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Russia declares a truce in Ukraine to mark Victory Day Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Head of the Republic of Mordovia Artyom Zdunov at the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday, May 4, 2026. Mikhail Metzel/Pool Sputnik Kremlin...

Why is China set to approve a new law promoting 'ethnic unity'?Stephen McDonellChina correspondent, BeijingGetty ImagesChinese leader Xi Jinping has repeatedly called for the "Sinicisation of religion"For decades the Chinese government has been accused of implementing repressive policies designed to subjugate ethnic minorities, forcing them to assimilate into the dominant Han culture.Now a new...

Khosla Ventures is betting $10M on Ian Crosby, whose last startup, Bench, imploded Ian Crosby, whose previous startup Bench Accounting famously shut down in 2024 before being bought for scraps, is taking another shot at building a business out of automating the arduous work of bookkeeping. His new startup, Synthetic, aims to build a fully autonomous AI bookkeeper that can generate...

I May Redo My Entire Kitchen Just to Get These Wireless Charging CountertopsI'm kidding, of course. Redoing an entire kitchen just to integrate MagSafe charging-capable countertops is ludicrous -- right? Hold on while I check my savings. Nope, not enough for a reno, but had there been, I would have toyed with the idea. FreePower, which showcased some of its new whiz-bang charging...

'It was terrifying': Tumbler Ridge's tight-knit community in shock after shootingTrent ErnstThe shootings have sent shock waves through the small townPeople in the small Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge have reacted with shock and disbelief after nine people were killed and at least 25 wounded in a shooting at a local secondary school and home. Members of the remote community, 415 miles (667 km)...