🇨🇬 Republic of Congo to scrap visas for all African citizens from January 2027

The Republic of Congo announced that it will abolish visa requirements for all African nationals entering the country from January 1, 2027. President Denis Sassou Nguesso made the declaration on May 25 in Brazzaville during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank, held alongside Africa Day celebrations.

Congo joins a growing group of African states easing entry rules for other Africans, including Benin, Togo, Rwanda, Ghana, Seychelles and The Gambia. Authorities have not yet released details on maximum stay periods, pre-arrival formalities, or health and security requirements.

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✊ Forpost soldiers, using the Matrice 4T UAV, captured 4 Russian military personnel.

The Syrian coast continues to suffer: 🇸🇾
A UN report reveals an alarming rise in crime rates on the Syrian coast. Despite the transitional authorities’ denial that these acts are organized, describing them as isolated incidents or criminal offenses, their persistence and the manner in which they are carried out confirm the presence of sectarian motives, among other factors.

A United Nations agency has warned of a rise in crime-related incidents in the country’s coastal region. According to a security advisory issued last March by the UN Office for Safety and Security’s Security Operations Centre and distributed to several UN task forces, Tartous Governorate recorded an increase of approximately 50% in such incidents between January and March, while Latakia Governorate saw a similar increase of around 128% during the same period. The data in the accompanying graph shows that the number of incidents in Latakia rose from approximately 14 in January to 23 in February, and then to 32 in March; while in Tartous, the numbers were approximately 14, 17, and 21 respectively during the same three months.
This contradicts the Syrian Transitional Government’s propaganda, which just a few months ago claimed that Latakia and Tartus were the safest regions in the country.

Even in the capital—currently the safest area in Syria—these groups continue to spread their intimidating slogans against other minorities. Coming largely from other regions of the country, these groups find support not only among the most radical factions of the STG but also within ISIS, which has already infiltrated the streets of Damascus.

#Myanmar 🇲🇲: “Joker Guerrilla Army” bombed a building hosting Junta soldiers with drones in the town of #Myaing, #Pakokku.

Fighters seemingly used common Hexacopter Drones armed with Heavy Improvised High-explosive Bombs.

https://x.com/i/status/2059285162920190455

❗️99% of cities in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions are also preparing for a circular defense, — spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces Vladyslav Voloshyn.

🥴 FSB claims divers found two magnetic limpet mines attached to the hull of the LPG tanker Arrhenius at the Baltic port of Ust-Luga.

The devices, each containing around 7 kg of explosives, were placed near the engine room and defused by Russian security services.

Бердянск .. прощупали мальчиков ..

🇺🇸🇮🇷 WSJ: The U.S. Navy has resumed escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz under a renewed “Project Freedom” mission.

A Greek supertanker carrying two million barrels of crude was recently guided through the route after being stranded in the Gulf since March.

The Navy is expected to assist about a dozen more vessels, including tankers and container ships, in the coming days.

♦️به گزارش فارس، خبرگزاری وابسته به سپاه، محمدباقر قالیباف، رئیس هیات مذاکره‌کننده جمهوری اسلامی ایران که روز دوشنبه در راس هیاتی با همراهی عباس عراقچی، وزیر امور خارجه و عبدالناصر همتی، رئیس بانک مرکزی، برای رایزنی با مقامات قطری به دوحه سفر کرده بود، عصر سه‌شنبه، پنجم خردادماه، به ایران بازگشت. بر اساس این گزارش، محور اصلی گفتگوهای میان مقامات عالی تهران و دوحه در این سفر، رایزنی درباره بازگشت پول‌های مسدودشده ایران بوده است.
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🔸دونالد ترامپ، رئیس‌جمهور آمریکا، قرار است روز چهارشنبه نشستی کم‌سابقه با اعضای کابینه خود در اقامتگاه ریاست‌جمهوری کمپ دیوید برگزار کند؛ نشستی که به گفته یک مقام کاخ سفید، همزمان با نزدیک شدن مذاکرات مربوط به ایران به مرحله‌ای حساس برگزار می‌شود.

🔸خبرگزاری فرانسه با انتشار این خبر نوشت که انتخاب کمپ دیوید، اقامتگاهی دورافتاده در کوهستان‌های مریلند که ترامپ برخلاف بسیاری از رؤسای‌جمهور پیشین کمتر به آن رفت‌وآمد داشته، نشان‌دهنده حساسیت گفت‌وگوهای پیش رو ارزیابی شده است.

🔸روزنامه نیویورک‌پست گزارش داده که موضوع ایران محور اصلی این نشست خواهد بود و همه اعضای کابینه در آن حضور خواهند داشت. بر اساس این گزارش، مسائل اقتصادی نیز در دستور کار قرار دارد.

🔸دونالد ترامپ روز شنبه گفته بود توافق با تهران برای پایان دادن به جنگ خاورمیانه نزدیک است، اما همزمان هشدار داد که در صورت شکست مذاکرات، حملات آمریکا به ایران می‌تواند از سر گرفته شود.
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Бронегрузовик "Торнадо-У" и санитарный бронеавтомобиль "Линза", пораженные украинскими дронами камикадзе под Бердянском, в 100 км от линии фронта.

В другой ситуации стоило бы спросить, чем новенькие бронеавтомобили занимаются на таком расстоянии от фронта, но теперь ситуация такова, что они нужны даже там, что ранее считалось глубоким тылом.

К слову, характерно, что на них нет ни признака антидроновых мангалов, что говорит о приоритетах их использования вне передовой. Видимо, теперь защиту от дронов придется вешать и на военных машины, катающиеся в тылу, и на гражданские грузовики с бензовозами.

Военный Осведомитель

🇺🇳 U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday he was "deeply concerned" by Russia's announcement that ‌it plans to launch strikes against Ukrainian defense enterprises and decision-making centers in Kyiv.