Protests Erupt in Armenia Over Ceding Villages to Azerbaijan

Thousands of Armenians protested on Sunday, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan after Armenia ceded several villages near the border to Azerbaijan to end a decades-old territorial dispute, reports AFP.

Over 19,000 Ukrainian children, kidnapped by the Russians since the beginning of the war. About 400 returned home

At least 19,500 Ukrainian children have been confirmed abducted by Russia since the start of the war, and fewer than 400 have returned home, according to the Ukrainian government's Children of War database. Argentina will join the coalition for the return of kidnapped Ukrainian children, writes tvrinfo.ro.

Marcel Ciolacu: "We have a state under an armed war, Ukraine, and a state under a hybrid war - the Republic of Moldova. Romania is a safe country"

"Romania is a safe country and will not be attacked by Russia, with certainty" - claims Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. The politician made the statement on Saturday, May 25, after being asked what Romania should do after a Romanian was recently arrested for espionage in favor of Russia, and a Russian diplomat was expelled from Bucharest after being declared persona non grata

G7 aims to use frozen $300bn Russian assets to help Ukraine

The G7 will explore ways to use the future income from frozen Russian assets to boost funding for war-torn Ukraine, finance chiefs from the Group of Seven industrial democracies said on Saturday, but offered no details of how to do so, AFP reports.

Russia has lost more than half a million people in the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian General Staff

Russia's losses during the offensive in Kharkiv Oblast launched earlier this month are eight times higher than those suffered by Ukraine's armed forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview published on May 25, The Kyiv Independent reports.

Fierce fighting in Ukraine: Russia announces that it seized another village, and Zelensky - the damage in Kharkiv

At least five people were injured in today's shelling of the town of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Sinehubov. An ambulance and a civilian car were also damaged.

Israel continues Gaza attacks despite UN Court order to ‘immediately halt’ Rafah offensive

Israel continued bombing in the Gaza Strip, including the city of Rafah, on May 25, one day after a top UN court ordered it to halt military operations against the southern city, RFE reports.

NATO Head urges lifting restrictions on Kyiv striking targets In Russia

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on the allies to lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of weapons to strike military targets inside Russia, Ukrinform reports.

The US allocated another 275 million dollars to Ukraine. Zelensky: "Freedom is a value that both our nations hold dear"

The US allocated a new military aid package of 275 million dollars to Ukraine. The announcement was made by the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken, according to the BBC. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked for the support, noting that this package "is essential at this time, as the enemy is intensifying its attacks along the front line."

Putin Seeks Armistice, Retain Gains in Ukraine War

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to stop the war in Ukraine through a negotiated armistice that recognizes the current frontlines, reports Reuters

UN Court Halts Israel's Rafah Offensive: Urges Hostage Release

"The United Nations International Court of Justice has decreed that Israel must promptly cease its military offensive and other operations in Rafah, a city located in the southern Gaza Strip, citing an 'imminent danger' to the Palestinian populace,” as reported by the BBC.

Romanian Citizen Detained for Spying for Russia: DIICOT Charges

A Romanian citizen has been accused by the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime Offences (DIICOT) of gathering and sending military information to the Russian Embassy in Bucharest, reports Europa Liberă.