News The Insider May 25, 2025 Photo: Alexandros Michailidis Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused Ukraine on May 23 of organizing espionage activities on the territory of his country.

A group of scientists from the Institute of Promising Research has opened an unusual transneeptun object of 2017 of 2017 of 2017 on the outskirts of our solar system, according to the institute’s website. It is large enough to claim the status of a dwarf planet - the same category to which Pluto belongs. The discovery was officially declared on May 21 by the center of small planets of the International Astronomical Union.

Sparkasse Hannover Bank blocked the account of the former Chancellor Germany Gerhard Schroeder for certain translations related to his activities in Russian companies. According to the Bild German tabloid, the bank no longer credits payments to the policy that allegedly come from its controversial ties with Russia. Schroeder is the chairman of the Supervisory Board of Nord Stream 2 - the Swiss subsidiary of the Russian gas concern Gazprom.

Finland Minister of Defense Anti Hyakkyanen said in the program of Yle Ykkösaamu that Russia began to provide military support for tankers of its “shadow fleet” during the passage of the Gulf of Finland. According to him, "the Russian military presence in the region was always noticeable, it is not news, but military support, the presence of the armed forces are observed." He noted that this is a completely new feature.

“During the period when the president worked in the Kursk region, the enemy began an unprecedented attack with unmanned aerial vehicles <...> The intensity of the attack during the flight of the Supreme Commander -in -Chief in the Kursk region increased significantly. Therefore, we simultaneously conducted airfalling battle and ensured the safety of the President’s helicopter flight. The task was completed, the attack of the enemy drones was reflected ", - said the military.

The international group of researchers from Europe and South Africa discovered significant differences in the structure of the bones of the fingers of the ancient hominids, who lived in the territory of modern South Africa from 2 million to 300 thousand years ago.

The Donald Trump administration sent a group of American diplomats to the UK to “investigate cases of restriction of freedom of speech,” reports The Telegraph. Five representatives of the US State Department met with the British anti -Armstone activists who were arrested in the buffer zones of the clinic allegedly “for silent protests” against termination of pregnancy.

China and Russia excluded the wording from a joint statement that could complicate relations with Japan, reports with reference to the diplomatic sources of Kyodo News. According to them, Beijing insisted on the removal of disputed phrases so as not to harm the connections with the Japanese side.

At least 23 people died as a result of Israeli strikes on the gas sector on May 25. Among them are a local journalist and a high -ranking employee of the Civil Service Service. This was reported by Hamas -controlled healthcare authorities, writes Reuters. According to doctors, the blows were inflicted on Khan Yunisa in the south of Enclaw, the Jabali refugee camp in the north and Nuseyrat in the center of the sector.

The Israeli Defense Army (IDF) introduced all regular infantry and armored brigades into the gas sector. This was announced on May 24 by the Israeli channel "Kan Hadashot" with reference to sources in law enforcement agencies. According to the TV channel, the latter entered the sector an airborne brigade. Earlier, the Golani, Givati, Nakhal, Kfir, as well as the 7th Saar Mi-Holan armored brigade, the 188th Barak, the 401st Ikvot A-Barzel and Special Units were sent there.

The Chechen and the Syrian helped stop the bloody massacre on May 23 at the Gamburg Main Station on Friday evening, writes Spiegel. The Syrian is a 19-year-old refugee from the suburbs of Aleppo Muhammad Al Muhammad, who has been living in Germany since September 2022, data on the personality of the Chechen is not disclosed. When Muhammad expected the train on the platform, he noticed a woman with a knife and decided to act, instead of escaping with a panicing crowd.

Today, Ukraine handed over to Russia 303 military personnel who were captured. As many APU fighters and employees of law enforcement agencies returned to Ukraine. The exchange was confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky noted that, in addition to army servicemen, employees of the National Guard, the State Border Service and the State Special Transport Service returned to Ukraine.

Sales of traditional examination notebooks sharply grew up in American universities amid mass use by students of artificial intelligence to complete tasks, writes The Wall Street Journal. According to university bookstores, sales of “Blue Books” (according to the traditional color of the cover) have grown over the past two academic years by more than 30% at the A&M University, almost 50% at the University of Florida and 80% at the University of California in Berkeley.

Mexican police display the ice axe used by Ramon Mercader to kill Leon Trotsky. Photo: AP History Alexei Uvarov 24 May 2025 In recent years, Russian intelligence services have intensified their pursuit of Russian émigrés, orchestrating kidnappings and poisonings of journalists and opposition figures living outside the Kremlin’s jurisdiction. The story is not new.

This is a record attack on the number of drones. Previously, the maximum number of drones released in one night was recorded on May 18 - then the Russian army released 273 UAVs. At the same time, today 266 out of 298 drones were neutralized by the air forces of the Armed Forces. 139 drones were shot down, and another 127 “locally lost” or depressed of the electronic warfare.