▪️The limping and covering his legs with a plaid Putin at the Victory Day parade caused speculation in the Western media about his health
▪️The price of bitcoin has fallen by more than 33% since the beginning of the year
▪️The United States is asking to hold an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on North Korea on Wednesday
▪️Macron proposes a “European political community” open to non-EU members, it can include the UK and Ukraine
▪️Gunfire is heard in the house of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Protests and chaos in the country continue
▪️Prince Charles will replace Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of the British Parliament. This will be the first time since 1963 that the Queen will miss this constitutional ceremony.
▪️As a result of a stampede at the University of Thomas Frias in Potosi, Bolivia, four students were killed and 70 injured when a tear gas grenade was detonated
▪️The first full-color “scientific” images of the James Webb Space Telescope will appear in July
▪️Biden says his “top priority is fighting inflation, lowering prices”
▪️One person was killed, more than a dozen injured in a train accident in Austria
▪️The Lloviu virus. A close relative of Ebola with pandemic potential from bats has been isolated
▪️The United States said that Putin’s claim of a defensive war is “frankly absurd”
▪️Musk’s company Tesla sued a former engineer for stealing secrets of a supercomputer
▪️The Pentagon claims that Ukrainians are being taken to Russia “against their will”
▪️China will restrict minors’ access to live broadcasts
▪️Biden signed a bill to accelerate the supply of American weapons to Ukraine
▪️The son of dictator Marcos “wins” the presidential election in the Philippines
▪️Nasdaq ends trading with losses of 4.3%, continuing the fall of stocks on Wall Street
▪️More than 100 prisoners on the run after deadly riot in Ecuadorian prison
▪️North Korea launched a ballistic missile from a submarine after the US warned that Pyongyang could be preparing for a nuclear test
▪️Abnormally high heat in Texas
▪️Musk plans to lay off 1,000 Twitter employees, increase revenue fivefold, ensure that 69 million users pay $3 per month, and reduce dependence on advertising revenue, according to a presentation for investors
▪️The Russian Defense Ministry said it destroyed American, European weapons and equipment in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Reuters reports with reference to IFAX
▪️An explosive device was found in a Russian media agency in Berlin
▪️There is no “practical evidence” that Russia plans to use tactical nuclear weapons: CIA chief
▪️China is “carefully” studying the war in Ukraine, looking closely at Taiwan: head of the CIA
▪️Russian President Putin believes that he cannot afford to lose in Ukraine and is “doubling down” on the war: CIA
▪️Saudi King Salman is placed in hospital for unspecified tests
▪️Zelensky on the anniversary of the Second World War: “We won then. We will win now”
▪️The ruling party of Sweden will announce on May 15 its position on whether the country should apply for NATO membership
▪️US Ambassador condemns “violence against peaceful demonstrators” in Sri Lanka
▪️The first case of Omicron subvariant has been identified in Pakistan, the National Institute of Health reported. This new sub-variant causes an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in different countries, the NIH reported
▪️Oil falls by 5% amid Chinese demand and concerns about inflation