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Zelenskyy blasts ‘absolute cynicism’ as deadly Russian barrage hits Ukraine before planned ceasefire
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Russian drone and missile strikes on Tuesday killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 80 across Ukraine, just hours before Kyiv had planned a ceasefire and days ahead of a pause announced by Moscow.
Glide bombs struck the Ukrainian cities of Kramatorsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Chernihiv on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least 17 civilians and injuring 45. Overnight attacks left five people dead and 39 wounded, according to The Associated Press.
«Absolute cynicism — to demand silence for holding propagandistic celebrations and then deliver such missile and drone strikes on all the days leading up to it,» Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X.
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Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a vehicle fire following a Russian drone attack in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, on May 5, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service/AP)
Zelenskyy added that Russia could end the war at any time.
«Every day, Russia could cease fire, and that would stop the war and our responses. Peace is needed, and real steps are required for it. Ukraine will act in kind,» he said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry previously said it would impose a unilateral ceasefire on Friday and Saturday for Victory Day, but warned it would retaliate if Ukraine disrupts events, The Associated Press reported.
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Ukrainian rescuers work at the site following a Russian air attack in Zaporizhzhia on May 5, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Darya Nazarova/AFP)
The United Nations welcomed the moves, with Secretary-General António Guterres urging a full ceasefire.
Guterres called for «a full, immediate, unconditional and lasting ceasefire, leading to a just, comprehensive, and sustainable peace, in line with the U.N. Charter, international law and relevant U.N. resolutions,» The Associated Press reported.
Victory Day, observed each year on May 9 in Russia, marks the Allied victory over Nazi Germany.
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky held a joint press conference with Spain’s Prime Minister at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on March 18, 2026. (Javier Soriano/AFP)
Russia has previously announced short holiday truces — most recently for Orthodox Easter — but they have failed to hold amid persistent mistrust between the two countries.
During that ceasefire, Ukraine’s military reported more than 2,200 violations, including shelling, assaults and drone activity.
Russia’s Defense Ministry, in turn, accused Ukrainian forces of nearly 2,000 breaches, including strikes in border regions that it said injured civilians.
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Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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New Jersey Democratic House nominee tied to ‘Blind Sheikh’ terror trial
New Jersey Democratic congressional nominee Dr. Adam Hamawy is under scrutiny for his ties to convicted terrorist Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as the ‘Blind Sheikh.’ Hamawy testified as a defense witness in Abdel-Rahman’s 1995 World Trade Center bombing trial. Critics are questioning his past associations as he prepares for the general election in a deep-blue district.
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Dr. Adam Hisham Hamawy is a veteran combat plastic surgeon who operates his own practice near Princeton but has been heavily criticized for his ties to and service as a defense witness for terrorist Omar Abdel-Rahman — better known as the «Blind Sheikh» — who later died in a North Carolina federal prison.
Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Middle East Subcommittee, expressed his concerns about Hamawy serving in Congress and later confirmed to Fox News Digital that he will indeed seek a probe of the controversial progressive.
Hamawy won a 12-way Democratic primary Tuesday for a Central Jersey seat that has not elected a Republican this century — and now faces perennial candidate Prof. Gregg Mele in November.
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Lawler told Fox News Digital that Hamawy’s resume is more than disqualifying for someone whose day job would give him access to the nation’s most sensitive national security information.
«Adam Hamawy was a defense witness for Omar Abdel-Rahman, the Blind Sheikh behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and a year earlier volunteered in Bosnia with an organization the U.S. Treasury designated a financier of terrorism and the 9/11 Commission tied to Osama bin Laden’s network,» Lawler said.
«He has never answered for any of it.»
Lawler questioned Hamawy’s «fit[ness] to serve» in Congress and to be privy to the same information he is on the Foreign Affairs panel.
«If he’s elected in November, I’ll push for a full investigation because the American people deserve the truth.»
Lawler notably represents Rockland County, N.Y. — an area just north of New York City with a sizable Orthodox Jewish population — and has been a steadfast defender of Israel and the Jewish people against threats from Iran and Hezbollah.
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Hamawy previously volunteered at a Gaza hospital amid the conflict.
Lawler’s district recently hosted President Donald Trump’s rally featuring New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart — and his visibility on counterterrorism and Israel issues was brought to the fore when Sen. Rand Paul’s, R-Ky., son drunkenly confronted Lawler at a Washington bar and «accused» him of being Jewish during a diatribe about Israel.
The «Trenton Makes» Bridge carries Old U.S. 1 into New Jersey and the 12th district. (Ron Antonelli/Getty Images)
Neighboring Congressman Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat from North Jersey, didn’t directly call for a probe but told Jewish Insider that he has «serious questions and deep concerns» about Hamawy’s «associations with terrorist organization and leaders who have attacked America.»
Like Lawler, Gottheimer said Hamawy must answer for these connections to the people of the Garden State.
Abdel-Rahman’s team called Hamawy as a witness, where he described traveling to Detroit for a conference at which the extremist cleric would appear.
Hamawy testified Abdel-Rahman regularly spoke of «jihad» and that at one point the Sheikh questioned Emad Salem — who later became a government informant — as to why Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had not yet been assassinated.
