Opposition party leaders hit back at Reform Party Chairman Kristen Michal's criticism on Sunday, accusing him of fearmongering and offering no vision for an alternative future.

Junior coalition party Eesti 200's board on Sunday said Estonia needs radical, fundamental and long-term changes in tax policy, the labor market and pension system.

Opposition party leaders hit back at Reform Party Chairman Kristen Michal's criticism on Sunday, accusing him of fearmongering and offering no vision for an alternative future.

Junior coalition party Eesti 200's board on Sunday said Estonia needs radical, fundamental and long-term changes in tax policy, the labor market and pension system.

A court has sentenced a teacher in South Estonia to seven years' prison time after finding him guilty of pedophile offenses, Lõuna Postimees reported.

The Estonian Education Personnel Union (EHL) will demand during teachers' salary negotiations that the government fulfill its pre-election promises by raising teachers' minimum salary to 120 percent of the national average.

Täna õhupoolikul teatas kohalik elanik, et märkas Tartumaal õhus liikumas musta kasti vedavat suurt õhupalli.

Astronoomid jälgivad sel nädalal tähelepanelikult uut Maale lähenevat asteroidi, mis teeb meie planeedist möödalennu äärmiselt lähedalt. Taevakeha nimega 2026 JH2 peaks mööduma Maast juba esmaspäeval, 18. mail umbes kell 21.30 (UTC aja järgi), ning eksperdid kirjeldavad seda kui üht lähimat turvalist möödalendu viimastel aastatel.

Eight people were injured, four seriously, before passers-by gave chase and stopped the man.

Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation, the Maldives government tells the BBC.

The government is cracking down on third parties who use bots to buy tests and resell them at inflated prices.

Hundreds of people queue outside branches across the UK to get the £335 item.

A drone strike caused a fire on the perimeter at the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi officials said Sunday. Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), responded to the incident with a statement saying “military activity that threatens nuclear safety is unacceptable.” Grossi called for “maximum military restraint near any [nuclear power plant] to avoid the danger of a nuclear accident.” There have been no reports of injuries or radiological release. No one has claimed responsibility for the strike and the UAE has not blamed anyone. The country’s defense ministry wrote on X that three drones had entered the UAE from the “western border direction” on Sunday. Two were intercepted, but the third drone struck an electrical generator “outside the inner perimeter” of the power plant. The defense ministry said in a statement that investigations were under way “to determine the source of the attacks.” The incident comes as regional tensions around the Iran ceasefire remain active. Tensions with Iran have been rising in recent weeks following repeated drone and missile attacks linked to the wider regional conflict. Ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States also remain stalled. The UAE’s nuclear regulator said on X that the fire isn’t impacting the safety of the plant and that “all units are operating as normal.”

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Sunday attempted to clarify President Donald Trump’s recent threat to withhold arms sales to Taiwan, downplaying suggestions of a rift in U.S. support for the island. In an interview with ABC’s “This Week,” Greer said there is “no change” in American policy on Taiwan, seemingly contradicting comments Trump made last week to hold back on approving a $14 billion arms deal to the island, which China considers to be part of its territory. “The president’s very focused on making sure that nothing happens there,” Greer said. “This is why, when he talked to the media afterward, he said, ‘I made no commitments to President Xi on Taiwan’ and the president will keep his own counsel on the sales and when and if that happens.” The Trump administration in December approved a record $11 billion package for Taiwan. But Trump last week said he was deliberating how to handle another major arms sale to Taiwan, following a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. In an interview with Fox News’ Brett Baier, the president said the decision would depend on China, which would be a significant change in American foreign policy, “I haven’t approved it yet. We’re going to see what happens,” Trump said I may do it, I may not do it. I’m holding that in abeyance, and it depends on China. It’s a very good negotiating chip for us, frankly. It’s a lot of weapons.” But Trump’s discussion of the sale with Xi could be an apparent violation of the Six Assurances, a series of commitments made by President Ronald Reagan’s administration that the U.S. wouldn’t consult Beijing on weapon sales to the island. “What am I going to do, say I don’t want to talk to you about it because I have an agreement that was signed in 1982?” Trump told reporters on Air Force 1 on Friday. “We discussed the whole thing with the arm sales in great detail actually.” He added that he would make a decision “over the next fairly short period.” Trump’s comments suggest another possible violation — this time of the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, which commits the U.S. “provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character and shall maintain the capacity of the United States to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or social or economic system, of the people of Taiwan.” “The reality is: It’s really important for the United States and China to have a stable relationship,” Greer said Sunday. “These are two important economies. The issue of Taiwan arms sales is something the Chinese always raise. So, the president’s considering how to approach that.” House Speaker Mike Johnson told “Fox News Sunday” that the U.S. military and every president “has been watching this closely,” and that Congress remains committed to supporting Taiwan’s independence. “We have an interest in that, as again do all freedom-loving people around the world,” Johnson said. “China cannot just go over and take the land, and we’re going to stand strong and resolute by that — I know the Congress will.” Phelim Kine contributed to this report.

Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed at least 871 Palestinians since the so-called ceasefire started last year.

Anita Anand discusses Donald Trump, NATO, Israel, China and Canada’s international role.

Wave of almost 600 drones launched across 14 regions, after Moscow’s deadly three-day attack on Ukraine last weekOne of Ukraine’s largest ever retaliatory drone strikes against Russia’s regions, including Moscow, has killed at least four people and wounded a dozen more, the Russian authorities have said.The wave of almost 600 Ukrainian drones struck overnight across 14 Russian regions, as well as the Crimean peninsula and the Black and Azov seas, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday, with the area around the capital among the worst-hit. Continue reading...

Humpback stranded on sandbank was unlikely to survive, experts had said, recommending it be left to die in peaceThe German authorities have defended their decision to allow a risky rescue attempt of a stranded whale to go ahead, despite experts warning it was “inadvisable” because the animal was hurt and unlikely to survive.The saga of the whale, known as Timmy, had gripped Germany since the beached humpback was spotted stranded on Timmendorfer beach, a sandbank in shallow waters near the coast, nearly two months ago. Continue reading...

Ukrainian president claims responsibility for attacks in retaliation for Russia’s bombardment of Kyiv

Brussels’ proposed quota reduction could cost Kyiv up to €1bn in lost export revenue