Lilia Podolyak
Two men and a woman were injured as a result of hostile shelling in Zaporizhzhia region, where the occupants fired 260 times at 7 settlements over the last day.
Switzerland is seeking to relax its arms export rules to allow exceptions in the interest of foreign policy or national security, but maintains a ban on arms sales to Ukraine.
The United States is preparing a new package of military aid to Ukraine to support its forces in fierce battles against the Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region.
The United States and Japan have signed a contract to jointly develop a hypersonic missile interceptor over the next 10 years, with Japan allocating $480 million for the project in its 2024 budget.
Kyiv has launched the Defender's Portal service, which offers 40 online services for Ukrainian defenders, including social, medical and educational benefits, with 10 services already available for online application.
A Ukrainian restaurant called Zhytomyr, staffed by Ukrainians evacuated to Japan, opened in Nagoya, Japan, on May 15.
Climate change can lead to an exacerbation of neurological diseases such as dementia, epilepsy, and depression, as extreme heat and natural disasters caused by global warming negatively affect brain health.
Magician David Copperfield is accused of sexually assaulting several women, including minors, and forcing some of them to take drugs before having sex with him, between the late 1980s and 2014, according to an investigation by The Guardian.
Trump demands a two-hour debate with Biden in the upcoming presidential election.
The Russian Interior Ministry has put former Estonian Police Chief Elmar Vaher and former Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu on the wanted list, according to Russian media reports, although no specific charges have been specified.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico survived an assassination attempt and is in stable condition after undergoing surgery for gunshot wounds to his abdomen and joint.
President Zelenskyy signed decrees on Ukraine's withdrawal from several CIS agreements and decisions related to strategic forces, armed forces, border troops, disarmament, and internal affairs.
Former Gambian Interior Minister Ousmane Sonko was found guilty by a Swiss court of committing several crimes against humanity from 2000 to 2016 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
New Zealand has imposed new sanctions on 28 individuals and 14 legal entities involved in the transfer of weapons from North Korea and Iran to Russia, as well as in facilitating the forced transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.
Transgender, non-binary and intersex people are officially classified as mentally ill in Peru, despite criticism from LGBTQ activists.
At the Belbek military airfield in the occupied Crimea, the main warehouse of missiles and artillery exploded, causing significant damage to the airfield's infrastructure.
A man armed with a knife attacked and injured several people, including a pregnant woman, at a train station and a nearby school in Zofingen, Switzerland, before being arrested.
Russia has stepped up its disinformation campaign to discredit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and undermine his legitimacy, according to a recent assessment by U. S. intelligence.
Since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian troops have repelled 140 enemy attacks in multiple directions, and intense fighting continues in various parts of the frontline.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in China for a two-day visit to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, his first foreign visit since his re-election.
Zelensky discussed the situation on the frontline and Russia's attempts to expand the war with Portuguese Prime Minister Montenegro, and they also talked about the Peace Summit as a potential first step toward restoring a just peace.
The EU imposed sanctions against 4 more Russian media outlets - Voice of Europe, RIA Novosti, Izvestia, and Rossiyskaya Gazeta - accusing them of propaganda, and banned Russia's funding of European media, NGOs, and political parties.
France declares a state of emergency in New Caledonia amid violence over electoral reform.
Juraj Cintula, the gunman who shot at Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, explained that he disagreed with the government's policies, particularly on freedom of speech and the alleged elimination of the media and attacks on the Slovak TV channel RTVS.
On May 15, Russians fired 37 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, resulting in 183 explosions, killing one civilian woman and injuring another.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot at point-blank range during an assassination attempt, according to a new video that shows him approaching the crowd before shots are fired and his bodyguards detain the attacker.
The Polish Sejm extended the legal stay of Ukrainian refugees until September 30, 2025, and approved amendments providing for further assistance and access to services.
"Vynnykivska Tobacco Factory turned to Danylo Hetmantsev because of the BES searches.
The Cabinet of Ministers should suspend the acting deputy head of the State Tax Service, Yevhen Sokur, from his duties while the criminal case against him is being investigated for abuse of office.
Investors, together with the Kyivmiskbud company's new management, are stubbornly looking for opportunities to resume construction. There are several promising ideas, but all of them, in the opinion of the Kyiv authorities, as the owner of the utility company, are not workable.