Russian strike on Kharkiv kills 3, injures 22, says mayor
Kharkiv faced its most intense assault since the war began, as Russia launched a deadly overnight attack using drones, missiles, and guided bombs.
A phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump is being prepared, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Saturday.
Trump had earlier announced on Truth Social that he would speak with Putin on May 19, with plans to discuss the war in Ukraine and trade issues. He also said he would follow up with calls to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO leaders.
This will be their first conversation since March 18.
The call comes shortly after peace talks in Istanbul, where Russia and Ukraine agreed on a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange and outlined detailed ceasefire proposals. Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky noted that Ukraine had requested a direct Putin-Trump dialogue, and said Moscow has taken the request into consideration.
A bridge collapse in the Vygonichsky district of Russia’s Bryansk region, near the Ukrainian border, caused a train derailment and a traffic accident early Sunday, killing at least seven people and leaving 30 injured, according to emergency services.
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has confirmed it carried out a third targeted attack against the Crimean Bridge, also known as the Kerch Bridge, early Tuesday morning, marking a new escalation in the ongoing conflict with Russia.
A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture early Monday, causing no reported injuries or damage, and no tsunami warning was issued, officials confirmed.
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended abruptly in Istanbul on Monday, lasting just over an hour amid mounting tensions following a major Ukrainian drone strike on Russian strategic bombers and renewed pressure from the U.S. for a breakthrough.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to speak this week to discuss recent trade tensions, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Kharkiv faced its most intense assault since the war began, as Russia launched a deadly overnight attack using drones, missiles, and guided bombs.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to participate in the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the opening ceremony of the Fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo.
The Asian Development Bank will grant nearly $1 million to upgrade Kyrgyzstan’s energy data system, with more large-scale energy investments in the pipeline.
After nearly a decade of talks, Indonesia and the European Union aim to finalize a free trade deal by the end of June.
Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali and Dmitry Bakanov, CEO of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos, met on Friday to discuss expanding space cooperation, including the joint production of satellites.
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