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American actor John Travolta arrived at the Cannes Film Festival with his daughter Ella Blue on a private jet, which he piloted himself
An unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in the Turkish city of Samsun on the morning of 16 May. At least three houses were damaged in the crash. There are currently no reports of casualties
The Russian President has signed a decree simplifying the procedure for granting Russian citizenship to residents of the unrecognised region of Transnistria
Italian prosecutors have launched their own investigation following the deaths of five Italian nationals whilst diving in the Maldives. The search operation has been temporarily suspended due to strong winds, heavy rain and dangerous currents
Three major Polish construction companies have agreed to collaborate on future projects to rebuild Ukraine. The companies in question are Budimex SA, Polimex Mostostal SA and AMW SINEVIA, which signed the relevant agreement at the Polish Ministry of State Assets
On Saturday, 16 May, some regions will experience rain and thunderstorms. Meanwhile, warmer weather will persist in the south and east, with no significant rainfall
The summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing concluded without any breakthrough agreements, despite the ostensibly friendly atmosphere and public statements from both sides. The US and China made no significant progress on trade, Iran and Taiwan.
Law enforcement officers carried out 272 searches across various regions of Ukraine as part of an investigation into the illegal manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes and e-liquids. According to the investigation, the scheme resulted in the state losing out on approximately 100 million hryvnias in excise duty.
The Security Service of Ukraine has uncovered an international group involved in purchasing seagoing vessels for the Russian ‘shadow fleet’. Both Ukrainian citizens and foreign nationals were involved in the scheme.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hagseth stated that the Pentagon had sent American military personnel to Ukraine to study the combat use of drones. According to him, the US aims to use the experience gained to develop its own defensive and offensive capabilities.
In the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, the Russian occupying authorities plan to include hundreds of flats on the list of properties to be provided as ‘compensation’. These are the homes of city residents who left due to the blockade and occupation.
On 13 May, fires broke out at several facilities in Russia’s fuel and energy sector following drone attacks. Blazes were reported at a gas processing plant near Astrakhan, an oil terminal in Bashkortostan and a facility in the Krasnodar Krai.
