PRESS REVIEW – Monday, 25 May 2026: First, papers discuss whether Russian President Vladimir Putin has lost support from his backers. Next, a police raid of opposition party headquarters in Turkey is getting considerable coverage. Also, the Enhanced Games do not lead to the many breakthroughs that were expected, with only one new world "record". Meanwhile, a 99-year-old breaks records in the sky. Finally, actors called Chris and talking animals are more likely to make it in Hollywood than women over the age of 60.
'Self-destructive' Putin loses home support as Ukraine war rages on
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Tue 22:30 - PBS Newshour
Inside Izyum, the Ukrainian frontline city facing the threat of a 2nd Russian occupation
Wed 09:36 - Al-Monitor
Rights groups urge Poland to halt support for US deportation flights to Ukraine
Wed 09:48 - Sky News (UK)
British man jailed in Ukraine after admitting spying for Russia
Wed 09:48 - Euronews
Russian cargo ship sunk off Spain carried nuclear reactors for North Korea, probe reveals
Wed 10:01 - DW
Ceasefire in sight? What's next for Russia's war in Ukraine
Wed 10:01 - DW All
Ceasefire in sight? What's next for Russia's war in Ukraine
Wed 10:01 - DW Top
Ceasefire in sight? What's next for Russia's war in Ukraine
Wed 10:01 - DW World
Ceasefire in sight? What's next for Russia's war in Ukraine
Wed 10:44 - The Guardian
Russian foreign minister says ‘nothing is happening’ in US talks on Ukraine and peace process is stuck – Europe live
Wed 11:49 - n-tv Politik
“Could last all day”: Russia attacks Ukraine with several waves of attacks
Wed 12:00 - UN News All
World News in Brief: Mounting waste in Gaza, drone attacks in Sudan, aid truck struck in Ukraine
Wed 12:47 - Euronews
Russia launches mass attack against Ukraine with hundreds of drones, Kyiv says
Wed 15:07 - France 24
Taiwan new key player as Ukraine shifts drone supply chain away from China
Wed 15:23 - The Guardian
Russia targets Ukraine with more than 800 drones in deadly daytime assault
Wed 16:13 - DW All
Russia unleashes fatal barrage of drones at Ukraine
Wed 16:13 - DW Top
Russia unleashes fatal barrage of drones at Ukraine
Wed 16:40 - n-tv Politik
Poland launches fighter jets: Violent Russian attacks on Ukraine - close to NATO territory
Wed 16:42 - Süddeutsche Zeitung Top
War in Ukraine: Dead in Russian drone attack in western Ukraine
Wed 16:47 - France 24
No, two French soldiers have not been killed in a Russian attack in Ukraine
Wed 17:07 - France 24
Russia unleashes deadly daylight drone blitz across Ukraine
Wed 17:51 - Tagesschau
Dead in massive air strikes in Ukraine
Thu 04:00 - Financial Times
Ukraine arms maker plans satellite push to cut reliance on US
Thu 04:30 - Euronews
Russian attack on Kyiv continues overnight, killing at least one
Thu 04:52 - Al Jazeera English
Kyiv building collapses after Russian strike, reportedly trapping residents
Thu 04:52 - Al Jazeera
Kyiv building collapses after Russian strike, reportedly trapping residents
Thu 06:01 - France 24
Russia pounds Kyiv and cities across Ukraine in massive air attack
Thu 06:22 - Financial Times
Russia pummels Ukraine with missiles and drones as ceasefire collapses
Thu 06:50 - n-tv Politik
House collapsed in Kiev: Massive wave of Russian air strikes shakes Ukraine
Thu 07:13 - BBC Europe
Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine leave one dead, officials say
Thu 07:26 - Tagesschau
Ukraine War: Massive Russian attacks in the night
Thu 08:41 - France 24
A massive overnight barrage on Kyiv splits a residential building in two
Thu 08:54 - Handelsblatt Politik
Ukraine: The once second most powerful person in Ukraine has to be in custody
Thu 09:24 - La Libre (BE)
War in Ukraine: massive Russian air attack on kyiv leaves one dead and 31 injured after truce ends
Thu 09:35 - La Libre (BE)
Ukraine: Zelensky's right-hand man targeted for pre-trial detention in corruption case
Thu 09:51 - NYT Europe
Russia Pummels Kyiv After Putin Hints That War Could End Soon
Thu 11:14 - La Libre (BE)
War in Ukraine: UN humanitarian mission vehicle hit by Russian drones, says Zelensky
Thu 12:00 - UN News Europe
Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians are a clear violation of humanitarian law, says senior UN official
Thu 13:15 - Euronews
Russia's prison population falls by 40%, partly by sending convicts to fight in Ukraine
Thu 13:18 - Le Figaro
180,000 fewer prisoners in Russian prisons since the start of the offensive in Ukraine
Thu 14:02 - La Libre (BE)
Ukraine war: Russia 'openly mocks' peace efforts
Thu 14:42 - Financial Times
