Saudi Arabia is proposing to its allies the idea of ​​a non-aggression pact between Middle Eastern countries and Iran as part of consultations on how to manage regional tensions after the war, the Financial Times reports, citing diplomats. The Helsinki Process of the 1970s, which helped ease tensions in Europe during the Cold War, is seen as a possible model, two FT people said. A non-aggression pact is just one idea, sources say.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz criticized one of the leaders of the Barcelona football club, 18-year-old Lamin Yamal, who waved a Palestinian flag during the team's championship parade. After winning the Spanish championship, Barcelona players staged a parade on May 11, during which they rode in a club bus through the streets of the city. Midfielder Lamin Yamal (he has Moroccan roots on his father's side, but plays for the Spanish national team) waved a Palestinian flag during this trip.

In the Bryansk region on May 13, a native of Stavropol, Alexander, known as traveler Sasha Kon, was killed by a Ukrainian drone strike, telegram channels Baza , Shot , and Mash reported. The day before, the authorities of the Bryansk region reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the village of Staraya Pogoshch in the Suzemsky district with a drone, where a civilian from the Stavropol Territory died. The name of the deceased was not released.

Mass protests took place in the Cuban capital Havana on May 13 amid power outages due to the American fuel blockade. According to Reuters correspondents, hundreds of Cubans took to the streets, blocking roads with burning piles of garbage, banging on pots and chanting: “Turn on the lights!” and “The united people are invincible!” In some cases, electricity was returned precisely to the areas where protests took place, Reuters notes. Then the protesters applauded and dispersed.

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow arrested in absentia the former Deputy Minister of Natural Resources of Russia Denis Butsaev in the case of fraud on an especially large scale. The period of Budaev's arrest will be counted from the moment of his extradition or actual detention on Russian territory. Butsaev’s case is connected with suspicion of embezzlement of funds from the Russian Environmental Operator (REO) - this is the company operating the “garbage reform” .

The bars “Chronicles”, “Redrum” and “Pier 28” on Nekrasova Street in St. Petersburg have suspended operations and their doors have been sealed, “Bumaga” and “Sobaka.ru” report. On May 13, Chronicles published a story on their Instagram with a warning that the bar would not be open in the coming days: “We will report the news.

Brief historical background of Meduza: we explain why there are two Chinese states in the world - and why Beijing wants to make one of them An Rong Xu/Bloomberg/Getty Images Taiwanese Army soldiers during a training exercise.

Ukrainian Presidency / Anadolu / Getty Images President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan at the European Political Community summit, Yerevan, May 4, 2026 The Russian network of pro-Kremlin bots “Matryoshka” (which usually publishes fake news on behalf of respected media) began a campaign against the current Prime Minister of the country, Nikol Pashinyan, before the parliamentary elections in Armenia.

The Italian Embassy in Russia has not changed the procedure for applying for visas for Russians through intermediaries, the Italian diplomatic mission told RBC. “No changes have been made to our procedures for processing visa applications. They can be found on the websites of our consulates general in Moscow and St. Petersburg,” the embassy said.

The former head of Rusnano, Anatoly Chubais, called the criminal prosecution of the company’s former top managers “repression” and a “mockery of the law.” Chubais' statement ( .pdf ) appeared on his website in May, but the exact date of signature and publication was not indicated, notes the Echo publication, which was the first to draw attention to the document.

Citizens live without water, fear the spread of infections and scold officials for their slowness. Here is what is known about the “fecal” emergency in the Saratov region Administration of the Saratov region In Engels, the second most populous city in the Saratov region, an accident occurred at the municipal sewer. Its consequences have not been eliminated for more than two weeks. The city is flooded with sewage, residents complain of random water cuts and fear epidemics.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky instructed the military to prepare a “response” to large-scale attacks by the Russian army on Ukrainian cities that occurred after the end of the three-day truce. “I instructed the Ukrainian Defense Forces and special services to propose possible formats for our response to this attack,” the president wrote on social networks following a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Headquarters.

A huge flower bed with plastic lavender appeared in Lubyanka. Firstly, Muscovites did not like her. Secondly, it doesn't look like it's lavender at all. Svetlana Nafikova / Moscow Agency At the beginning of May, a labyrinth of flower beds “planted” with plastic purple flowers appeared on Lubyanka Square in Moscow.

Honored Artist of Russia Olga Vasilyeva called the information fake that she allegedly applied to the State Duma with a request to allow her and her husband, People's Artist of the Russian Federation Dmitry Nazarov, to return to Russia. On the morning of May 14, the telegram channel Mash, close to the security forces, published a “letter of repentance” allegedly written by Vasilyeva.

This is the story of a Circassian family in New Jersey (the father is played by Barry Keoghan) The 79th Film Festival continues in Cannes. On May 13, the premiere of Kantemir Balagov’s new film “Butterfly Jam” took place there. The director's previous film, "Dilda", received the award for best director in the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard program in 2019; his new work is presented in the Filmmakers' Fortnight program.