Putin says he thinks Ukraine conflict 'coming to an end'
The Russian leader sees potential for Ukraine negotiations, but condemns the West’s backing for President Zelensky. Source link
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Far-Right Australian Party Wins Seat in First Election Victory
A far-right party won its first lower house election in Australia, with the victory underscoring the collapse in support for the center-right coalition that’s governed for much of the post-war period. Source link
Iran demands guarantees for World Cup participation
The Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) has presented Fifa with 10 conditions for participation at the World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada. Source link
How the winner-takes-all voting system has turned on Labour and the Tories
Moreover, those who voted for Reform and the Greens have now seen that a vote for their parties can in fact result in them winning seats. With just a handful of results yet to be declared, the joint tally of council seats won by Reform and the Greens stands at 2,063, almost 200 more than…
Is Starmer's leadership under serious threat?
Downing Street is trying to ignore the challenge from a former minister, but it has raised eyebrows around Westminster. Source link
Premier League highlights: Sunderland 0-0 Manchester United
Sunderland are denied by visiting goalkeeper Senne Lammens and have a possible penalty for handball waved away as the hosts play out a goalless draw with Manchester United at the Stadium of Light in the Premier League. MATCH REPORT: Premier League – Sunderland 0-0 Manchester United Available to UK users only. Source link
Fabio Wardley Vs. Daniel Dubois Results, Fight Of The Year Highlights
Fabio Wardley (left) and Daniel Dubois during their WBO heavyweight title bout at Co-op Live, Manchester. Picture date: Saturday May 9, 2026. (Photo by Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images) PA Images via Getty Images If you want to show someone exemplary heavyweight championship boxing to sell them on the concept, have them watch Daniel…
Match of the Day analysis: Liverpool fans are starting to lose patience with Arne Slot – Wayne Rooney
Speaking on Match of the Day, Wayne Rooney says Liverpool have “no identity” and “the players look disinterested”, adding the club’s supporters are “losing patience” with manager Arne Slot following their 1-1 draw at home to Chelsea in the Premier League. READ MORE: Boos, no intensity and no identity – what is Slot’s Liverpool? Source…
Watch Chalmers on ‘Unacceptable’ Australian Housing Status Quo
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down the 2026-27 Federal Budget on May 12. It’s framed as one the country’s most consequential Budgets against a backdrop of inflation-fuelling global energy shocks, climbing cost-of-living, slowing productivity and a national debt edging toward A$1 trillion. Chalmers speaks with Bloomberg’s James Mayger in Canberra. Source link
Trump uses AI to tout sunken Iranian ships as US awaits peace proposal response
President Trump on Saturday shared an AI-generated composite image of sunken Iranian warships, as the administration awaits a response from Iranian officials over a proposed peace plan. The composite image shared on Truth Social shows “159 Iranian ships.” The first image shows several ships waving Iranian flags as “Obama/Biden,” an apparent reference to the Obama……