Putin replaces critic in region bordering Ukraine
Thu 15:57 - The Guardian
Ukraine hit by second day of large-scale Russian missile and drone strikes
Thu 23:06 - Washington Examiner
Russia unleashes massive multiday attack on Ukraine following three-day ceasefire
Thu 23:22 - Al Jazeera English
UN aid convoy hit by drone strikes in Ukraine’s Kherson
Fri 00:04 - BBC Headlines
Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group
Fri 01:53 - Die Welt
Ukraine reports 21 dead after major Russian attack on Kyiv
Fri 02:00 - Handelsblatt Politik
Innovation: How Ukraine is becoming Europe's leading tech nation
Fri 07:51 - Süddeutsche Zeitung Top
War in Ukraine: 24 dead after Russian attack on residential building in Kiev
Fri 08:49 - Euronews
Death toll from large-scale Russian attack that slammed Ukraine rises to 24
Fri 09:37 - NYT Europe
Delivering Mail on Ukraine’s Front Line
Fri 10:57 - Al Jazeera English
Finland ends drone alert amid regional fears of Ukraine war spillover
Fri 10:57 - Al Jazeera
Finland ends drone alert amid regional fears of Ukraine war spillover
Fri 10:59 - France 24
Ukraine - UN aid convoy targeted by drone attacks
Fri 12:00 - UN News All
World News in Brief: UN relief vehicle struck in Ukraine, emergency airdrops in South Sudan, backlash against LGBTIQ+ rights
Fri 12:02 - Euronews
Ukraine and Russia swap 205 prisoners of war each in US-brokered exchange
Fri 12:53 - BBC Europe
Prisoner swap goes ahead as Kyiv mourns 24 killed in Russian strike on flats
Fri 13:28 - n-tv Politik
Iran, Ukraine and NATO summit: After weeks of tension: Merz calls Trump on the phone
Fri 15:24 - France 24
Russia and Ukraine swap 205 prisoners of war each
Fri 15:50 - France 24
36 countries approve creation of special Ukraine tribunal to prosecute Russia
Fri 16:05 - The Guardian
Ukraine ‘entirely justified’ to plan strikes against Russian energy and military targets after Kyiv attacks, Zelenskyy says – as it happpened
Fri 16:52 - BBC Politics
Ukraine flag removed from council HQ by Reform
Sat 02:07 - The Hill
Warren, Shaheen urge Trump administration not to extend Russian oil sanctions waiver
Sat 11:24 - Euronews
Russia launches nearly 300 drones at Ukraine as 528 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers are returned
Sun 00:02 - Washington Examiner
Trump administration lets Russian seaborne oil sanctions waiver expire
Sun 04:00 - Financial Times
EU plan to slash steel imports will hurt Ukraine, officials warn
Sun 04:28 - Middle East Eye
Russian envoy supports Beijing’s stance on Strait of Hormuz
Sun 05:10 - Middle East Eye
US exemption on Russian oil expires amid rising energy prices
Sun 06:01 - France 24
Ukraine launches more than 500 drones at Russia in deadly overnight attack, authorities say
Sun 08:12 - Sky News (UK)
Indian worker among four killed as Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Moscow in over a year
Sun 08:56 - Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera reports from Strait of Hormuz on Iran’s plan to manage shipping
Sun 09:14 - Al Jazeera English
At least four killed in Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia
Sun 09:48 - The Guardian
At least four people killed in Russia as Ukraine launches retaliatory strikes
Sun 10:00 - NYT Europe
Wave of Ukrainian Strikes Kills at Least 4, Russia Says
Sun 10:00 - Middle East Eye
Russia lures Yemenis with cash incentives to fight against Ukraine
Sun 10:05 - BBC Headlines
Large-scale Ukrainian drone attack kills three in Moscow region, says Russia
Sun 10:49 - Financial Times
Deadly drone strikes on Moscow ‘entirely justified’, says Zelenskyy
Sun 10:59 - Euronews
Largest Ukrainian drone attack since invasion kills 3 in Moscow area, Russia says
Sun 11:12 - DW All
Ukrainian drones hit Russia in massive overnight attack
Sun 11:12 - DW Top
Ukrainian drones hit Russia in massive overnight attack
Sun 14:25 - France 24
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kills at least 4 and wound 12 others
Sun 14:32 - Washington Examiner
Ukrainian drone strikes kill four in Russia; Zelensky says attack ‘entirely justified’
Sun 22:43 - DW All
Cuba buys more than 300 drones from Russia and Iran — report
Sun 22:43 - DW Top
Cuba buys more than 300 drones from Russia and Iran — report
Mon 00:00 - Al Jazeera English
Iran war live: Trump threatens Tehran; Saudi, UAE report drone attacks
Mon 01:50 - Middle East Eye
Ulyanov suggests Iran appoint special representative to Russia
Mon 13:52 - Politico EU
Russia and Belarus hold joint nuclear drills following Ukrainian strikes on Moscow
Mon 20:34 - Euronews
Trump: I called off attack on Iran planned for Tuesday
