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Pope Leo XIV asks faithful to remember journalists who have lost their lives pursuing the truth.

Russian forces attacked the city of Dnipro with five guided air-launched missiles during the day on 3 May. Ukrainian air defence has downed four missiles, but one of the damaged missiles hit a student accommodation, causing casualties.

China may be feeling uneasy about talk of a rare five-year defence cooperation plan between North Korea and Russia that could accelerate Pyongyang’s military modernisation on multiple fronts, analysts said. According to the Russian state news agency Tass, Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov held talks to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on April 26, with Belousov describing relations between the countries as at an “unprecedentedly high level”. Belousov also said preparations...

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Israel has carried out widespread destruction in southern Lebanon, flattening entire towns near the border, including places like Bint Jbeil. Satellite imagery shows that dozens of villages have been heavily damaged or reduced to rubble since fighting with Hezbollah resumed in March. The conflict has killed more than 2,600 people in Lebanon and displaced over a million. Civilian infrastructure—homes, schools, hospitals, and utilities—has been widely destroyed. Israel says its actions are la

Israel believes Hezbollah sources the base drones from China or Iran before attaching a grenade or similar explosive device to each one.

US announced withdrawal of 5,000 soldiers last week after German chancellor said US was being ‘humiliated’ by Iran Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw more US troops from Germany after stunning European leaders and some senior members of his own party by last week announcing the withdrawal of 5,000 soldiers from Germany. The move left 30,000 US troops still in the country, according to CNN. But Trump threatened on Saturday that more cuts were coming. “We are going to cut way down, and we’re

Russian forces struck a residential area in the city of Dnipro on 3 May.

US-German relations are straining as a spat deepens between President Trump and Chancellor Merz over the war on Iran.
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North Macedonia received gas from Azerbaijan "through the Trans-Anatolian and the Trans Adriatic pipelines, then from Greece via Bulgaria", Moscow’s Ambassador to the Balkan nation Dmitry Zykov said

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Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will invest $119 billion USD into developing its own military weapons systems.

The exercise involves over 3,500 troops from various NATO countries, along with several hundred pieces of equipment

A state-backed Nigerian militia, operating alongside the military, killed scores of ethnic Fulani herders in a raid, local sources have told journalists. The herders were killed in an operation that also involved vigilantes from Benin, just across the border from Niger State, after the herders were accused of being informants for the jihadist group Ansaru. The Nigerian vigilantes from Bussa district raided herding Fulani settlements around Kabe, in neighbouring Borgu, in a massacre that also saw

The shutdown of the budget airline after 34 years has left 17,000 staff members unemployed.

China has ordered companies throughout the country not to comply with US sanctions on five Chinese oil refiners accused of trading in Iranian fuel, a move observers say could mark a new stage in Beijing’s pushback against American long-arm jurisdiction. The order is the first application of a measure designed to block “improper” foreign actions, and could be a potential headache for US sanctions enforcement, according to analysts. The order was issued in response to a series of US sanctions...
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Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries increased their oil production quota on Sunday in an expected move aimed at demonstrating continuity at the cartel after the shock withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates. The seven major producers will add 188,000 barrels per day to their total production quota for June amid the price pressure unleashed by the Mideast war, as part of "their collective commitment to support oil market stability", according to a statement published by OPEC+.
Two U.S. service members went missing May 2, 2026 during African Lion 2026 in southern Morocco (near Tan Tan). A large search-and-rescue effort (U.S., Moroccan, partners) is ongoing. Unconfirmed reports say they may have been off-duty near a cliff and possibly swept into the ocean, but that’s not officially confirmed.
On World Press Freedom Day, marked on May 3, France honored the memory of French photojournalist Arman Soldin (note: original text says Antoni Lallican, likely referring to a French journalist killed in Ukraine) who was killed in Ukraine as a result of a Russian drone strike, and stated that Russia has made freedom of information its target.

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Opec+ agreed on Sunday on a modest oil output hike for June, an increase that will remain largely on paper as long as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to disrupt Gulf oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. Seven Opec+ countries will raise oil output targets by 188,000 barrels per day in June, the third consecutive monthly increase, Opec+ said in a statement after an online meeting. The increase is the same as that agreed for May minus the share of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which le

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The one-day ceasefire proposed by Russia on May 9 is “absurd,” and Poland does not support it.

Russia's attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven civilians and injured over 60 people. 26 were injured over the past day in Kherson Oblast alone.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski condemns 'vile antisemitic caricature' in The Times Katherine Hearst on Sun, 05/03/2026 - 11:30 Spokesperson for party accuses 'media and politicians' of mounting 'further attacks towards Zack in the wake of a violent attack on his community' A cartoon published in The Times appears to depict Green Party leader Zack Polanski with a hooked nose (Screengrab/X) Off Green Party leader Zack Polanski has accused The Times of publishing "a

Five people, including four paramedics, wounded in Israeli attack on southern Lebanon An Israeli attack on southern Lebanon's Tyre district has wounded five people, including four paramedics, the country's health ministry is reporting. In a statement carried by Lebanon's National News Agency, the ministry said the attack struck the vicinity of a medical centre. “The ministry reiterated its condemnation of these repeated attacks, and recalled Article 19 of the Geneva Convention, which state

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Oil supplies to the global market have greatly declined due to developments in the Strait of Hormuz, and if some of our oil supplies fail to reach the market, prices will grow even higher, while they have already reached the $120 per barrel level, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told

However, if the Kiev regime is unwilling to do so, we will try to persuade it by continuing and completing the special military operation, he said
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Trump is reviewing Iran's latest proposal to end the war, but the mistrust between the two sides is a big obstacle.