Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently issued important instructions on the formulation of the 15th Five-Year Plan, emphasizing that scientifically formulating and consistently implementing five-year plans is an important experience of our Party in governing the country and a significant political advantage of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The formulation and implementation of the 15th Five-Year Plan are of great significance for comprehensively implementing the strategic部署 (strategic arrangements) of the 20th CPC National Congress and advancing Chinese modernization. We must adhere to scientific, democratic, and law-based decision-making, integrate top-level design with soliciting opinions from the people, strengthen research and argumentation, widely build consensus, listen to opinions and suggestions from the people and all sectors of society through various means, fully absorb new experiences created by cadres and the masses in practice, and focus on the systematic, holistic, and coordinated nature of goals, tasks, and policy measures to high-quality complete the plan formulation work. China will begin implementing the 15th Five-Year Plan in 2026, and the CPC Central Committee is currently organizing the drafting of proposals for the 15th Five-Year Plan. In accordance with General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and the arrangements for drafting the plan proposals, relevant parties will soon solicit opinions and suggestions from cadres, the public, experts, and scholars on the formulation of the 15th Five-Year Plan through various forms.
CCTV today (May 19) broadcast a quick commentary titled "High-Quality Completion of the 15th Five-Year Plan Formulation Work."
Today (May 19, 2025) marks the 15th China Tourism Day. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that tourism is a comprehensive industry and an important driving force for economic development. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, China's tourism development has entered a fast lane, increasingly becoming an emerging strategic pillar industry and a livelihood and happiness industry with distinct contemporary characteristics. During this year's May Day holiday, cross-regional human mobility exceeded 1.4 billion person-times nationwide, with both domestic tourist trips and total domestic tourism spending achieving double growth. The concentrated release of residents' travel demand has driven strong growth in multiple sectors such as tourism, transportation, and catering consumption, and also injected new impetus into boosting domestic demand and promoting the development of the service industry. Ancient streets and alleys, tourism performances, and new cultural spaces are thriving, with a rich and colorful supply of tourism products and services. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping, based on the overall situation of the Party and national undertakings, has profoundly grasped the laws of cultural and tourism development and issued a series of important instructions, directives, and deployments. The General Secretary pointed out that tourism development faces new opportunities and challenges. We must adhere to upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, improving quality and efficiency, and integrated development, coordinating government and market, supply and demand, protection and development, domestic and international, and development and security, striving to improve the modern tourism industry system, accelerating the construction of a strong tourism nation, so that the tourism industry can better serve a better life, promote economic development, build a spiritual homeland, showcase China's image, and enhance cultural exchanges. In May 2024, the CPC Central Committee held the National Tourism Development Conference for the first time with tourism development as its theme, further outlining a blueprint and clarifying the path for the integrated development of culture and tourism in the new era. Following the direction guided by the General Secretary, the domestic tourism market is flourishing, with new products, new business formats, and new spaces constantly being introduced, and the tourism industry is accelerating into a more prosperous development stage. Localities across the country are increasing the supply of high-quality products, and the activity of the tourism market has significantly increased. The integration of culture and tourism has revitalized the traditional tourism market. As the first Spring Festival holiday after successful UNESCO World Heritage listing, tourists nationwide visited temple fairs, danced dragon lanterns, checked in at intangible cultural heritage experience activities, and celebrated an authentic Chinese New Year. Creative cultural markets have become popular check-in spots for tourists, and museum cultural and creative products are highly sought after by tourists, driving a new wave of consumption. Beijing, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Zhejiang, and other places are actively developing ice and snow sports, with the north and south joining hands to draw a new blueprint for the ice and snow economy. Technology empowerment has created new models for night tourism, with immersive night tours such as Chongqing's Hongya Cave and Chengdu's "Night Tour of Jinjiang" expanding new consumption spaces. Strolling through flower seas in small towns and learning tea picking in the mountains, the popularity of county tours has attracted a large number of tourists to places like Anji in Zhejiang and Wuyishan in Fujian. Experiencing the fun of skydiving and starting helicopter sightseeing, the low-altitude economy activates the entire consumption chain from a "sky view." The diversified, personalized, and quality demands of tourists continue to drive the improvement of public services and the tourism environment. From revolutionary holy