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Estonian parliament passes law on the use of Russian assets for the benefit of Ukraine

'We are one step closer to setting a precedent in Europe with our initiative,' said Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna. He emphasized that he hoped the President would support the law as

The attack on Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is appalling.

We strongly condemn this act of violence against our neighboring partner state's head of government. Every effort should be made to ensure that violence does not become the norm in any country, form, or sphere.

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15 victims are hospitalized, three of them in serious condition.
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Fico is being taken to the hospital.

The moment of the arrest of the attacker on the Slovakia’s PM.

A man shot him several times when the PM came out to the public after a governmental meeting.

He is currently being taken to the hospital. The shooter has been detained, but there is no information about his

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Slovakia’s populist PM Robert Fico was injured in a shooting and taken to hospital. The incident took place in the town of Handlova, some 150 kilometers northeast of the capital, according to the news television station TA3. A suspect has been detained, it said.
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Ukrainians have partially driven the Russians out of Vovchansk, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army reports, Ukraine continues defensive fight in the northern and northwestern outskirts of the city.

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The pace of the Russian offensive in the northern Kharkiv region seems to have slowed over the past 24 hours. This is likely due to the new tactics of the military and heavy Russian losses. Russians are likely planning to unite the footholds in Lyptsi and Vovchansk and create a

Instead of a thousand words.

Evacuation from Vovchansk.

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Meanwhile in Russia: tempers flared, as pundits and lawmakers discussed a proposal to vet potential public servants for homosexuality. State Duma member Vitaly Milonov floated his idea of striking homosexuals with ice picks, knives or sledgehammers.
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At least 14 residents of Kharkiv region were killed by shelling, and 60 others were injured during the week of May 6-14. More than 7,000 people were evacuated from the border areas of Kharkiv region due to massive shelling, DSNS.GOV.UA reports. Among the evacuees are 565

Nataliia's family had to escape from the war twice. In 2014, they ran away from their home in the Luhansk region, and in 2022, they had to leave Beryslav. It was hard to live under the occupation for the family. But after the city's liberation, it did not get any easier. After

'Ukraine’s economic transformation will ultimately be driven by the private sector. So we’re accelerating our efforts to help Ukraine attract more private investment, especially toward dynamic industries like technology, like energy, like agriculture, like defense.' Secretary Antony Blinken

There are reports of blackouts in Kyiv. The authorities say that about 10% of electricity consumers are offline. Similar blackouts are reported in other regions. Russian military bombed Ukrainian energy facilities in recent weeks.

The Save Ukraine returned 6 more children aged 5 to 12 from the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson region to the 🇺🇦-controlled territory, now doctors & therapists are working with them. Since the beginning of 2024, 84 children have been returned from the temporarily

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs“Rocking to the Free World” in a bar in Kyiv. // video by CSPAN