The United States is discussing deployment of #nuclear weapons in additional European countries, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. The talks may not lead to any changes in nuclear-sharing agreements, as the #Trump administration intends to show commitment to providing a nuclear umbrella to its #NATO allies amid widespread concern in #Europe over US moves to reduce military assistance to the continent, the British newspaper said.
⚡️Russian forces have delivered a massive attack on Ukrainian defense plants in #Kiev, Zaporozhye, #Kharkov, and #Dnepropetrovsk in response to Kiev’s terrorist acts, Russia's Defense Ministry reported.
▶️ The Leningrad Zoo’s pair of Pallas’s cats, Shu and Pepe, have welcomed their first litter of kittens. The genders of the kittens are not yet known. They are nursing and are just beginning to open their eyes. Video: Leningrad Zoo’s #Telegram channel/TASS
US President Donald #Trump is facing mounting political difficulties that enhance his vulnerability both domestically and internationally, CNN said. According to the TV channel, one of the most serious problems remains finding a way out of the conflict with #Iran. CNN notes that despite the sustained strikes by the United States and #Israel, Washington has not yet achieved the desired results, and the negotiations are still unfinished.
▶️ Hundreds of people took to the streets in the Kenyan city of Nanyuki to protest against a US quarantine center, Citizen TV reported. The center is intended for US citizens who may have contracted the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Protesters insisted that the authorities move the center to another location, as they believe such a facility near their homes could pose risks to their health. Video: KENYA GOSSIP CLUB/X
June 1 is celebrated globally as International Children’s Day The idea was first proposed by the World Conference for the Welfare of Children in Geneva on June 1, 1925 The commemorative date was proclaimed at a meeting of the Women’s International Democratic Federation in #Moscow more than two decades later, in November 1949 International Children’s Day serves to draw public attention to efforts aimed at promoting children’s rights, protecting them from violence
The Iranian military has damaged at least 20 US military sites since the conflict started in February, the BBC reports, based on an analysis of images and videos. According to the media outlet, #Iran has targeted key facilities across eight countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, #Iraq, Jordan, Bahrain, and Oman. In particular, Iranian attacks have damaged three Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries in the UAE and Jordan
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#10yrsago The last time there were this many unsold $100M+ homes on the market, the world economy imploded https://web.archive.org/web/20160529040314/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/business/a-worrisome-pileup-of-100-million-homes.html
#10yrsago David Foster Wallace’s essays on tennis, finally collected between one set of covers https://www.csmonitor.com/Arts-Culture/Books/2016/0530/String-Theory-gathers-the-brainy-witty-tennis-writing-of-David-Foster-Wallace
#10yrsago United Arab Emirates hacked UK journalist https://citizenlab.ca/research/stealth-falcon/
#10yrsago Internet economics 101: “bandwidth hogs” considered harmless https://web.archive.org/web/20160530155601/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/05/should-broadband-data-hogs-pay-more-isp-economics-say-no/
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The #Russian government and the Federal Security Service (FSB) must take the necessary measures to ensure uninterrupted public access to key internet services even during restrictions related to security measures. Russian President Vladimir #Putin issued the instruction following a government meeting.
Footage of the tanker's detention in the Atlantic Ocean According to the VesselFinder monitoring service, the Tagor oil tanker flies the flag of Madagascar. It made its last port call in Murmansk in early May, the service’s website noted. Video: #French President Emmanuel Macron/X
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 282, according to a new report from the DRC Ministry of Health. The document states that the outbreak is mainly concentrated in Ituri Province, which accounts for 264 of the 282 confirmed cases nationwide. Fifteen confirmed cases have been reported in North Kivu Province, and three more in South Kivu Province. The report adds that 42 people have died, while 238 are currently receiving treatment.
Bilateral relations, issues of the lifting of the remaining #sanctions and prospects for Syria’s economic revival were the focus of a phone call between the Syrian and US presidents, Ahmed al-Sharaa and Donald #Trump. According to the Syrian leader’s office, al-Sharaa stressed the importance of further “international support for #Syria during the country’s reconstruction phase” and noted that “the lifting of remaining sanctions is a necessary condition for reviving the economy and improving
TASS News Roundup, May 31: IAEA experts reported minor damage to the exterior of a turbine building of the Zaporozhye NPP after a Ukrainian #drone attack #Russian air defense forces shot down four guided aerial bombs and 405 drones of the Ukrainian army in 24 hours, the Russian defense ministry said The Israeli army has established control of a key strategic height north of the Litani River in Lebanon, home to the Crusader fortress of Beaufort
Colleges want the standards back.
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At least 41 people died and 140 more were injured after Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon during the past day, despite the ceasefire that has been in force since April 17, the country’s health ministry said. "The overall death toll since the outbreak of the ongoing armed escalation on March 2 has climbed to 3,412, with 10,269 people being injured," it said in a statement posted on its X page.
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