🇺🇸 - Meta to fire 20% of its workforce in order to cover own AI expenses.

Currently, the corporation employs over 79 thousand people. Last year, it spent 65 billion dollars on AI.

🇩🇪 - Former German chancellor Angela Merkel said that votes of the refugees she once let in Germany will help to defeat the right-wing AfD party in future elections.

The politician suggested to join forces with these migrants and stand up against AfD together.

🇸🇰🇷🇺 Slovakia's prime-minister Robert Fico confirmed that, this year, he will attend the 9th of May Victory Day parade in Moscow once again.

Fico already attended the event last year, becoming the only EU leader to do so. Since then, his relations with Ukraine's president Zelensky have only deteriorated further.

Slovakia is the EU's leading voice against sending more help and money to Ukraine. In turn, Ukraine suspended crucial oil transit from Russia, citing repairs issues. Slovakia heavily relied on this oil, which has been sold at discounted rates and delivered through the pipeline - major advantages for the landlocked Central European country.

🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Israel's Channel 12 reports that the US and Israel approved military plans against Iran for 3 more weeks.

🇭🇷 🇷🇸 Croatian President Zoran Milanović criticized Serbia’s acquisition of Chinese missiles, calling them “dangerous offensive systems” and questioning why Croatia focused on buying tanks instead of missile defense.

He also accused Israel of helping arm Serbia, saying modern systems sold to Belgrade could potentially target Croatia, Albania, and parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

🇺🇦🇺🇸 - Zelensky makes TV appearances trying to convince the US to take Ukrainian interceptor drones to use against Iran, but Trump ignores his offers.

🇷🇺 - Multiple Russian media outlets report that universities tell students that they won't receive diplomas unless they install state-approved messenger app MAX.

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🇰🇿 - Kazakhstan approved its new constitution shifting the country to the semi-presidential republic instead of the current fully presidential republic.

The proposal was submitted by the incumbent president, 86.7% of voters supported.

🇺🇸 Dearborn law enforcement busted a criminal ring, which focused on exporting stolen cars overseas.

The fraud operation is estimated to to have involved more than 400 vehicles worth over $40 million. The cars were smuggled to the Middle East. Dozens of people face criminal charges.

Dearborn is known both as the US city with the largest and most powerful Muslim community as well as the location of Ford's HQ.

🇨🇦 Canada's citizenship test is now fully self-administered online for most applicants. 20 questions in 45 minutes, pass with 15 correct, up to 3 attempts allowed — Juno News.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Chinese satellite images confirm that the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln retreated further from Iran. Previously seen just 350km away from the Iranian coast, now the warship is 1100km away, near the Omani seaport of Salalah.

This week, Iranian sources already stated that the US aircraft carriers travelled away from Iran. However, America's CENTCOM objected against validity of these announcements. The newly released Chinese images prove that USS Abraham Lincoln definitely left the coastal waters near Iran.

🇵🇱🇪🇺 - Polish PM Tusk accused 'Russia, the MAGA party, and the European right led by Orban' of an attempt to destroy the EU. He promised to do whatever he can in order to stop them.

🇮🇱🇱🇧 - Israel is being accused of using white phosphorus in Southern Lebanon.

🇺🇸🇰🇼⚡️- Starlink is now available in Kuwait.

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🇺🇸 President Trump warns that NATO “faces a very bad future” if allies do not help the US in the war against Iran, reports Financial Times.

🇬🇧🇺🇸 The Daily Telegraph's sources say that now, once President Trump again changed his mind about the UK's involvement in the operation against Iran and asked to take part in sending ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, PM Starmer refused to help.

Shortly after the US started its attacks on Iran, President Trump blamed British PM Starmer for not allowing America to use his country's air bases. Starmer reversed that decision later, but Trump doubled down on his criticism of Starmer and made it clear that he isn't interested in any help from the UK after the initial refusal to access the British bases.

Now the US grows increasingly positive about the idea of involving other countries' naval and air forces to force Iran not to touch ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz. However, after sustaining so many personal attacks from Trump, Starmer doesn't seem willing to play along.