Exclusive-Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says Proposal of Associate EU Membership ‘Unfair’

KYIV, May 23 (Reuters) – Ukrainian ⁠President ⁠Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in ⁠a letter to EU leaders that a German ​proposal to grant Ukraine “associate” membership of the European Union was “unfair” because ‌it would leave Kyiv ‌without a voice inside the bloc. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ⁠has suggested ⁠allowing Ukraine to participate in EU meetings …

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Drone Games Put Ukraine’s Best Military Pilots to the Test

TRUSKAVETS, Ukraine, May 23 (Reuters) – In the sky over western Ukraine, a bullet-shaped P1-SUN ⁠interceptor ⁠drone dived towards its target as dozens of ⁠soldiers looked on. A cheer went up as it cut through a tow line from another drone ​to a balloon, which drifted away. Ukraine’s most skilled military drone pilots squared off …

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Japan Trade Minister Holds Brief Talks With Chinese Counterpart Amid Diplomatic Row

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) – Japan’s Trade Minister Ryosei ⁠Akazawa ⁠said on Saturday there ⁠were no formal bilateral talks with China’s Commerce Minister ​Wang Wentao, though the two had a brief conversation before a dinner on ‌Friday, without disclosing details. Akazawa spoke ‌to reporters after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministerial meetings in ⁠the …

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An SNL ‘All Drug Olympics?’ Not Quite. but These Enhanced Games Are No Joke

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The first, best and most hilarious rendition of the “All Drug Olympics” came courtesy of “Saturday Night Live.” It was 1988 when Soviet weightlifter “Sergei Akmudov,” geeked up on anabolic steroids, Nyquil and “some sort of fish paralyzer,” tried to clean and jerk 1,500 pounds — three times the existing world …

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Exclusive-Democrats Demand Rubio Explain Visa for Wanted Former Polish Official

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) – Two top U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on ⁠Friday ⁠asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to ⁠explain whether his top deputy helped expedite a visa that allowed a wanted former Polish cabinet minister to ​flee to the U.S. from Hungary, evading an extradition request from Polish authorities. If true, “these …

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DNC Tries to Move Past Autopsy Debacle as Martin Faces Calls to Resign as Chair

Ken Martin, the committee’s chair, faced new calls to resign from elected officials and Democratic operatives, who say he mismanaged a report originally intended to be a comprehensive examination of the party’s failures and a potential road map for its future. Martin kept the document under wraps for months, stoking speculation about its contents, only …

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