President Vladimir Putin has arrived for his first-ever presidential visit to Chukotka in Russia's Far East, Russian state media reported on Wednesday.
Putin has arrived in Anadyr, the local capital of the Chukotka region.
Chukotka is the easternmost region of Russia, with a maritime border on the Bering Strait with the US state of Alaska.
US, Iran no closer to ending war as Gulf clashes flare
The US and Iran appeared no closer on Saturday to finding an end to their war after the two sides traded fire in the Gulf amid a tenuous ceasefire, while a US intelligence analysis concluded Tehran could withstand a naval blockade for months.
Putin attends scaled-back WW2 victory parade
Russia held its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years on Saturday due to the threat of attack from Ukraine, where victory for Moscow's forces has proven elusive more than four years into the deadliest European conflict since World War II.
Bahrain says it has arrested 41 people 'linked to Iran's IRGC'
Bahrain’s interior ministry said on Saturday it had arrested 41 people it said were linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced on social media that there would be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from May 9 until May 11.
Two suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain, remote Tristan da Cunha
Health experts raced to contain a potential spread of hantavirus as two suspected cases emerged far from the luxury cruise liner where the outbreak started.
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun has strongly condemned Iranian attacks on UAE during a call with President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
A reckless driver in Sharjah has been arrested and handed a total of 35 black points for multiple traffic violations for his dangerous stunts in a residential neighbourhood.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have discussed ways to strengthen ties within the framework of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
