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Ahead of a potential meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has set a firm condition, stating that he will only hold talks with the Russian president himself. Zelensky said he would travel to Turkey at the urging of US President Donald Trump.

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Citing lower UK inflation, the Bank of England has cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. The widely anticipated move brings the main cost of borrowing in Britain to 4.25% and marks the fourth rate cut by the central bank since it began easing monetary policy in August of last year.

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In a dramatic turn of diplomacy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet face-to-face in Istanbul this Thursday. The invitation follows an assertive call by U.S. President Donald Trump urging Ukraine to accept direct talks with Russia, warning that time for negotiations is running out.

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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.

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Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday killed 13 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, according to local health officials.

Two of the strikes hit tents in the southern city of Khan Younis, each killing two children and their parents, according to Nasser Hospital, which received the bodies. Another five people were killed in strikes elsewhere, according to hospitals.

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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.

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German luxury car tuner MANSORY has again set eyebrows raised with its latest creation: the Elongation EVO, a radically ambitious and ultra-rare remake of the Tesla Cybertruck. With its no-holds-barred design ethic and unapologetic luxury, MANSORY has transformed Tesla’s polarizing electric truck into a vehicle that pushes the boundaries between future design and hyper-luxury construction.

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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.

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