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Italy: Femen and Pussy Riot protest Russia’s return to Venice Biennale

The 2026 Venice Biennale opened press previews on Wednesday with protests outside the Russian pavilion, marking Moscow’s return since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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North Korea drops mention to unification with South from constitution

China has long been the country's main economic backer, though Pyongyang has drawn closer to Moscow since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Ukraine says Russia broke unilateral ceasefire with air strikes

On Monday, Moscow announced a ceasefire during its World War II victory celebrations over 9 May, while Kyiv has said it would halt fire on 6 May.

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Russian guided bomb attacks kill at least 26 civilians across Ukraine

Ukraine said at least 26 people were killed in Russian strikes on Tuesday 5 May 2026, with the heaviest losses in Zaporizhzhia and Kramatorsk.

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Russia strikes Ukraine as Zelenskyy denounces Moscow's 'cynicism'

On Monday, Moscow announced a ceasefire during its World War II victory celebrations over 9 May, while Kyiv has said it will halt fire over 6 May.

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Ukraine strikes Russian army facility 1,000km into Moscow's territory

Ukraine launched a long-range strike against Russia’s military site over 1,000 km from its border, just days before Moscow’s Victory Day parade.

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Sweden announces new spy agency in rethink prompted by war in Ukraine

Stockholm dropped two centuries of military non-alignment and joined NATO in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Euroviews. How Russia sells child abduction as rescue - and why some still buy it

An opinion piece for Euronews by Maksym Maksymov, who leads efforts to return Ukraine's abducted children: He argues Russia's so-called "rescues" are a systematic campaign to erase identity and a propaganda playbook the world is still falling for.

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Russia declares Victory Day ceasefire while Zelenskyy tables own truce

Russia's defence ministry said last week that there would be no military hardware at the annual parade this year because of fears of long-range attacks by Ukrainian drones.

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Armenia tests Moscow’s patience with Zelenskyy visit and EU summit

One month before the highly anticipated parliamentary elections, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan set out the country’s foreign policy trajectory with striking clarity, hosting European leaders, the NATO secretary general, and even Ukraine’s president.

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Drone strikes Moscow building just days before Russia's V-Day parade

Just days before Russia’s Victory Day parade, a drone reportedly hit a high-rise residential building in Moscow, just kilometres away from the Kremlin.

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At least 10 people killed in Russian strikes over the past 24 hours

Kyiv says Russian drone and missile strikes have killed at least 10 people and injured more than 76 others across the country over the last 24 hours.

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Two killed and over a dozen injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine

Russia is continuing to bombard Ukrainian cities daily with barrages of drones and missiles as ceasefire talks appear to have stalled in the wake of the war in Iran. Kyiv says its counter strikes targeting Russian oil facilities have been achieving success.

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Venice Biennale jury resigns as Italy opposes Russia's participation

The Italian government has opposed the Biennale's decision to allow Russia to participate in the international exhibition.

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Belgium seeks control of its nuclear reactors to secure energy supply

Brussels believes the solution to soaring energy prices as a result of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the war in the Middle East is to permanently transition away from fossil fuels.

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Israel halts Russian grain ship amid stolen Ukrainian wheat row

After days of diplomatic row between Ukraine and Israel, Israeli grain importer Zenziper said it is postponing the unloading of the grain on board the ship said to be carrying stolen Ukrainian grain on behalf of Russia.

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Sweden confiscates false-flagged Russian 'shadow fleet' ship

Russia has reportedly built up a flotilla of old oil tankers of opaque ownership to get around sanctions imposed by the European Union.

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Second US ambassador to Ukraine steps down in less than one year

The acting US ambassador to Ukraine is to step down from her post in Kyiv and retire, the US State Department announced. Reports have indicated her reasons for leaving the job are related to the Trump administration's approach to Ukraine.

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Ukraine formally asks Israel to seize ship with grain stolen by Russia

A Ukrainian source told Euronews that "if Israel responded to other requests via diplomatic channels, there would have been no need for tweets," after Israel's foreign minister lashed out over what he called "Twitter diplomacy."

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Man accused of spying for Russia arrested in Berlin, prosecutors say

The suspect allegedly gave his Russian intelligence handler information about German military aid for Ukraine and photos of NATO military convoys moving along motorways.