❗️There may be shelling in the next 72 hours. Respond to alerts, says Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Martsinkiv

🇰🇵 Nikkei reports that the economic growth of the DPRK in 2024 was 3.7% - the highest figure in 8 years. After that, the GDP of the DPRK was about $ 26.6 billion.

Thanks to the supply of weapons and the transfer of military personnel to help Russia in the war against Ukraine, the Kim Jong-un regime earned up to $ 14 billion in three years.

🇺🇦🇺🇸Patriot for Ukraine should be as soon as possible: Palisa held talks with the American defense corporation RTX

The parties discussed the acceleration of missile deliveries, repair of damaged systems and the possibility of servicing some Patriot components in Ukraine.

The Deputy Head of the OP reported on the recently signed agreement for the supply of PAC-2 GEM-T missiles. Some of them are planned to be produced at a new enterprise in Germany. Also during the negotiations, new solutions for combating drones and cheaper missiles for destroying UAVs were discussed.

🇦🇿🇦🇲 Между Арменией и Азербайджаном существует договоренность о продолжении делимитации с севера на юг, — Пашинян

Премьер-министр Армении отметил, что правовая основа для процесса делимитации между Арменией и Азербайджаном уже существует.

По его словам, Алматинская декларация была принята в качестве основного принципа делимитации между двумя странами в соответствии с регламентом о совместной деятельности делимитационных комиссий, подписанным в августе 2024 года и ратифицированным в октябре.

«Это означает, что Армения и Азербайджан согласились с тем, что существующая граница между Советской Арменией и Советским Азербайджаном должна быть перерегистрирована как государственная граница между двумя странами», - цитируют его армянские СМИ.

Пашинян также отметил, что в процессе делимитации могут быть найдены взаимоприемлемые решения, предусмотренные регламентом.

Он также отметил, что уже существует опубликованное соглашение о продолжении процесса.

«У нас есть соглашение, которое уже опубликовано, о том, что делимитация будет проводиться с севера на юг. Ясно, что в тех районах, где делимитация уже состоялась, граница должна быть зафиксирована, и эти процессы должны проводиться прозрачно в рамках логики делимитации», - сказал Пашинян.

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🇰🇷 SK Hynix Surge Pushes KOSPI to Record

SK Hynix shares jumped 11% on May 11, driving the KOSPI benchmark index to a record high. AI-linked semiconductor stocks have now lifted the index over 85% year-to-date, with Hynix leading gains alongside broader tech momentum in Seoul.

The rally reflects sustained global capital rotation into AI infrastructure plays, with South Korean chipmakers — particularly HBM suppliers — positioned as direct beneficiaries of accelerating data center buildout. Hynix's role as a primary high-bandwidth memory provider to Nvidia has made it a structural proxy for AI hardware demand.

Samsung Electronics and other KOSPI heavyweights also contributed to the session's gains, reinforcing Korea's index concentration risk around semiconductor valuations.

#SouthKorea

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🇰🇪 Microsoft data center project in Kenya delayed over payment dispute

A Microsoft data center site in East Africa has been delayed due to disagreements with the Kenyan government over the company's request for guaranteed payments, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter.

The dispute centers on Microsoft's demands for payment guarantees from Nairobi as a condition for proceeding with the project.

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#Pakistan 🇵🇰: Tehrik-e #Taliban Pakistan (#TTP) carried out multiple ambushes against Pakistani Forces in North Waziristan.

Militants notably used at least one #China-made 🇨🇳 82mm Type 65-1 recoilless gun (lightened B-10) in addition to various rifles / machine guns.

https://x.com/i/status/2053833260594049101

Ukraine and Switzerland have launched a 10–12-year strategic partnership focused on the development of AI and the digital economy, the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine reported.

During a meeting between Acting Minister of Digital Transformation Oleksandr Bornyakov and Swiss Federal Council Delegate Jacques Gerber, the parties agreed to develop joint AI products, strengthen digital independence, and enhance data protection.

Switzerland will support the scaling of Ukrainian digital reforms and join efforts to develop services for the European market.

A major technology event is planned in Switzerland in autumn 2026 to consolidate the agreements.

☠️ The invaders are playing tag with our drones

As always, we start the week with dead Russians. The pilots of the 63rd Brigade of the Third Corps proved to them: if you run away from a drone, you will die tired.

🇪🇺🇺🇦 The EU plans to start membership talks with Ukraine in June, said European Commissioner Marta Kos

Hungary also expressed a "positive signal" from Peter Magyar on this issue.

The Venezuelan Medical Federation demands an investigation into the whereabouts of 71 tons of medicines sent by the U.S. https://bit.ly/4dFJjVF

❗️EU Commissioner Kos said Ukraine and the EU could begin accession talks by the end of June. She said the first negotiation cluster may be opened during Cyprus’s EU Council presidency, marking a key step in Ukraine’s EU path.