🇻🇦✝️ First Public Appearance of the New Pope

Pope Leo XIV has made his debut before the public, delivering his first address as the new head of the Catholic Church.

In his speech, Pope Leo XIV called on believers around the world to "build bridges of dialogue" in pursuit of global peace.

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🇷🇺The "Parade for One Veteran" event for Vasyliy Gerbulenko, a participant in the 1945 Port Arthur assault, was held in the Kherson region

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🇨🇳🇷🇺 Then & Now

Today, China is in Russia for the May 9 Victory Day celebrations.

This footage from 1950 shows Beijing welcoming a Soviet delegation—filmed by Soviet documentarian Vladislav Mikosha.

A 75-year arc of strategic partnership, solidarity, and shared memory.

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🇸🇰🇷🇺Slovak Prime Minister Fico arrived in Moscow to take part in events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory

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🇺🇸 Pope Leo XIV back in February.

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🇮🇳 X Blocks 8,000 Accounts in India Following Government Orders

On May 8, 2025, X (formerly Twitter) began restricting access to over 8,000 accounts in India in response to executive orders issued by the Indian government. The directives, which include penalties for non-compliance, affect a range of accounts, including those belonging to international media outlets and high-profile users.

While X has expressed disagreement with the orders, citing concerns about freedom of expression, the platform stated it is complying in order to maintain operations in the country. The company noted that it is evaluating legal options and encouraged affected users to pursue remedies through the courts.

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🇮🇷 Iran’s IRGC Navy Showcases Another Underground Base, Featuring Advanced Combat and Reconnaissance Drones

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has revealed yet another of its underground military bases in Iran—this time emphasizing its growing fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles.

The facility hosts a variety of drones, including the Mohajer-6 and Ababil-5, both capable of conducting reconnaissance and precision strikes.

Also stationed at the base are Ababil-3 surveillance drones and Bavar-5 loitering munitions—kamikaze drones based on the Ababil-2 design.

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🇷🇺 80 Years Ago

Marshal Georgy Zhukov, Commander-in-Chief of the Red Army, inspects Berlin after the city’s surrender — May 3, 1945.

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🇷🇺 Russia Expands Explosives Production to Boost Artillery Power

Russia is ramping up the production of high-power explosives for artillery shells at the Biysk Oleum Plant in Siberia, according to a Reuters report.

The plant’s expansion began in 2023 and is expected to be completed by 2025. Once operational at full capacity, the facility will be able to produce up to 6,000 tons annually of RDX (hexogen) or HMX (octogen)—both powerful military-grade explosives.
This significant increase in output is projected to substantially enhance the firepower of Russian forces on the front lines.

Reuters estimates that this volume of explosives would be sufficient to arm approximately 1.28 million OF-29 152mm artillery shells, a common type used by the Russian military.

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