Hamawy has blamed Islamophobia for some of the invective directed his way — and pushed back on similar characterizations, including from one of his own Democratic primary challengers, Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp.
«Any Muslim is going to be called a terrorist at some point, and these tropes are outdated and worn,» he told the New Jersey Monitor in response to Mapp.
Hamawy’s campaign previously told Fox News Digital that he was in the military when the events covered Abdel-Rahman’s trial took place, and pointed to allies like Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., who credited the surgeon with saving her life on the battlefield.
The prosecutor who led the U.S. government’s case against Abdel-Rahman, however, noted how Hamawy appeared voluntarily to defend the Blind Sheikh.
«He didn’t have to come unless he wanted to,» former U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy told «The Story» on Wednesday.
Dr. Adam Hisham Hamawy, left; Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., right. (Islam Dogru/Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
«It wasn’t like I subpoenaed him. It wasn’t like the government brought him in as a hostile witness. He volunteered to testify for this guy. He knew exactly who he was. And in fact, on cross-examination, his testimony that he didn’t recall a conversation about Mubarak was not very persuasive,» McCarthy said, referring to the cleric’s trip to Detroit.
Hamawy also greeted Abdel-Rahman from the stand with the Muslim greeting of Salaam Alaykum, suggesting personal familiarity, according to several critics.
When pressed by reporters earlier in the primary, Hamawy argued that Abdel-Rahman was a spiritual leader in the state’s Muslim community and «wasn’t preaching death and destruction all the time» while adding that he himself abhors all violence.
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Hamawy and Abdel-Rahman first met at a middle school forum in Matawan, New Jersey, in 1991, according to the former’s testimony in court.
The candidate did not respond to Fox News’ latest request for comment.
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Honduras condena ataques contra Kuwait y Bahréin y pide evitar una mayor escalada en Oriente Medio
El Gobierno de Honduras condenó los ataques atribuidos a la República Islámica de Irán contra el Estado de Kuwait y el Reino de Bahréin. A través de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores y Cooperación Internacional, expresó su solidaridad con ambos países, sus condolencias a las familias de las víctimas y su preocupación por las consecuencias humanas y materiales.
La administración hondureña difundió su posición oficial en medio de llamados de distintos gobiernos a la moderación ante el riesgo de una escalada en Oriente Medio.
“La República de Honduras expresa su firme condena a los ataques atribuidos a la República Islámica de Irán contra el Estado de Kuwait y el Reino de Bahréin, que han puesto en riesgo la vida y la seguridad de la población civil de ambos países”, señaló el Gobierno en su posicionamiento oficial.
Además de condenar los ataques, el Gobierno hondureño reiteró principios de su política exterior vinculados con el respeto a la soberanía de los Estados, la integridad territorial y la solución pacífica de las controversias.
Las autoridades señalaron que la enfrenta el desafío de evitar una nueva escalada de violencia en una región que durante décadas ha sido escenario de conflictos políticos, militares y religiosos con repercusiones globales.
Para Honduras, la preservación de la paz y la estabilidad internacional requiere el fortalecimiento de los mecanismos diplomáticos y del diálogo entre las partes involucradas.
En ese sentido, el comunicado oficial hizo un llamado urgente a la contención e instó a todos los actores a actuar con prudencia para evitar decisiones que puedan incrementar las hostilidades o ampliar el alcance del conflicto.
Los hechos ocurridos en Kuwait y Bahréin generaron preocupación entre gobiernos, organismos multilaterales y analistas internacionales por el delicado equilibrio político existente en Oriente Medio.
La región concentra intereses estratégicos vinculados con el comercio mundial, las rutas energéticas y la seguridad internacional, por lo que cualquier episodio de confrontación suele ser seguido con atención por la comunidad global.
Aunque Honduras se encuentra geográficamente distante del escenario del conflicto, la Cancillería considera que la paz y la seguridad internacionales son responsabilidades compartidas y que hechos de esta naturaleza requieren una respuesta firme en defensa de los principios establecidos por el derecho internacional.
Uno de los puntos del pronunciamiento hondureño fue la reafirmación de su compromiso con los principios consagrados en la Carta de las Naciones Unidas.
El Gobierno recordó que la convivencia pacífica entre las naciones debe sustentarse en el respeto mutuo, la cooperación internacional y la búsqueda de soluciones negociadas ante cualquier controversia.
También reiteró que el uso de la fuerza y las acciones que ponen en peligro a la población civil deben evitarse mediante el fortalecimiento de los canales diplomáticos y el cumplimiento de los compromisos internacionales asumidos por los Estados.
El mensaje de Honduras incluyó una expresión de solidaridad hacia Kuwait y Bahréin, cuyos gobiernos atraviesan momentos de incertidumbre tras los recientes acontecimientos.
Las autoridades hondureñas señalaron que comparten el dolor de las familias afectadas por la violencia y reiteraron su respaldo a las acciones encaminadas a proteger a la población civil y restablecer las condiciones de seguridad.
El pronunciamiento también reflejó la preocupación por las consecuencias humanitarias que suelen derivarse de los conflictos armados, especialmente cuando impactan zonas urbanas o infraestructura esencial para el funcionamiento de los servicios públicos.
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