🇷🇺🇧🇾⚡- "I have never discussed the unification of Russia and Belarus with Putin," - Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus.

🇧🇾⚡- Lukashenko said he did not wish to participate in the current presidential elections.

🇧🇾⚡- Lukashenko arrived to vote in the elections.

🇧🇾🇦🇲⚡- "Calm him [Pashinyan] down! He will destroy Armenia. He has problems from the East, from the West. Now he is turning Russia against himself," - Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus.

🇧🇾⚡- The Belarusian Central Election Commission says the turnout as of 12pm (Minsk time) is 57%.

🇰🇷⚡- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol indicted on insurrection charges.

🇷🇺🇮🇱⚡- "Israel will not forget the feat of the Russian people and Israel will be represented at the parade on May 9 [in Moscow]" - Simona Galperin, Israeli Ambassador to Russia.

🇺🇸🇯🇴🇪🇬⚡️- President Trump has revealed he has been speaking with the leaders of Jordan & Egypt, and other Arab states about taking in one million Gazans “either short term or long term”.

🇧🇾⚡️- Alexander Lukashenko has won the 2025 Belarussian presidential election.

🇺🇸🇨🇴⚡️- "Colombia turned away two US military aircraft with migrants being deported as part of President Trump's immigration crackdown." - Reuters, citing an unnamed US official.

🇾🇪🇺🇳⚡- Ansarullah detain 7 UN staff members in Yemen, which was confirmed by the UN Secretary-General. In response, the UN suspended all official work in the territories under Houthi control.

🇺🇸🇨🇴⚡️- President Trump has announced a 25% tariff on Colombian goods in retaliation for Colombia's refusal to accept deported migrants.

🇺🇸🇨🇴⚡️- Trump's retaliation against Colombia will also include a travel ban, revoking visas of Colombian leadership and ruling party officials, financial sanctions, and increased inspections on all Colombian nationals.

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡- Saudi Arabia says one of its soldiers along the Saudi-Yemen border was killed.

🇺🇸🇯🇴🇵🇸⚡- Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects the relocating of Gaza residents to Jordan.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- IRGC-affiliated channels say Iran may launch a military strike against Israel depending on whether or not they fully withdraw from southern Lebanon.

🇨🇩🇷🇼⚡- The spokesman for the Democratic Republic of Congo's Armed Forces has threatened Rwanda with military action if it does not stop supporting M23 in eastern DRC.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have captured Novoyegorovka and most of Sverdlovka - Borova direction.

🇺🇸🇨🇴⚡️- Pro-Trump surrogates are advocating for raising tariffs on Colombia up to 50% and taxing remittances.