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Europe
Russia
12:16, Sun, May 25, 2025 Ukraine launched repeated military drone attacks when Putin made a visit close to the war zone, Russian air force Major-General Dashkin said. „The air defence group in this area destroyed 46 aircraft-type [Ukrainian military drones].’ The region borders Ukraine. Major-General Dashkin said: "The intensity of the attack during the flight of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's aircraft over Kursk region increased significantly. We simultaneously conducted an air battle and ensured the safety of the presidential helicopter in the air. "The task was accomplished. The attack of the enemy drones was repelled, and all air targets were hit." A state TV host asked if this meant Putin’s helicopter was actually in the combat zone. Dashkin replied: "Yes, that's right." The claim of Ukrainian drones targeting Putin were made by Vesti Nedeli, a propaganda show on Kremlin-funded TV. His secret visit - which was not disclosed until it had ended - included a tour of Kursk Nuclear Power Plant-2, which is under construction in the Kursk region. (Source: Express – United Kingdom)
Ukraine
(May 25, 2025) A Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Kyiv, and other regions in the country for a second consecutive night, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens. Russia used 69 missiles of various types and 298 drones. Sunday's targets included Kyiv and Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava, Sumy, Ternopil, Zhytomyr regions. Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down 110 Ukrainian drones overnight. (Source: NPR - U.S.)
European Court of Human Rights
May 25, 2025 Denmark - which is set to take over the presidency of the European Union in July - and eight other countries blasted the European Court of Human Rights for imposing limits on deporting criminal migrants. Today Denmark published a letter demanding more leeway to expel immigrants who commit crimes. "Many have come here via legal pathways. They have learned our languages, believe in democracy, contribute to our societies and have decided to integrate themselves into our culture. Others have come and chosen not to integrate, isolating themselves in parallel societies and distancing themselves from our fundamental values of equality, democracy and freedom,’ the letter read. ’In particular, some have not contributed positively to the societies welcoming them and have chosen to commit crimes.’ The letter goes on to argue that the court's interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights has ’limited our ability to make political decisions in our own democracies,’ citing examples where the court has blocked the deportation of illegal immigrants. Denmark and the signatories request that the court make more room for European countries to deport illegal immigrants who commit violent or drug-related crimes, as well as allow for European governments to track illegal immigrants more closely. "We need to be able to take effective steps to counter hostile states that are trying to use our values and rights against us. For example, by instrumentalizing migrants at our borders,’ the letter adds. (Source: Fox News - U.S.)
Asia
Afghanistan
(25 May 2025) Repatriation of immigrants from Pakistan and Iran continue. At least 4,700 families were returned home over the past week - 3,130 families from Iran, and 1,560 families from Pakistan from May 15 to May 23, either forcibly or through so-called voluntary returns. The latest figures add to the fastest population movements Afghanistan has seen in recent years. In a recent report, the Norwegian Refugee Council said that since Pakistan began its deportation campaign in September 2023, more than one million Afghans have been expelled, with another 600,000 expected to be forced out in 2025. Iran has already returned over one million Afghans in 2024 alone. (Source: Amu Tv - U.S.)
Gaza
25.05.2025 An Israeli missile launched by Israel ’with advanced precision-targeting technology capable of identifying everyone inside a home’, struck where pediatrician Dr. Najjar’s 10 children and husband, Dr. Najjar, were staying in the Qizan Al-Najjar area in eastern Khan Younis. One child survived the brutal strike and is in critical condition in the ICU, alongside his father. The atrocity came three days after Feiglin, leader of the 'far-right' Israeli Zehut party, the former Knesset member from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, said: ’Every child, every baby in Gaza is an enemy.’ (Source: Anadolu Agency - Turkey)
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