Smoke rises after a SU-34 warplane crashed in Bryansk, Russia, on May 13. kommersant/Telegram Four Russian aircraft were shot down within Russian territory, according to unconfirmed reports, in what would mark a significant coup for Ukraine. There are conflicting accounts about how many planes and helicopters may have been brought down inside the Russian region […]
CNN — Two senior Russian military officers have been killed in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday, the latest high-profile losses for Moscow in a grinding war with its western neighbor. The ministry said the two officers – Col. Vyacheslav Makarov and Col. Yevgeny Brovko – were in killed in action while leading […]
Bangkok, Thailand CNN — Thai voters have dealt a surprise blow to the ruling military-backed government in the country’s general election, throwing their support behind progressive anti-establishment parties that could change the course of the kingdom’s politics after years of military rule. With 97% of votes counted before an unexplained pause at almost 2 a.m. […]
CNN — Western Myanmar is being battered by strong winds and heavy rain after Cyclone Mocha made landfall on the Bay of Bengal coastline Sunday. The cyclone brought wind speeds of over 200 kilometers per hour (195 mph), blowing roofs off buildings and bringing down powerlines, video footage showed Trees have been uprooted and a […]
Jerusalem and Gaza CNN — Life in Gaza quickly appeared to be returning to normal Sunday, the morning after a ceasefire ended five days of intense rocket fire and airstrikes between Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Israel Defense Forces left 35 people dead – all but one of them Palestinians. Israeli military authorities opened two […]
Election representatives prepare ballots at a polling station in Istanbul on Sunday. Francisco Seco/AP Turkey holds elections every five years. Presidential candidates can be nominated by parties that have passed the 5% voter threshold in the last parliamentary election, or those who have gathered at least 100,000 signatures supporting their nomination. The candidate who receives […]
CNN — Russia’s air force may have just suffered one of its worst days since the Ukraine war began. Unconfirmed reports say that four of its aircraft were shot down within Russian territory, in what would mark a significant coup for Ukraine. There are conflicting accounts about how many planes and helicopters may have been […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Chancellery in Berlin on Sunday. Lisi Niesner/Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Berlin, Germany, for his first visit to the country since Russia’s February 2021 invasion, meeting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday. He is also due to meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Zelensky tweeted just past midnight local time, “Already in […]
Istanbul CNN — Polls have opened in Turkey’s fiercely fought presidential and parliamentary elections that could bring an end to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule. Sunday’s race poses the biggest challenge yet to Turkey’s strongman leader. He faces economic headwinds and criticism that the impact of the devastating February 6 earthquake was made […]
Rome CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said “the first important steps” of a highly-anticipated military counteroffensive against Russian forces “would be taken soon” as he met with European partners providing his country with weapons. Speaking to reporters in Rome after meetings with his Italian counterpart and Italy’s prime minister, Zelensky said Ukrainian […]