sites to strange peaks and cloud seas, from the snowy Tianshan Mountains to tropical customs, Shandong, Hainan, Xinjiang, Qinghai, and other places have launched silver-haired tourism trains, which not only have age-appropriate modifications in the carriages but also offer rich tourism content such as intangible cultural heritage performances and song and dance shows. To better serve overseas tourists, scenic spots such as Zhangjiajie in Hunan, Lijiang Ancient City in Yunnan, and Fuzi Temple in Nanjing have set up multilingual signs and optimized online reservation and ticketing channels. To solve the problem of difficulty in traveling during peak seasons, cultural and museum venues such as the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, Suzhou Museum, and Sanxingdui Museum have extended their opening hours, arranged personnel for crowd control in advance, and promptly resolved practical difficulties for tourists. Local cultural and tourism departments have guided tourist attractions, travel agencies, hotels, and homestays to offer preferential activities such as ticket reductions and discount packages. In May this year, multiple cooperative units plan to invest over 1 billion yuan in preferential subsidies for the public, and localities plan to introduce over 6,000 preferential measures. With mountains and rivers as the canvas and culture as the ink, China's tourism industry is painting a new picture of high-quality development.
Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met with Boris Kollár, Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, in Beijing on May 19. Zhao Leji stated that President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Fico jointly decided in Beijing last November to elevate China-Slovakia relations to a strategic partnership. China is willing to work with Slovakia to actively implement the important consensus of the two leaders, deepen political mutual trust, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and strengthen people-to-people exchanges, continuously enriching the connotation of the China-Slovakia strategic partnership. He expressed hope that Slovakia will continue to play a positive role within the EU to promote the healthy and stable development of China-EU relations. The National People's Congress of China is willing to work with the National Council of Slovakia to fully leverage the functions and roles of legislative bodies, deepen exchanges of experience in legislation and supervision, and create a sound legal environment for practical cooperation between the two countries. Kollár stated that Slovakia firmly adheres to the One-China policy and is willing to strengthen cooperation with China in various fields such as economy, trade, and culture. The National Council of Slovakia is willing to deepen exchanges with the National People's Congress of China and promote the development of the Slovakia-China strategic partnership to a higher level. Zheng Jianbang attended the meeting.
Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, held talks with Santiago Creel, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico, at the Great Hall of the People on May 19. Zhao Leji stated that President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the opening ceremony of the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum, announcing the launch of "Five Major Projects," which pointed the direction for the building of a China-Latin America community with a shared future. China is willing to work with Mexico to implement the important consensus of the two heads of state, jointly implement the "Five Major Projects" for building a China-Latin America community with a shared future, continuously enrich the connotation of the China-Mexico comprehensive strategic partnership, and promote solidarity and cooperation and common prosperity between China and Latin America. Zhao Leji expressed high appreciation for the Mexican Chamber of Deputies' long-term firm adherence to the One-China principle. He welcomed Mexico to participate in the Belt and Road Initiative in a flexible manner, jointly deepen cooperation in traditional fields such as infrastructure construction, and expand cooperation in emerging fields such as electric vehicles and new energy; strengthen people-to-people exchanges, and enhance cooperation in education, think tanks, and other fields. Zhao Leji emphasized that the legislatures of China and Mexico have a long-standing friendship, and the dialogue forum established by the two sides has held five meetings to date. The National People's Congress of China is willing to strengthen exchanges with both chambers of the Mexican Federal Congress, deepen multi-level and multi-field cooperation between legislative bodies, share experiences in democratic and rule-of-law construction, and provide legal guarantees for mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries. Zhao Leji introduced China's efforts to build a community with a shared future for mankind. He stated that the National People's Congress of China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Mexico in multilateral mechanisms such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and advance exchanges and cooperation among legislative bodies of developing countries. Creel stated that Mexico firmly adheres to the One-China principle, supports President Xi Jinping's concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, and is willing to jointly promote the implementation of the outcomes of the China-CELAC Forum meeting, and strengthen cooperation in economic, scientific, technological, cultural, educational, tourism, and other fields. Mexico supports strengthening international cooperation instead of setting up barriers. The Mexican Chamber of Deputies hopes to deepen exchanges with the National People's Congress of China and promote the in-depth development of Mexico-China and Latin America-China relations.
