A Russian Sukhoi-35 fighter jet "in an aggressive manner" intercepted a Polish Border Guard aircraft flying a mission over the Black Sea near the Romanian border, which almost led to a collision, according to the Romanian authorities.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (69) is running in elections on May 14, the results of which seem inconclusive in his favor and in which he faces a unified opposition for the first time, and Erdogan seems determined to stay five more years at the helm of the country of 85 million people, which he has introduced deep changes to but is now experiencing an economic crisis

After a series of Arab and African regional initiatives, and despite several consecutive truces announced, and efforts to stop the ongoing bloodshed through talks hosted by Saudi Arabia and attended by representatives of both parties to the conflict, clashes continue in Sudan, especially in the capital Khartoum between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support forces .

 After representatives from the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support forces arrived in Saudi Arabia for the first face-to-face negotiations, sponsored by both Saudi Arabia and the United States," pre-negotiation talks " between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support forces are scheduled to begin in Jeddah. Several ceasefires have broken down since the fighting began weeks ago.