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Sweden detains suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in Baltic Sea
The Swedish Coast Guard on May 3 detained a tanker in the Baltic Sea believed to be part of Russia's shadow fleet, the fifth such intervention in recent months.
Russian hacker who targeted global oil, gas facilities pleads guilty
A Russian hacker linked to attacks on oil and gas infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine has agreed to plead guilty in a U.S. federal case that could bring up to 27 years in prison.
Russian attacks on southeastern Ukraine kill 1, injure 34, officials say
Russian forces launched a series of attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, killing at least one person and injuring 34, regional officials said.
Ukraine war latest: Poland's prime minister condemns NATO 'disintegration' as Trump says US will further reduce troop presence in Europe
Key developments on May 2-3: * Poland's prime minister condemns NATO 'disintegration' as Trump says US will further reduce troop presence in Europe * Ukraine hits 2 Russian shadow fleet vessels near Novorossiysk port * Ukraine strikes Russian Kalibr missile carrier, patrol boat in Leningrad Oblast, Zelensky says * Zelensky arrives in Yerevan for European Political Community Summit, his first visit to Armenia Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on May 2 condemned the "disintegration" of NATO
Explainer: Is Zelensky implicated in Ukraine's largest corruption scandal, and what do the new tapes reveal?
As a new round of leaked tapes surfaces in Ukraine's sweeping corruption scandal, one question stands at the center: Did President Volodymyr Zelensky know? Alleged transcripts of the audio tapes were published by media outlet Ukrainska Pravda on April 28 and May 1 and by lawmakers Yaroslav Zheleznyak and Oleksiy Honcharenko on May 1. The tapes are allegedly part of an investigation conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) of a $100 million corruption scheme centered around the s
Zelensky arrives in Yerevan for European Political Community Summit, his first visit to Armenia
President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet with the prime ministers of the U.K., Norway, Finland, and the Czech Republic.
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