The State Council Information Office held a press conference today (May 19). Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics shows that in April, China's economy maintained stable growth despite pressure, continuing its new and improving development trend. In April, production and supply grew rapidly. The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.1% year-on-year, which is a relatively fast monthly growth rate since last year. In April, the service production index increased by 6% year-on-year, with information and business services maintaining stable growth, at a faster rate than the overall service industry. In April, domestic demand steadily expanded. From a consumption perspective, the effects of the old-for-new consumer goods policy continued to be released, and market sales maintained stable growth. In April, total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 5.1% year-on-year, of which sales of old-for-new related consumer goods increased significantly, collectively driving a 1.4 percentage point increase in total retail sales of consumer goods. From an investment perspective, from January to April, fixed asset investment increased by 4% year-on-year, and the scale of investment continued to expand. Among them, investment in equipment and tools increased by 18.2% year-on-year, contributing 64.5% to the growth of total investment. In April, new quality productive forces grew and strengthened. The added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 10% year-on-year, 3.9 percentage points faster than the overall industrial enterprises above designated size. By industry, the added value of aerospace-related equipment manufacturing and integrated circuit manufacturing increased by 21.4% and 21.3% year-on-year, respectively; by product, the output of new energy vehicles, automotive lithium-ion power batteries, and industrial robots increased by 38.9%, 61.8%, and 51.5%, respectively. Looking ahead, with the implementation of more proactive and effective macro policies, consumption momentum continues to strengthen, and innovation momentum continues to grow, China's economy is expected to maintain an overall stable and progressive development trend.
Since the launch of the in-depth study and education on the central eight-point frugality guidelines, Guiyang in Guizhou and Yangzhou in Jiangsu have integrated learning and education, problem identification, and rectification, urging Party members and cadres to work with excellent work styles. To deeply understand the central eight-point frugality guidelines, Guiyang, Guizhou, organized 267,000 Party members and cadres to focus on key themes for in-depth study, concentrated discussions, and educational guidance. At the same time, they identified 18 key problems such as cadres' lack of responsibility, inaction, and irregular eating, adhering to the principle of learning, inspecting, and rectifying simultaneously. In response to 14 related issues strongly raised by grassroots cadres and the public, such as excessive logging and mandatory use of government applications, a total of 8 were cleaned up and deactivated, and 17 were migrated and integrated, achieving a 50% reduction in the total number of government applications required for villages and communities. All newly built government applications will be integrated into the "Smart City" planning system to achieve network interoperability, data sharing, business collaboration, and improved quality and efficiency. Yangzhou, Jiangsu, integrated learning, inspection, and rectification, with 16,000 Party organizations focusing on themes for study and education. At the same time, relying on the 12345 hotline and the municipal social governance platform, they extensively solicited opinions and suggestions from the people through multiple online and offline channels, addressing formalism and bureaucracy in 8 areas such as rural environmental remediation and property services. They initiated and implemented livelihood projects such as improving the environment of old streets and alleys and installing elevators in old residential areas, using practical actions to test the effectiveness of the study and education. As of now, Yangzhou has achieved significant results in 210 tasks across 10 aspects, including standardizing research activities, streamlining documents and meetings, and reducing supervision, inspections, and assessments.
