The publications' latest report covers the period of February 24, 2022 to May 8, 2025. Since it was last updated at the end of April, 2,857 additional Russian military personnel have been confirmed killed.
Hungary cancelled a meeting planned for May 12 with a Ukrainian delegation on the rights of national minorities, Hungary's Deputy Foreign Minister said on May 11, amid a deepening spying scandal between the two countries.
Three were injured in Russia's Kursk Oblast when the town of Rylsk was allegedly struck by a missile attack on May 11, local governor Alexander Khinshtein claimed.
This week, the world watched in anticipation for Russia’s Victory Day parade after President Volodymyr Zelensky commented that he could not guarantee the safety of those attending. Meanwhile, the European Union moves one step forward to banning Russian gas from the European continent. It is also revealed this week that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has fallen out of step with the White House.
"(Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin... doesn't want to have a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the bloodbath. Ukraine should agree to this, immediately," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to to Antalya, Turkey, for a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting from May 14–16, where he is expected to address the war in Ukraine and push for stronger Allied defense commitments.
The Kremlin said the leaders held a detailed discussion about the Russian initiative and Erdogan expressed full support, reiterating Turkey’s readiness to provide a venue and assist in organizing the negotiations.
Erdogan told Macron that international cooperation is critical for initiating peace negotiations and the "sensitive implementation" of Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction processes, the Turkish Presidency reported.
An aerial view of Gaza on May 11, 2023. (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Israel, the U.S., and Egypt have reached an agreement to ensure foreigners residing in Gaza can leave via Egypt's Rafah border crossing, the Times of Israel reported on Oct. 14, citing an anonymous senior Egyptian official.
Qatar was reportedly also involved in the negotiations, and the Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad gave their approval, the Times of Israel said. The deal does not include any hostages Hamas took during their attack against Israel on Oct. 7.
According to the Egyptian official, Israel has agreed not to strike the area surrounding the Rafah border crossing.
A second Egyptian official told the Times of Israel that they had received “instructions” to reopen the Rafah border crossing on Saturday afternoon for foreigners coming from Gaza.
Negotiations are still underway to get humanitarian aid into Gaza through the crossing point.
Israel ordered a mass evacuation of civilians from northern Gaza before striking presumed Hamas strongholds, which drew strong criticism from the international community.
"Moving more than one million people across a densely populated war zone to a place with no food, water, or accommodation, when the entire territory of Gaza is under siege, is extremely dangerous – and in some cases, simply not possible," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Oct. 14.
Israel's targeted strikes on Gaza come after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack against Israel on Oct. 7, killing over 1,000 people.
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