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Russia, India strengthen military ties but Ukraine war brings disruption

Russia and India have pledged to boost defence ties despite concerns that the war in Ukraine could block deliveries from Moscow and that US sanctions might get in the way of future weapons contracts.

Radio France Internationale

Wagner chief asks Moscow to hand Bakhmut positions to Chechen forces

The chief of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner on Saturday asked Moscow to let him hand over his positions in the hotspot city of Bakhmut to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

France 24

What are white phosphorus bombs? All we know about incendiary weapons Russia accused of using in Ukraine

UKraine has accused Russia of using the weapons on a number of occasions, the latest in the eastern city of Bakhmut

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Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with US Patriot system

Air-launched missile can reach speeds of up to Mach 10 and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

Al Jazeera

Pro-Kremlin novelist injured in car explosion in Russia

Russian state news agency Tass says the car of a prominent pro-Kremlin novelist exploded in Russia on Saturday, wounding him and killing his driver

The Independent UK

Ukraine's Zelenskiy congratulates King Charles, thanks Britain for support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy congratulated King Charles on his coronation on Saturday and offered him and the British people thanks for their support in the war against Russia.

Reuters

Russia blames Ukraine, U.S. for car bomb that wounded writer

A prominent Russian nationalist writer, Zakhar Prilepin, was wounded in a car bombing that killed his driver on Saturday and investigators said a detained suspect admitted acting on behalf of Ukraine.

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‘Justice is on our side, and Putin is old’: Navalny’s press secretary Kira Yarmysh

The novelist and press secretary to the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny talks about imprisonment, survival and writing under the regime

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine says it downed hypersonic Russian missile with U.S. air defence system

Ukrainian air defences shot down a Russian hypersonic missile for the first time during an attack on the capital Kyiv this week, the Air Force said on Saturday, in a potentially major setback for the Kremlin's campaign of long-range air strikes.

Reuters

Ukraine buries a 'brave son' from America

Christopher Campbell is one of at least nine Americans known to have died fighting for Ukraine since Russia's invasion began in February 2022.

WEKU

Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with US Patriot

Ukraine’s air force claims to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using newly acquired American Patriot defense systems, the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow’s most modern missiles

The Independent UK

Poland to call for EU sanctions on imports of Russian farm products

Poland will demand European Union sanctions on imports of Russian farm products, its ambassador to the EU Andrzej Sados was quoted as saying on Saturday by PAP news agency.

Reuters

Ukraine-Russia war – live: UN warnings over Zaporizhzhia nuclear station as Putin officials begin evacuations

Head of UN’s nulear power watchdog said conditions for operating staff and families are ‘increasingly tense’

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 437 of the invasion

Wagner chief says his forces will pull out of Bakhmut while Ukraine says they are reinforcing positions; Zaporizhzhia villages near frontline evacuated

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Is Ukraine's UJ-22 drone capable of carrying out a Kremlin strike?

Analysts say Ukraine has drones capable of reaching Moscow and Russia has increasingly claimed Kyiv's weapons have been getting closer to the capital. But the circumstances of the Kremlin strike remain "curious".

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 437

As the war enters its 437th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Reuters

Engineers reduce risk of dam bursting near Russian-held Ukraine nuclear plant -TASS

Engineers have reduced the risk of a dam bursting and damaging a large Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine, a senior Russian official was quoted as saying by TASS news agency on Friday.

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Kremlin drone incident sparks denials; Ukraine prepares for counteroffensive; 20,000 Russian soldiers killed in five months, says US

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Kremlin drones, Turkey's election, Sudan's conflict and King Charles III's coronation

Who's behind the unmanned craft shot down over the Kremlin in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday? As tensions between Russia and Ukraine grow, warring generals continue their death match in Sudan's capital and King Charles III's coronation final preps are underway in the UK. We also ask our Friday panel…

The Hindu

The horizon for India beyond the G-20, SCO summits

There are signs that point to further deterioration in the geo-political climate, and to a distinct possibility of impending conflict, which India must note

The Conversation

White Lotus Day celebrates the 'founding mother of occult in America,' Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Every May 8, thousands of people celebrate White Lotus Day, commemorating a remarkable and controversial Russian American woman: spiritual leader Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, who died in 1891.

The Guardian - UK

We knew in 2011 Putin would attack Ukraine, says Bill Clinton

Revelation raises questions about whether US and Europe should have been more prepared for 2014 invasion

The Independent UK

Russia jails theater director amid crackdown on dissent

A Moscow court has ordered pretrial detention for a theater director facing charges of justifying terrorism,

The Independent UK

Poland summons Russian ambassador over assassination comment

Poland's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest after a former Russian official suggested that it would be acceptable to assassinate Poland’s ambassador to Russia

The Independent UK

Why is Russia's Wagner threatening to withdraw from Bakhmut?

A threat by the leader of private Russian military company Wagner to withdraw his fighters from the battle to seize a city in eastern Ukraine is another episode in his dispute with Russia’s regular military over credit and tactics

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