Various regions are continuously intensifying "two-new" policies, further optimizing processes and upgrading services to stimulate market vitality and allow consumers to enjoy more benefits. Gansu has set up a comprehensive subsidy zone on its mobile government platform. Since the beginning of this year, the daily average number of applications for old-for-new exchanges has reached 10,000, driving daily sales of over 90 million yuan. High-frequency consumer categories such as home appliances and mobile phones have become the main drivers of growth, effectively boosting the domestic demand market. In Sichuan, the automotive consumption market has continued to heat up this year, with over 170,000 vehicles replaced through old-for-new schemes across the province, driving automotive consumption of over 30 billion yuan. In Deyang, the local government has issued 20 million yuan in automotive consumption vouchers through a combination of government subsidies and enterprise concessions. Anhui is promoting the implementation of "one-stop" applications for consumer goods old-for-new exchanges, allowing subsidy vouchers to be mutually shared and used across various platforms. At the same time, it is promoting "leading enterprise + individual" and other large-to-small models to expand the coverage of old-for-new activities in urban and rural areas. Currently, over 12,000 participating merchants and 23,000 stores are involved across the province, with county-level merchants accounting for approximately 51%. Various regions are also deeply implementing large-scale equipment renewal projects. Hebei has issued an implementation plan for subsidies for the scrapping and renewal of old operating trucks. Depending on the type of scrapped vehicle, the time of early scrapping, and the type of newly purchased vehicle, each vehicle can receive a maximum subsidy of 140,000 yuan. Currently, Hebei is accelerating the green and intelligent transformation of the transportation sector by focusing on large-scale equipment renewal for new energy trucks. Chongqing is iterating and optimizing its special loan policy for manufacturing technological transformation, expanding the scope of interest subsidies and lowering the threshold for subsidized investment, further increasing financial policy support. This year, Chongqing plans to implement over 1,500 new technological transformation projects, driving the renewal of over 15,000 sets of equipment.
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport that this year, the Ministry of Transport will implement a new round of rural road improvement actions to accelerate the perfection of a modern rural transportation system. This year, China plans to newly build or reconstruct 100,000 kilometers of rural roads and add 250 townships with roads of Class III or above. Three thousand old and dilapidated rural road bridges will be renovated, and 100,000 kilometers of restorative maintenance projects will be carried out. In addition, this year, the Ministry of Transport will promote the digital transformation of rural roads, carry out "one road, one file" informatization construction for rural roads, and advance automated road condition detection for rural roads. The promotion of "work-relief" will be intensified in the field of transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance, further expanding the scope of implementation and beneficiaries, and stabilizing employment positions in rural road maintenance at 850,000.
The reporter learned from the China Satellite Navigation and Positioning Association that in 2024, the total output value of China's satellite navigation and positioning service industry, with Beidou at its core, reached 575.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.39%, with the industry scale continuously expanding. At the same time, Beidou has entered a new stage of large-scale application, fully integrating into the construction of national important infrastructure such as electricity, communications, and transportation, as well as various fields such as mass consumption and the sharing economy. Latest data shows that in 2024, the total sales of domestic satellite navigation and positioning terminal products exceeded 410 million units, of which the shipment of smartphones with satellite navigation and positioning functions reached 294 million units. In addition, as a core supplier of global satellite navigation systems recognized by the United Nations, the Beidou system has fully entered the standard systems of 11 international organizations, including civil aviation, maritime affairs, and mobile communications.
Today (May 19), rainfall continued in many parts of southern China. Several rivers in Guangxi once exceeded warning levels, prompting the Guangxi Water Resources Department to activate a Level IV emergency response for flood defense. In Dalun Town, Beiliu, Yulin, continuous rainfall led to mudslides, landslides, and road collapses. Local authorities are organizing personnel and machinery for full-scale repair. Affected by the rainfall, water levels in several rivers in Ningde, Fujian, are also continuously rising, and water conservancy departments are further strengthening reservoir inspection and risk elimination work. The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a blue rainstorm warning, predicting heavy to torrential rain in parts of Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Yunnan today and tomorrow. High temperatures are also developing and strengthening in northern China. Today, many areas in Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Hebei experienced high temperatures of 37℃ to 39℃. Various localities are taking measures to actively respond. In Taiyuan, Shanxi, urban management departments are adopting a combination of sprinkling and wet sweeping operations to reduce temperature and dust based on road conditions. It is currently the critical period for wheat grain filling, and places like Shandong and Shaanxi are using methods such as "one spray, three prevention" to cope with dry hot winds and reduce the impact of high temperatures on agricultural production.
