The Russian-language division of RFE/RL “Echo of the Caucasus,” aimed at audiences in Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, has ceased operations. The publication itself reported this on its Telegram channel on May 3. The project website will no longer be updated, but will remain available in archived mode, the editorial office said.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru reported that over the past two weeks, 18 citizens of the country returned to their homeland from Russia, who turned to the consular department of the Peruvian Embassy in Moscow for help.

Tehran handed over a 14-point peace plan to Washington through a Pakistani mediator, Iranian agencies Tasnim and Fars reported.

The United States will withdraw more than 5 thousand of its troops from Germany, President Donald Trump said. He did not provide the exact number or other details. Moreover, only the day before the Pentagon reported on the beginning of the withdrawal of “about” 5 thousand employees from the territory of a NATO ally within a year. Currently, about 35 thousand American troops are stationed in Germany - this is more than in any other European country.

The Swedish Coast Guard, together with the police, boarded the tanker Jin Hui ( IMO : 9430272) south of Trelleborg. Swedish authorities said the ship was sailing to the Baltic Sea under a Syrian flag, but suspect the flag may be false. The prosecutor's office began an investigation into violations of maritime legislation due to the possible unseaworthiness of the vessel. According to the Swedish Coast Guard, Jin Hui is 182 meters long and was probably sailing unladen.

The largest U.S. automakers expect costs to rise by $5 billion in 2026 amid the war in the Middle East, which is disrupting supply chains and driving up raw material prices. The company reported this in its reporting for the first quarter, reports the Financial Times. We are talking about General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.

More than 60 Ukrainian drones attacked the Leningrad region at night, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said. According to him, the key target of the raid was the seaport of Primorsk, one of the largest Russian oil loading ports in the Baltic. “As a result of repelling the attack, a fire broke out in Primorsk; at the moment, the consequences of the fire have been eliminated. No oil spill was recorded,” the head of the region wrote . Local authorities did not provide details.

About 34% of residents of annexed Crimea use unlicensed satellite receivers known as Gorynychi. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to a report by the research company Grifon Expert, presented at a meeting in the Federation Council on April 27. These devices receive signals from several satellites at once and allow, in particular, to watch Ukrainian TV channels. According to the report's authors, approximately a third of the peninsula's population uses them.

Photo: Boris Morozov / RIA Novosti The beach in Tuapse, damaged by an oil spill, will be cleaned by June 1, announced the head of the municipal district Sergei Boyko. He claims that the city will be ready to welcome tourists during the holiday season: “Of course there will be a season. Our coastline in our district is about 90 km. What happens on one beach will not affect other beaches.

Over the past year, Russian courts handed down 219 verdicts in cases of treason, the Supreme Court claims . Most of them - 156 people - are imprisoned for a term of 10 to 15 years. 31 defendants received from 15 to 20 years in prison, 29 received from 5 to 10 years in prison, and two more received life sentences. Almost 90% of those convicted are men. A quarter of all are young people aged 18 to 24 years. Another 12 defendants are teenagers from 14 to 17 years old.

As Reuters notes , the increase in production is still symbolic, since the Strait of Hormuz, through which the trade route passes, remains blocked. OPEC+ explained the decision by maintaining the stability of the oil market. The cartel has increased production for the third month in a row.

The Insider examined Starboard Maritime Intelligence data on tankers that were in the area of ​​Novorossiysk and the adjacent Black Sea on May 2–3 and that had movement anomalies, anchorage, loss of AIS signal, or port activity. This data does not allow us to unambiguously determine which tankers were hit: the ship tracks contain gaps and sharp jumps, and the loss of AIS in itself does not prove the fact of an attack.