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HUR operators told that any point in European Russia, and territory as far east as Krasnoyarsk, now sits within reach.

Japan has finalised a contribution of personnel to the NATO command in Germany that coordinates security assistance and training for Ukraine, a step the alliance describes as a further consolidation of Tokyo's long-standing partnership with NATO. Japan sends personnel to NATO Ukraine support hub first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
On the night of May 30, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck two military training grounds, a gas storage facility, and enemy logistics in the Russian-occupied territories.
Trump has repeatedly needled JD Vance on both substantive and personal matters. He has brought up Vance's initial opposition to military action against Iran, questioned the success of a Vance-led diplomatic mission to Pakistan, criticized the number of vacations he takes, and joked about his tendency to interrupt conversations. Trump has also repeatedly referenced a moment when Vance fumbled Ohio State's national championship trophy during a White House event. Source: NYT

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JD Vance initially opposed military action against Iran, reflecting his long-standing skepticism of U.S. involvement in overseas conflicts. After Trump decided to proceed, however, Vance publicly defended the decision and aligned himself with the administration's position, despite his earlier reservations. Source: NYT
Trump privately questions whether JD Vance has what it takes to become the Republican Party's standard-bearer after him. He frequently asks aides and allies for their opinions on Vance's potential, treating the issue as unresolved rather than assuming Vance is the obvious successor. Source: NYT
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The Polish leader's appeal followed a Kremlin official's vow that EU citizens would no longer sleep peacefully amid repeated UAV crossings into the bloc.
Since the beginning of the day, Russian forces have attacked positions of Ukraine's Defense Forces 58 times, with the most intense fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions.

According to the publication, Paris does not plan the permanent deployment of nuclear weapons

When a drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, residents were reminded that the Russia-Ukraine war makes for a dangerous neighbor.

Pentagon head Pete Hegseth - has said that Washington could restart the war with Iran at any time if it wanted. His remarks follow days of talks and a two-hour meeting in the White House situation room - that has yet to produce a deal between the US and Iran. Analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor, Shirli Sitbon.
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: After decades covering the world’s defining conflicts, veteran journalist Oren Nahari now faces a deeply personal battle with ALS.
Europe has responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's demands to increase defense spending.
The enemy continues to attack railway infrastructure and industry workers: on Saturday in Zaporizhia, a UAV hit a diesel locomotive, killing a driver, the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine reports.

The White House had signalled Trump was close to a decision on a potential deal, though Tehran denied there was a final agreement on ending the conflict.

Gaza death toll rises to 72,938 as Israeli attacks continue The number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 72,938, with 172,919 people wounded since 7 October 2023, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The ministry added that Israeli strikes have killed 929 Palestinians and wounded 2,811 others since a nominal ceasefire took effect on 11 October.

Israel’s military has advanced beyond Lebanon's Litani River for the first time since 2006.

Israeli military readies for possible surge in fire from Lebanon The Israeli army warned that it expects an escalation in fire from Lebanon towards northern Israel, amid its expansion of military operations in southern Lebanon, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. Sirencs sounded in several northern Israeli communities as the army attempted to intercept a drone launched from Lebanon, it added.

[The Conversation Africa] On the evening of April 26, the Egyptian merchant vessel Sward was hijacked by armed men a few miles off the Somali coast. It was steered towards an anchorage near the port of Garacad in Puntland, a semi-autonomous state in north-eastern Somalia.
Head of the Center for Human Rights and War Memorialization at Kyiv School of Economics and former head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance (UINR) Anton Drobovych believes Ukraine should do its utmost to steer the historical discussion with Poland into a constructive channel.

The world faces challenges from “hegemonism” and “bloc confrontation” driven by “certain countries”, China’s delegation to Asia’s premier security conference said on Saturday, without directly naming the United States. Major General Meng Xiangqing, the head of the Chinese delegation to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, sent the warning during a special session on managing threats to strategic stability. Meng, a professor at the People’s Liberation Army National Defence University, also used.
Trump was fined $200 for failing to disclose stock trades worth tens of millions of dollars within the required 45-day reporting deadline. Source: WaPo
Trump bought up to $50,000 worth of stock in TKO Group Holdings, UFC’s parent company, shortly before heavily promoting a UFC event at the White House. Source: HuffPost

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On May 30, Russian military forces attacked railway infrastructure in the Zaporizhzhia region with a drone, killing a locomotive engineer.

Lebanon army says targeted Israeli strike wounds two soldiers Lebanon's military has said that a "targeted" Israeli strike wounded two soldiers in southern Lebanon, a day after military delegations from the two countries met in Washington. In a statement, the Lebanese army said "two soldiers were seriously wounded as a result of being targeted inside a vehicle by a hostile Israeli drone" near the southern city of Nabatieh.

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Ukraine's Minister of Defense, Mykhailo Fedorov, held talks with his Danish counterpart, Troels Lund Poulsen. The two sides discussed further steps in cooperation aimed at helping Ukraine maintain the initiative across all domains of the war.

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Divisive foreign political narratives are being wrongly cast as religious discourse within our Muslim communities.

Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel on Saturday of pursuing a "scorched-earth policy" in his country's south, urging a halt to the fighting as Israel carried out fresh airstrikes and issued evacuation warnings for more than a dozen locations.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel in a televised address on Saturday of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy” following new Israeli strikes in the south of the country. A ceasefire between Israel and Tehran-backed Hezbollah officially took effect on April 17 but has not been observed.

The president has wavered on whether to move ahead with an agreement with Iran to end the war. On Friday, he vowed to make a “final determination” soon.

Hundreds of vulnerable children in Hong Kong are waiting for temporary homes, with a local charity urging more households from diverse backgrounds to step forward as demand for foster placements continues to outstrip supply. Mother’s Choice said 222 children remained on the official waiting list for placement, adding that single carers now make up nearly 10 per cent of foster parents in its Project Bridge programme, while the rest are married or same-sex couples. The charity, which supports...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Saturday wrote to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Appellate Court of Gilgit-Baltistan, urging immediate judicial intervention to ensure transparency in the upcoming GB elections amid what he described as an “alarming” deterioration in the electoral environment. The move came amid a series of reported incidents involving PTI leaders during the ongoing election campaign in the mountainous region. PTI senior leader Asad Qaiser on Saturday claimed