Seven departments issued "Guidelines on Jointly Safeguarding the Legitimate Rights and Interests of Workers" Recently, seven departments, including the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the Supreme People's Court, and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, issued a document to jointly establish and improve systems for information sharing, joint research, and typical case publication, promoting the formulation and revision of laws, regulations, and policy documents closely related to workers' rights and interests. They will promote regular consultations between platform enterprises and new employment forms of workers, and improve consultation and coordination mechanisms for workers' rights and interests. Nine departments accelerate the high-quality development of science and technology service industry Today (May 19), nine departments, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, jointly issued the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the High-Quality Development of Science and Technology Service Industry," proposing to guide the professionalization, marketization, platformization, and internationalization of science and technology service institutions, build a national unified technology trading service platform, strengthen standard system construction, and establish innovation and development clusters for the science and technology service industry. China launches a three-year action to improve the quality of childcare services The National Health Commission and other units recently launched a three-year action nationwide to improve the quality of childcare services, clarifying norms in various aspects such as institutional management, standardized services, and integration of medical and childcare, to enhance the safety, standardization, and scientific nature of childcare services, and establish a cross-departmental comprehensive supervision mechanism. By the end of 2027, China's childcare service standardization level will be significantly improved. China Exim Bank disbursed over 180 billion yuan in medium and long-term loans for manufacturing from January to April Data released by the Export-Import Bank of China shows that over 180 billion yuan in medium and long-term loans for manufacturing were disbursed from January to April. By the end of April, the balance of medium and long-term loans for manufacturing reached 1.8 trillion yuan, mainly supporting the export of manufacturing products such as ships and construction machinery, actively meeting the full-cycle financial needs of technology-based enterprises, and fully supporting the construction of a modern industrial system. China's existing reservoirs have a total storage capacity exceeding 1 trillion cubic meters Today (May 19), the 28th Congress of the International Commission on Large Dams opened in Chengdu. The reporter learned from the conference that in recent years, China has explored the construction of safe dams, ecological dams, and smart dams, achieving remarkable results. As of the end of 2024, China has 95,000 reservoir dams, with a total storage capacity exceeding 1 trillion cubic meters. Hongmeng PC officially released, a major breakthrough in domestic operating systems Today (May 19), the personal computer applying Huawei's Hongmeng operating system for the first time was officially released. This is also China's first personal computer with a completely self-developed operating system kernel. It is expected to support over 2,000 integrated applications by the end of this year. The birth of Hongmeng PC means that "domestic chip + domestic system" has achieved independent and controllable hardware and software. Over 100 million cross-border entries and exits at Shenzhen ports this year According to statistics from Shenzhen General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection, as of May 19 this year, the number of cross-border entries and exits through various Shenzhen ports exceeded 100 million person-times, 24 days earlier than in 2024. Among them, the daily average number of entries and exits checked was 730,000 person-times, with a single-day peak of over 1.04 million person-times, accelerating the integration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area's "one-hour living circle." Fujian Free Trade Zone's foreign trade increased by over 10% annually in ten years According to Fuzhou Customs, since its establishment in April 2015, the Fujian Pilot Free Trade Zone has accumulated import and export value of 2.7 trillion yuan, with an average annual increase of over 10%; the cumulative number of newly added enterprises reached 138,000, and newly added registered capital reached 2.84 trillion yuan, which are 8.8 times and 12.78 times of those before its establishment, respectively, contributing one-sixth of the province's foreign trade import and export value. Ceres-1 Sea Launch Vehicle Y5 successfully launched Today (May 19) at 15:38, China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center successfully launched the Ceres-1 Sea Launch Vehicle Y5 near the Shandong coast, carrying the Tianqi Constellation 05 group satellites into the preset orbit. Tianjin-Weifang High-Speed Railway Tunnel under Haihe River successfully completed Today (May 19), the approximately 6.7-kilometer Tianjin-Jingu Haihe Tunnel of the Tianjin-Weifang High-Speed Railway successfully completed its crossing under the Haihe River. The Tianjin-Weifang High-Speed Railway is a high-speed railway connecting Tianjin and Weifang, Shandong, with a total length of approximately 348.9 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The entire line is scheduled to open in 2027.
