EUROPE

PUTIN PUTS ON A SHOW OF STRENGTH WITH XI AS RUSSIA MARKS VICTORY DAY

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Russia's annual Victory Day parade took on new meaning this year as President Vladimir Putin used the occasion to signal strength and solidarity in the face of Western isolation. Standing shoulder to shoulder with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow's Red Square, Putin hosted one of the most elaborate parades in recent years—on the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

KING AND QUEEN UNVEIL THEIR CORONATION PORTRAITS

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King Charles and Queen Camilla unveiled their new state portraits at the National Gallery on the second anniversary of their Coronation day. The paintings will be displayed in the gallery's Central Hall before being moved to Buckingham Palace in June.

A SOVIET-ERA SPACECRAFT IS COMING HOME AFTER 52 YEARS IN ORBIT

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After more than five decades of silent orbit around Earth, a relic of the Cold War space race is expected to make a dramatic return to our planet this week. Kosmos 482, part of a failed Soviet mission to Venus launched in 1972, is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere around May 10, according to NASA and other space agencies monitoring its trajectory.

UKRAINE DRONE STRIKES TEMPORARILY GROUND MOSCOW AIRPORTS AMID ESCALATING BORDER CLASHES

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In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Ukraine launched a coordinated drone offensive that briefly shut down all four of Moscow's major airports. The Russian aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, confirmed on Telegram that operations at the capital's airports were suspended for several hours "in the interest of flight safety" before resuming later that day.

PRINCE HARRY HONORS WWII VETERAN WITH A HEARTFELT GIFT BEFORE 100th BIRTHDAY

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Private Joseph Hammond, a World War II veteran from Ghana, received a special tribute from the Duke of Sussex in the days leading up to his 100th birthday on Saturday. On May 7, Hammond shared on X (formerly Twitter) that he had met with representatives from the Invictus Games—founded by Prince Harry—and was presented with a commemorative token.

META CONTENT MODERATOR CUTS OVER 2000 JOBS IN SPAIN

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Canadian tech firm Telus International, which moderates content on Facebook and Instagram for Meta, will cut over 2,000 jobs in Barcelona, a Spanish union announced Monday. The move comes as Meta has been cutting its third-party fact-checking in the United States and overhauling its content moderation policies.

UKRAINE WEIGHS CURRENCY SHIFT FROM DOLLAR TO EURO AS GEOPOLITICAL LANDSCAPE EVOLVES

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Ukraine is actively exploring a potential pivot away from the U.S. dollar, considering the euro as the new reference currency for its hryvnia amid shifting global economic alignments and strengthening European ties.

PAUL MESCAL, LETITIA WRIGHT, MONICA BARBARO AND NICOLA COUGHLAN TO STAR IN FIRST-TIME APPEARANCES ON LONDON’S NATIONAL THEATRE

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A new big chapter is being written at London’s National Theatre as four rising screen stars — Paul Mescal, Letitia Wright, Monica Barbaro, and Nicola Coughlan — will make their stage debut on one of the world’s most legendary stages. This is the launch of incoming Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham’s first season, which is committed to revitalizing the theatre’s connection with contemporary audiences by bringing together celebrated talent and new new storytelling.