TASS Putin holds talks with Cuban president

Putin and Diaz-Canel last met in person a year ago - also during Victory Day celebrations

TASS Russian Transport Ministry expects to return to flight schedule by end of day — minister

The situation is under control, Roman Starovoyt said

TASS Pakistan's shelling kills 15 Kashmiri civilians — ANI news agency

Аgency said 43 people were injured in the villages of Poonchi and Tangdhar

TASS Russia, Venezuela agree to cooperate on arms control

Moscow and Caracas have agreed to jointly prevent the arms race in space

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Houthis say their two drones hit Ramon Airport in southern Israel

On Monday and Tuesday, the Israeli Air Force carried out massive strikes in Yemen in response to the bombardment of Ben Gurion

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Xi Jinping expects his meeting with Putin to give powerful momentum to Russia-China ties

The Chinese president said he hoped to join leaders of other countries in honoring the heroes who gave their lives to win the world’s war on Nazism

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Laos leader to skip Victory Day celebrations in Moscow because of COVID

Sisoulith was among the 29 state leaders expected in Moscow on Victory Day

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Serbian president says he does not care about reaction to his visit to Moscow

"I was elected by the people of Serbia, not the people from Riga, or Tallin, or Vilnius, or anywhere else," Aleksandar Vucic said

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Houthis say they attacked US aircraft carrier Harry Truman before truce with US

According to the spokesman, the Houthi attack made an American F-18 fighter jet crash

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Aliyev to skip Victory Day parade in Moscow — Kremlin aide

Aliyev was among the 29 state leaders expected in Moscow on Victory Day

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Victory Day truce declared by Putin comes into effect

The ceasefire came into effect from 00:00 Moscow time (9:00 p/m/ GMT) on May 8 and will last for 72 hours, until 00:00 Moscow time (9:00 p.m. GMT) on May 11

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US starts mass production of advanced thermonuclear bombs — Department of Energy

The decision to produce B61-13 warheads was made in 2023 by the previous US administration led by Joe Biden

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Issue of sending German troops to Ukraine not being looked at now — Merz

Germany’s new chancellor once again reiterated plans to support and arm Ukraine’s armed forces, including together with the United States

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Pakistan’s airports resume regular operation

According to the Authority, the country’s airspace is open and safe for passenger flights

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Witkoff’s meeting with UNSC members focused on Iran, Palestine, Ukraine

According to Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, other matters were also raised

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Palestinian president to arrive in Russia on May 8, to hold talks with Putin on May 10

According to diplomat Abdel Hafiz Nofal, Mahmoud Abbas and Russian leader will discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip and bilateral relations

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PREVIEW: Putin to hold talks with Xi Jinping

These talks will be the third contact between the two leaders since the beginning of the year

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Developer of ‘soft power’ theory Joseph Nye dies at 88

He developed the concepts of smart power, and neoliberalism during six decades as a Harvard University professor

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Russia developing cooperation with North Korea in all spheres — Russian diplomat

Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya noted that North Korean units "took an active part in the liberation of Russian territories"

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North Korea launches several ballistic missiles toward Sea of Japan — agency

According to Yonhap, the missiles were launched from the vicinity of the city of Wonsan