Use of chemical weapons: Russia and Ukraine accuse each other
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of using chemical weapons during their attacks. Chemical weapons are prohibited under the Chemical Weapons Convention. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has stated that the accusations from both sides were not sufficient to prove their use. "The situation remains volatile and extremely worrying regarding the possible re-emergence of the use of toxic chemicals as weapons."
Neither Ukraine nor Russia have asked this organization to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons. Russia has also denied accusations from the US that the occupying country had used chloropicrin, a choking agent, against Ukrainian troops as a "method of war".
Israel and Hezbollah carry out back-to-back attacks
Israel has carried out numerous airstrikes in southern Lebanon against the Islamic group, Hezbollah. The latter has also accepted the rocket and drone attacks against Israel on May 8, while it is warned that this summer will be quite "hot" in the border region of the states.
Israeli strikes have killed three Palestinian fighters in the ranks of Islamic Jihad, as well as a Hezbollah fighter, after Israel's military was said to have struck military installations belonging to Hezbollah, a terrorist group designated by the EU and the US and backed by Iran.
The conflict between the parties has started since October, at the same time as the war in Gaza.
TikTok sues the US
TikTok has filed a lawsuit against the US to block the law banning the use of the app for millions of Americans. TikTok and parent company ByteDance filed suit this week, and a protracted legal battle could ensue, which will decide whether the state or the social network has the right.
The well-known company raised the claim that the law, which was approved by the US Senate and signed by Joe Biden, is against the constitution. "Congress has taken the unprecedented step of singling out and expressly banning TikTok, a vibrant online forum for safe speech and expression used by 170 million Americans to create, share and watch videos online," ByteDance said in the lawsuit. .
Poland/ Special services find surveillance equipment in the meeting hall of ministers
The Polish special services have found wiretapping devices (chimka) in the room where the cabinet ministers were supposed to meet at their weekly meeting, which is usually held in the prime minister's hall in Warsaw. However, this week, the meeting was to take place in Katowice, as several ministers and Prime Minister Donald Tusk were to be part of an economic conference.
Recently, spying activity has increased greatly in Poland since the Russia-Ukraine war, which started in 2022. Efforts are still underway to find out who planted the bugs, which were found during a routine security sweep. in room.
