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Putin to visit China May 19-20 after Trump trip

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China on May 19 to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and strategic cooperation with President Xi Jinping. The visit follows Donald Trump's trip to Beijing, where unresolved trade and geopolitical tensions, including the Ukraine conflict, were discussed without a breakthrough. China remains a key economic…

The Economic Times

Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24

The cruise missile hit the nine-story corner apartment block Thursday during what the Ukrainian air force said was Russia’s biggest barrage on the country of the full-scale invasion. Emergency workers finished digging through the rubble searching for victims after more than a day, Zelenskyy said on X.

The Economic Times

Trump heads home from China with a meagre goody bag from Xi

ANALYSIS: Just like the failed Putin summit in Alaska, Trump’s China trip brought theatre – but no action, with the US president predictably played by a man he hoped to impress, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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A year in hospital and 90% lung damage: how Andrey Zvyagintsev came back from Covid to Cannes

Cannes film festival: The great Russian director of Leviathan, Loveless and The Return has overcome extraordinary obstacles to present his first film in nine years

The Guardian - UK

Xi gives Trump rare tour of secretive imperial garden in China

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The Independent UK

Trump told he and Putin are rare visitors to Beijing’s secretive compound

Donald Trump appeared to be pleased to join the limited number of world leaders who have been invited into a secretive imperial garden in China.

The Independent UK

'Point of no return': 36 countries join special tribunal to prosecute Vladimir Putin

The tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine marks "the point of no return" in the search for justice, the country's foreign minister said on Friday. But the court will face limitations in bringing Putin to justice.

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Business Brief (May 15): Putin Set to Visit China

Brazil resumes tax exemptions on low-value imports, ByteDance invests in robotics startup

Caixin Global

Kremlin's WW3 Threat: Russia Warns US Support For Taiwan Will Trigger World War III

The Kremlin warns that US support for Taiwan could lead to World War III, amid rising tensions with China. Moscow's ultimatum underscores the potential for global conflict

International Business Times UK

Xi-Trump summit: reset for US-Chinese relations but tension over Taiwan remains

The initial top line emerging from the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing was that while the two leaders had talked trade, technology and the US war in Iran, the most potentially hazardous issue was Taiwan. The Chinese foreign ministry reported that the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, told the US president, Donald…

The Conversation

Kyiv declares day of mourning after 21 killed in Russian aerial attack

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The Independent UK

After four bloody years, the war on Ukraine might be turning into Putin’s undoing

A battered economy, huge numbers of casualties and very little territorial gain – it’s no wonder even stalwart Putin supporters are showing signs of disquiet, says Rajan Menon, professor emeritus of international relations

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow says it destroyed more than 3,000 Kyiv drones as it faces biggest attack of the year

Russian forces in the past week have downed 3,124 drones, with more than 1,000 drones destroyed yesterday alone

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Putin escalating war, not seeking an end – Merz

Condemnation after Kyiv bears brunt of massive Russian attack wave; warning over military drones too close to Ukrainian nuclear plants. What we know on day 1,542

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Ukraine Retakes More Land Than Russia Seized For The First Time In Over a Year And a Half

Ukraine regained more territory than Russia seized in April, the first time Moscow suffered a net territorial loss since Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region in August 2024.

The Conversation

This year’s Venice Biennale marks a major shift in European cultural politics

I was texting a museum director friend in Asia recently. We were discussing whether a trip to this year’s “artworld Olympics”, the Venice Biennale, justified the carbon release.

The Guardian - UK

Science fiction looks better in paperback

Brief letters: Reading a subversive genre | Stalking horses | Putin’s Victory Day parade | Standing room only | Middle-aged at 60

The Conversation

Why Putin will have been watching the Trump-Xi summit nervously

The opening headlines from the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing signal an openness on the Chinese side towards stabilising relations with the US. In his opening remarks, the Chinese president noted that China and the US “should be partners not rivals”. But he warned Trump that…

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Russian parliament approves law allowing Putin to invade other countries

Russia's State Duma approved a law allowing the use of the armed forces “to protect Russian citizens abroad,” which de facto permits Vladimir Putin to invade other countries.

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Russia sentences 36yo woman to 18 months of hard labor for writing Stray Kids K-Pop fan fiction

No fanfiction author deserves this!

The Economic Times

Russia pounds Ukraine in heaviest wartime drone attack over two days

Russia launched its largest aerial assault over a two-day period, striking Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with hundreds of drones and missiles. The attacks caused significant damage to infrastructure, including residential buildings, and resulted in at least 11 deaths. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy urged continued Western support for air defense.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine hit by second day of large-scale Russian missile and drone strikes

Widespread nature of attacks prompts warnings that Moscow is trying to overwhelm air defence systems

The Independent UK

Hungary summons Russian ambassador to protest attack in Ukraine near its border

New Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar says his government has summoned the Russian ambassador over a massive drone attack near Hungary's border with Ukraine

The Independent UK

What is the range of Putin’s RS-28 Sarmat aka ‘Satan II’ nuclear ballistic missile?

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One dead, 16 injured as Russia launches overnight attacks in Kyiv

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