🇷🇺 50% of women giving birth in Moscow and St. Petersburg are now of non-Russian origin.

In Moscow the average share of mothers of foreign origin was 48.8%, and fathers — 41.0%. A similar situation was observed in the Northwestern Federal District (NWFD) — during the same period (2023) in St. Petersburg, migrant mothers accounted for an average of 55.1%, and fathers for 54.6% compared to the rest of the district, according to a study by researchers from the Federal Research Sociological Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FNISC RAS).

🇵🇱 Polish Prime Minister Tusk stated the need to prepare the country for war:

"We will have the strongest army in the region. Don’t say it’s impossible. Our army must be capable of repelling any threat — from the east, west, or south — it doesn’t matter. To build the strongest army, we will use the experience gained from the war in Ukraine."

Poland plans a major military expansion, aiming for 300,000 active soldiers. The army will be equipped with over 1,000 modern tanks, hundreds of new artillery systems, and advanced air defense. The goal is to create the strongest land force in Europe.

🇸🇾🇺🇸 - Syrian Foreign Minister "Asaad al-Sheibani" during the meeting in New York earlier today states :

• Continued sanctions force Syria to continue to rely on aid.

• We have previously emphasized that Syria will not pose a threat to any country, including Israel

•Remnants of the former regime attempted to ignite a civil war in Syria by igniting the events on the coast.

• We unified the military factions and ended the era of factionalism. We will soon announce a transitional justice commission and a commission for the missing.

• Syria is diverse, but it is not divided into sects and minorities. Some Syrian Jews have returned to their country for the first time since the fall of the regime

🇺🇸🇻🇦🇺🇦 - pic hits hard: Trump and Zelensky discussing the future of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict in the halls of the Vatican during Pope Francis funeral.

🇷🇺 - Putin releases video in which he announces that the Kursk region has been completely freed by Ukranian forces.

🇨🇳 - China seizes disputed "Sandy Cay" reef in the South China Sea, just kilometers from the Philippines’ military outpost at Thitu Island.

🇮🇳🇵🇰 - Reports of limited and localized clashes between Indian and Pakistani soldiers along the LOC.

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🇮🇸🇪🇺 - Iceland is considering strengthening its defense capabilities and resuming EU accession negotiations.

An India-Pakistan war likely means an 8 month winter in Montreal, and most likely a 2 week long "summer".

🇰🇵🇷🇺 - North Korea officially confirms troop deployment to Russia - Yonhap

🇻🇦- The papal conclave to elect the next Pope will commence on May the 7th, says the Vatican.

🇪🇸 - Spain authorities ask residents to stay put amid blackout

Spain's government working 'to identify origin' of blackout: PM's office

🇪🇸 - M-30 tunnels around Madrid are now closed.