Rescue workers at the site of a gas explosion in a coal mine, China, May 23, 2026 An explosion occurred in a coal mine in the Chinese province of Shanxi. According to the latest data, 90 people have died, China Central Television reports . The gas explosion occurred on Friday evening, at which time 247 people were underground. According to Xinhua, nine people remain trapped under the rubble. The search and rescue operation continues.

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Maria Snegovaya The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put political scientist Maria Snegovaya on the wanted list. Mediazona drew attention to the card in the department's search database. It is still unknown under what specific crime Snegovaya is being sought. The initiation of a criminal case against the political scientist has not previously been reported.

Vladimir Zelensky Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukrainian intelligence has received information, including from American and European partners, about Russia preparing a strike using the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile. According to Zelensky, the information will be checked. At the same time, as the President of Ukraine noted, there are signs of preparation of a combined strike on the territory of Ukraine, in particular on Kyiv, using various weapons.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko observe the progress of the strategic part of the nuclear exercise, May 21, 2026 In May, the Kremlin held a major nuclear exercise, which it called a “NATO signal,” and Russian intelligence threatened Latvia with attacks on “decision-making centers.” In addition, Vladimir Putin signed a decree on a simplified procedure for issuing Russian citizenship to citizens of the self-proclaimed Transnistria, which was perceived by some experts as the first step

After the outbreak of war in the Middle East, many Gulf countries encountered Iranian kamikaze drones and turned to Ukraine for help to combat them with interceptor drones. However, UAV technologies in the rapidly developing field of warfare are also being adopted by Iranian-backed paramilitary groups, including Hezbollah, which is fighting the Israeli army in southern Lebanon.

Marco Rubio at a press conference at the White House, May 5, 2026 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that “some progress has been made” in negotiations between Washington and Tehran and news of a possible agreement could appear in the coming days. “There is a possibility that today, tomorrow, maybe in a couple of days we will have something to say, but this issue needs to be resolved one way or another,” Rubio told reporters. His words are quoted by Axios journalist Barak Ravid.

A fragment of a drone discovered in Latvia, May 23, 2026 On the morning of May 23, a drone flew into Latvia, it fell into Lake Dridzis in the Kraslava region and exploded upon contact with water. The Latvian police reported this. Local residents reported the drone to the police around 8:00 am. According to Astra, the crash site of the drone is 20 kilometers from the border with Belarus and 50 kilometers from the border with Russia. No one was injured as a result of the incident.

The United States has tightened the rules for issuing a green card - a residence permit with the right to work in the country. Now, foreign citizens can only apply outside the United States, according to Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A foreigner temporarily in the United States who wishes to obtain a green card must return to their home country to apply, except in "extraordinary circumstances," the release said.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir France has banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country after he published a video of detained activists from the Sumud flotilla heading to the Gaza Strip. As French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot noted, this decision was made in connection with “unacceptable actions against French and European citizens” who were on the flotilla ships and were detained by the Israeli military.

Artemy Troitsky turns to deep ethnofolk. Let's listen to recordings of dance cumbia performed by musicians from the countries of the Andean belt. They played cumbia not furiously, but using the instrumentation of conventional beat rock bands, hence the rebajada ("lowering"). Repeat from 4.2.2023

The American company Apple in 2025, at the request of Roskomnadzor, removed 1,213 applications from the Russian App Store. This is stated in the corporation's annual transparency report. As noted by Important Stories, which was the first to draw attention to the document, this is a record number in four years. In 2024, Apple removed 171 apps, in 2023 – 12, and in 2022 – seven, then the corporation published such a report for the first time.

Andrey Zvyagintsev, Cannes, May 22, 2026 Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev received the Grand Prix at the 79th Cannes Film Festival for the film "Minotaur". This is the second most important award. The main award, the Palme d'Or, went to the film Fjord, directed by Cristian Mungiu. The Jury Prize went to Valeska Grisebach for her film "Dream Adventure".

Collage In the book “The Church Hitchhiker” by priest Alexei Uminsky and journalist Ksenia Luchenko , published in April 2026 by Vidim books , the dismissal of a priest, a ban on ministry, and defrocking are presented as complete arbitrariness.

Fire at the Grushevaya oil depot in Novorossiysk, May 23, 2026 In Novorossiysk, fragments of a drone fell on the territory of an oil depot - several technical and administrative buildings caught fire. Fragments also fell on the territory of the fuel terminal, reports the operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory. The Astra publication established that the fire started at the Grushovaya Balka oil depot.