The U.S. has paused some arms shipments to Israel over a disagreement about military action in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Opponents of Prime Minister Netanyahu blame him for damaging the Israel/U.S. relationship, while allies of Netanyahu go so far as to claim Biden is helping Hamas. A look at graduation ceremonies at colleges that were the scenes of violent anti-Israel protests, Ukrainians and Russians living side-by-side in a Norwegian mining village, and a look at politics in South Korea and the push there to increase the birth rate. Plus, in Pakistan, its the anniversary of supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan stormed military properties to protest his arrest.
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John F. Kennedy’s viral sensation grandson Jack Schlossberg has begun using his Instagram page to post videos of himself mocking cousin and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Thursday of risking a global conflict and said no one would be allowed to threaten the world’s biggest nuclear power as Russia marked the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. As Russian troops advance against Ukraine’s Western-backed forces,
Russia kicked off its 79th “Victory Day” military parade on Thursday as the war with Ukraine rumbles on into a third year.
European Union nations have reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and ammunitions coming from the profits raised from frozen Russian central bank assets held in the bloc
Vladimir Putin left flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on Thursday 9 May, as Russia marked Victory Day. The Soviet Union lost 27 million people in the Second World War, but eventually pushed Nazi forces back to Berlin, where Hitler committed suicide and the red Soviet Victory Banner was raised over the Reichstag in 1945. Nazi Germanys unconditional surrender came into force at 11:01 pm on 8 May 1945, marked as Victory in Europe Day by France, Britain and the United States. In Moscow, it was already 9 May, which became the Soviet Unions Victory Day in what Russians call the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45.
French President Emmanuel Macron confronted Xi Jinping on Chinas trade practices and for supporting Russias invasion of Ukraine during the Chinese leaders
James Cleverly unveiled plans to ‘target and dismantle Russian intelligence gathering operations’ in what may be one of the most significant steps of its kind since the end of the Cold War.
MOSCOW (AP) Armenia’s prime minister visited Moscow and held talks Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling tensions between the estranged allies.
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Suggestions include making future military aid to Ukraine contingent on the country participating in peace talks with Russia.
Britain officials are accusing Russia’s defense attach of being a military intelligence officer. UK Home Secretary says the diplomat has been expelled from the UK.