Руйнування росіянами Каховської греблі в цей день три роки тому – не лише акт екоциду та воєнний злочин.
Катастрофу, яка знищила врожаї, позбавила людей питної води й забрала життя, завдала збитків інфраструктурі, варто розглядати саме як свідчення геноцидної війни та свідомої політики кремля, спрямованої на знищення України. Це не просто порушення звичаїв війни. Це чіткий маркер меж допустимого, і російська федерація не обмежує себе в методах, беззастережно втілюючи погрози путіна.
Добре пам’ятаємо його фразу «Ми готові показати вам, що означає для України справжня декомунізація», сказану за три дні до початку повномасштабного вторгнення, в день визнання москвою так званих «ДНР» і «ЛНР». Це не випадкові збіги, а елементи чіткої злочинної послідовності: від заяв про сумнів у легітимності нашої держави до воєнних злочинів проти України.
За таке має бути відповідальність. І наше завдання – завдання всього цивілізованого світу – подбати про найвище покарання для тих, хто ухвалював рішення та виконував накази.
Слава Україні!
Pope Leo XIV welcomed German Catholic student associations to the Vatican, encouraging them to live their faith as more than “a label,” but as a way of life rooted in faith, learning, friendship, and service. The audience began on a joyful note as the students sang the traditional academic hymn Gaudeamus igitur, iuvenes dum sumus (“Let us rejoice, therefore, while we are young”).
Reflecting on truth, culture, and human dignity, the Pope urged them to be “witnesses of Christian humanism” and reminded them that “truth sets us free.”
Macron: All those who told us six months ago that Ukraine was going to collapse, wouldn't make it through winter, that we had to hurry up and accept unacceptable — Ukrainians, with strength and courage, have once again proven them wrong. Now it's up to us to build lasting peace.
A baby Elephant splashes in the water with his mother. Tucked between Mum's legs, he's assured of her love, care, and protection.
Beautiful ❤️.
🎦 Credit: Wild Friends Africa.
Each morning, the young elephants stop by to greet the resident blind black rhino before heading out.
Despite his solitary nature, he enjoys these daily visits, patiently waiting by the gate as his friends pass by.
For the first time in four years, Ukrainian Defender Bohdan heard the voices of his wife and daughter.
Bohdan defended Mariupol and was taken prisoner by Russia after leaving Azovstal in 2022.
Today, he finally returned home.
📹: We Are Ukraine
It is time to end this war. But Russia’s ruler wants to keep fighting. That is why Ukrainian sanctions against this aggression are working. Last night, our drones covered a distance of about 1,000 kilometers to the St. Petersburg region – to the enemy navy’s arsenals and a base in Kronstadt. Our long-range sanctions also reached about 500 kilometers into the Krasnodar region – and hit an oil depot. These are important results of the joint efforts by warriors from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine. Russia must end its war and stop its attacks on life. Any manifestation of injustice against Ukraine will receive a just response. I thank our warriors for their precision.
Three years ago, russia destroyed the Kakhovka Dam.
The flood badly damaged Polina Raiko’s painted house in occupied Oleshky.
She began painting at 69 and turned her home into art.
The video shows a reconstruction of the house, created for the Ukraine WOW exhibition.
Pope Leo XIV made his first popemobile journey from the Royal Palace to the Apostolic Nunciature, traveling along several of Madrid’s main thoroughfares. Thousands of people lined the streets to greet him and catch a glimpse of the Holy Father, even if only for a few fleeting seconds.
Pope Leo XIV in Spain: “I come among you to affirm, encourage and instill a renewed fidelity to the Gospel among believers, as well as a deeper reconciliation and collaboration among the various elements of this nation. After all, your own history suggests that a culture of encounter, not confrontation, is what fosters stability and prosperity. In reality, the message of peace, which at present unfortunately strikes some as naïve and others as confrontational, is welcomed by those who do not shut themselves off in preconceived ideologies, but are rather open to the truth. As Pope Francis taught us, there is, in fact, “a constant tension between ideas and realities. Realities simply are, whereas ideas are worked out. There has to be continuous dialogue between the two, lest ideas become detached from realities. It is dangerous to dwell in the realm of words alone, of images and rhetoric.” He concluded that “realities are greater than ideas.” The truth is always greater than we are, which is why it amazes us and draws us toward paths of purification and reconciliation, in which dialogue with others — and with the Other with a capital “O” — becomes fundamentally important.
A new United Nations report warns that AI's immense appetite for electricity, water, and land is pushing the planet toward an unprecedented environmental crisis in the next few years.
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is placing an unprecedented strain on Earth's resources, prompting a direct warning from the United Nations University.
