Russia and Ukraine aim their energy sectors at each other.
According to officials from both nations, Russia and Ukraine resumed their attacks on energy infrastructure overnight, resulting in plant damage and fires. In its routine situation report on Saturday, the Ukrainian army reported that Russia had launched a "massive missile attack" against Ukraine. In a Facebook post, German Galushchenko, Ukraine's energy minister also claimed that the "enemy" had assaulted the country's energy infrastructure once more. Additionally, Ukraine reported that in Russia's most recent round of strikes, 21 out of 34 drones were shot down. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that 35 attacks against Ukrainian energy facilities, defense companies, railway infrastructure, air defenses, and ammunition supplies had been conducted by Russian forces in the past week. Meanwhile, on Saturday morning, Ukraine attacked the Ilsky and Sloviansk oil refineries in Russia’s Krasnodar region with drones, causing fires at the facilities, a Ukrainian intelligence source told the Reuters news agency.
Brazil: A week-long demonstration by indigenous people in favor of land and cultural rights occurs in Brasilia.
Thousands of Indigenous people have assembled in the Brazilian capital for a five-day protest to support their rights to their land and culture. It goes against what they claim are President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's unmet pledges to defend reserves and drive out land-grabbers from their lands.
The speaker of the South African parliament quits over claims of corruption.
The speaker of South Africa's parliament resigned on Wednesday and gave up her position due to accusations of corruption. She had lost a legal battle the day before to prevent her arrest.
UK MP involved in sexting incident, exchanging colleague phone numbers
A big source of humiliation occurred when a UK MP was discovered to have given up the phone numbers of other MPs and ministers in a honey trap sexting scandal.
On Mother's Day in Ukraine, parents grieve their deceased children.
Ukraine's families will celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday even though Russia's war appears to have no conclusion in sight. After more than two years of fighting, the Ukrainian government reports that at least 31,000 soldiers have been killed.
Tunisia: There are protests about the country's declining economic status and living circumstances.
On Saturday, thousands demonstrated against the declining quality of life in front of the prime minister's office in Tunis, Tunisia, in response to a demand made by the country's largest labor union confederation. Watch to find out more!
Colombian Congress outlaws bullfighting nationally.
Colombia's Congress prohibited bullfighting on Tuesday following years of futile attempts to stop the pastime. The sport will now be phased out and fully abolished by 2027. It was one of just eight nations worldwide where the sport was still permitted.
The World Bank has provided $1.5 billion in funding to Ukraine. The purpose of this financial infusion is to sustain Ukraine's budget throughout the crisis, particularly its essential social spending. Britain and Japan are providing the funding, which is critical for Ukraine as it deals with declining foreign aid and increasing financial strain.
It is the darkest and most ravenous black hole in the universe
Even light cannot escape from a black hole's scream; these cosmic monsters seem to devour everything in their path. For additional information, watch the video.
Chile pollution: The government plans to shut down coal facilities.
A coal plant in northern Chile is set to begin shutting down as part of a government strategy to phase out coal production there. Many residents of Mejillones are in advanced stages of cancer as a result of plant poisoning. The coal industry gave the port town riches but also produced high amounts of pollution.
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