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Corruption in Ukraine
Expert: Chaos paves the way for Tymoshenko's return

President Volodymyr Zelensky's power is hanging by a thread after the dismissal of his chief of staff Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian political scientist Volodymyr Fesenko said in an interview with Meduza.

The coalition led by Zelensky's Servant of the People party has a fragile majority, four seats, in the Ukrainian parliament. If four members resign or defect, an uncertain situation will arise.

Fesenko says that in such a situation, Servant of the People would have to find a new partner. Most likely, this would mean a rapprochement with the Batkivshchyna party, led by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

“But she is not easy to deal with. She will demand major concessions, most likely a place in the government,” says Fesenko.

Japan-China Relations
Singer Cancelled Due to Diplomatic Crisis

Japanese artist Maki Otsuki was abruptly cut short during a performance in Shanghai on Friday. Her representatives said it was due to the diplomatic conflict between Japan and China, AFP reports.

A video has been circulating on social media showing the sound muted and a surprised Otsuki leaving the stage after speaking to a stage technician.

Japan's newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently said that Japan could be forced to take military action if China invades Taiwan, which led to harsh Chinese reactions.

Floods in Southeast Asia
Worst rain in 300 years in Thai region

Hat Yai in the southern province of Songkhla has been hit hardest by the floods in Thailand. The water level rose to almost 2.5 meters, and in just one day 335 millimeters of rain fell – such large amounts only fall every 300 years, writes CNN.

The authorities have flown in emergency aid, but it is unclear when the electricity will be restored. Families who have lost loved ones have been promised compensation equivalent to over half a million kronor.

Among other things, the masses of water cut off a maternity ward with 30 newborn babies from the outside world, and a morgue became so overcrowded that bodies had to be stored in refrigerated trucks.

"We were stuck in the water for seven days and no authorities came to our rescue," Hat Yai resident Thanita Khiawhom told BBC Thai. 

Violence in Mexico
Men stormed – seven dead in Mexico

Seven people have been killed at a bar in Tula, Mexico, reports AFP.

Perpetrators entered the bar and started shooting. When police and emergency services arrived at the scene, four people were already dead, three died while receiving treatment. Another five were seriously injured.

No one has yet been arrested for the attack.

AFP writes that criminal networks often operate in the state of Hidalgo, but that mass shootings are unusual.