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Press releases published on May 5, 2025

Moscow claims Lativia wants to mass demolish WWII memorials
(MENAFN) Latvia is preparing to demolish numerous Soviet-era memorials honoring Red Army soldiers who died liberating the country from Nazi occupation during World War II, according to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). The move is allegedly …

Buffett Criticizes U.S. Tariff Strategy
(MENAFN) During Berkshire Hathaway’s yearly meeting with shareholders on Saturday, famed investor Warren Buffett voiced strong disapproval of Leader Donald Trump’s approach to international trade. Buffett expressed concern that the administration’s …

EU attempts to substitute Musk’s Starlink in Ukraine
(MENAFN) European Union officials are looking to replace Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service in Ukraine due to growing concerns about its reliability, Politico reported on Monday. The EU fears that Musk—an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump—could cut …

UNSC Plans on Discussing India, Pakistan Conflict
(MENAFN) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to conduct a private meeting to deliberate on the growing hostility between India and Pakistan, a situation that has worsened following the April 22 terrorist assault in Kashmir. The session, …

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Misusing Peace Efforts
(MENAFN) Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, has alleged that Ukraine is taking advantage of peace discussions as a means to secure funding from Western allies and to encourage extremist ideologies. Her remarks followed a social media …

Simion, Dan Face Each Other in Romanian Presidential Runoff
(MENAFN) Preliminary results from Romania's recent presidential election rerun indicate that George Simion, leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians, and independent candidate, Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan, will face each other in a runoff election …

Police Hold Woman After Two Children Die in Northwest Sydney Home
(MENAFN) Police have apprehended a woman after the bodies of two children were discovered inside a residence northwest of Sydney. Officers responded to a welfare check at a home in Coonabarabran, a town situated more than 300 kilometers northwest of Sydney …

Kiev’s spy director says ‘better that Ukrainians don’t know the truth’
(MENAFN) Ukraine’s military intelligence head, General Kirill Budanov, has stated that the Ukrainian public should not be fully informed about the realities of the ongoing conflict with Russia. In an interview on Saturday with journalist Anna Maksimchuk, …

Kremlin rejects accusations from Kiev
(MENAFN) The Kremlin has rejected accusations from Kiev that Russian forces targeted civilians in a recent missile strike on Krivoy Rog, which Ukraine claims killed 18 people—including nine children—and injured 56 others. Speaking to reporters on Monday, …

Xi Jinping Plans to Visit Russia for Victory Day
(MENAFN) Chinese Leader Xi Jinping is scheduled to travel to Russia between May 7 and 10, as revealed by the Kremlin on Sunday. His trip includes attending the Victory Day Parade in Moscow and engaging in dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin. …

Belarus thwarts biggest-ever explosive contraband bound for Russia
(MENAFN) Belarusian customs authorities have uncovered the country's largest-ever attempted smuggling of explosives, intercepting a van carrying 580 kilograms of a powerful compound en route to Russia. The van, registered in Moldova, was stopped at the …

Putin Accuses West of Provocation
(MENAFN) Russian Leader Vladimir Putin has alleged that Ukraine’s Western allies are attempting to provoke Moscow into resorting to nuclear force in the ongoing conflict. He emphasized that such an extreme step has not been warranted and voiced his desire …

U.S. Plans Shut Down of International Space Station by 2030
(MENAFN) The U.S. administration has officially announced plans to begin the gradual shutdown of operations aboard the International Space Station (ISS), with the objective of fully retiring the orbiting outpost by the year 2030. This initiative is part of …

Roscosmos, NASA talk about adjoined projects at Baikonur
(MENAFN) Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov and NASA’s Associate Administrator for Space Operations Kenneth Bowersox met on Monday at Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome to discuss current and future joint space initiatives, the Russian space agency announced. The …

MARA Announces Bitcoin Production and Mining Operation Updates for April 2025
Energized Hash Rate Grew 5.5% to 57.3 EH/s Increased BTC Holdings* to 48,237 BTC Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MARA Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA) ("MARA" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated digital energy and infrastructure …

Turkey’s Inflation Drops to 37.86 Percent in April
(MENAFN) Official data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) on Monday revealed that Turkey’s annual inflation rate decreased to 37.86% in April. This marks a slight drop from March's rate of 38.1% and represents the lowest annual figure …

Indonesia's GDP Growth Rate Slows to 4.87 Percent in First Quarter
(MENAFN) Indonesia's economy experienced a deceleration in growth during the first three months of 2025, registering a 4.87% expansion. This marks the slowest pace of growth since the third quarter of 2021. Official data released by Statistics Indonesia …

Kremlin describes EU nation’s dismantling Soviet war memorials as ‘a disgrace’
(MENAFN) The Kremlin has sharply criticized Latvia's reported intentions to dismantle Soviet-era war memorials in cemeteries across Riga, calling the move “a disgrace.” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov condemned the plan, accusing Latvia of showing …

Missile strike in Krivoy Rog reignites Kiev’s usual accusations against Moscow
(MENAFN) The recent missile strike in Krivoy Rog has reignited Kiev’s usual accusations against Moscow, with claims that civilian infrastructure was targeted and numerous non-combatants were killed. However, these allegations – often repeated by Western …

4DMT to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 4D Molecular Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FDMT, 4DMT or the Company), a leading late-stage biotechnology company advancing durable and disease-targeted therapeutics with potential to transform treatment …