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1,245 bodies returned from Russia, says Kyiv

KYIV: Russia has returned 1,245 bodies to Ukraine, Kyiv said on Monday, the final stage of a deal to repatriate more than 6,000 dead Ukrainian soldiers agreed at peace talks this month. Russia and Ukraine reached a deal...

Relatives and friends hold portraits of POWs during rally, in Kyiv. — AFP

Russia awaits Ukraine's response to proposed Istanbul talks

Ukrainian servicemen fire a mortar towards Russian troops at a frontline, in Donetsk region. — Reuters

UK PM Starmer warns Farage's 'fantasy' fiscal plans

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference, in London. — Reuters

Kremlin rebuffs Zelensky's call for meeting with Trump, Putin

Locals pay their last respects to children who were killed in Korostyshiv, Zhytomyr region, Ukraine. — Reuters

EU proposes Black Sea maritime security hub

EU High Representative Kaja Kallas gives a press conference, in Brussels. — Reuters

Macron gives students a lesson in 'impulsive' superpowers

France's President Emmanuel Macron is greeted by flag waving students during a visit to the University of Science and Technology in Hanoi on Tuesday. — AFP

Russia pummels Ukraine in fresh night of strikes

Emergency workers extinguish fire of a private house that was destroyed in a Russian rocket strike, in Markhalivka, Kyiv. — Reuters

Fire cuts power to 45,000 in Riviera, sabotage suspected

A municipal police officer directs traffic after a power outage struck Southwestern France. — AFP

Cannes hit by power sabotage as film festival draws to a close

A dog named Thais sits on the desk with a Palme d'Or symbol before a photocall at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 24, 2025. REUTERS/Manon Cruz TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Pope takes message of dialogue, unity to the Curia

Pope Leo XIV gets on the popemobile, at St Peter's Square in The Vatican. — AFP

Russia strikes Ukraine as more POWs exchanged

A local resident looks out of the window of his flat in a multistorey residential building, in Kyiv. — AFP

Power pylon vandalised in France's Cannes

Pedestrians cross a street as traffic lights no longer function

Russia and Ukraine begin biggest ever prisoner swap

Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) are seen after a swap, at an unknown location in Ukraine. — Reuters

Merz vows to defend allies on Lithuania visit

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (2nd L) and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda hold a joint press conference after talks in Vilnius. — AFP

Serbia needs 'real reforms' for EU accession: Kallas

EU High Representative Kaja Kallas answers journalists questions, in Brussels. — AFP

UK signs Chagos deal with Mauritius to seal future of US-UK air base

Britain's PM Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference, at a military headquarters in London. — Reuters
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