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May
06
Immigration / Law / Policy

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukraine is open to continue pea

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukraine is open to continue peace talks with Russia if they guarantee the restoration of preinvasion borders, return the Ukrainians who were forcefully evacuated to Russia, and if Russian troops withdraw from the country. (The Independent) (Axios) Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko claims that the Russian frigate Admiral Makarov was struck with Neptune anti-ship missiles off of Snake Island. Russia denies having any information of the strike. (Newsweek)

May
06
Technology / Science

China decides to making regular COVID-19 testing mandatory for its citizens with setting up thousands of permanent PCR testing stations, with 9,000 already comp

China decides to making regular COVID-19 testing mandatory for its citizens with setting up thousands of permanent PCR testing stations, with 9,000 already completed in Shanghai alone, as authorities aim to "normalise" tough pandemic controls even after the current round of lockdowns end. (Livemint)

May
06
Technology / Science

COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China China decides to making regular COVID-19 testing mandatory for its citizens with setting up thousands of permanent PCR testi

COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China China decides to making regular COVID-19 testing mandatory for its citizens with setting up thousands of permanent PCR testing stations, with 9,000 already completed in Shanghai alone, as authorities aim to "normalise" tough pandemic controls even after the current round of lockdowns end. (Livemint)

May
06
Major Trends

Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of Belarusian activist Roman Protasevich, with whom she was detained when their flight was diverted by the Belarusian Air Force las

Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of Belarusian activist Roman Protasevich, with whom she was detained when their flight was diverted by the Belarusian Air Force last year, is sentenced to six years in prison for "inciting social hatred". The exiled Belarusian opposition condemns the verdict. (Reuters)

May
07
Politics / Government

Former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announces his candidacy for the upcoming Brazilian presidential election in October, launching his candidac

Former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announces his candidacy for the upcoming Brazilian presidential election in October, launching his candidacy with a message of "hope" and stating that he is ready to make "the greatest peaceful revolution" in the history of Brazil. (EFE)

May
07
Politics / Government

2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election Irish republican party Sinn Féin win the most seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly with 29% of the first-preference vo

2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election Irish republican party Sinn Féin win the most seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly with 29% of the first-preference vote, marking the first time that a unionist party did not win the most seats since Northern Ireland's establishment in 1921. (The Guardian)

May
07
War / Conflict / Security

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 bombing of Odesa Four Russian missiles strike the Ukrainian port city of Odesa.

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 bombing of Odesa Four Russian missiles strike the Ukrainian port city of Odesa. (Reuters) Siege of Mariupol Ukraine says that all women, children, and elderly have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant. (Reuters) Bilohorivka school bombing Russian forces bomb a school in Bilohorivka, Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast. Only two deaths are confirmed but sixty people are believed to have been killed. (Reuters)

May
07
War / Conflict / Security

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 bombing of Odesa Four Russian missiles strike the Ukrainian port city of Odesa.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 bombing of Odesa Four Russian missiles strike the Ukrainian port city of Odesa. (Reuters) Siege of Mariupol Ukraine says that all women, children, and elderly have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant. (Reuters) Bilohorivka school bombing Russian forces bomb a school in Bilohorivka, Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast. Only two deaths are confirmed but sixty people are believed to have been killed. (Reuters)

May
07
Health / Disasters

Eight people are killed and 17 others injured during wildfires in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia, that destroy hundreds of buildings in 16 settlements.

Eight people are killed and 17 others injured during wildfires in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia, that destroy hundreds of buildings in 16 settlements. The Federal Agency for Forestry blames high winds for worsening the fires and impacting firefighting efforts. (Reuters)

May
07
Health / Disasters

Wildfires in 2022 Eight people are killed and 17 others injured during wildfires in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia, that destroy hundreds of buildings in 16

Wildfires in 2022 Eight people are killed and 17 others injured during wildfires in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia, that destroy hundreds of buildings in 16 settlements. The Federal Agency for Forestry blames high winds for worsening the fires and impacting firefighting efforts. (Reuters)

May
08
Politics / Government

Canada–Ukraine relations Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly make an u

Canada–Ukraine relations Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly make an unannounced visit to Kyiv to meet with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid the ongoing Russian invasion. (CTV News) Trudeau announces the reopening of the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv. (Politico)

May
08
Economy / Jobs / Business

Israeli–Palestinian conflict Two Palestinians are killed by Israeli soldiers during confrontations in the West Bank, while an Israeli policeman is stabbed and w

Israeli–Palestinian conflict Two Palestinians are killed by Israeli soldiers during confrontations in the West Bank, while an Israeli policeman is stabbed and wounded in Jerusalem, hours after the perpetrators of the El'ad stabbing are arrested. (Reuters)

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