Transparency International expressed “serious concern” over Kapila Chandrasena’s death. The investigation into the aircraft procurement is ongoing “without obstruction or delay”. The airline’s former CEO died on 8 May in Kollupitiya, after a new arrest warrant was issued against him. The 61-year-old was accused of receiving millions of dollars in bribes. Police view his death as suspicious.

One year on from the lightning war of May 2025, India and Pakistan continue to celebrate the conflict as a national victory. But behind the patriotic rhetoric, new military vulnerabilities are emerging, along with a growing arms race and unresolved tensions over Kashmir, terrorism and water resources, whilst diplomatic channels between the two nuclear powers remain virtually frozen.

Directed by two young filmmakers, the documentary reveals how slogans such as “food security” and “energy transition” mask colonial exploitation, against which local indigenous communities have already erected hundreds of crosses in protest. Screenings and debates have been forcibly disrupted even in various Indonesian cultural institutions. But ‘the case’ is sparking growing public interest.

Behind Putin’s remarks at the Victory Day parade regarding the “possible end of the war” (albeit at an unspecified time) lie the risks that a further prolongation of the conflict would now pose to the stability of Russian society. Thus, despite the deadlock in negotiations, Moscow is attempting to revise its propaganda narrative to give the impression that it has nonetheless achieved its objectives in the ‘special operation’ in Ukraine.

Today’s news: The White House confirms that Trump will arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening despite the deadlock in negotiations with Iran. Narghes Mohammadi has been released on bail and transferred to a hospital in Tehran. In Bangkok, Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from prison and is wearing an electronic tag. In China, a new record low for marriages was recorded in the first quarter of 2026.

At the Regina Caeli, Leo called for an end to the violence in the Sahel region. He thanked the people of the Canary Islands for letting passengers on the cruise ship with the hantavirus outbreak to disembark. The pontiff also sent his greetings to Tawadros II and the Coptic Church on the Day of Coptic-Catholic Friendship. On Mother's Day, he urged prayers “for every mother, particularly those living in very difficult circumstances.”