Kremlin Dismisses Report That China Covertly Trained Russian Soldiers for Ukraine

MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) – The ⁠Kremlin ⁠on Thursday dismissed ⁠as false a Reuters report that ​China’s army secretly trained about 200 Russian ‌soldiers in China late ‌last year, some of whom ⁠went ⁠on to fight in Ukraine. A Russian-Chinese agreement from July ​2025 reviewed by Reuters said about 200 Russian troops would be trained …

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Disney Sends Baby Yoda to Bring ‘Star Wars’ Fans to Theaters

LOS ANGELES, May 21 (Reuters) – “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” the ⁠first “Star ⁠Wars” movie in seven years, heads ⁠to theaters this weekend as Walt Disney bets on the charm of Baby Yoda ​to re-energize the film franchise. Disney put the “Star Wars” movies on hiatus following 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker” after executives concluded …

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Nicotine Vapes Triple Smokers’ Odds Of Quitting Tobacco

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, May 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Nicotine vapes can triple smokers’ odds of successfully giving up traditional cigarettes, while also exposing them to fewer harmful chemicals, a new study argues. Smokers who started using a nicotine e-cigarette were over three times more likely to quit smoking within six weeks, compared …

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Analysis-SpaceX IPO Bets $2 Trillion on Musk’s Ambitious Rockets-To-AI Vision

May 21 (Reuters) – Investors buying into SpaceX’s nearly $2 trillion IPO are making a high-stakes wager that ⁠CEO ⁠Elon Musk can turn a fast-growing satellite business into ⁠something far bigger, using an unproven rocket to unlock an ambitious push into AI. Musk has grown SpaceX into the world’s largest rocket business ​by launching thousands …

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Sneak peek: Kouri Richins: Behind the Facade

ALL NEW: Scared of their own mother. Why the children of convicted killer Kouri Richins want her to stay behind bars. “48 Hours” correspondent Natalie Morales reports Saturday, May 23 at 10/9c* on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.[AirsfollowingtheWNBAonCBS)[AirsfollowingtheWNBAonCBS)

Exclusive-Supreme Leader Says Enriched Uranium Must Stay in Iran, Iranian Sources Say

By Parisa Hafezi and Rami Ayyub DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country’s ⁠near-weapons-grade ⁠uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources ⁠said, hardening Tehran’s stance on one of the main U.S. demands at peace talks. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s order could further frustrate U.S. President …

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