The day before, the composition of the delegation for direct and unconditional talks between Moscow and Kiev was appointed

According to Peskov, apart from the team of negotiators, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, Viktor Zolotov, the chief of Russia’s National Guard Service, Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu

According to Balitsky, the Ukrainian military attempted to attack with fixed-wing drones

By 7:26 a.m. Moscow time, the price of gold had narrowed losses to 0.07% as it traded at $3,151.1 per troy ounce

Simultaneously, Istanbul is expected to host talks between negotiators from Russia and Ukraine

The World Health Organization says the PNG outbreak is linked to strains circulating in Indonesia, posing a serious risk to other countries in the region.

Ashwak Hassan recalls the seventh-grader who used to come by her office every day when she worked as a part-time therapist at Anderson United Middle School in south Minneapolis.

Garowe (HOL) – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has strongly criticized the launch of the newly formed Justice and Solidarity Party (JSP) in Mogadishu, accusing the Federal Government of exploiting the political process to consolidate power and deepen national divisions.

Mogadishu (HOL) – A group of sixteen prominent Somali politicians, including former president and prime ministers, have accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of abandoning his constitutional role as a unifying national leader and instead aligning himself with partisan political factions.

For many years, the common agricultural policy (CAP) was financed from a single fund, the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), which on 1 January 2007 was replaced by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). The CAP 2023-2027 regulation introduces a new delivery model (strategic plan) for all CAP expenditure. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Sustainable growth is one of the main objectives of the European Union (EU). In a period of rapid climate change and growing demand for energy and resources, the EU has introduced a range of policies and initiatives aimed at sustainable consumption and production. Under the European Green Deal and, in particular, the circular economy action plan, a sustainable product policy legislative initiative was announced to make products fit for a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and circular economy. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

European financial assistance mechanisms are intended to preserve the financial stability of the EU and the euro area, as financial distress in one Member State can have a substantial impact on macro-financial stability in other Member States. Financial assistance is linked to macroeconomic conditionality (it is a loan rather than a fiscal transfer), to ensure that Member States receiving such assistance implement the necessary fiscal, economic, structural and supervisory reforms. The reforms are agreed and set out in specific documents (memoranda of understanding) published on the Commission website and, when relevant, on the European Stability Mechanism website. As part of the EU response to the COVID-19 crisis, a number of additional financial instruments were put forward to help the Member States recover and make their economies more resilient to shocks. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The common agricultural policy (CAP) has undergone six major reforms, the most recent of which were in 2013 (for the 2014-2020 financial period) and 2021 (for the 2023-2027 financial period). The latest reform and new legislation came into force in January 2023. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Supporting democracy worldwide is a priority for the European Union. Democracy remains the only system of governance in which people can fully realise their human rights, and is a determining factor for development and long-term stability. As the only directly elected EU institution, the European Parliament is particularly committed to promoting democracy. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Iran has floated the idea of a joint nuclear project with US investment, The New York Times reports Read Full Article at RT.com

According to him, the talks will be closed to the press

The delegation is headed by Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky

[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- «Goma, capital of the North Kivu region, two million inhabitants. An occupied city, on its knees. Stretched along the shores of Lake Kivu, caressed by the heat of the Nyiragongo volcano, its beauty and the peace of some thirty years are turning into tears of fear and death.»

[New Times] Tanzanian musician Marioo is expected in Kigali for a private visit during which will embark on yet-to-be-disclosed professional projects with Rwandan artistes, some of whom previously featured in his latest album, The Godson.

[New Times] Carine (not her real name) is a 31-year-old mother of three living in Gasabo District, City of Kigali. She is currently separated from the father of her children, who struggled with chronic alcoholism. Although they are still going through the legal divorce process, they no longer live together.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has officially revoked the legal status of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), citing the party's failure to implement «corrective measures» ordered by the Board. The decision, effective 05 May 2025, follows the expiration of a three-month deadline issued to the TPLF in February 2025.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The rollout of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), procurement of essential HIV and family planning commodities, and payment for Community Health Promoter (CHP) kits risk stalling following a Sh161 billion budget cut in the Ministry of Health's 2025/2026 allocation.

[Premium Times] The majority of the senators opposed the proposal by their colleague.

«Practice shows that Kiev is completely unable to respect any agreements,» Sergey Aksyonov noted

Once again, Russia’s delegation will be led by Kremlin Aide Vladimir Medinsky

The Bellefield Health Centre in Manchester will be temporarily closed for upgrade and repairs, effective Monday, May 19. The Southern Regional Health Authority says the closure will be for a period of six weeks. It says services can be accessed...

The US has reportedly told government agencies to halt preparations for the G20 meeting in South Africa Read Full Article at RT.com

Conscription could be used to increase the size of the German army, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The California governor is taking harder lines as he confronts a budget shortfall, frustrations among constituents and other pressures that hover over his national ambitions.

[New Times] Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa is one of those rare voices still preserved to remind Rwanda and the world what it means to survive the unspeakable. With her haunting, soul-piercing voice, she composes not songs, but sacred testimonies.

A domestic worker who was given life imprisonment in 2023 for murdering her employer’s mother-in-law had the charge reduced to culpable homicide on May 14 after her lawyers argued at her appeal that she had been provoked. Zin Mar Nwe, 24, had stabbed the victim 26 times on June 25, 2018, after the 70-year-old woman threatened to send her back to the agent. Lawyer Josephus Tan said the triggering statement amounted to grave and sudden provocation, which caused the Myanmar national, who was then 17 years old, to lose self-control. Mr Tan argued that to her mind, the statement represented a real possibility that she would be sent back to her home country because it was the third time within five months she had changed employers. He said the threat was made against a backdrop of “a period in which the deceased had scolded, hit and hurt the accused”.  Deputy Public Prosecutor Kumaresan Gohulabalan argued that there was no evidence to support a finding the maid had been physically abused, aside from her self-reported claims.

Two people have been detained following the seizure of approximately 663 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $40 million from a vessel intercepted off the Westmoreland coast on Wednesday. The seizure was made by the Maritime Air and...