In a televised announcement on May, 12, Vladimir Putin announced that Sarmat would be ready for combat by the end of the year. This comes a few days after he said the war in #Ukraine was closed to an end. Source link
International Energy Agency warned "Rapidly shrinking buffers." Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi is heading to Delhi for the BRICS summit, which is sure to be dominated by the issue of conflict. DW has more. Source link
More than 1,700 passengers and crew have been confined on a cruise ship docked in the French city of Bordeaux after a 90-year-old passenger died from a suspected case of norovirus, a highly contagious form of gastroenteritis. Source link
The EU plans to force railway companies to sell rival firms’ tickets on their websites under new rules unveiled Wednesday aimed at streamlining travel on a fragmented rail network that remains broken into national systems. Critics say the current system makes it unnecessarily complicated to book multiple legs of a trip and pushes up costs. … Read more
The 79th Cannes Film Festival launched on Tuesday, marking the start of 12 days of nonstop premieres that will culminate May 23 with the centerpiece that every director is hoping to take home: the prestigious Palme d’Or. As the festivities in the south of France get underway, we take a look at how the most … Read more
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a battle for his job after dozens of legislators from his own party called on him to step down in the wake of a resounding defeat for his center-left Labor Party in local elections last week. Those considered to harbor leadership ambitions include Health Secretary Wes Streeting, and … Read more
US President Donald Trump is expected to land in China this Wednesday ahead of a summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Trump is accompanied by a large delegation of US executives and has promised to ask Xi to “open up” the country to US business. In this edition, we explore what “opening up” means … Read more
As the US-Israel war with Iran captures the world’s attention, other crises, including Russia’s war in Ukraine, are receiving less attention. Now Kiev, fearing it will soon receive less American weapons, is preparing for a years-long war while Russia profits from skyrocketing oil and gas prices. This is one side of the proverbial coin. On … Read more
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, May 13, 2026: A highly anticipated summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping kicks off in China. But first, the British front pages discuss Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s continuing struggles. Next, climate scientists are worried that El Nino will be particularly intense this year. Finally, sunburns might hold the keys to … Read more
In a televised announcement on May, 12, Vladimir Putin announced that Sarmat would be ready for combat by the end of the year. This comes a few days after he said the war in #Ukraine was closed to an end. Source link