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Vladimir Putin suggests Ukraine war is ‘coming to an end’
May 10, 2026 - World 
Russian president damns western support that has allowed Ukraine to hold out and asks for talks with Gerhard Schröder in remarks after diminished Victory Day paradeVladimir Putin has said he thinks the Ukraine war is winding down – remarks that came a few hours after he had vowed to defeat Ukraine at Moscow’s most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years.“I think that the matter is coming to an end,” Putin told reporters of the Russia-Ukraine war, Europe’s deadliest conflict since the second world war. He said he would be willing to negotiate new security arrangements for Europe, and that his preferred negotiating partner would be Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Continue reading...
Press freedom alarm as Niger suspends 9 French media outlets over 'national security'
May 10, 2026 - World 
Reporters Without Borders has condemned Niger's suspension of nine French media outlets
How a 3,400-year-old ballgame survives in Mexico against all odds
May 10, 2026 - World 
Mexico is embracing its ancient ballgame, ulama, as it prepares to co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Iran wants team members who served in the Revolutionary Guard to get visas for the World Cup
May 10, 2026 - World 
Iran's soccer federation says the country will participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Syria's interim president moves his brother out of a top post in a government reshuffle
May 10, 2026 - World 
Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has reshuffled several top government posts and removed his brother from a key position