According to scientists, AI-related workloads accounted for 20% of data center electricity in 2025 and are projected to double to 40% by 2030
. By then, AI's global electricity consumption could power all of sub-Saharan Africa for over two years, generating a carbon footprint of 400 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. Furthermore, data centers are projected to consume a colossal 9.3 trillion liters of water annually for cooling by 2030—enough to satisfy the drinking water needs of the entire global population for more than a year and a half.
Beyond raw resource consumption, the UN warns of a widening digital divide and a massive pileup of up to 2.5 million tonnes of annual electronic waste by 2030. Currently, 90% of specialized AI cloud infrastructure is concentrated in just the United States and China, leaving over 150 nations with no sovereign AI capacity while they bear the brunt of mineral extraction and waste.
To counter these systemic issues, UN experts are urging governments, developers, and everyday users to embed environmental impacts into all AI decisions, emphasizing that even 'renewable-powered' data centers carry heavy environmental footprints that cannot be ignored.
source: Speare-Cole, R. (2026, June 3). UN issues AI warning after new data reveals major impact on the planet and its resources. The Independent.
Three years ago, on June 6, 2023, russians destroyed the Kakhovka Dam — one of the worst ecological disasters of the century.
Hundreds of villages flooded, dozens of lives lost, ecosystems wiped out for generations.
Not an accident — state terror.
We remember.
El Papa León XIV ya llegó a Madrid. Los Reyes de España lo recibieron con honores a su llegada. La Reina Letizia vistió de blanco, ejerciendo el privilegio del blanco, un honor protocolario reservado a las casas reales católicas para audiencias con el Pontífice. ¡Bienvenido a la tierra de María, querido Santo Padre!
Pope Leo told journalists on his apostolic flight to Madrid that he has been to Spain many times, but as pope he will “come to meet the faithful and celebrate the faith” because “the Church has a message for everyone.” 📸(CNS Photo/Lola Gomez)
Oleshky are blocked again.
New harrowing details from locals:
"We were bringing humanitarian aid and food into the city. People went ahead to check the road — and that’s where an explosion happened.
Then came a series of blasts, one after another. The vehicles stopped, and no one knew where else the road was mined — even the roadside turned out to be deadly.
The wounded were pulled out and rushed away as fast as possible. Some didn’t make it to the hospital. Others were saved at the very last moment.
After that, every attempt to enter or leave failed again — the road simply doesn’t let anyone through. The city is cut off again."
Nine Salesians murdered by the German Nazis during the Second World War will be beatified on June 6 at the Shine of St. John Paul II in Kraków, where the future Pope witnessed the arrest of some of the future martyrs, whose testimony of faith and priestly fidelity may have played a role in the development of his own vocation.
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El Papa León XIV entregará la Rosa de Oro a la Virgen de la Almudena
Una distinción pontificia instaurada por su antecesor, León IX, en el año 1049. La patrona de Madrid y convierte así en la cuarta advocación española que la recibe.
Las otras advocaciones distinguidas de esta manera en la que San Juan Pablo II llamó “tierra de María” han sido la Virgen de la Cabeza (2009), Nuestra Señora de Montserrat (2023) y La Virgen Macarena (2024).
La ofrenda se realizará en el acto de oración y homenaje que realizará el Papa en la Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Almudena el lunes 8 por la tarde, antes de encontrarse con la realidad diocesana de la provincia eclesiástica en el estadio Santiago Bernabéu.
El acto que se desarrollará en la catedral tendrá un carácter "sencillo e íntimo”, según detalló el Arzobispado de Madrid y contará con la presencia del Cardenal José Cobo, el cabildo catedralicio y las autoridades eclesiásticas.
“Para la ocasión, se ha retirado la peana que hay normalmente a los pies de la Virgen, en su camarín, y se colocará una columna nueva en la que habrá un centro de plata para que León XIV pueda depositar la Rosa de Oro”, según informó la archidiócesis.
La devoción a la Virgen de la Almudena en Madrid se remonta a tiempos de la invasión musulmana, a inicios del siglo VIII, y la Reconquista. Los cristianos ocultaron la imagen en la muralla, junto a dos velas, para protegerla.
Incredible night for Ukraine, taking out Russian oil infrastructure and military targets from St Petersburg to the Urals.
2000km from Ukraine, in Tyumen, the Antipinsky Oil Refinery, capacity 9 million tons/year burns after early morning strikes.
On 6 June 2023, russia destroyed the dam of Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.
This attack claimed the lives of people and animals, and destroyed homes and ecosystems.
To russia, no life matters, as it is committing genocide and ecocide.
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