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Monday May 26th, 2025 night edition

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Keith Kellogg, President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, is the first official in the current US administration to comment on Russia’s recent large-scale airstrikes on Ukrainian cities and villages.

Details: Kellogg posted a photo of Kyiv in flames and stated that such attacks constitute a "clear violation of the 1977 Geneva Peace Protocols".

The indiscriminate killing of women and children at night in their homes is a clear violation of the 1977 Geneva Peace Protocols designed to protect innocents.".

More details: Kellogg pointed out that Russia’s latest strikes only underline the need for a ceasefire between the parties.

Meanwhile, Republican Representative Don Bacon has proposed a different approach in response to Russia’s weekend strikes.

He said the US and its allies must arm Ukraine to the teeth, impose maximum sanctions on Russia and confiscate US$300 billion in Russian assets held abroad.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the international community, particularly the US, to speak out and increase pressure on the Kremlin. »

Young adults in Europe are putting away smartphones – DW – 05

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A British survey found that almost half of young adults would prefer to live in a time without the internet.

Young people spend three hours per day on their smartphones, most likely even more Image: Wolfram Steinberg/dpa/picture alliance.

Yet, a large number of young people would like to spend significantly less time on their smartphones. »

Ukraine's Zelenskyy denounces U.S. silence after massive Russian drone-and-missile attacks

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Russian forces launched a massive overnight barrage Saturday as 367 drones and missiles targeted more than 30 cities and villages across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv.

Firefighters try to put out a fire following a Russian attack in Kyiv on Sunday in a photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service.

“The silence of America, the silence of others in the world only encourages Putin,” Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. »

Star Wars Battlefront 2 devs want to ‘get the band back together’ to make Battlefront 3

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A former Star Wars Battlefront 2 developer has said he’d like to “get the band back together” to make a third entry in the franchise.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 has recently enjoyed a surge in popularity due to the game’s Reddit and TikTok communities encouraging lapsed fans to return to the game.

EA released Battlefront 2 in 2017, but eventually ended support for the game in 2020. »

Russian commander claims Putin's helicopter was caught up in Ukrainian drone attack during Kursk visit

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Vladimir Putin’s helicopter was reportedly at the centre of efforts to repel a large-scale drone attack by Ukrainian forces during a recent visit by the Kremlin leader to Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

Source: Yuri Dashkin, Commander of the Air Defence division in Kursk Oblast, as quoted by RBC.

Details: According to Dashkin, during Putin’s visit on 20 May, "the Ukrainian military launched an unprecedented attack" and Russian air defences supposedly destroyed 46 drones. »