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Putin approved the Russian delegation for Ukraine talks in Turkey but won’t attend. Medinsky leads the group with senior military and diplomatic officials.

For the first time in history, a woman may head MI6 — Barbara Woodward, a British diplomat with no intelligence experience.

Iran reaffirms its right to uranium enrichment, rejecting all attempts to restrict its nuclear program and refusing to make concessions under U.S. pressure.

An Iranian supertanker, inactive for a long time, has delivered oil to China, bypassing U.S. sanctions and revealing the ongoing activity of a “shadow fleet.”

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV held his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel, addressing cardinals with a call for unity and service.

Liam Payne died without a will, leaving behind £24.3 million. His son Bear will inherit the fortune, and Cheryl Tweedy has been appointed estate administrator.

Ukrainian gymnast Illia Kovtun applied for Croatian citizenship but cannot yet compete for his new country due to legal restrictions.

Sweden condemned plans by Russians to hold a May 9 car rally in Stockholm tied to pro-Russian groups, citing threats to public order and national safety.

South Korean scientists have developed an eco-friendly silver plating technology that avoids toxic cyanide, opening new prospects for sustainable electronics manufacturing.

British woman Ethel Caterham, aged 115, has become the world’s oldest living person following the death of Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas.