Russia to Continue Retaliatory Strikes on Military Targets in Ukraine - Foreign Ministry

Russia to Continue Retaliatory Strikes on Military Targets in Ukraine - Foreign Ministry

Sputnik

Russia will continue large-scale retaliatory strikes against military targets in Ukraine in response to Kiev's terror against Russians, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated on Saturday. 

The foreign ministry said on its website that the Russian Armed Forces are systematically striking military targets in Kiev and other Ukrainian cities in response to terrorist actions by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Russian civilians and Russia's civilian infrastructure.

"The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will continue to deliver large-scale retaliatory strikes," the ministry said.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Kiev’s continued escalation was only worsening Ukraine’s position, arguing that recent Russian strikes were responses to Ukrainian attacks on shipping, warehouses and infrastructure. 

The Russian Foreign Ministry reiterated its warning to foreign nationals and diplomatic mission staff against staying in or traveling to Ukraine.

The ministry issued a statement regarding the renewed warning to foreign citizens and diplomats against remaining in Kiev or near military-related sites in Ukraine.

"Russia had beforehand urged foreign nationals and diplomats in Kiev to leave the city and refrain from visiting Ukraine, and advised the country's residents to stay away from military and administrative infrastructure facilities," the statement read.

Foreign nationals and diplomats who have not left Kiev are knowingly putting their lives in mortal danger, the Russian ministry stated.

"We note that not everyone has heeded these warnings and [that some] are knowingly exposing their lives to mortal danger ... The Russian Foreign Ministry reiterates its warning to foreign nationals, including diplomatic mission staff, against staying in Ukraine or traveling to its territory," the statement read.

The warning for foreign nationals and diplomats to leave Kiev was included in a Russian Foreign Ministry statement dated May 25, 2026, and in diplomatic notes sent to foreign partners. On May 27, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin reiterated the warning during a briefing for the diplomatic corps.

‘HELL ON EARTH”: France Burns, Rioters Torch Firefighter, Burn Woman’s Face With Flamethrower, 400 Schools Closed, “Unprecedented”

‘HELL ON EARTH”: France Burns, Rioters Torch Firefighter, Burn Woman’s Face With Flamethrower, 400 Schools Closed, “Unprecedented”

Pamela Geller

Young second and third-generation migrants film a French firefighter after setting him on fire during the school protests in Bordeaux

1,027 of France’s roughly 3,700 lycées, or high schools, were affected Thursday, including 222 that were blockaded.

The Prime Minister’s Office said intelligence services viewed the movement as a “maneuver organized by LFI and its ultra-left proxies,” according to Reuters.

Some members of the left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI) party have publicly backed the student protests.

In videos of the attacks on schools in France, more Arabic is spoken than French.

In France, an IMMIGRANT protester makes a FLAMETHROWER using a deodorant can, and uses it to BURN the face of a woman in the street.

The inaction of the French government is malicious; this is happening because they want it to happen.

Fires are burning across parts of France as riot police are responding to Muslim rioters.

A pack of North African Muslims on motorcycles, carrying Palestinian flags, are on their way to join the riots and burn down schools in Marseille, France’s second largest city.

If this isn’t a declaration of war, what is it?!

Images from this afternoon show burning barricades in Pantin, bins set alight in Paris and crowds of protesters and riot police on the streets

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Nearly 100 earthquakes shake Kīlauea as volcanic unrest prompts park closure

Nearly 100 earthquakes shake Kīlauea as volcanic unrest prompts park closure

Alexandra Myers

Parts of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park were closed Thursday after nearly 100 earthquakes were recorded beneath the summit of Kīlauea volcano.

According to the National Park Service, the Keanakākoʻi area has been temporarily closed to the public for safety due to the earthquake activity and increased volcanic unrest.

The closure includes Old Crater Rim Drive, the overlooks near Keanakākoʻi Crater and the Crater Rim Trail to Keanakākoʻi. However, the Devastation Trail parking lot remains open.

Over the past 24 hours, nearly 100 earthquakes were recorded in the summit area, with the largest measuring magnitude 3.4 at 9:52 p.m. HST Wednesday, according to the National Park Service.

The strongest activity occurred between about 8 p.m. Wednesday and 3 a.m. Thursday.

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'100% NOT GEOLOGICAL': SCIENTIST SAYS DURUPINAR FORMATION COULD BE MANMADE NOAH'S ARK SITE

'100% NOT GEOLOGICAL': SCIENTIST SAYS DURUPINAR FORMATION COULD BE MANMADE NOAH'S ARK SITE

Abby Trivett 

Jones shared that Bakhtar found underneath the surface "an organized pattern of rooms, chambers and corridors, and a manmade structure beneath the surface."

Noah's Ark could have been discovered in the Durupinar Formation in Turkey. (Screengrab image: via X-Noah's Ark Scans)

In a new post by Noah's Ark Scans, the team drilling at the Durupinar Formation site says US Defense scientist Dr. Khosrow Bakhtar has confirmed the formation is not a geological feature of the Earth.

The post starts with the profound caption: "WORLD-SHAKING RELEASE: Durup?nar Formation Is 100% NOT Geological! Defense Scientist Calls Noah's Ark "Extraordinary," before discussing what Bakhtar shared with them regarding this incredible breakthrough.

Andrew Jones, the founder of Noah's Ark Scans, shared in the social media video that the team was: "...contacted recently by the most prestigious US military scientist who is involved not just in the US nuclear program, but he invented a radar that can peer deep below the surface with high resolution, and he's used it all over the world."

Jones says Dr. Bakhtar and his team visited the Durupinar Formation site and brought highly encouraging news.

"This is the most significant finding for 40 years or 45 years of my career," Bakhtar said. "I have never seen this kind of anomalies before. I have never in my life. They all came from the same original object. If that object was Noah's Ark, let that be. It's not geologic-related..."

Jones shared that Bakhtar found underneath the surface "an organized pattern of rooms, chambers and corridors, and a manmade structure beneath the surface." (Screengrab image: via X-Noah's Ark Scans)

"If these anomalies were not important, we would have seen them all," Bakhtar explained. "But the fact that showed so clearly indicates that they come from something. I am hundred percent sure that they come from the same original object..."

According to Noah's Ark Scans' post, Bakhtar used BakhtarRadar to explore the features at this site.

For generations, the question of Noah's Ark has captivated believers, skeptics and researchers alike. Now, the mystery surrounding Durupinar may be entering an entirely new chapter. If further investigation supports what Bakhtar says the radar data is revealing beneath the surface, the implications could be extraordinary.

It may not yet be the final word on Noah's Ark, but one thing is certain: what researchers say they are seeing beneath Durupinar is giving the world another reason to keep watching—and digging.

Macron pushes for tougher enforcement of the EU's Digital Services Act

Macron rejects “American free speech” model, demands faster EU censorship enforcement

Cassie B.

• Macron pushes for tougher enforcement of the EU's Digital Services Act, calling American-style free speech "the opposite of free speech"
• The DSA lets regulators fine major platforms up to 6% of global revenue, and the EU hit Elon Musk's X with a €120 million penalty in December 2025
• U.S. officials, including VP J.D. Vance and the Justice Department, accuse Brussels of using the law to target American tech companies
• The dispute has drawn in visa restrictions on EU officials and Trump's own clash with U.S. outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico
• A House Judiciary Committee probe found EU regulators labeling common political phrases as "hate speech," raising fears of a global censorship standard

In a direct challenge to American free expression principles, French President Emmanuel Macron criticized what he called "American free speech" while advocating for tougher enforcement of the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) during a trip to Spain on Wednesday. The French leader urged Brussels to apply the controversial law "much more extensively, much faster and much more forcefully" to combat online misinformation.

The DSA, adopted in 2022, allows regulators to fine major platforms up to 6% of their global annual revenue for violations. In December 2025, the EU levied its first DSA penalty against Elon Musk's X platform, ordering the company to pay €120 million. U.S. officials, including Vice President J.D. Vance, have accused the EU of using the law as a censorship tool targeting American companies.

Speaking to reporters, Macron argued that the American concept of free speech, as currently practiced by some, represents the opposite of genuine free expression. He contended that individual freedoms carry inherent responsibilities and must respect the rights of others. The French president drew a comparison to walking down a street, stating that personal liberty does not include the freedom to assault, insult, or damage shared public spaces. He insisted that those who distribute content on social media must be held legally accountable, just as journalists and editors face consequences for publishing false information.

Under the DSA, the world's largest online platforms — Facebook, X, TikTok, Google, and YouTube among them — must police illegal content, disclose how their advertising and algorithms work, shield minors, and account for risks tied to disinformation, with the strictest obligations reserved for the biggest platforms.

Following the December 2025 fine against X, the U.S. government backed the company's appeal, arguing the EU had exceeded its authority by targeting an American firm. Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate of the Justice Department's Civil Division said Washington "will not tolerate" Brussels using regulation to rein in American tech companies. Vance called the EU's actions an attack on American companies over what he termed "garbage" and accused the bloc of eroding free speech.

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