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Peskov urges patience regarding conflict resolution efforts

Kremlin Spokesman noted that both the path toward a peace agreement on Ukraine and "the path with Iran that the United States still has to go through" are lengthy processes full of highly complex details

An expert on Iranian politics reviews the status of negotiations to end the war on Iran

Middle East An expert on Iranian politics reviews the status of negotiations to end the war on Iran May 9, 20267:43 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Elissa Nadworny An expert on Iranian politics reviews the status of negotiations to end the war on Iran Audio will be available later today.

Starmer pledges to offer more hope as he continues to resist calls to quit

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Bringing back Brown and Harman is ‘future-looking’ move, says Starmer

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Putin says EU, NATO imposing confrontational policy

"Russian-Slovak relations for many years, including during your previous terms as prime minister, were characterized by a high level of political dialogue and stable cooperation dynamics," the Russian leader said

Labour loses half of its London councils: How one day transformed the political map of the capital

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IN BRIEF: Key takeaways from Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day reception speech

The president noted that it is Russia’s duty to prevent any justification of Nazism and the genocide of Soviet people

टैंक गायब, सड़कें खाली... यूक्रेन युद्ध के साये में फीकी रही रूस की विजय दिवस परेड, पुतिन ने दोहराया जीत का दावा

कल शाम हो सकता है योगी मंत्रिमंडल विस्तार, नए चेहरों को लेकर लखनऊ में तेज हुई सियासी हलचल

War 'drones' on: From blitz to grind - is Putin's Ukraine strategy starting to crack?

By mid-2026, Russia's Ukraine invasion has transformed into a grinding conflict. Ukraine's successful drone warfare and long-range strikes on Russian infrastructure are reshaping the battlefield. Russia, adapting with infiltration tactics and glide bombs, faces a new, industrialized war of attrition. European aid bolsters Ukraine's defense, while diplomatic progress remains stalled.

Japan must lift sanctions to resume Russian oil supplies — Russian ambassador

Japan also maintains participation in another LNG project, Arctic LNG 2, but due to US sanctions cannot receive gas from it

Vijay hasn't just defeated DMK, he has made it friendless. Here's how

Vijay hasnt just defeated DMK he has made it friendless Heres how

North Korea’s participation in Victory Parade symbolizes bilateral partnership — lawmaker

A military unit from North Korea marched for the first time during the military parade on Moscow’s Red Square devoted to the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic Wa

IN BRIEF: Key foreign leaders who congratulated Russia on Victory Day

Foreign leaders, including those of North Korea and Serbia, also sent congratulations to Putin and the Russian people

PM turns to old Labour hands after election losses but some MPs left baffled

PM turns to old Labour hands after election losses but some MPs left baffledJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJoshua Nevett,Political reporterandHenry Zeffman,Chief political correspondent.PA MediaPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer shook hands with Gordon Brown on the steps of 10 Downing StreetSir Keir Starmer has appointed former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance, as he attempts to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses.D...

VCK extends support to Vijay, TVK finally reaches magic number 118 to form government in Tamil Nadu

VCK extends support to Vijay TVK finally reaches magic number to form government in Tamil Nadu

Putin begins meeting with Fico at Kremlin

The meeting is expected to address the current state and prospects of bilateral cooperation in various areas, as well as an exchange of views on pressing international issues

US-Iran settlement as difficult as Ukraine resolution — Peskov

According to him, reaching a peace agreement between Moscow and Kiev is "a very long path filled with very complex details"

‘Largely slop’: Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy is scant on substance but heavy on enemies

Critics say document outlining strategy is both ‘completely Trumpian’ and an ‘alarming’ escalation in rhetoricWhen Donald Trump’s counter-terrorism “czar”, Sebastian Gorka, introduced the Trump administration’s long-awaited counter-terrorism strategy on a call with journalists on Wednesday, he also reportedly described critics of the administration’s war in Iran as “testicularly challenged”.The at-times bizarre 16-page memo Gorka authored is only slightly more subtle – taking rhetorically charge...

‘We’re going backwards’: Five civil rights activists slam the supreme court’s gutting of Voting Rights Act

Organizers, including Selma foot soliders, say ruling is latest chapter in long battle over Black disenfranchisement in USThe supreme court’s recent decision to gut the Voting Rights Act is an affront to everyone who marched, bled and died to make that law possible, civil rights activists said.“When we look at the supreme court’s action against the Voting Rights Act, it’s really a kneecap – a way to discriminate, to silence voters who fought so hard for this right,” said Sheyann Webb-Christburg,...