A Ukrainian drone strike on a student dormitory in the Russian-occupied city of Starobilsk in Luhansk has killed at least ten people, according to Russian occupation authorities. Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin condemned the attack and ordered a military response.
Former Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is set to chair the planned North-South Commission, which aims to strengthen ties with developing and emerging economies, according to a report by Tagesspiegel.
Ukrainian forces have stepped up strikes on Russian supply lines in occupied territories, the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports. The attacks target the occupiers' logistics and slow their advance.
A gas explosion in a coal mine in central China's Shanxi province has killed at least 90 miners, making it the deadliest such disaster in the country since 2009, according to reports.
Ukrainian forces attacked an oil depot in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk overnight, causing a fire that spread to port buildings. In Russian-occupied Luhansk, the death toll from a Ukrainian strike rose to 11 after more bodies were pulled from a student dormitory.
The Kyiv Post spent a day with the Lava brigade of Ukraine's Khartiia Korps in the Kharkiv region, where soldiers launch Leleka and Bulava reconnaissance drones near the Russian border.
A government coalition expert group considers Germany's kerosene supply stable despite the economic impact of the Iran war, Deutschlandfunk reports.
German investigators have broken up a smuggling ring that allegedly organized multi-million-euro deliveries for Russia's defense industry. The network systematically circumvented Western sanctions, according to Welt.
On May 23, 1949, the Grundgesetz was solemnly proclaimed. Frank Bräutigam's article for Tagesschau explains the history and key contents of the German constitution.
Saxony-Anhalt's Minister Schulze (CDU) has made clear that there will be no ministers from the AfD or the Left Party under his leadership. At the same time, he called on the SPD to finally address spending cuts.
Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson has spoken out in favor of Ukraine joining NATO. According to Politico Europe, Jonson said in Prague on Saturday that the country's battle-tested armed forces and growing defense industry would strengthen the alliance.
Saxony's Michael Kretschmer (CDU) has spoken out in favor of higher taxes on large fortunes and inheritances in an interview. He justifies this with the need to relieve lower and middle incomes.
Dozens of school supervisors in France have been suspended on suspicion of violence and sexual assault, according to reports.
The 79th Cannes Film Festival opened with little star power, long films, and cold wind, but Ukraine took center stage. According to the BBC, Russia's war of aggression was a constant backdrop not only in Ukrainian screenings but also in many other films.
The official exchange rate of the US dollar in Ukraine fell to 44.23 hryvnias on May 23, 2026, while the euro dropped to 51.30 hryvnias. The downward trend continues at exchange offices and banks, according to data from Minfin and Finance.ua reported by 24tv.
A US federal judge has dismissed the criminal case against Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Ábrego García, calling the prosecution an 'abuse of prosecutorial power,' according to the Tagesspiegel.
Russia convened an emergency UN Security Council meeting to discuss a Ukrainian strike on an occupiers' headquarters in Starobilsk, falsely presenting it as an attack on a student dormitory. Denmark's UN representative Kristina Marcus Lassen strongly rebutted the Russian claims.
The Trump administration has drastically raised the bar for obtaining a green card. From now on, applications for permanent residency must generally be filed from the applicant's home country, the immigration authority USCIS announced.
Ukrainian drones attacked an industrial facility in Russia's Perm region on May 23, according to local authorities and Ukrainian outlet Exilenova+.
Andrey Zvyagintsev's new film 'Minotaur' is among the favorites for the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, set against the backdrop of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
More than 309,000 people acquired German citizenship in 2025, setting a new record. According to Spiegel, the reform of the nationality law contributed to this increase.
In the night before Saturday, customs, police and the job center checked shops in Berlin-Neukölln – with the governing mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) present. At the same time, shots were fired in Kreuzberg, as the Tagesspiegel reports.
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has declared the Day of the Basic Law a day of honor for volunteer work. According to Der Spiegel, he is traveling across Germany to lend a hand himself.
In spring 2022, a few thousand Ukrainian soldiers held the city of Mariupol for nearly three months against an overwhelming Russian force. They were defeated but never broken – the siege proved to Ukrainians that Putin could be defied.
Jacinta Allan has announced 2,000 state-funded apprenticeships at the revived State Electricity Commission (SEC) at Labor's final state conference before the election, the Guardian reports.
Germany's national ice hockey team faces Austria on Saturday in the preliminary round of the World Championship. According to Tagesspiegel, the DEB selection is under pressure to follow up their first win against Hungary.
Former Torsten Albig (SPD) has recommended that his party consider minority governments tolerated by the AfD. He points to Denmark, where Social Democrats work with right-wing populists.
Anthony Albanese passionately defended his Labor government's proposed tax changes, visibly emotional. The reforms affect negative gearing, capital gains tax, and family trusts.
The US government has significantly tightened the requirements for obtaining a green card. According to Zeit, applicants must now reside outside the United States during the application process.
Germany's Federal Court of Auditors has sharply criticized the Foreign Office for granting millions in federal funds to the Muslim aid organization Islamic Relief Germany, despite the government's own concerns about its ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is set to chair a new North-South commission on the future of development policy, according to a report by Tagesspiegel citing government sources.
Pakistani mediators have arrived in Tehran for talks, while US President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing new strikes on Iran. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks of progress, but differences remain deep, according to Spiegel.
Germany, Britain, France and Italy jointly condemn the violence of Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Friedrich Merz speaks of an unprecedented scale.
Ukraine's SBU security service has broken up an agent network of Russia's FSB intelligence service that was gathering information for missile strikes on Kyiv and Odesa. The suspects face life imprisonment with asset confiscation.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has urged the governing coalition of the CDU/CSU and SPD to focus on domestic and economic policy as well as welfare state reform. The country is capable of reform, Steinmeier said.
According to 24tv, Putin held a meeting with representatives of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff. The generals assured him that Russia could fully capture the Donbas by fall 2026.
Kevin Warsh was sworn in as the new chair of the US Federal Reserve on Friday. The 56-year-old takes office amid growing political tensions over the central bank's independence.
The organization HateAid fights against online hate – and has long since become a target of political attacks itself. A visit with its controversial CEO Anna-Lena von Hodenberg shows how existential the culture war has become for the NGO.
The leaders of Germany, France, Italy and the UK have called on Israel to halt settlement construction in the West Bank and curb settler violence. According to Politico Europe, they warn in a joint statement that Israeli policy undermines stability and the prospects for a two-state solution.
The German government wants to reduce spending on parental allowance by around 350 million euros in 2027 and 395 million euros in 2028, as reported by the FAZ. The reason is rising costs for defense, debt service, and pensions, which are shrinking other fiscal leeway.