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Armenia heads to the polls on 7 June in a key parliamentary vote seen as a test of its democratic reforms and future political direction. Prime Minist...
Russia carried out overnight drone strikes, air raids and shelling across Ukraine, hitting cities including Odesa and Dnipro, killing one person and injuring more than 30, according to Ukrainian officials on Monday (18 May).
In Odesa, drones struck residential buildings, as well as a school and a kindergarten, in the major Black Sea export port, said Serhiy Lysak, head of the regional military administration, via Telegram. He added that an 11-year-old boy and a 59-year-old man were among the injured.
Separately, missiles hit the south-eastern city of Dnipro, injuring 18 people, including two children - a two-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy - according to regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha.
In the south-eastern Zaporizhzhia region, three more people were wounded in the overnight attacks, governor Ivan Fedorov said. In Kherson, authorities reported one fatality and nine injuries.
On the Russian side, the Interfax news agency reported, citing the defence ministry, that drones had been intercepted overnight over regions including Rostov and Belgorod in southern Russia.
Over the weekend, at least four people were killed, three of them in the Moscow region, following what officials described as Ukraine’s largest drone attack on the Russian capital in more than a year.
Armenia heads to the polls on 7 June in a key parliamentary vote seen as a test of its democratic reforms and future political direction. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is seeking re-election amid domestic polarisation, security challenges and regional diplomatic tensions.
Armenian authorities arrested six candidates from the pro-Russian Strong Armenia bloc on Saturday, one day before voters were due to take part in parliamentary elections.
More than 6,000 people gathered outside a vote-counting centre in Seoul on Friday night, demanding this week’s local elections be repeated after ballot shortages left some voters unable to cast their ballots.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has confirmed the number of casualties its citizens suffered as a result of the 5 June drone attacks on the cargo ships Natra and Zircon in the Sea of Azov. In a statement, it said four Azerbaijani citizens were killed and four others were injured.
The U.S. said it struck Iranian radar sites on Qeshm Island and in Goruk after intercepting four drones, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launches retaliatory strikes on four tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted U.S. bases in the Gulf.
At least a dozen people were wounded, two critically, on Saturday (6 June) in Toledo, Ohio, as two shooters traded gunfire, police said.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al‑Zaidi will pay an official visit to the United States, bringing with him a delegation of business leaders, private‑sector representatives and banking officials, in an effort to boost investment and deepen economic ties with Washington.
People across Gaza are facing a worsening humanitarian crisis, with millions struggling to access food, clean water, shelter and medical care as the conflict continues.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said Russian forces attacked two civilian search and rescue vessels operating in Ukrainian waters on Saturday, leaving several people injured.
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