President Trump claims to have brokered deals to end wars in Ukraine and Iran to address surging global energy prices, but both conflicts continue and his assertions have been contradicted by events. Ukraine struck Russian oil facilities despite Trump's claims of a truce, and Iran is intensifying attacks on oil supplies, leaving global reserves depleted and fuel prices climbing with no relief in sight.
Russian developers used Claude AI to build autonomous drone swarm software for target selection and coordination in Ukraine, while state-backed hackers increasingly leverage AI for cyber-attacks against Ukrainian officials. Anthropic's report details how bad actors circumvented geographic restrictions, as Russian drone strikes continue targeting Kyiv's infrastructure and Putin blames Western pressure for the conflict.
Anthropic reported that Russian developers used Claude AI to build autonomous kamikaze drone software with target selection and swarm coordination capabilities, while state-backed hackers increasingly leverage AI for cyberattacks against Ukrainian government and military targets. Russian attacks on Kyiv's petrol stations have intensified, killing at least two people, as Putin blamed the West for the Ukraine conflict during remarks before the BRICS summit.
Andrei Klepach, chief economist at Russia's state-controlled development bank VEB, was fired after delivering a May speech criticizing Russia's wartime economy, warning of social crisis and stating Russia cannot win a prolonged war with Ukraine. His dismissal, reportedly ordered by the Kremlin, reflects its growing intolerance for dissent among senior officials and contradicts Putin's claims of successful economic management amid mounting fiscal pressures and Western sanctions.
Japan protested a newly adopted UN world map that depicts the disputed Kuril Islands in the same color as Russia, claiming it contradicts Japan's territorial claims. The protest follows Russian President Putin's recent visit to the islands, escalating tensions between the two nations over territory seized by the Soviet Union in 1945.