Dara (Darina Yotova) became the winner of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, the final of which took place on the night of May 17 in Vienna. The singer from Bulgaria received 516 points with the song “Bangaranga”, ahead of Israeli musician Noam Bettan, who took second place, by 173 points. Eurovision Song Contest DARA - Bangaranga | Bulgaria 🇧🇬 | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2026 The third place was taken by the performer from Romania Alexandra Capitănescu.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky instructed to establish contacts with the authorities of Moldova after Russia simplified the procedure for granting citizenship to residents of the unrecognized Transnistria. Zelensky called Vladimir Putin’s decision a “specific step.” “Russia is looking for new soldiers in this way, because citizenship means military duty. This is also Russia’s designation of the territory of Transnistria as supposedly its own,” added the Ukrainian leader.

A court in France has opened an investigation into the case of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in 2018. Khashoggi murder Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was known for criticizing the Saudi authorities. He was killed at the country's consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018. The journalist's body was never found.

Authorities declared Leroux dead. Volunteers claimed to have seen her alive Social networks Leaflet with information about the search for Lera Bokova On the night of April 16, Tuapse was attacked by Ukrainian drones. This was the first of a series of massive attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Tuapse oil refinery and the Rosneft marine terminal, which led to an environmental disaster in the city.

A car hit a group of pedestrians in the center of Modena in northern Italy, reports ANSA. Seven people received various injuries, two of them are in serious condition. A car traveling at high speed hit pedestrians on the sidewalk and tried to drive away. Passers-by stopped the car and detained the driver. He was handed over to the police. According to ANSA, the culprit of the incident is a 30-year-old man, an Italian citizen of North African origin. He was born and lives in Modena.

The humpback whale known as Timmy or Hope has died after his body was found off the coast of Denmark, Der Spiegel reports, citing the Danish Environmental Protection Agency. A dead whale was found yesterday off the coast of the Danish island of Anholt. Today, a GPS tracker was found on the body, which was installed before the animal was released into the North Sea on May 2. The tracker made it possible to accurately identify the whale.

The founder of the Telegram messenger Pavel Durov praised the work of the air defense of the United Arab Emirates in the face of shelling from Iran, saying that he misses “Iranian fireworks.” “Dubai is full of cars and crowds of people again. I already miss Iranian fireworks - they helped clear the city of those who are easily impressed,” he wrote in his Telegram channel.

The head of Hamas's military wing, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, was killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. The Israeli military attacked al-Haddad's safe house in Gaza on the night of May 16, as well as a car that was leaving the building. As a result of the strike, according to reports from the Gaza Strip, four people were killed and another 20 were injured.

1543rd day. The largest US bank predicted the “Finnish scenario” for the future of Ukraine. Kyiv will lose part of its territories, but will retain sovereignty Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. Share with us your thoughts about the war. What feelings are you experiencing? How does war affect your life and your attitude towards the world?

In Yekaterinburg, next to the Trinity residential complex, which was hit by a Ukrainian drone at the end of April, new street art has appeared. The graffiti depicts a girl with a drone control panel wearing VR glasses and the inscription “Game over.” Yekaterinburg street art researcher Alexey Shakhov, who was one of the first to notice the drawing, suggests that it is the work of the art group “Evil” .

At the contemporary photography fair “Kontur. Photo" in Nizhny Novgorod, the works of dozens of authors were censored, the Agency reports, citing fair participants. The day before, photographer Alexander Gronsky said that his works exhibited at Kontur. Photo,” before the opening of the fair, they covered it with tracing paper and prohibited sale at the request of “stern men in jackets.” According to the Agency, by the evening of May 15, the photographer’s photographs were dismantled.

Sinologist Alexander Gabuev analyzes the results of the meeting Evan Vucci / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Xi Jinping and Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, May 14, 2026 For the first time in nine years, an American president came to China - and with a huge team. Donald Trump was joined by SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, executives of Meta, Goldman Sachs, Boeing, Visa and other companies.

Festival de Cannes At the 79th Cannes Film Festival, the premiere of the film “Suddenly” by Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, author of the Oscar-winning “Take the Wheel of My Car” and “Evil Does Not Exist”, took place. Shot in France, “Suddenly” tells the story of the fleeting friendship of two women: French nursing home director Marie-Lou and Japanese theater director Marie. They are brought together by death - Marie is terminally ill.

A resident of the village of Dubovoye , Belgorod Region, died after a Russian air bomb fell on his house, the local telegram channel “Ashes” reported . The publication writes that the regional authorities hid the cause of the man’s death. On the morning of May 16, Ash published a photograph of a damaged private house in Dubovoy. The publication reported that an unknown shell hit the roof of the house. Later, “Ash” clarified that a Russian aerial bomb fell on a private house.

The Moscow Choral Synagogue invited its parishioners to film a four-part film about the General Secretary of the CPSU Joseph Stalin. An announcement posted on the synagogue's Facebook page states that filming will take place on the afternoon of May 31. The announcement mentions “a military-historical film directed by Vladimir Bortko, produced by the TriX studio.” The title of the painting is not specified. The director himself confirmed that we are talking about the film “Stalin”.