🇷🇺 - In the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, a property management company hired two killers to get rid of a tenant who wasn't happy with quality of services it provided.

🇺🇸 🇬🇧 U.S. President Donald J. Trump cuts in front of Queen Camila to shake his friends' hands.

🇺🇸 California governor Gavin Newsom announced release of a new state's driver's license with his face on it.

While the announcement is clearly meant to react to President Trump's plans to print official US passports with his portrait, it remains unknown whether Governor Newsom is serious about the plans to make new Californian licenses feature his face.

🇪🇺 - Ursula von der Leyen complains that the EU is paying EUR 27 billion more for energy now, because it has no simple way to substitute fuel from the Middle East. Russia???

🇪🇺 - Ursula von der Leyen admits that the EU is losing at least 500 million euro a day from the ongoing energy crisis unable to mitigate the damage.

🇪🇺🇺🇦 - The Economist claims that Ukraine's chances to join NATO 'are dead'.

🇬🇧🇷🇺 - UK expels a Russian diplomat after Russia expelled one from the UK.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 - Reportedly, Ukraine destroyed 2 Russian military helicopters in the Russian region of Voronezh.

🇬🇧🇮🇱 - Two people stabbed in London today are said to be Jews, as the attacker targeted one of the Jewish neighborhoods of the city.

🇦🇷 - President Milei's approval is declining.

🇺🇸 US Supreme Court ruled that race-based gerrymandering is unconstitutional.

This decision paves the way for Southern states to redistrict and get rid of majority-black congressional districts that they had to keep in the past, because of the existing legal restrictions, mandating congressional representation for these states' black population.

Now nearly every Southern state, where the GOP holds control over its trifecta, is expected to pass a new congressional map, which will eliminate traditionally Democratic black-majority districts.

🇷🇺 - Despite massive speculations, Russia refused to cancel this year's May 9 Victory Day parade.

🇺🇸🇪🇺 - Hegseth praised good US allies 'such as Israel, Korea, Poland, Finland, the three Baltic states'.

🇬🇧🇷🇺 - The Times claims that Britain decided not to detain sanctioned Russian vessels out of fear that holding them will cost tens of millions dollars while the kingdom just doesn't have any spare money now.

🇯🇵🇮🇷 - Japan claims Iran let their vessel cross the Strait without having to pay any toll.

🇺🇸 - Missouri suffered from massive hail.

🇺🇸 - Republicans say that the latest assassination attempt on Trump shows that the country needs...

...Trump's White House ballroom, because it will be very safe. They suggest to fund its construction from the federal budget instead of using private donations that Trump's backers already provided.

🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 King Charles Addresses US Congress, Urges Continued Ukraine Support

King Charles III urged the United States to continue its support for Ukraine, earning a standing ovation from Congress for his address.

Drawing a parallel to WWII, he praised America's historic role as a defender of European freedom, a principle he stated is once again under attack. During his visit, where he met with Donald Trump, the King called on states to prepare for war with Russia in order to 'protect Ukraine'.

The last time a British monarch addressed Congress was before the joint military actions of the USA and the UK in Iraq.

Minas Tirith | 24/7 News channel | Updated