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May 9 1200 UTC Brief
In Russia
Vladimir Putin used a scaled-back Victory Day parade in Red Square to insist Russia would always prevail, while the Kremlin kept security tight over fears of a Ukrainian drone strike. For the first time since 2008, no tanks or other heavy weapons rolled through the square, only marching troops and a flypast. The war is still front and center, even without the hardware.
In U.S. politics
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson is facing the toughest primary of his 16-year career after resisting pressure from Democrats to redraw congressional maps. Separately, court rulings and new redistricting moves in Republican-led states have given the GOP fresh momentum in the House map fight, leaving Democrats with a steeper climb to win control.
In public health and travel
Countries across Europe are arranging repatriation flights for passengers stranded by a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship off Tenerife. Officials say there have been eight cases, including three deaths, with several governments sending planes for their nationals and the EU adding flights for other European passengers.
In the UK and France
Another 200 migrants crossed the English Channel, pushing the total since 2018 past 200,000. Home Office figures put this year’s count at just under 7,600, while London says it has signed a new deal with France to step up enforcement and target smugglers.
Police in London have also charged two men over antisemitic TikTok videos filmed in the city. Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, are due in court on Saturday.
In Lebanon
A school in Sidon is sheltering displaced families from southern Lebanon, but classes are still going on. Children are studying in the middle of the displacement, a bleak enough form of normality to count as resilience without anyone needing to dress it up.
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By IniaesIn Russia
Vladimir Putin used a scaled-back Victory Day parade in Red Square to insist Russia would always prevail, while the Kremlin kept security tight over fears of a Ukrainian drone strike. For the first time since 2008, no tanks or other heavy weapons rolled through the square, only marching troops and a flypast. The war is still front and center, even without the hardware.
In U.S. politics
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson is facing the toughest primary of his 16-year career after resisting pressure from Democrats to redraw congressional maps. Separately, court rulings and new redistricting moves in Republican-led states have given the GOP fresh momentum in the House map fight, leaving Democrats with a steeper climb to win control.
In public health and travel
Countries across Europe are arranging repatriation flights for passengers stranded by a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship off Tenerife. Officials say there have been eight cases, including three deaths, with several governments sending planes for their nationals and the EU adding flights for other European passengers.
In the UK and France
Another 200 migrants crossed the English Channel, pushing the total since 2018 past 200,000. Home Office figures put this year’s count at just under 7,600, while London says it has signed a new deal with France to step up enforcement and target smugglers.
Police in London have also charged two men over antisemitic TikTok videos filmed in the city. Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, are due in court on Saturday.
In Lebanon
A school in Sidon is sheltering displaced families from southern Lebanon, but classes are still going on. Children are studying in the middle of the displacement, a bleak enough form of normality to count as resilience without anyone needing to dress it up.