- Macron says he spoke with Trump, praises call for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine The Hill
- Ceasefire efforts in Ukraine moving in right direction, Finland says Reuters
- France and Germany in close contact to work on a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine,…
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US-backed group issues proposal to take over Gaza aid distribution from UN, reports claim
Aid workers have criticised the plans, saying the proposal can’t meet the needs of Gaza’s large population and would forcibly displace large numbers of Palestinians by forcing them to move nearer aid hubs.
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Vance again threatens US withdrawal from peace talks if Russia negotiates in bad faith
On 8 May, US Vice President JD Vance told Fox News that the United States would “walk away” from ongoing negotiations with Russia if Moscow fails to demonstrate good faith in the peace process with Ukraine.
President Trump has pushed for talks between Ukraine and Russia, ostensibly to end the…Continue Reading
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Three things we learned from Putin’s Red Square parade
Russia’s President Putin has been joined by China’s Xi Jinping and more than 20 international leaders as his country remembered the end of World War Two in Europe with a huge parade in Moscow.
The annual Victory Day spectacle is always eye-catching, but BBC Monitoring’s Russia Editor Vitaly…
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how Magura drones destroy Russian ships
On 8 May, Zhovten Cinema hosted a pre-premiere screening of Artem Shevchenko’s documentary “Sea Battle. The Age of Drones”. The film reveals new aspects of modern naval warfare, demonstrating the role of unmanned technologies in gaining Ukraine’s advantage over the Russian…Continue Reading
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How to fight Lyme may lie in the biology of its disease-causing bacteria
Not all cell walls are created equal. Take the peculiar makeup of the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium’s cell wall. It might play a role in lingering symptoms of Lyme disease — the most common tick-borne infection in the United States. That makeup might also be key to developing new…
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Kazakhstan marks 30 years of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan
In this episode of Focus, we attend the 30th anniversary celebration of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan — a key institution that has united the country’s diverse ethnic communities.
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Chinese Automakers Refocus on Hybrid and ICE in Europe
Chinese battery-electric-vehicle makers are refocusing on hybrid and combustion-car sales in Europe under the twin pressures of tariffs and slowing consumer demand for BEVs, resulting in them selling even more product than before.
Recent sales…
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