Mon 20:42 - El Mundo (ES)
Russian and Iranian drones 'fly over' the Cuban crisis in the midst of Trump's order
Tue 10:57 - Euronews
Iranian director Jafar Panahi faces new trial in Iran for 'propaganda against the state'
Tue 14:29 - Middle East Eye
US imposes fresh sanctions on Iranian currency exchange house
Tue 14:34 - DW
NATO planes down suspected Ukrainian drone over Estonia
Tue 14:34 - DW World
NATO planes down suspected Ukrainian drone over Estonia
Tue 14:34 - DW All
NATO planes down suspected Ukrainian drone over Estonia
Tue 14:34 - DW Top
NATO planes down suspected Ukrainian drone over Estonia
Tue 14:42 - Euronews
NATO fighter jet downs stray Ukrainian drone over Estonia
Tue 15:57 - The Guardian
Russian jamming blamed after Nato jet downs Ukrainian drone over Estonia
Tue 16:47 - NYT Europe
As a Weakened Putin Follows Trump to Beijing, Iran War Offers an Opening
Tue 19:01 - BBC Europe
Estonia says Nato jet shot down drone over its territory
Wed 12:47 - Euronews
‘Europe will respond’ to repeated Russian drone incidents, von der Leyen vows
Wed 16:00 - BBC Headlines
Russian jets 'dangerously' intercept RAF spy plane over Black Sea
Wed 19:04 - The Guardian
Russian jet filmed flying within metres of RAF spy plane – video
Thu 12:33 - France 24
Russian secret services target Latvia as Ukraine's drone offensive worries the Kremlin
Thu 12:39 - Euronews
Ukrainian drone pilots compete in high-speed contests
Thu 15:17 - France 24
Ukraine's bird lovers long for peaceful skies
Thu 18:39 - BBC Europe
Ukraine's Baltic allies unsettled by repeated drone incursions
Thu 22:40 - PBS Newshour
NATO's Baltic flank in crossfire between Ukrainian drones and Russian targets
Fri 12:00 - UN News All
Security Council LIVE: Human cost of Ukraine war, a pattern that ‘defies’ international law, says senior UN aid official
Fri 20:05 - Le Figaro
Robert « Magyar » Brovdi, commandant de la guerre des drones en Ukraine, l’homme à abattre pour les Russes
Sat 08:04 - n-tv Politik
Ukraine strikes again: Russian oil port on the Black Sea burns
Sat 09:54 - Politico EU
Sweden backs Ukraine’s path to NATO, defense minister says
Sat 11:07 - Politico EU
Lithuania calls for frozen Russian assets to return to Ukraine funding debate
Sat 11:42 - DW All
Ukrainian strike in Russian-controlled area leaves 10 dead
Sat 11:42 - DW Top
Ukrainian strike in Russian-controlled area leaves 10 dead
Sat 12:00 - The Hill
Trump reverses bad move on Poland, recommits to fighting Russian aggression
Sat 12:00 - UN News All
From Kharkiv to the UK’s health service: Ukrainian doctor rebuilds her life – and helps others do the same
Sat 13:09 - Le Monde
LIVE, war in Ukraine: Ukraine must be “fully” part of the European Union, says Volodymyr Zelensky
Sat 13:40 - Fox News
'A new kind of war': Inside Ukraine's hidden factories mass-producing combat drones
Sat 14:06 - BBC Europe
Putin vows retaliation after accusing Ukraine of hitting student dormitory
Sat 14:18 - Euronews
Ukrainian strikes hit energy and industrial facilities in Russia, authorities say
Sat 14:40 - France 24
Russia says 16 killed in strike on student dorm that it blamed on Ukraine
Sat 18:12 - Fox News
US embassy in Ukraine warns of 'potentially significant air attack' that could happen in next 24 hours
Sat 20:31 - Sky News (UK)
British man killed in action while fighting alongside Ukrainian troops
Sat 21:19 - La Libre (BE)
War in Ukraine: Russian Zvyagintsev, awarded at Cannes, calls on Putin to put an end to the “carnage”
Sun 06:21 - NYT Europe
Kyiv, Ukraine, Hit in Russian Missile Attack
Sun 08:22 - Al Jazeera English
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kyiv kill at least four people
Sun 18:35 - Fox News
Ukraine’s battlefield is transforming the future of NATO
Sun 20:07 - France 24
'We don't know what the death toll among military personnel is': Kyiv reels from Russian strikes
Sun 21:30 - BBC Politics
RAF jet carrying defence secretary has signal jammed near Russian border
Sun 22:24 - n-tv Politik
Ukraine expands dead zone: Russia's highway problem affects the front
Sun 22:40 - The Guardian
GPS jammed on RAF jet carrying UK defence secretary close to Russian border
Mon 02:55 - Sky News (UK)
RAF jet flying defence secretary has signal jammed near Russian border
Mon 03:45 - Le Monde
War in Ukraine: behind the massive attack in kyiv, complex logistics that require the entire Russian war machine
Mon 04:00 - The Guardian
Angela Merkel won’t be negotiating with Putin – but the rumour reflects a truth about the Ukraine war | Nathalie Tocci
Mon 10:36 - France 24
'Self-destructive' Putin loses home support as Ukraine war rages on