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OF THE EVERYONE ELSE IN United States Soviet Union First Australian Parliament President Andrew Johnson issues a
DAY HISTORY becomes the first celebrates Victory opens in Melbourne, proclamation declaring that armed resistance in
MARGARET MEAD country to legalize Day in World War II though the first working the South is virtually at an end, the commonly
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026 the birth control pill session is not until May 21 accepted end date of the American Civil War

‘Blessed’ Leo Russia, Ukraine trade attacks ahead No society should

marks one year
as pope with of Kremlin’s WWII celebrations TOP countenance

southern Italy AFP | Kyiv 4
visit ussia and Ukraine traded TWEETS terrorism

Rattacks yesterday, with a
two-day unilateral ceasefire 01
that Moscow had declared
around its World War II com-
memorations appearing to be
in tatters.
Ukraine never said it would
abide by Moscow’s call to halt
strikes and lambasted Russian H.E. MR. VINOD K JACOB, AMBASSADOR OF INDIA TO THE
leader Vladimir Putin for only % of Europeans say KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
wanting to pause fighting so he 2their country benefits
Pope Leo XIV
could stage a grand parade on from EU membership. he region is living through challenging times. India
AFP | Rome Red Square on Saturday. With the global situa - stands in solidarity with the Kingdom of Bahrain. Both
Kyiv said Moscow ignored tion and the cost of living Tour societies abhor terrorism. It is the common will of
ope Leo XIV said he felt a Ukrainian proposal to halt as main concerns, 73% all the conscientious people around the world that the scourge
P“blessed” as he marked fighting earlier this week -- a Ukrainian servicemen of the Black Raven battalion ride in vehicles along a road view the EU as a stabilis- of terrorism must be fought with determination and while
covered with a net to protect vehicles from drone attacks
one year as leader of the counter-offer for a short-term ing force in an uncertain doing so we must remember to draw the correct lessons from
Catholic Church yesterday ceasefire that Ukrainian Presi- to leave the Ukrainian capital leave the city. world. Together we are the tragedies of the past.
with a visit to southern It- dent Volodymyr Zelensky cast ahead of time. “I’ll just go to a shelter; that’s greater than the sum of India faced a dastardly terrorist attack on tourists in Pahal-
aly, after weeks dominated as a test of whether the Kremlin On the streets of Kyiv, some the most I’ll do. If we don’t our parts. gam on 22 April last year in which 26 innocent people were
by a clash with Washington. was serious about providing a brushed off the Russian threats. strike, they’ll strike anyway.” @vonderleyen killed. The perpetrators belonged to the TRF, a proxy of the UN
On the first anniversary brief respite in the four-year “Nothing new will happen,” Ukrainian officials said there proscribed Laskhar-e-Toiba. In response, Operation Sindoor
of his May 8, 2025, election, war. Vasyl Kobzar, a 40-year-old had been no orders for addi- was launched in May last year which succeeded in destroying
the first US pontiff visited a Russia has threatened a mas- bank employee, told AFP. “I’m tional security measures to be the terrorist infrastructure of not only the Lashkar-e-Toiba but
shrine in the city of Pompeii two men sitting in a skiff are seen fishing near a vessel anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran sive strike on the heart of Kyiv worried, but it’s become rou- taken so far. also the Jaish-e-Muhammad.
founded by a former Satanic if it disrupts the Victory Day tine, unfortunately.” “We’re just giving (the Rus- 02 India’s approach combined the trinity of policy, intent and
priest. parade on Saturday, repeat- Engineer Viktoria Dorofeeva, sians) the finger,” one lawmak- decisive capability. We gave a befitting response to terror at-
“What a beautiful day, so edly urging foreign diplomats 30, said she had no plans to er, speaking anonymously, said. tacks on its own terms and took strict action at every place from
many blessings,” the pope US fires on Iran tankers as where the roots of terrorism emerged. This was in line with
told a crowd of faithful in- our approach of zero tolerance towards terrorism.
side the church, which in- The actions of the Indian armed forces were measured,
cluded some 400 sick and non-escalatory, precise, proportionate and decisive. Cessation
disabled people. of firing and military activities occurred on 10 May 2025 at
“I feel the most blessed Pentagon releases y gratitude to Prime the request of Pakistan, while the Operation Sindoor itself is
for being able to come here MMinister @sanchez- on-going.
to the sanctuary... on this talks hang in balance castejon for his generosity, At the same time, India is an ardent advocate of peace and
anniversary,” the pope said. solidarity and for meeting development. It is our preferred approach to international
The pope flew in on a his moral duty, by accept- relations and multilateral engagement. This also includes, as
white helicopter, eliciting ing MV Hondius cruise an essential element, being steadfast in our resolve to destroy
cries of “the pope has ar- secret UFO files ship. terrorism and destroy its enabling ecosystem. This is our tribute
rived!” from thousands of @DrTedros to each and every individual, family and society that has and is
