, 4,431,715 people have been ill.
At night, the Zhytomyr region was attacked by Shaheds, the private sector in the Zhytomyr district was damaged. A fire broke out, houses were damaged, but there were no casualties.
In April, Ukrainians imported over 20. 7 thousand used cars, with gasoline-powered vehicles being the most popular. The Volkswagen Golf tops the popularity ranking, and the average age of the cars is 9.5 years.
At night, Kyiv was attacked by ballistics and drones. Fragments hit houses in the Dniprovskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts, there are dead and wounded, including children.
The Israeli NSO Group was ordered to pay Meta $167. 25 million for hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users with Pegasus spyware. Meta will also try to ban NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp.
171 combat engagements were recorded during the day, most of them in the Pokrovsk direction. The Defense Forces struck areas of concentration of personnel and equipment of the enemy.
He Lifeng to Hold Economic Talks with Switzerland, the United States, and France. He will lead the 10th China-France High-Level Economic and Financial Dialogue.
The European Commission has presented the REPowerEU plan for complete energy independence from Russia. It is planned to gradually remove Russian oil, gas and nuclear energy from EU markets.
Rockstar Games has released the second trailer for GTA VI. The action takes place in Vice City, where Jason and Lucia find themselves at the center of a large-scale conspiracy.
Most of the fighting on May 6 is concentrated in the Pokrovsky direction, where the enemy made 36 attempts to advance. The Russians also became more active in the Novopavlivsky direction.
Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church have called for a ceasefire in Ukraine and other countries. They expressed concern about the lack of progress in the peace process.
The leader of the German conservatives, Friedrich Merz, will run for the post of Chancellor in the second round. In the first round, he did not get the necessary majority of votes in parliament.
The Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland announced an unprecedented attempt by the Russian Federation to interfere in the elections. This is done by spreading disinformation and attacks on infrastructure.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced a prisoner exchange with Ukraine under the formula of 205 for 205, mediated by the UAE. Ukrainian authorities have not yet confirmed this information.
Russia is concentrating forces in the Kherson region for assaults, but information about a landing operation with 300 boats is false. The defense forces are ready to destroy the enemy in this sector of the front.
Experts are studying whether a second round of elections for the German chancellor is possible after Friedrich Merz failed to win a majority in the first round. A repeat vote is possible according to constitutional law.
During the exhumation works in the former village of Puzhnyky, fragments of skeletons of at least 42 people were found.
Trump's tariff threats boosted demand for gold as a safe-haven asset, pushing prices to a two-week high. Attention is also focused on the Fed's interest rate decision.
OpenAI has decided that the non-profit division will continue to control the commercial business. This decision was made after discussions with public leaders and attorneys general's offices.
Rain is expected in Ukraine on May 7, heavy rain in the south, temperature +14. ..+25 degrees. Frosts on the ground in some places on the night of May 8. Wet weather in the coming days.
A Russian drone struck Cherkasy, wounding a man who is in serious condition. A shop and a private enterprise were damaged, and sappers are examining the area.
Ilie Boloșan appointed Minister of Internal Affairs Cătălin Predoiu as interim Prime Minister of Romania. This happened after Marcel Ciolacu resigned from the post of Prime Minister of the country.
Actor Timothée Chalamet ignored the Met Gala to watch a Knicks game. His girlfriend Kylie Jenner attended the event alone and looked stunning.
Only 14 EU countries have formally requested increased defense spending, casting doubt on the European Commission's €800 billion ReArm Europe plan due to limited budgetary capacity.
Due to bad weather, 11 settlements in two regions are without power. Electricity consumption is increasing due to cloudy weather and cooling.
At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 136 UAVs. 54 Shahed-type drones were shot down, 70 were locationally lost. Kharkiv, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions were affected.
Google accidentally revealed Material 3 Expressive, the biggest update to Android design. It should make the interface more attractive and easier to use.