May 26, 2022

*) Zelenskyy rebukes West, seeks more weapons Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the West of not doing enough to help Kiev. In an address to the nation, Zelenskyy sought more weapons to fight off Russia's forces, calling for help without exceptions or limits. The Ukrainian president also blasted those in the West suggesting that Ukraine might have to sacrifice some territory to end the conflict. *) Pakistan ex-PM Khan demands new elections be set in 6 days Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned Pakistan's government to set new elections in the next six days or he will again march on the capital. Khan spoke at a rally of thousands of demonstrators in Islamabad aiming to bring down the government and force early elections. The government earlier summoned troops to guard important buildings, including the parliament and offices of the president and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. *) UK's Johnson blasted for 'Partygate' culture UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson presided over a cult ure of lockdown-breaking parties that featured drunken fighting among staff, according to a long-awaited inquiry. Johnson is among dozens of people in Downing Street who have received police fines for breaching Covid regulations since 2020. "I take full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch," he told MPs in response to the report. Johnson said he was absent from most of the events and once again rejected calls to resign. *) Texas gunman warned he was going to shoot up school The gunman who massacred 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas warned about the attack in online messages. Eighteen-year-old Salvador Ramos first wrote that he was going to shoot his grandmother and then posted that he had shot her. In the last note, he said he was going to shoot up an e lementary school but did not specify which school, authorities said. The bloodshed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde has renewed calls for tighter restrictions on firearms in the US. And, finally... *) S