pilgrims assembled in a vast US and Iran exchange fire amid stalled diplomatic negotiations suffering from the scourge of terrorism.
square in Pompeii.
One of them was Salva- (The writer is Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bah-
tore Sica, 68, who had come precision munitions on the two Iran was still in effect after Records span sightings from the 1940s to 2023 rain since August 2023. The views expressed are personal.)
from nearby Naples. • US disables two ships to prevent them from con- 1,500 the clash, US President Donald 03
Iranian tankers tinuing to Iran, as Iranian me- Yeah, it is. They trifled Trump said: “Yeah, it is. They • Flying saucer
dia reported “sporadic clashes”
trifled with us today. We blew
ships and 20,000
with us today. We blew
North Korea • Hormuz clashes with US vessels in the Strait of international crew are them away. They trifled. them away.” sightings detailed EU monitor says sea
Hormuz.
On Sunday, Trump announced
The latest incidents came after
“Project Freedom”, a US naval
to deploy new threaten ceasefire an overnight exchange of fire currently trapped in the I call that a trifle operation designed to reopen the • Federal agents temperatures near all-time
stability
Gulf region because of
that triggered fears of a break-
strait to commercial shipping,
the conflict, according
artillery along • Rubio awaits Iran down in the Gulf ceasefire, and to the UN International DONALD TRUMP only to abandon it on Tuesday in reported glowing orbs highs as El Nino looms
ope Leo XIV: A year
border with proposal response after US Secretary of State Marco Maritime Organization for commercial shipping in the favour of a return to negotiations. • Pentagon denies Pof leadership, courage AFP | Paris teorological Organization said
Rubio told reporters in Rome
strategic strait.
alien proof
‘System of sovereignty’
El Nino conditions could de-
South AFP | Tehran that Washington hoped to re - ‘They trifled with us’ This week Tehran introduced a and moral authority. he European Union’s cli- velop as soon as May to July.
ceive Tehran’s answer to the US allow talks on a final settlement
@EP_President
AFP | Seoul proposal later yesterday. of the conflict involving Iran, The night before, US Cen- system to control transit through AFP | Washington Tmate monitor said yester- One phase of a natural cli-
Rubio said Iran must not con- the United States and Israel that tral Command said Iran had the Strait of Hormuz and collect day that ocean temperatures mate cycle in Pacific Ocean
US warplane disabled two trol the Strait of Hormuz, where began 10 weeks ago. launched missiles, drones and tolls from vessels, according to he Pentagon yesterday are edging toward record temperatures and trade winds,
orth Korea plans to Iranian tankers to enforce the flare-ups took place, but add- Iran’s foreign ministry spokes- small boats at three US warships leading shipping industry journal released a first batch of highs as conditions shift to- El Nino influences global
Ndeploy a new type of A a port blockade yesterday, ed: “We’re expecting a response man Esmaeil Baqaei said the pro- transiting Hormuz, but that none Lloyd’s List. Tsecret files documenting ward a potentially powerful El weather and increases the
artillery along its southern after Washington’s top diplomat from them today at some point... posal was still being reviewed. were hit and American forces Around 1,500 ships and 20,000 reported sightings of unidenti- Nino weather pattern. likelihood of drought, heavy
border, state media said yes- said he was awaiting Tehran’s I hope it’s a serious offer, I really Two Saudi sources, meanwhile, had destroyed the incoming international crew are now fied flying objects -- some dat- 04 Samantha Burgess from the rainfall and other climate ex-
terday, potentially putting response to the latest proposed do.” told AFP the kingdom had refused threats and retaliated against trapped in the Gulf region be- ing back to the 1940s -- fanning This handout image released by the US Department of Defense on May 8, 2026, European Centre for Medi- tremes.
Seoul within striking range deal to end the Gulf conflict. Washington has sent Iran, via to allow the US military to use land bases in Iran. cause of the conflict, according speculation over whether extra- shows what the Department of Defense and FBI say is an infrared still image um-Range Weather Forecasts It also adds heat to a planet
as Pyongyang deepens its US Central Command said an Pakistani mediators, a proposal its airspace or bases for an op- Asked in Washington on to the UN International Maritime terrestrial life exists. derived from a US military system showing unidentified object(s) over the (ECMWF) said sea surface tem- already warmed from burning
hostility towards South Ko- F/A-18 Super Hornet had used to extend the truce in the Gulf to eration to force open a passage Thursday if the ceasefire with Organization. Reports of flying saucers and western United States in September, 2025 peratures in recent days were fossil fuels. The last El Nino
rea. discs, and a sighting of an orb selves, ‘WHAT THE HELL IS GO- just shy of the all-time highs of helped make 2023 and 2024
Despite peace overtures that resembled the “Eye of Sau- ING ON?’” 2024 -- and May looked set to the second- and first-hottest
from the South Korean ron” are among the incidents in More than 160 files were re- break its own record. years on record, respectively.
