Merz sworn in as Germany's new chancellor

Merz sworn in as Germany's new chancellor.

Friedrich Merz has pledged to continue aiding Ukraine, expressing support for sending Taurus cruise missiles in coordination with Germany's allies.

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Kyiv's air defense increasingly under pressure amid missile shortage

Russian missile strike on Sumy suburb kills 3, injures 7.

Most of the injured are children, with one in extremely serious condition, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration said.

Parliamentary сommittee backs ratification of US minerals deal ahead of Verkhovna Rada vote.

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, will vote on the agreement's ratification on May 8.

Kadyrov asks Putin if he can resign as head of Chechen Republic.

"I hope that my request will be supported," Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov said on May 6.

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After 3 years of full-scale war in Ukraine, Europe announces plan to ban all Russian gas imports

UK reportedly updates war alert plans amid Russian threats.

The classified "homeland defense plan" outlines how the government would respond in the immediate aftermath of a strike on British territory by a hostile foreign nation.

Ukraine brings home 205 POWs in prisoner exchange with Russia.

This marks the fifth known prisoner of war (POWs) swap of 2025 and the 64th since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022.

Hegseth reportedly ordered Ukraine aid pause without Trump's knowledge.

The suspension reportedly affected 11 shipments of artillery shells and weapons from Dover Air Force Base and a U.S. base in the United Arab Emirates.

As Trump suggests Putin feeling pressure of falling oil prices, Russian oil falls to two-year low.

Trump said that Russia has grown more willing to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine following a sharp decline in oil prices.

Poland faces 'unprecedented' Russian interference ahead of presidential election, minister says.

Poland will hold presidential elections on May 18, with a potential runoff on June 1, as the country faces key debates over social policy, migration, and national security that could shape its political trajectory.

Russian Baltic Sea provocations 'increasing threat of accidental military incidents,' Latvian intelligence says.

The annual report said Russia is using aggressive tactics, such as unauthorized airspace incursions and close encounters with NATO ships and aircraft.

5 killed, 33 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day.

Russia launched 136 drones overnight, including Iranian-designed Shahed-type drones, according to Ukraine's Air Force.

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A night with the medics of Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade on Kharkiv Oblast front

Ukraine stabilizes Pokrovsk front, seizes tactical initiative in some areas, Syrskyi says.

Pokrovsk, located about 70 kilometers northwest of Donetsk, remains one of the most fiercely contested sectors of the front, where Russia has concentrated its main offensive efforts since March.

Ukraine's drones target Moscow second night in a row, Russian official claims, ahead of Victory Day parade.

Debris from one of the drones reportedly fell on the Kashirskoye Highway, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce."

'Putin doesn't want peace, he wants Ukraine' — Pence rebukes Trump's stance on Russia.

Criticizing the White House, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Putin "only understands power."

Trump says falling oil prices mean Russia 'wants to settle' a peace deal in Ukraine.

"I think Russia, with the price of oil right now, oil has gone down, we are in a good position to settle, they want to settle. Ukraine wants to settle," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

Lithuania to mine border with Russia, Belarus in new $12 billion defense plan.

About 800 million euros ($905 million) will be allocated for the acquisition and installation of anti-tank mines to deter potential aggression.

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France is sending Ukraine more AASM Hammer bombs — here's what they can do

Poland's Duda calls on Trump to pressure Russia with 'economic instruments'.

Polish President Andrzej Duda said the United States has tools that can effectively influence the Kremlin, arguing that only President Donald Trump has real leverage over Russian President Vladimir Putin.

General Staff: Russia has lost 959,500 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,430 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Book on Soviet dissidents wins Pulitzer Prize.

"To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement" by Benjamin Nathans, which covers dissent in the Soviet Union and Russia today, won a Pulitzer Prize on May 5.

Reporters Without Borders exfiltrates Russian journalist and outspoken war critic who escaped house arrest.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on May 5 announced they had facilitated Russian journalist Ekaterina Barabash's escape from Russia to France after she fled house arrest on April 21.

1 killed, fires reported in Odesa Oblast following Russian drone attack.

A Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast on May 5 killed one and caused damage to local infrastructure, regional Governor Oleh Kiper reported.