- — India’s Modi to Skip Moscow Victory Day Parade Amid Tensions With Pakistan
- Tensions between India and Pakistan have sharply deteriorated following an April 22 attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 Hindu pilgrims.
- — Putin Renames Volgograd Airport ‘Stalingrad’ to Honor WWII Battle
- The symbolic move comes after years of public resistance to proposals by some officials to permanently restore the city’s Soviet-era name.
- — Russian Strikes Kill At Least 1, Wound Dozens in Dnipro and Kharkiv Regions
- In Kharkiv, 45 people were injured, including two children, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
- — Retail Giant Magnit to Buy Premium Supermarket Chain Azbuka Vkusa for $490M
- Founded in 1998, Magnit is Russia’s second-largest retailer, operating nearly 31,500 food and home goods stores nationwide.
- — Trump Flip-Flops on Putin’s Intentions for Peace in Ukraine
- Donald Trump said he believes Vladimir Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine, despite just days earlier suggesting the opposite.
- — Rubio Warns U.S. Will End Mediation Unless ‘Concrete Proposals’ From Russia, Ukraine
- "If there is not progress, we will step back as mediators in this process," the State Department spokeswoman said.
- — Rubio Warns U.S. Will End Mediation Unless It Sees ‘Concrete Proposals’ From Russia and Ukraine
- "If there is not progress, we will step back as mediators in this process," the State Department spokeswoman said.
- — Ukraine Orders Evacuation From 7 Villages in the East
- The Dnipropetrovsk region used to be remote from the front lines but is now under threat as Russian forces close in.
- — Russian Court Jails Man for Poison Attempt on Army Pilots
- The man attempted to kill the pilots with poisoned alcohol and cakes at a graduation party on Ukrainian orders, investigators claimed.
- — Zelensky Calls for Fair Peace With No 'Rewards' for Putin
- "We all want this war to end in a fair way — with no rewards for Putin, especially no land," Zelensky said via videoconference at a summit organized by Poland.
- — Pro-Russian Hackers Take Down Local Government Websites in Netherlands
- The hacker group NoName said the DDoS attacks were retaliation for the Netherlands’ military assistance to Ukraine.
- — Trans Woman Charged With Justifying Terrorism Launches Hunger Strike in Jail
- Olga Sivushkova was arrested in January for allegedly sharing a link to an interview with a spokesman for the Freedom of Russia Legion, a Ukraine-based paramilitary unit of Russian citizens opposed to the Kremlin.
- — Trump Tariffs Could Undercut Russian Industry, Central Bank Adviser Warns
- If the U.S. and China fail to reach a resolution, Beijing could devalue the yuan, making Chinese goods more competitive and threatening Russia’s domestic producers.
- — France Accuses Russian Military Intelligence of Repeated Cyberattacks
- The attacks allegedly targeted an organization involved in the 2024 Paris Olympics and Macron's first presidential campaign in 2017.
- — Putin and Lukashenko Arrive in Volgograd for WWII Commemorations
- The two leaders also held a meeting to discuss their countries’ strategic partnership, during which they agreed to build a joint aircraft plant.
- — Ukrainian Reporter Was Tortured in Russian Prison Before Her Death, Investigation Finds
- Authorities in Ukraine say Viktoriia Roshchyna’s body was returned without a brain, eyes or larynx, organs that could reveal the cause of death.
- — Interpol Launches Human Trafficking Probe Into Tatarstan Drone Factory
- An acceleration program is suspected of being a front to lure large numbers of young women from the Global South to work at the Alabuga drone assembly plant.
- — Russia's Largest Banks Face Sharp Rise in Loan Defaults
- At Sberbank, the volume of mortgage loans showing signs of distress surged 90% between January and March.
- — Kremlin Rebuffs Zelensky’s Ceasefire Proposal, Says ‘Nuances’ Remain Unresolved
- Top spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused the Ukrainian president of avoiding a direct response to the Victory Day ceasefire.
- — Remnants of Early 20th-Century Japanese Temple Found in Far East Russia
- A stone slab with engraved Japanese characters was dug up during repair work at a kindergarten in the southern town of Korsakov.
- — Ukrainian Drone Strikes Car in Belgorod Region, Killing 2
- Russian authorities said the vehicle with five people was driving on a road that stretches along the border when it was attacked.
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