Ukraine Hits Key Russian Oil-Loading Port and 2 ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tankers

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Sunday launched a wave of strikes against Russia’s oil export infrastructure, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine alleges were illegally used to transport Russian crude. A nighttime drone strike sparked a blaze at Russia’s largest oil exporting port on the Baltic …

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Two Women Die in Channel Crossing Attempt From France to Britain

PARIS, May 3 (Reuters) – Two ⁠women ⁠died after ⁠a boat carrying about 80 ​migrants trying to cross to Britain ‌from France capsized near ‌Calais, the local French ⁠administration ⁠said on Sunday. “We regret to say that we ​found two people, two women, who had died,” said Christophe Marx, ​an official for the Pas-de-Calais administration, …

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Russia’s Primorsk Port Hit as Ukraine Launches Wave of Drone Strikes

MOSCOW, May 3 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s ⁠Baltic ⁠Sea port of Primorsk ⁠on Sunday, temporarily setting it on fire, local governor Alexander ​Drozdenko said on the Telegram messaging app, as Kyiv launched a wave of ‌strikes on targets across the ‌country. Drozdenko said more than 60 drones were downed overnight over Russia’s northwestern …

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China, Philippines Trade Accusations Over South China Sea

BEIJING, May 3 (Reuters) – China accused ⁠the ⁠Philippines of landing personnel ⁠on a disputed reef in the South ​China Sea on Sunday as Manila said it would dispatch ‌ships to drive off ‌Chinese vessels it said were conducting research illegally. • ⁠The exchange ⁠extends a run of heightened tension between China and ​the Philippines, …

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Iran Executes Man Convicted Over Killing of Security Officer in 2022 Unrest

DUBAI, May 3 (Reuters) – ⁠Iran ⁠executed a ⁠man convicted of involvement ​in the killing of ‌a security officer, the ‌judiciary’s news ⁠outlet ⁠Mizan reported on Sunday, after the Supreme ​Court upheld his sentence in late 2025. The defendant, ​identified as Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, was ⁠described ⁠as one of ⁠the ​main individuals responsible for the death …

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Israel Approves Plan to Buy F-35 and F-15I Aircraft From US

JERUSALEM, ⁠May ⁠3 (Reuters) – Israel ⁠gave final ​approval ‌for ‌a ⁠plan to ⁠purchase two new combat ​squadrons ​of F-35 ⁠and F-15Ia ⁠aircraft ⁠from Lockheed ​Martin and Boeing ​in ⁠a ⁠deal worth tens of billions ⁠shekels, the defence ministry said on ⁠Sunday. (Reporting by Steven Scheer, Editing ​by William ​Maclean) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

US Secretary of State to Travel to Vatican and Italy, Newspapers Report

ROME, May 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco ⁠Rubio ⁠will travel to the Vatican ⁠and Italy for meetings this week, two Italian newspapers reported ​on Sunday, weeks after President Donald Trump drew criticism from Christians across the political spectrum by ‌attacking Pope Leo on social media. Reports ‌in national dailies La Repubblica and Corriere …

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