government, the North has UK PM Starmer vows to fight on after local polls drubbing the files, which are from the FBI, leased yesterday on the web - “It’s a matter of days before Some weather agencies fore-
repeatedly cast Seoul as its State Department and NASA in site of the Defense Department, eeting with Prime we are back in record-break- cast the coming event will be
main adversary, and recent- addition to the Pentagon. which officially refers to UFOs as MMinister @nawaf- ing ocean SSTs (sea surface even stronger -- possibly ri-
ly removed longstanding AFP | London parliament in Scotland, where electoral test for Starmer since Interest in UFOs has been re- KNOW WHAT “Unidentified Anomalous Phe- salam , we discussed the temperatures) again,” Burgess, valling a “super” El Nino three
references to Korean unifi- the pro-independence Scottish Labour ousted the Conserva- newed in recent years as the US nomena,” or UAPs. fragile ceasefire and next strategic lead for climate at decades ago.
cation from its constitution. eir Starmer vowed to carry National Party (SNP) said it was tives following 14 years in power government investigated numer- One file -- from December week’s negotiations. The ECMWF, told AFP. Zeke Hausfather, a scien-
North Korean leader Kim Kon as UK prime minister af- on course to extend its 19 years in a landslide election victory ous reports of seemingly super- Among the most 1947 -- contains a series of re- EU welcomes Lebanon’s The Copernicus Climate tist at Berkeley Earth, an in-
Jong Un visited a munitions ter taking responsibility for grim in power. in 2024. natural aircraft, amid worries ports on “flying discs.” efforts to respond to the Change Service said daily sea dependent climate research
factory this week to review local election results that saw “The results are tough, they He has since failed to fulfil that adversaries could be testing striking accounts, “Continued and recent reports crisis and remains a com- surface temperatures in April organisation, wrote last week
production of a “new-type the hard right make big gains are very tough, and there’s no his main promise of spurring highly advanced technologies. two federal agents from qualified observers con- mitted partner. Lebanon’s “gradually inched” toward that a strong El Nino could
155-millimetre self-pro- as disillusioned Britons go off sugarcoating it,” Starmer, 63, economic growth and has been “These files, hidden behind reported seeing a cerning this phenomenon still territorial integrity must near-record highs, reflecting significantly raise the chances
pelled gun-howitzer”, the mainstream parties. said. plagued by policy missteps, with classifications, have long fue- glowing orange orb makes this matter one of concern be fully respected. the transition to El Nino ex- of 2027 becoming the hottest
official Korean Central “I’m not going to walk away “We have lost brilliant Labour impatient Britons still suffering led justified speculation -- and perched on a rock to Headquarters, Air Material @hadjalahbib pected in coming months. year ever recorded.
News Agency (KCNA) re- and plunge the country into cha- representatives across the coun- a cost-of-living crisis now flock- it’s time the American people pinnacle that looked Command,” a document in the Copernicus, which is over- Burgess said it was still too
ported. os,” Starmer insisted, after his try, these are people who put so ing to insurgent parties. see it for themselves,” Defense remarkably like the file said. seen by the ECMWF, said sea early to predict the event’s
The weapon has a range ruling Labour party lost hun- much into their communities, so Nigel Farage’s anti-immigrant Secretary Pete Hegseth said in An Air Force intelligence re- surface temperatures in April intensity with confidence as
exceeding 60 kilometres (37 dreds of councillors in England much into our party. Reform UK party had gained a statement. “Eye of Sauron” from port -- marked “top secret” -- were the second-highest forecasts made during the

miles) and will be deployed and admitted defeat in Wales “And that hurts, and it should 641 seats while Labour had lost President Donald Trump Lord of the Rings, from November of the follow- Disclaimer: (Views expressed measured, with marine heat- Northern Hemisphere spring
this year to a long-range ar- -- one of its iconic heartlands. hurt, and I take responsibility,” 460 across 73 of the 136 English hailed the release, posting: albeit without a pupil ing year features information by columnists are personal and waves breaking records in the could be unreliable.
tillery unit along the border Labour was also braced for Staff count ballots the morning after local elections at a vote-counting centre he added. councils to announce results by “Whereas previous Administra- on reported sightings of “uni- need not necessarily reflect our ocean between the tropical But she said regardless of its
with South Korea, accord- difficult results in the devolved inside the count centre for Hackney, north east London The ballot was the biggest mid-afternoon yesterday. tions have failed to be transpar- new Documents and Videos, dentified aircraft” and “flying editorial stances) Pacific and United States. strength, this El Nino would
ing to KCNA. ent on this subject, with these the people can decide for them- saucers.” Last month, the World Me- not go unnoticed.