Russian state media calling for unpaid 6th day of work to fund Ukraine invasion, Western intel says
The proposed 6-day work week — apparently without additional pay — would come as countries such as the UK and Spain experiment with 4-day work weeks.
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Xi more of a threat to democracies than Putin,says ex-Canada PM
Ukraine war: Zelenksy praises air force after Russia's largest drone attack yet
The Ukrainian president thanks his air force, after most of the Russian drones were shot down.
Zelenskyy congratulated Erdoğan on winning Turkish elections
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated the current President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on his re-election for another presidential term.
Turkey’s Erdogan wins presidential election run-off: State media | Elections News
Erdogan declared winner by Supreme Election Council after unofficial vote count.
Belarus official: West left us no choice but to deploy nuclear arms
The United States has denounced the prospective deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus but says its stance on the use of such weapons has not been altered.
US ‘ready to fight in space if we have to’, says military official | Space
Threat posed by ‘provocative’ Russia and China has left US no choice but to prepare for orbital skirmishes
Indigenous leaders are being murdered in Peru’s Amazon
Mayor explained the unusual vibrations in Kyiv this night: Weapons are going to the front
Mayor of Kyiv, Vitalii Klitschko, explained the unusual vibrations felt by the residents of the capital on Sunday night as the movement of powerful weapons to the front.
French medical bodies on Sunday called on authorities to punish researcher Didier Raoult for "the largest 'unauthorized' clinical trial ever seen" into the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19
Man who opened emergency exit door during flight faces up to 10 years in prison
Cuban immigrants are joining the Russian army to fight in Ukraine in exchange for citizenship, a report says
Russia is recruiting Cuban immigrants to join the army to fight in Ukraine in exchange for citizenship, a report says.
Zelenskyy thanks Ukrainian Air Defence Forces and State Emergency Service after most massive Russian drone attack so far
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the air defence forces and workers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine after the Russian attack that had occurred in the small hours of 28 May, when it launched 54 Shahed drones at Ukraine.
Lukashenko says Putin to give nuclear weapons to anyone who joins Union State
Self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has said that Russia will provide nuclear weapons to all countries that join the Union State of Russia and Belarus.
Germany intensifies scrutiny of far-right AfD, labeling its youth wing 'extremist'
Ukraine plans to impose sanctions against Iran for 50 years
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has submitted a draft resolution to the Verkhovna Rada to impose 50-year-long sanctions against Iran.
Putin orders stronger Russian border security
Ukraine war: Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack - mayor
One man is killed as Ukraine's capital is hit by a record 54 drones launched by Russia.
Netherlands arrests more than 1,500 climate activists during a protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies
Climate activists blocked parts of a motorway in The Hague to protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies.
More than half of voters now want Britain to forge closer ties with the EU, poll reveals
Dramatic reversal in public opinion seen even in those constituencies that recorded the highest votes to leave