Putin says Ukraine war likely to end soon - despite Ukrainian battlefield gains
President Vladimir Putin has said he believes the Ukraine war is coming to an end.
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Mexican parents criticise ending school year a month early for World Cup
The federal government faces widespread anger for saying the school year could end on 5 June to accommodate the football tournament.
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Hungary’s new prime minister sworn in after landslide defeat of Viktor Orban
Centre-right leader Peter Magyar has been sworn in as Hungary’s new prime minister.
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Iran demands guarantees for World Cup participation
The Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) has presented Fifa with 10 conditions for participation at the World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada.
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Miners discover rare 11,000-carat ruby weighing nearly five pounds
Miners in Myanmar have unearthed an 11,000-carat ruby thought to be the second heaviest ever found in the war-torn country.
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Greece conducts controlled blast of mystery naval drone explosives
The unmanned vessel, suspected to be of Ukrainian origin, was found by fishermen in a cave on Thursday.
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WHO chief reassures Tenerife residents ahead of arrival of virus-hit cruise ship
"This is not another Covid," Tedros Ghebreyesus tells islanders before MV Hondius docks on Sunday.
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UK warship HMS Dragon heads to Middle East for potential Strait of Hormuz mission
The Ministry of Defence says the ship will prepare to join an international mission to safeguard shipping, but only when fighting in the region ends.
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Japanese council votes to remove unconscious mayor
Kikuo Hatakeyama, 72, has served as the mayor of Hachirogata in north-east Japan since 2008, but fell ill in February.
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Peter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister
Centre-right leader Peter Magyar has been sworn in as Hungary’s new prime minister.
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I will serve - not rule over Hungary, says new PM
Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.
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'I will serve not rule over Hungary,' says new PM
Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.
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Mystery drone boat 'armed with explosives' seized by police in Greece
A mystery drone boat understood to be armed with explosives is being investigated by police after being found by fishermen in Greece.
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Rosenberg: Scaled-back Victory Parade in Moscow's Red Square
The BBC's Russia editor reports from Moscow, where the annual Victory Day display was quieter than usual.
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Two killed in latest US strike on alleged drug trafficking boat
Two men have been killed after the US military struck an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Pacific Ocean.
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Putin denounces Nato at scaled back Victory Day parade
The Russian leader used his annual speech to justify his so-called special military operation in Ukraine.
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FIran accuses US of 'reckless military adventure'
Abbas Araghchi says the US attacks each time there is a diplomatic solution on the table.
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Hantavirus figures updated - as cruise ship at centre of outbreak nears the Canary Islands
The number of hantavirus cases linked to an outbreak on a cruise ship has risen to six, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
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Anger and resignation in Tenerife as hantavirus ship approaches
Some on the Spanish island worry that the imminent arrival of the MV Hondius could pose a health risk.
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Three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine announced
A three-day ceasefire has been agreed by the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, as well as an exchange of prisoners, following a request from Donald Trump.
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