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Putin declares three-day ceasefire

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has declared a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine on May 8-10 to mark the World War II Victory Day, as US President Donald Trump’s administration decides whether a deal to end the more than three-year war is within reach. The Kremlin said that the truce will start at 0000 on May 8 (2100 GMT May 7) and last through the end of May 10. The Kremlin said that Putin ordered the full cessation of hostilities on “humanitarian grounds” to mark the May 9 holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany.

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Secret note hidden in Dachau violin tells a tale of survival

During World War II, within the walls of the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, a Jewish prisoner secretly penned a short note and hid it inside a violin he had crafted under harrowing circumstances – a message to the future that would remain undiscovered for more than 80 years. “Trial instrument, made under difficult conditions with no tools and materials,“ the worn note read. “Dachau. Anno 1941, Franciszek Kempa.“

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Nationalism challenges plan to boost defence spend

Inside a sprawling hangar in Spain, workers bolt together a fuselage for European aerospace giant Airbus, which churns out jets and other military equipment. The multinational conglomerate is a rarity in Europe’s defence industry, backed by Spain, Germany, France and Britain. The norm for defence industries on the continent is big-name national champions and hundreds of small companies mostly working to fill orders for state governments.

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Accident

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One dead in ferry hit-and-run

One person has died and several have been injured when a boat crashed into a ferry off the Memorial Causeway Bridge in Clearwater, Florida and then fled the scene, authorities say. The Clearwater Police Department posted on X that there were multiple injuries and the crash had been declared “a mass casualty incident” by the Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department due to the number of injuries. All of those injured were aboard the ferry, which was carrying more than 40 people. Police did not provide any information about the person who died.

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Germans vie for finger wrestling title

Men in short leather pants and embroidered suspenders have risked dislocated digits as they vied for the top prize at Germany’s championship in the sport of fingerhakeln, or finger wrestling. Around 180 competitors took part in the 64th German championship in Pang, about an hour’s drive southwest of Munich. It’s thought that finger wrestling, popular in Germany’s Alpine region and neighbouring Austria, originated as a way to settle disputes.

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Putin declares three-day ceasefire

Secret note hidden in Dachau violin tells a tale of survival

Nationalism challenges plan to boost defence spend

One dead in ferry hit-and-run

Germans vie for finger wrestling title

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