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Ukraine is doubling down on its push for the US to supply it MQ-9 Reaper drones, Politico reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. Ukraine reportedly wants the MQ-9 drone by the summer as part of its plans to help identify Russian targets deep behind the frontlines. Subscribe to Sputnik

The death toll from the ongoing flooding in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 39, with 68 people missing, G1 reports, citing the local government. Video from social media Subscribe to Sputnik

The US has told Qatar that it should oust Hamas if the group continues to turn down ceasefire agreements with Israel, The Washington Post reports, citing US officials. Subscribe to Sputnik

Algeria has requested a closed-door UN Security Council meeting for Tuesday on the subject of mass graves discovered in the Gaza Strip in late April, a source has told Sputnik. Subscribe to Sputnik

The US has lost its status of the "global hegemon" as China is rising to the "superpower status" and becoming a military "rival" for both Washington and the EU, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says. Subscribe to Sputnik

Hamas will send a delegation to Cairo on Saturday with a goal to reach an agreement on ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian movement says. Subscribe to Sputnik

📌At least 37 people have been killed and 74 others are listed as missing in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul due to the devastating flooding, which has hit the 1941 record and forced thousands of people to leave their homes, the G1 news portal reports. Subscribe to Sputnik

📍Global oil prices have decreased by 1%, with the price of Brent crude going below $83 per barrel for the first time since March 13, trading data reveals. Subscribe to Sputnik

❗️The delayed US military aid to Ukraine could make difference between "winning or losing" in the latter's conflict with Russia, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says. Subscribe to Sputnik

📌Eight soldiers have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for desertion during battles with M23 rebels, in the first such case since the moratorium on the use of the death penalty was lifted in the country in March, Agence France-Presse reports. Subscribe to Sputnik