The 78th World Health Assembly opened today (May 19) in Geneva. The assembly decided to reject the proposal by certain countries to invite Taiwan to participate in the World Health Assembly as an observer. This marks the ninth consecutive year that the World Health Assembly has rejected Taiwan-related proposals. The Chinese side stated that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's retrocession to China. Taiwan's return to China is an important part of the victory of World War II and the post-war international order. UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 and WHA Resolution 25.1 have long thoroughly resolved the issue of representation for all of China, including Taiwan. The World Health Assembly has rejected Taiwan-related proposals for many consecutive years, upholding the authority of the United Nations and the post-war international order. Facts have proven that the "Taiwan independence" path is a dead end.
US media reported on May 18 that the US government claimed that imposing tariffs would attract trillions of dollars in foreign investment to the United States, but the opposite is true, as the uncertainty caused by tariff policies is hindering foreign investment in the US market. The report quoted Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin as saying that many previously planned foreign investment projects in the state have been put on hold due to tariff policies. The report also stated that the US government claimed that imposing tariffs would force companies to move their production bases to the United States, but the latest statistics from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics show that jobs provided by the US automotive manufacturing industry have decreased by over 20% compared to the same period in 2024. US Treasury Secretary Bessant admits US tariff policy will affect US consumers US retail giant Walmart recently stated that it would have to raise prices to cope with tariff pressure. US President Trump demanded that Walmart bear the tariffs itself. US Treasury Secretary Bessant admitted in an interview with the media on May 18 that although retailers can bear some tariffs, a portion of the tariffs will ultimately fall on American consumers. EU lowers economic growth forecast for this year and next The European Commission today (May 19) released its Spring 2025 Economic Forecast Report, predicting that due to factors such as uncertainty in US trade policy, the EU's economic growth forecasts for this year and next are lowered to 1.1% and 1.5% respectively, a reduction of 0.4% and 0.3% from previous forecasts.
Palestinian media reported today (May 19) that the Israeli military carried out airstrikes in Khan Younis and other areas in the southern Gaza Strip today, causing multiple casualties. According to Israeli media, Israeli special forces briefly entered Khan Younis today. The Israeli military stated on May 18 that it launched large-scale ground operations in the southern and northern Gaza Strip that day, and would strengthen and expand its control over the Gaza Strip through these ground operations. Hamas said on May 18 that it fired rockets towards southern Israel. The Israeli Prime Minister's Office issued a statement on May 18 saying that Israel would allow a certain amount of food to be delivered to the Gaza Strip, and would also take action to prevent Hamas from controlling the distribution of humanitarian aid. Since early March, Israel has imposed a blockade on the Gaza Strip, causing a shortage of daily necessities for the people of Gaza. Hundreds of Israelis held protests in Sderot, an Israeli city near the Gaza Strip, on May 18, demanding that the government stop its military operations in the Gaza Strip. UN agency says over 300 staff members killed in current Palestinian-Israeli conflict Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), stated on May 18 that over 300 of the agency's staff members have died in the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict, most of whom were medical workers and teachers.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on May 18 that Russian forces repelled Ukrainian attacks in the Sumy, Kharkiv, and other directions, and struck Ukrainian military airfield infrastructure, radar stations, and other targets in 139 areas. Ukraine stated on the same day that various areas, including Kyiv Oblast, were attacked by 273 Russian drones, of which 88 were shot down by Ukraine. Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in the Pokrovsk and other directions. Russian media on May 18 released a previous interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin stated that the goal of the special military operation is to eliminate the root causes of the conflict, create conditions for lasting peace, and ensure Russia's security.
Iran states it has the right to peaceful use of nuclear energy; US says unacceptable Iranian President Pezeshkian stated on May 18 that Iran has the right to peaceful use of nuclear technology and will not succumb to force. Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi stated on the same day that Iran's uranium enrichment activities will continue regardless of whether an agreement is reached with the United States. US Special Envoy for Middle East Affairs Brett McGurk stated on May 18 that Iran's uranium enrichment activities are unacceptable and are a red line for the United States. Train hits people in Ohio, US, killing 2 According to US media reports, a train accident occurred in Fremont, northern Ohio, on the evening of May 18, killing 2 people and injuring 1, with one child missing. Local police asked nearby residents to stay away from the accident area, and the cause of the accident is under investigation.
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