Mobile Internet Outages Reported in Moscow and St. Petersburg Amid ‘Security Concerns’ – The Moscow Times

  1. Mobile Internet Outages Reported in Moscow and St. Petersburg Amid ‘Security Concerns’  The Moscow Times
  2. Moscow shuts down airports and mobile signals as Victory Day parade looms  The Guardian
  3. Russia limits mobile internet ahead of scaled-back WW2 victory parade  Reuters
  4. Zelenskyy hints Ukrainian drones could menace Putin’s Victory Day parade  politico.eu
  5. Analysis: Putin will host a scaled-back parade in Red Square this year, amid mounting pressures and threats  CNN
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What to Know About the Growing Saudi Arabia-U.A.E. Rift – The New York Times

  1. What to Know About the Growing Saudi Arabia-U.A.E. Rift  The New York Times
  2. Saudi Arabia and its allies must curb the growing Israeli-Emirati axis  Middle East Eye
  3. Axios: US–Iran war triggers rift between UAE and Saudi Arabia  Caliber.Az
  4. What Is the UAE Up To? Saudi Arabia Rift and Israel Ties Raise Big Questions  The Sunday Guardian
  5. Saudi Arabia hates Iran’s regime but did not want war, says former US ambassador to Riyadh Michael Ratney  Al-Monitor
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Armenia hosts a historic European Union summit as the country charts a course away from Russia – AP News

  1. Armenia hosts a historic European Union summit as the country charts a course away from Russia  AP News
  2. Mark Carney Pulls Canada Closer to Europe as Both Struggle With Trump  The New York Times
  3. Joint declaration following the first Armenia–EU summit  consilium.europa.eu
  4. European leaders converge on Armenia as Russia looks on  BBC
  5. Armenia balances on the tightrope between Russia and the EU  DW.com
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As summer approaches, skin diseases spread through Gaza’s refugee camps – Al Jazeera

  1. As summer approaches, skin diseases spread through Gaza’s refugee camps  Al Jazeera
  2. 'If we sleep, they bite': Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans  BBC
  3. How Israel is weaponizing infectious diseases in Gaza  Mondoweiss
  4. Rampant pests, medicine scarcity aggravate skin diseases in Gaza | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah
  5. Cabinet warns of spread of serious diseases among displaced people in Gaza; calls on WHO and international bodies to act urgently  WAFA Agency
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russians Installed Anti-Drone Cages at VNIIR-Progress Plant, But They Proved Ineffective Against Ukrainian Flamingo Missiles – Defense Express

  1. russians Installed Anti-Drone Cages at VNIIR-Progress Plant, But They Proved Ineffective Against Ukrainian Flamingo Missiles  Defense Express
  2. Zelensky Confirms Flamingo Missile Use in Deep Strike on Russian Military Plant, Shares Video of Strike  Kyiv Post
  3. Ukraine uses Flamingo missiles in strike on Russian weapons facility  The Kyiv Independent
  4. 2 Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attack on Chuvashia  The Moscow Times
  5. Report: Ukrainian drone strikes apartment building in Russia, sparking a fire and injuring multiple people; possible fatalities  Meduza
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Germany news: Leipzig ramming suspect to appear in court – DW.com

  1. Germany news: Leipzig ramming suspect to appear in court  DW.com
  2. Germany news: Leipzig ramming suspect ordered to psych ward  DW.com
  3. Two killed and many injured after car driven into crowd in German city of Leipzig  BBC
  4. Two dead after car strikes crowd in German city, police say  CNN
  5. Video: Driver Kills At Least 2 People After Ramming Car Into Pedestrians  The New York Times
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Explosion at fireworks factory in China kills at least 26

Other fireworks manufacturers in Liuyang, in central Hunan province, ordered to halt production after deadly blast

An explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province has killed at least 26 people and injured 61, prompting the halting of all firework manufacturing near the site.

The blast occurred in the city of Changsha, in Hunan province, on Monday afternoon, China’s official news agency Xinhua said. China Daily said the plant was operated by the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Co in the Changsha-administered, county-level city of Liuyang.

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‘Dangerous escalation’: World condemns Iran after attacks on UAE – Al Jazeera

  1. ‘Dangerous escalation’: World condemns Iran after attacks on UAE  Al Jazeera
  2. Iran war live: UAE says air defences targeting missile and drone attacks  Al Jazeera
  3. UAE says it is under drone and missile attack from Iran again  The Times of Israel
  4. Why Iran’s Attack On Fujairah Matters For Energy Markets  WSJ
  5. UAE air defenses actively intercepting Iranian missiles, drones  The Jerusalem Post
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May 4, 2026 – Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack

  1. May 4, 2026  Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
  2. While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 4, 2026  The Straits Times
  3. The Daily Brief - May 4, 2026  The Preamble | Sharon McMahon
  4. The Weekly Preflight: 5 Things I'm Watching in Global Security | Week of May 4, 2026  Eyes Only with Wes O'Donnell
  5. Early Edition: May 4, 2026  Just Security
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