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The terrorist country exchanged American teacher Mark Vogel for its citizen alexander vinnyk, convicted of money laundering. An additional US citizen was released in belarus.

The United States imposes sanctions on 180 Russian tankers, making it difficult to export oil to Asia. Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries lead to a reduction in production and an increase in surplus raw materials.

U. S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will visit Kyiv to discuss access to Ukraine's rare earth metals. The visit will take place within the framework of a potential agreement on the exchange of resources for defense assistance.

The Trump administration is preparing a plan to increase European allies' purchases of American weapons for Ukraine. This could be an alternative to direct US military assistance and a guarantee of stable arms supplies.

U. S. President Donald Trump announced a phone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping after his inauguration. The details of the conversation were not disclosed, but Trump emphasized his good personal relationship with the Chinese leader.

The Chinese leader accepted an invitation to visit Moscow to take part in the May 9 events. In response, Xi invited Putin to China for the September celebrations.

The North Korean leader declared his “unwavering” support for Russia in the war against Ukraine. He also announced the further development of the DPRK's nuclear forces in response to the cooperation of the United States, Japan, and South Korea.

The 7. 2 magnitude earthquake occurred north of Honduras at a depth of 10 km. The US tsunami warning system has issued an alert, although there is no threat to the US Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico.

Hamas will release three Israeli hostages taken on October 7, 2023. In exchange, Israel will release 183 Palestinian prisoners, including 18 life prisoners.

The Ukrainian government is launching a new program of special contracts for young men aged 18-24 in the Armed Forces. The President did not say how many men are planned to sign up.

Ukraine's President insists on a personal meeting with Donald Trump before his possible talks with Putin. Zelenskiy emphasizes the importance of discussing Ukraine's security guarantees.

The bodies of 29 migrants were found in different regions of Libya, including 19 in mass graves on a farm. Ten bodies were found near the port of Zawiya after a shipwreck.

The Israeli military carried out an air strike on two military facilities in Lebanon. According to preliminary data, these facilities were used by Hezbollah to store weapons.

The accuracy of North Korean missiles fired by Russia at Ukraine has increased, Reuters reports.

The $TRUMP cryptocurrency dropped from $75 to $17. 90, and its capitalization decreased from $14.5 billion to $3.6 billion. The largest investors managed to make a profit of more than $10 million each.

An alliance of rebel groups in eastern DR Congo has announced a humanitarian ceasefire. According to the UN, 900 people were killed in the recent battles for Goma, and more than 400,000 became refugees.

The media revealed internal disagreements within the Biden administration over the supply of weapons to Ukraine. By November, only half of the promised US military aid for 2024 had been delivered.

Elon Musk's aides appointed by Trump have restricted career employees' access to the US Office of Personnel Management databases. The systems contain personal data of 2.2 million federal employees.

After the overthrow of the Assad regime, Syria's new leadership began a radical restructuring of the economy. It plans to cut one-third of civil servants and privatize most state-owned companies.

Experts compare the current AI investment downturn to the telecom crisis of 2000. The Chinese startup DeepSeek and the $600 billion drop in the value of Nvidia point to possible risks of overinvestment.

Ahmed al-Sharaa is appointed president of Syria for a transitional period. The new leadership demands that Russia extradite Assad, pay compensation and announces the dissolution of security agencies.

According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, most Americans do not support some of Trump's first executive orders. 59% oppose the abolition of birthright citizenship, and 70% oppose renaming the Gulf of Mexico.

Investigators have found Baikal teal DNA in both engines of a Boeing 737-800 that crashed at Muan Airport. The flight recorders stopped recording 4 minutes before the crash, which claimed 179 lives.

The Ryazan Oil Refinery has suspended oil refining due to damage to equipment after a Ukrainian drone attack. A railroad overpass and a hydrotreating unit were damaged at the plant.

South Korean prosecutors have accused President Yun Seok-yeol of organizing a coup over the imposition of martial law on December 3, 2024. The parliament declared impeachment, and the president faces a long prison sentence.

A drone attack on the only functioning hospital in al-Fashir killed more than 70 people. The victims included patients, women and children in the emergency department.

The Philippines has suspended scientific research in the South China Sea after an incident with the Chinese military. Chinese vessels harassed Philippine boats while collecting sand samples off Titus Island.

According to US intelligence, Hamas has attracted 10-15 thousand new members since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza. At the same time, the organization lost approximately the same number of militants during the fighting.

Donald Trump has asked Saudi Arabia to lower oil prices, claiming it will lead to a quick end to the war in Ukraine. He also called for lower interest rates around the world.

Trump plans to reinstate the federal death penalty and cancel diversity initiatives on his first day in office. He will also require biological sex to be indicated in US passports.