North Korea has informed Japan of plans to launch a satellite between May 27 and June 4 in the direction of the East China Sea and the Philippine island of Luzon.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda is re-elected for a second term, gaining 75% of the vote in the second round of the presidential election.
The Israeli army announced the elimination of the head of Hamas headquarters in the West Bank, Yassin Rabia, and a senior Hamas official, Khaled Nagar, in an air strike in Rafah, Gaza Strip.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke out against the use of Western weapons provided to Ukraine to strike targets in Russia, disagreeing with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's proposal to allow such strikes.
According to French President Emmanuel Macron, Europe is facing numerous internal and external threats, making this an existential moment when European democracy may perish.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans a working visit to Spain next week to meet with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and King Felipe VI in Madrid.
The Kyiv City Council approved the concept of installing 6 mini-CHP plants with a capacity of 20-324 MW throughout the city to increase the sustainability and autonomy of Kyiv's energy supply for up to 300,000 residents during and after the war.
Ukrainian rowers won 7 medals, including 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze, at the World Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland, finishing fourth in the team standings with 10 medals.
Six NATO countries-Norway, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania-agreed to build a “drone wall” along their borders to protect against Russian aggression and potential provocations involving migrants.
Von der Leyen emphasized the need for the EU to invest in defense and strengthen its defense capabilities to maintain peace on the continent against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Putin's threats.
Russian forces advanced near several localities, including Solodke, Novomykhailivka, Sokil, Ocheretyno, Novooleksandrivka, Chasovyi Yar, Berestove, and occupied Netaylove, according to a DeepState map, although this information was not confirmed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda leads with 76. 64% of the vote in the second round of the presidential election in Lithuania, and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonite leads with 23.85%.
Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks on many fronts, engaging in 95 combat engagements, and the Air Force, missile forces and artillery struck 16 times at enemy concentrations.
A man with a knife attacked several people in the Lyon subway and injured them before being detained by police.
On Sunday, May 26, Russian troops shelled Siversk, Krasnohorivka and Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, killing three people and wounding two others.
Russian troops shelled 10 settlements in Sumy region with drones, artillery and mortars, causing 127 explosions.
Russia is conducting a sabotage campaign across Europe to disrupt arms shipments to Ukraine, setting fires and recruiting locals to carry out attacks in order to slow down military aid to Kyiv.
The United States will take part in the Peace Summit in Switzerland, which begins on June 15 and aims to unite global opinion on how to stop the Russian-Ukrainian war, but it remains unclear at what level the United States will be represented.
Enemy shelling caused forest fires in the Lyman district, and firefighters spent hours extinguishing the flames over an area of 58 hectares under enemy fire.
An 80-year-old man was wounded and hospitalized as a result of the shelling of Mykhaylivka in Kherson region by Russian troops.
Moldova's pro-European parties have signed a pact to speed up the country's accession to the European Union and promote the rule of law and social cohesion around the goal of EU integration.
Trump offered to support his candidacy at the Libertarian Party convention, but the participants booed him.
Russians fired 10 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, causing 86 explosions in many localities.
The Russian military shelled 14 settlements in the Kherson region, damaging critical infrastructure, 11 private houses, a warehouse and a private car, and injuring 4 people.
According to the Ukrainian Navy, as of May 26, three Russian warships were in the Black Sea.
Ukraine's air defense system shot down 11 Shaheds over the Dnipro region at night, with drones destroyed in different areas.
12 people were killed and 43 wounded in an enemy air strike on a hypermarket in Kharkiv, while another strike in the city center killed 25 people, including a 14-year-old boy, and wounded 68 civilians.
During a nighttime air strike, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down 12 of 14 Russian missiles and 31 attack UAVs in 9 regions of Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 501,190 personnel and 7662 tanks.
In one day, Russian forces carried out 426 attacks on 8 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, including 149 drone strikes, 24 rocket attacks and 253 artillery strikes, destroying residential buildings but causing no civilian casualties.
