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• May 20, 2026

  US Representative Bacon Says Washington 'Should Not Take Pressure Off' Russia

  In an interview with RFE/RL, Representative Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, backed tough sanctions on Russia, saying that the United States should keep applying financial pressure. He said Ukraine's recent attacks on military targets inside Russia appear to be "a game-changer" in the war.

• May 19, 2026

  Mass Weddings Amid Military Gear: Iran Pushes Patriotism Imagery

  The public spectacle of hundreds of couples marrying in Tehran surrounded by armored vehicles and antiaircraft guns on May 18 demonstrates a new level of patriotic messaging from the country amid a fragile cease-fire with the US and Israel.

• May 19, 2026

  'We Were Supposed To Be Celebrating A Birthday': Kyiv Mourns Sisters Killed In Russian Strike

  Friends, classmates, and teachers gathered in Kyiv to say goodbye to sisters Vira and Lyubava Yakovleva, killed in a Russian strike on May 14. Vira was 17. Lyubava was 12. Their father had already been killed in the war in 2023.

• May 17, 2026

  Zelenskyy Calls Heavy Ukrainian Drone Strikes On Moscow 'Completely Fair'

  In the wake of massive drone strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine launched air attacks on May 17 called the heaviest to hit the Moscow area in over a year. At least four people died, officials said on Sunday, in strikes on the Moscow and Belgorod regions.

• May 16, 2026

  As Ukrainians Mourn Victims Of Kyiv Attack, Counterstrikes Follow

  Mourners paid tribute to Ukrainians killed on May 14 when a Russian air attack caused an apartment building to collapse in Kyiv. "They just wiped out people," said one witness about the attack at a makeshift memorial near the ruins. Meanwhile, Russia followed up with more attacks May 16.

• May 15, 2026

  Ukrainian Drones Strike Oil Facility, Apartment Block In Ryazan, Russia

  Eyewitness video captured an explosion as a Ukrainian drone hit an apartment building in the Russian city of Ryazan, killing at least four people, according to local officials. The drone attack targeted a major oil refinery in the city southeast of Moscow.

• May 14, 2026

  Symbols Of The Shah's Secret Police Seen At Iranian Royalists Rallies Abroad

  Some Iranians in exile who are advocating a return of the monarchy in Tehran have been displaying symbols associated with the notorious secret police, SAVAK, used by the former shah to repress political opponents before the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

• May 14, 2026

  Cheap, Homegrown Sting Interceptors Are Changing Drone Warfare For Ukraine

  As Russia launches waves of drone attacks, one of Ukraine's best defenses is an inexpensive, domestically produced weapon: the Sting interceptor drone. These 3D-printed quadcopters are designed to take out Shahed drones and cost less than one-tenth as much as their targets.

• May 13, 2026

  How The War In Iran Is Shaping The Trump-Xi Summit

  The war and its global ripple effects are a through line influencing many of the issues that the two leaders will discuss in Beijing, from rare earth minerals to Taiwan.

• May 13, 2026

  Iran's Next Hormuz 'Weapon' Could Hit Google, Meta, and Streaming Services Globally

  Iran is proposing to turn the Strait of Hormuz into a digital chokepoint threatening to charge, regulate, or potentially sabotage the undersea cables that carry a significant share of global internet traffic.

• May 13, 2026

  As NATO Trains In Sweden, Ukrainian Partners Share Expertise In Drone Warfare

  Sweden is hosting large-scale NATO exercises, called Aurora 2026, on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. As the alliance members fine-tune their cooperation, nonmember Ukraine is playing a special role, with drone units training their NATO counterparts in cutting-edge battlefield tactics.

• May 10, 2026

  Ukraine, Russia Both Report Violations Of Three-Day Cease-Fire Deal

  After Russia and Ukraine agreed to pause hostilities for three days starting on May 9, both sides said there had been attacks on their territory in violation of the deal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia is "not even trying" to observe the cease-fire along the front lines.

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