Russia marks WWII victory overshadowed by Ukraine
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sought to cast Moscow’s military action in Ukraine as a forced response to Western policies and a necessary move to… Read more »
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Trump, emboldened after Ohio victory, faces challenges ahead
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — Fresh off a victory in the first real test of his power as GOP kingmaker, former President Donald Trump enters the next stretch of… Read more »
Serbs stage pro-Russia marches amid V-Day ceremonies
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Pro-Russia marches were staged in Serbia and the Serb-run entity in Bosnia — both traditional allies of Moscow in the Balkans — amid ceremonies Monday to… Read more »
China trade weakens after cities shut down to fight virus
BEIJING, China (AP) — China’s export growth tumbled in April as global demand weakened, adding to pressure on the world’s second-largest economy after Shanghai and other industrial cities were shut… Read more »
Macron proposes new political union for non-EU countries
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — France’s president warned Monday that decades could pass before Ukraine joins the European Union, and proposed a new political organization to bring together countries on the… Read more »
Beijing loyalist John Lee elected as Hong Kong’s next leader
HONG KONG, China (AP) — John Lee, a hard-line security chief who oversaw a crackdown on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, was elected as the city’s next leader on Sunday in… Read more »
Russia holds dress rehearsal for Victory Day parade
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russia held a dress rehearsal on Saturday for the military parade to commemorate Victory Day on May 9, when the country marks the defeat of Nazi… Read more »
Dozens more civilians rescued from Ukrainian steel plant
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens more civilians were rescued Friday from the tunnels under the besieged steel mill where Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol have been making their last stand to… Read more »
Explosion at luxury Havana hotel kills 22, injures dozens
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least 22 people, including a child, and injured dozens Friday when it blew away… Read more »
SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home, then launches 53 satellites
CAPE CANAVERAL, United States (AP) — SpaceX brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, capping the busiest stretch yet for Elon Musk’s… Read more »