President Trump on Friday announced Russia and Ukraine will swap 1,000 prisoners as a part of a three-day ceasefire for the observation of Victory Day in Russia this weekend.

Russia and Ukraine previously announced separate ceasefires on different days, so the timeline isn't entirely clear. Mr. Trump said the temporary ceasefire will suspend all kinetic activity Saturday through Monday. In statements, Ukraine and Russia appeared to agree to the terms Mr. Trump announced.

Taking to Truth Social, the U.S. president said he requested the temporary ceasefire, and appreciates Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreeing to it.

"Hopefully, it is the beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard fought War," he said of a war that's over four years...More

ABC is accusing the Federal Communications Commission of violating its First Amendment rights due to the agency's scrutiny of its talk show "The View," according to a petition filed with the agency on May 7.

According to the broadcaster's petition, the FCC has demanded that ABC prove that "The View" qualifies as a news program, or risk being forced to give equal airtime to every political candidate who asks for it.

ABC argues that such a requirement would "chill critical protected speech."

The petition comes amid a battle between the FCC and ABC parent Walt Disney Co. Last month, the agency ordered Disney to file early license renewal applications for its ABC television stations, citing an ongoing investigation, a day after President Trump called on the company to fire comedian Jimmy Kimmel.

In a statement to CBS News, an FCC spokesperson said...More

Valverde ended up in the hospital after reportedly hitting his head on a table following the clubhouse fight


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Another day, another piece of drama at Real Madrid. It has been a challenging week for the Spanish team that on Sunday will meet Barcelona for one of the most anticipated El Clásicos of recent years. In fact, if Barcelona avoid defeat against the side coached by Alvaro Arbeloa, the Blaugrana will be crowned LaLiga champions. Despite the challenging match upcoming, there has been no time for rest for Madrid fans as multiple things off the pitch have increased the level of stress, starting with the latest drama between Real Madrid midfielders Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni, with the players handed a record fine of €1 million by the club. Let's take a look at what happened over the past days and...More

"Actually, I was wishing him the opposite of dead," the "Star Wars" actor said in a follow-up post.


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Mark Hamill shared an image of Donald Trump in a grave with the caption "If Only."

The actor later deleted the photo and apologized, writing, "Actually, I was wishing him the opposite of dead."

A White House spokesperson called Hamill "a deranged lunatic" in response to the image.

Mark Hamill is apologizing after sharing a controversial social media post.

On Wednesday, the Star Wars actor posted a seemingly AI-generated image on Bluesky of Donald Trump dead in a shallow grave with daisies growing around his corpse. The image featured a gravestone bearing the president's name and the years "1946-2024." The image...More

United States and Mexican law enforcement said they seized dozens of packages of cocaine from a go-fast vessel as part of one of several operations aimed at stopping the flow of illicit drugs around the world.

Customs and Border Patrol air assets first spotted the go-fast boat in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico, the Joint Interagency Task Force South, a group made up of 21 partner nations including the U.S. and Mexico, said on social media. The boat's crew allegedly threw bales of illicit drugs into the ocean as they realized they had been spotted.

The Mexican navy was able to quickly respond and retrieve the drugs. They seized about 1,990 pounds of cocaine, the task force said. Photos show the efforts to rescue the drugs from the ocean.

Officials said the navy also fast-roped Marines directly onto the deck of...More

Japan confirmed Friday the first fatal bear attack of 2026 after a record 13 deaths last year, with reports pointing to a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation.

A spate of bear encounters, including at hot spring resorts and in supermarkets last year, sparked alarm, with the government deploying troops to help hunt and trap them. The GPS watch of one of the victims revealed that the animal dragged the man's body over 100 yards away from the trail where he was killed.

Record sightings have been reported again this year as the bears emerge from their winter slumber, according to local media.

This year's first confirmed fatality, reportedly a 55-year-old woman, was discovered on April 21 in Iwate prefecture in northern Japan, according to the environment ministry.

Two more sets of human remains were found this week, police told AFP, with media reports...More

Myanmar's newly discovered ruby is displayed at the president's office in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Myanmar Military True News Information Team via AP Photo

Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media reported Friday.

The ruby, measuring 11,000 carats and 4.8 pounds, was unearthed near the town of Mogok, in the upper Mandalay region, the heartland of the lucrative gem-mining industry that has recently experienced intense fighting in the country's wide-ranging civil war.

According to a report from the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar, the newly found rough ruby was discovered in mid-April, just after the traditional New Year festival.

While it weighs roughly half the weight of a 21,450-carat stone found in 1996, the new discovery is considered...More

Health personnel returning from the cruise ship MV Hondius are seen at the port of Praia, Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026, as several people with suspected cases of hantavirus infection were evacuated for treatment. AFP via Getty Images

The United States government is sending a repatriation plane for the painstaking process of safely evacuating 17 Americans from the cruise ship dealing with a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

The plane is being sent by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Health and Human Services, and will be used to transport Americans back to the U.S. in conjunction with Spanish officials, according to the U.S. State Department.

The Americans will be taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which has a special biocontainment unit, upon their return to the U.S., the university and a CDC official said. The CDC said in a...More