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„The Telegraph“: Ukraina pradėjo operaciją, kuri privers Rusiją siekti taikos

Ukraina šiuo metu įgyvendina plataus masto planą, kuriuo siekiama priversti Rusiją sėsti prie derybų stalo. Tai iš esmės yra tas pats planas nutraukti vadinamąjį „sausumos koridorių į Krymą“, kuris nepavyko per didįjį 2023 metų kontrpuolimą, tačiau dabar tam naudojami kiti metodai ir, panašu, jie duoda rezultatų. Taip rašo britų laikraštis „The Telegraph“.

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Gegužės vakarai Puvočių kaime – su malda ir daina

Debesims apgaubiant Puvočių kaimą, viena pirkia prisipildo alyvų kvapo ir žvakių šviesos. Kaimo žmonės renkasi į gegužines pamaldas. Čia jos vadinamos mojavomis. Gegužinės vakarai tampa ne tik maldos, bet ir bendruomenės susibūrimo laiku – vakarai tampa tiesiog geru kaimynų laiku.

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Zelensky criticises 'vile' Chornobyl drone strike ahead of London talks

Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone hit a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near the Chornobyl nuclear plant.

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Steve Rosenberg: Russia's economic forum overshadowed by drone attacks on St Petersburg

The BBC's Russia editor saw Putin's flagship economic event overshadowed by Ukrainian drones attacks.

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I was applying for hundreds of jobs - this tip helped me get one

Four people who weren't hearing back from job applications shared what they did differently to secure their first role.

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M&S launches new traineeship for 1,000 young people

The scheme aims to tackle the "growing challenge" of young people not in employment, education, or training.

POLITICO

Trump says he never promised ‘no new wars’

Amid ongoing scrutiny over the U.S. war with Iran, President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his foreign policy stance — and denied that he ever campaigned on the promise of “no new wars.” In a wide-ranging interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker that aired on Sunday’s “Meet the Press,” Trump said he built a “tremendous military.” “First of all, I didn’t guarantee no war. Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?” Trump said. “I built our military. I inherited a terrible military. We had no equipment. We had nothing. I built a tremendous military. When you say I promised, I didn’t promise anything.” Trump said he doesn’t like “endless wars” but added that the current conflict with Iran “is not an endless war,” asserting that the Vietnam War lasted for 19 years “because of stupid people.” “We’re there for a few months and the threat is largely over,” Trump said. “Soon, it will be over. But you cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon, or they will blow you up. There will be no Kristen. There will be no NBC. There will be no ‘Meet the Press.’” Throughout his campaigns for president, Trump has repeatedly criticized the U.S.’s involvement in lengthy military action in Middle Eastern countries, including lambasting former President George W. Bush for the war in Iraq during a 2016 GOP debate. While campaigning in Pennsylvania in 2024, Trump told rallygoers: “I will not send you to fight and die in stupid foreign wars that never end.” He reiterated the promise in his 2024 victory speech, stating at the time: “I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars.” And Trump’s official White House biography also states that one of the president’s top priorities is “putting a stop to endless wars.” Trump on Sunday denied that the U.S. is at war with Iran, telling Welker he does not “consider” the current situation a war. “I don’t define it at all. I don’t think about it. I just do what I have to do,” he said.

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Israel targets Hezbollah with strike on Beirut despite ceasefire

Israel launched strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday in what the government described as retaliation for Hezbollah attacks against Israel earlier in the day. In a statement widely reported by Middle Eastern media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said the attacks targeted what they called “terrorist command centers” in Beirut. According to Lebanese media, at least two people were killed and 11 wounded in the attack. Earlier on Sunday, Israel said it had intercepted two projectiles launched from Lebanon toward northern Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also warned residents of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre to evacuate ahead of possible strikes. Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah continued over the weekend despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, which Hezbollah rejected last Thursday. The Iran-backed militant group is conducting its attacks from Lebanese territory. Since March 2, 3,613 people have been killed and 11,072 wounded in Lebanon as a result of the conflict, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry’s Emergency Operations Center.

Europe

Intesa prepares Monte dei Paschi bid to gatecrash BPM’s €50bn bank merger

Board of Italy’s largest bank meets hours after rival proposed potential tie-up with MPS

Europe

Zelenskyy used Abramovich to send message to Putin about peace talks

Former Chelsea FC owner invited to Kyiv last month in failed attempt to broker direct negotiations

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Iranians express dismay and hope towards the national team ahead of World Cup

In a Tehran neighbourhood dotted with shops selling football jerseys and sporting goods, 10-year-old Helma was already feeling World Cup fever.

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Nigeria: Rescued orphaned elephant highlights conservation fight

As dawn breaks over Nigeria's Okomu National Park, an exhausted wildlife caretaker prepares milk formula for Agbaibor, a months-old orphaned forest elephant rescued after wandering out of the rainforest alone. "The baby elephant has to take two litres of this per meal," said Joshua Aribasoye, one of