Putin Says He Thinks the Ukraine Conflict Is Coming to an End

MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir ⁠Putin ⁠said on Saturday that ⁠he thought the Ukraine conflict was coming to an end. Russia’s 2022 ​invasion of Ukraine triggered the most serious crisis in relations between Russia and the West ‌since the 1962 Cuban Missile ‌Crisis, when many people feared the world was on the …

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Brazil Supreme Court Justice Suspends Bill That Ordered Early Release of Ex-President Bolsonaro

SAO PAULO, May 9 (Reuters) – ⁠Brazil’s ⁠Supreme Court Justice ⁠Alexandre de Moraes prohibited the implementation of a ​sharp reduction in the 27-year prison sentence of former President Jair ‌Bolsonaro for plotting a ‌coup after losing the 2022 election, a court document ⁠showed ⁠on Saturday. Two Brazilian political parties and the press association ​ABI this …

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UK Summons Chinese Ambassador After National Security Convictions Linked to Hong Kong

May ⁠9 (Reuters) – ⁠Britain summoned ⁠China’s ambassador ​on ‌Friday, ‌the ⁠Foreign Office ⁠said on Saturday, ​following ​a London court ⁠case that ⁠resulted ⁠in the ​conviction of ​two ⁠men ⁠for spying on behalf of ⁠Hong Kong and ultimately China. (Reporting by Disha ⁠Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing ​by Chizu ​Nomiyama) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You …

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Three Pakistani Police Officers Killed in Car Bombing, More Casualties Feared

By Saud Mehsud and Mushtaq Ali DERA ISMAIL KHAN, ⁠Pakistan ⁠May 9 (Reuters) – A car ⁠bombing at a police post killed at least three officers ​in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday and was followed by an ambush on police personnel ‌rushing to the scene to ‌provide backup, security officials said. Police official Sajjad Khan said …

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Israeli Strike Kills Seven in South Lebanon, Lebanese Health Ministry Says

BEIRUT, May 9 (Reuters) – An Israeli ⁠strike ⁠on the southern ⁠Lebanese town of Saksakiyeh killed at ​least seven people, including a child, and wounded 15 ‌on Saturday, Lebanon’s health ‌ministry said. The Israeli military said it had ⁠struck ⁠Hezbollah militants in the town, accusing them of planning ​attacks against Israeli soldiers. “The IDF is …

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Bobby Cox, longtime Braves manager and World Series winner, dies at 84

Longtime Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox, whose teams ruled the National League during the 1990s and won the World Series in 1995, has died. He was 84. The Atlanta Braves announced Cox’s death Saturday; details weren’t immediately available. Cox had a stroke in 2019. “Bobby was the best manager to ever wear a Braves uniform. He led …

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