US President Donald Trump announced on November 11 and on May 8 Victory Days in the First and Second World Wars.

Two Student Union of British Universities - the University College of London (UCL) and the University of Lancaster (LU) - suspended the activities of Ukrainian student communities after it became known about the possible violation of charitable legislation when buying drones, later sent by the Ukrainian military. About this writes Financial Times. We are talking about purchases made last year.

The news The Insider May 2, 2025 #Military report In today's report On the territory of the "liberated" from the Ukrainian troops of the Kursk region, fighting on the approaches to the state border are still going on In the Limansky direction, Russian attack aircraft try to attack in the antitropullazial cloaks during the day The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation achieved significant advance on the eastern flank of the ledge under the agglomeration of Pokrovsk and Mirnograd The United

The FSB announced the detention of a girl, who, according to the special services, planned to undermine home -made explosives "at the administrative building of law enforcement agencies" in Khasavyurt. The detainee is a citizen of Russia born in 1996, the FSB calls her a supporter of the international terrorist organization banned in the country. Which organization was talking about, the department did not specify.

The United States no longer intend to act as an intermediary in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine - now the responsibility for the dialogue lies with the parties themselves. This was stated by the representative of the State Department Tammy Bruce. “We will not be intermediaries. We will not instantly fly to the other end of the world to moderate meetings. Now the work should be carried out between the two sides, ”she said.

US President Donald Trump ordered to stop the federal financing of the two largest public broadcasters - NPR (National Public Radio) and PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). NPR and PBS, as well as their affiliated stations, form the basis of the public broadcasting system in the United States. The decree is published on the White House website. “It doesn't matter what views are NPR and PBS.

The administration of the Kursk region is going to begin to restore the bridge across the Sejm River in Glushkovsky district not earlier than 2026, the completion of construction is unknown. This became known from the response to a request sent by the acting governor of the region Alexander Khinshtein by the chairman of the representative meeting of the Glushkovsky district Fedor Otrokhov.

Russia dropped by nine points and took 171st place in the World Press Freedom Index published annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). This is Russia's worst performance in the history of the index, which has been compiled since 2002. Out of the 180 countries included in the index, only Nicaragua (172), Vietnam (173), Turkmenistan (174), Afghanistan (175), Iran (176), Syria (177), China (178), North Korea (179), and Eritrea (180) rank lower than Russia.

ECONOMICS The golden billionaires: Inside Russia's fierce economic competition for limited wartime resources Vadim Belkin 2 May 2025 Nominally, Russian billionaires have never been as wealthy as they are in 2025. However, adjusted for inflation, their fortunes are significantly lower than they were before the war and dramatically smaller than in 2008.

The Belgian company EuroClear, which owns frozen Russian assets, plans to confiscate about € 3 (out of 10) billion, which belonged to the sanctions of Russian citizens and companies, and distribute them between Western investors who suffered from confiscation of their property in Russia. It is reported by Reuters with reference to sources.

Russia sank to 9 points and took 171st place in the ranking of countries in terms of the level of freedom of the press, which is annually published by the International Organization “Reporters Without Borders” (RSF). This is the worst indicator of Russia in the history of the index, which has been compiled since 2002. In total, the index includes 180 countries.

Books The Insider 2 May 2025 The book "Ammerrika" by Freedom Letters was written by Alexander Genis for the fiftieth anniversary of life in the United States. The author talks about the country about which, quoting the preface, “not written in Wikipedia,” and which you will not see from the office of the office or tourist bus.

In Kazakhstan there is a classified list of Russian citizens who are prohibited from entering the country. There are no names, quantity and specific reasons for this list in the public domain, however, according to Kazakh officials, you can get to the list for an offensive statement of Kazakhstan. It is reported by DW with reference to sources.

US President Donald Trump on his pages on social networks promised to deprive Harvard University of the status of a higher educational institution exempted from taxes. “We are going to withdraw tax benefits from Harvard. They deserve it! " - Trump wrote on his own Truth Social platform. Harvard, in turn, called this possible decision “illegal and unprecedented” and stated that this would lead to a reduction in student scholarships and scientific research.

Russian journalists convicted in April: Konstantin Gabov, Antonina Favorskaya, Artyom Krieger, and Sergei Karelin. Photo by Mediazona Contents 1. Economic factor Russia dropped by nine points and took 171st place in the World Press Freedom Index published annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). This is Russia's worst performance in the history of the index, which has been compiled since 2002.