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Rare night heron chicks hatch in Odesa park for first time since 2022
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (438+ words) For the first time since 2022, chicks of the black-crowned night heron " locally known as the "kvak" " have hatched at the Tuzly Estuaries National Nature Park in southern Odesa Oblast, Ivan Rusev, head of the park's scientific research department, reported. He…...
Ukraine and Hungary agree to expert-level talks on minority rights
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (301+ words) Ukraine and Hungary have agreed to hold a round of expert-level consultations this week to resolve bilateral issues, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced on May 18. The diplomatic breakthrough, reached during a conversation with Hungary's newly appointed Foreign Minister Anita…...
Cuba accuses Washington of creating pretext for sanctions
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (242+ words) Cuba accused the'United States'of fabricating claims about a drone threat in order to justify economic sanctions and a potential military intervention, Cuban Foreign Minister'Bruno Rodr'guez Parrilla'said. In a social media post, Rodr'guez said that "Cuba does not threaten war and…...
Kim Jong Un vows to build 'impregnable fortress' on North Korea's border with the South
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (239+ words) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for a major military buildup along the border with South Korea and announced an upcoming restructuring of the country's armed forces, state news agency KCNA reported after a May 17 meeting with military commanders....
Russia targets Kryvyi Rih with Shahed drones
19+ hour, 50+ min ago (80+ words) 17 May, 07: 08 PM The attack damaged transport infrastructure, while information about possible casualties was being clarified, Hanzha reported at 11: 43 a. m. The fires caused by the Russian drone strike were later extinguished, and no casualties were reported, Kryvyi Rih Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul said…...
Ukraine says Moscow region hit in largest attack of full-scale war
22+ hour, 41+ min ago (234+ words) Moscow and the surrounding region came under the largest drone attack since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with several strategic facilities reportedly struck for the first time, Ukraine's Defense Ministry said on May 17. "The war is returning…...
US lets Russian oil waiver expire as market pressure threatens sanctions line
23+ hour, 14+ min ago (285+ words) The Trump administration did not extend a license allowing the delivery and sale of Russian crude oil already loaded onto vessels, Bloomberg reported. The United States had extended the sanctions waiver for Russian oil by one month, allowing transactions involving…...
Ukraine expands direct weapons marketplace to Interior Ministry combat units
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (165+ words) 16 May, 11: 14 PM The Cabinet of Ministers approved the decision to expand the project to units involved in repelling Russia's armed aggression, including Ukraine's National Guard, the State Border Guard Service and the National Police. The system's key advantage is that…...
China eyes auto plant in Ukraine's Zakarpattia as business ties expand
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (156+ words) 16 May, 06: 36 PM Ma Shengkun, China's ambassador to Ukraine, visited Zakarpattia Oblast for the second time in less than a year to discuss areas of partnership that could interest Chinese businesses, Biletsky said. The Ukrainian side briefed the ambassador on key…...
U. S. considers special forces raid to seize Iranian nuclear material
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (358+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump faces a major decision on whether to launch renewed strikes against Iran after returning from China, as his advisers have prepared plans to resume military action if diplomacy collapses, NYT reported on May 15. NYT said Operation Epic…...