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The violence in Myanmar
The alarm: 200,000 forced to flee marauding militia

Activists and relatives of Rohingya living in Buthidaung in western Myanmar are raising the alarm that the residents have had their houses looted and burned since this weekend, writes CNN.

This after the armed group Arakanese Army, which fights against the ruling military junta, took control of the city. Around 200,000 people are said to have been forced to flee.

The information is difficult to verify, but satellite images obtained by CNN show extensive destruction.

- The whole city is on fire, says activist Nay San Lwin.

The military junta subjected the ethnic group to brutal attacks in 2016–2017, which are being investigated as genocide by the International Court of Justice in The Hague, ICJ. 

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The attempted assassination of Robert Fico
The shooter regrets: "Should have given him a book"

The intention was never to kill Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, "only to injure him" to the point that he could not continue in office. That's what the 71-year-old shooter Juraj Cintula says, according to an arrest warrant obtained by Politico.

Cintula is said to have been frustrated with social developments and decided "to act" two days before the shooting occurred. The dissatisfaction was, among other things, about the withdrawn military aid to Ukraine and proposals for reduced punishment for corruption.

According to the document, Cintula is aware that he acted in an "unacceptable way" and that instead he should have given Fico a book he bought for the prime minister.

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The EU election|The electoral movement in Europe
AFD still hopes for Le Pen: "Shown flexibility"

The far-right Alternative for Germany expresses optimism ahead of the EU elections despite the party being excluded from the far-right group Identity and Democracy in the EU Parliament. The party claims to have "noted" the decision and describes it as a loss, but does not give up hope of future collaborations.

- We are convinced that we will be able to continue working with our partners in a joint parliamentary group after the election, says a spokesperson for party leader Alice Weidel according to Politico.

The spokesperson also says he is not particularly worried about the schism between the AFD and Marine Le Pen's right-wing populist party National Rally, as the French have previously shown good "flexibility".

The AFD was expelled on Thursday after the party's top candidate Maximilian Krah said in an interview with an Italian newspaper that not everyone in the SS was a criminal.

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Voters agree: The Union needs to produce more weapons

European politicians and voters in all camps agree on one thing: the Union needs to produce more weapons. This is reported by Politico, which refers, among other things, to a new opinion poll from Eurobarometer. According to it, over 70 percent of voters think that the EU should increase arms production.

At the same time, the European Council is working on a security strategy which includes, among other things, that the EU should become more self-sufficient in ammunition and weapons systems.

"There is an overwhelming consensus on the goal of taking greater responsibility for our own security and our own defense," the draft reads.

The proposal is expected to be ready to be presented to EU leaders in June.