https://rawfeednews.comNo Filter. Just Facts.enSat, 09 May 2026 10:35:10 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moy6fdgc.htmlVladimir Putin has declared Russia will always be victorious as he oversaw a scaled-back Victory Day parade on Red Square held under heavy security amid mounting fears of Ukrainian attacks and growing public fatigue with the war. Speaking to the crowd, the Russian leader invoked the sacrifices of the second world war to rally support for his soldiers fighting in the war in Ukraine. “The great feat of the generation of victors inspires the warriors carrying out the tasks of the special militarySat, 09 May 2026 10:04:02 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moy4a67z.htmlThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said that Washington is expecting a response from Iran to its proposals for an interim deal to end the conflict in the Middle East, as Iran accused the US of breaching the increasingly fragile ceasefire announced last month. In recent days there have been the biggest flare-ups in fighting in and around the contested strait of Hormuz since the informal truce began. The rise in violence followed Donald Trump’s announcement – then rapid pause – of a new Sat, 09 May 2026 09:03:59 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moy24y6l.htmlLong before the final votes were counted in Scotland, veteran Labour politicians said it was a defeat made in Downing Street. When the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, strode into the Glasgow count arena on Friday afternoon flanked by sombre-faced activists, the scene was a mirror image to the same venue in 2024, when his resurgent party won 36 seats from the Scottish National party, playing a significant part in Keir Starmer’s landslide victory. Two years later, Starmer’s unpopularity proSat, 09 May 2026 08:03:56 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moxzzus5.htmlUkraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a decree "permitting" Russia to hold a Victory Day military parade and said his forces won't target Moscow's Red Square, after Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire. Vladimir Putin will deliver a speech this morning at a scaled-back parade to mark the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Once used to show off Russia's vast military, including its nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles, this year's parade will have Sat, 09 May 2026 07:03:59 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moxxum8p.htmlMillions of Britons are “prepping” for a potential “major disruptive event” by keeping a stash of cash at home, stockpiling tinned goods or ensuring they have a battery-powered torch close to hand, new data suggests. With war raging in the Middle East and Ukraine, extreme weather becoming more frequent, and warnings that the UK’s critical infrastructure is at risk from cyber-attacks and power outages, many people feel the world has become a more dangerous and chaotic place. While some are takiSat, 09 May 2026 06:03:55 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moxvpgph.htmlThe evacuation of the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship must be completed within 24 hours of the vessel reaching Tenerife on Sunday or face days or even weeks of delay because of bad weather, authorities in the Canary Islands warned on Friday. The Dutch-flagged vessel, which was sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde, is due to arrive in the Spanish archipelago this weekend, triggering what Spain’s health minister has termed an “unprecedented operation” to receive, assess and repatriate Sat, 09 May 2026 05:03:56 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moxtkamm.html30 minutes ago Olivia Ireland EPA Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran would not bow to US pressure Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the US of opting for a "reckless military adventure" every time a "diplomatic solution is on the table". Iranians would "never bow to pressure", Araghchi said in a post on X, a day after both sides accused each other of launching attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and as the US fired on more Iranian vessels. "Is it a crude pressure tactiSat, 09 May 2026 04:03:54 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moxrf4ti.htmlThe US military on Friday said it struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor in the latest attack on boats suspected of transporting narcotics. This brings the death toll from strikes on such vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific to more than 190 people since September. A video posted by the US Southern Command shows the vessel traveling through the water being hit by what appears to be a missile. The screen momentarily goes black and then shows the boat Sat, 09 May 2026 03:03:56 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moxp9yz4.htmlDonald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from 9 to 11 May. The US president said on social media the ceasefire would include a suspension of all “kinetic activity” and a swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country. It was confirmed by both sides. Trump said in his post: “Hopefully, it is the beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard fought War,” adding that there was constant progress in talks to end the conflict. Russia had previously aSat, 09 May 2026 02:03:56 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moxn4tf9.htmlTensions are high as Russia prepares to celebrate its most important secular holiday on Saturday, with fears about security amid the war with Ukraine and signs of domestic discontent casting a shadow over annual celebrations in Moscow’s Red Square. A unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine that Russia announced for Friday and Saturday quickly unraveled. Moscow and Kyiv blamed each other for the continued fighting, just as they did when Ukraine’s own unilateral ceasefire swiftly collapsed earlier in theSat, 09 May 2026 01:03:55 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moxkznkj.html60 minutes ago Sir John CurticeProfessor of politics, Strathclyde University BBC Thursday's election results have confirmed that electoral politics in Britain has become highly fragmented. Reform UK was certainly the winner of the English local elections. The party has won most seats and votes. It will end up with well over 1,000 net gains. Meanwhile in a sample of more than 500 council wards where the BBC collected detailed voting figures, the party recorded an average vote share of 25% -Sat, 09 May 2026 00:03:55 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moxiuhgo.html29 minutes ago Richard WheelerPolitical reporter PA Media Nigel Farage said he believes a "truly historic shift in British politics" has occurred after Reform UK won hundreds of seats and took control of more councils in England. The party's gains include winning control of its first London borough in Havering, surging to victory over the Tories in Essex and Suffolk, and picking up seats at the expense of Labour in the Midlands and the north of England. Reform was in its infancy the last tiFri, 08 May 2026 23:03:55 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moxgpbt8.htmlNigel Farage hailed sweeping election wins for Reform UK as a “historic shift in British politics” on a day when the populist party made gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives. Reform made advances in heartland areas of both parties, clocking up substantial early results in the English local elections by taking control of Essex county council, Havering – its first London local authority – and Sunderland city council. However, the results were not without setbacks, for example in Fri, 08 May 2026 22:03:55 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moxekebc.htmlA Pennsylvania murder suspect was captured just 15 minutes after authorities offered a $1,000 reward for information on his whereabouts, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Ryan Grace, 37, was taken into police custody shortly after authorities issued an arrest warrant, and offered the reward for information leading to his location. Investigators said a tip was received within 15 minutes of the announcement, allowing detectives to locate and apprehend the suspect. Fri, 08 May 2026 21:04:05 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moxcf2ak.htmlLabour has suffered heavy losses across England, Scotland and Wales, losing ground to opponents on the left and the right in a fragmented political system. The graphics below show where Labour’s losses were most severe, and how the electoral landscape has changed as a result. Labour Conservatives Plaid Cymru Lib Dems Reform Greens UKIP Guardian graphic. Source: BBC PNS series, developed by John Curtice and Stephen Fisher In England, Labour lost ground to Reform UK on the right Fri, 08 May 2026 20:03:57 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/moxa9uvv.htmlKeir Starmer is under pressure to set out a timeline for his departure after a crushing defeat in elections across Britain prompted senior Labour MPs to call for him to step down within a year. In a disastrous set of results, Labour lost hundreds of council seats in England, many to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, which made big gains across the Midlands and the north as well as taking seats from the Tories in the South. After more than a century of domination, Labour was also expecting a near-wipeoFri, 08 May 2026 19:03:57 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mox84tw2.htmlPlaid Cymru have won 42 seats in Wales’s Senedd election, putting the Welsh nationalists in position to form a minority government and ending more than 100 years of Labour hegemony.Polls consistently suggested Plaid Cymru and Reform UK were neck and neck in the race to become the biggest party under Wales’s new more proportional voting system. As in last year’s closely watched Caerphilly Senedd byelection, however, the contest was not as close as predicted. Reform has come in second, with 34 seaFri, 08 May 2026 18:04:02 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mox661yu.htmlPlaid Cymru set to take power in Wales and SNP to retain it in Scotland, but Reform made big gains in both nations Election 2026 live: latest news updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales The polls had been terrible, the predictions dire and even one of his predecessors as Labour leader, Ed Miliband, had reportedly told Keir Starmer he should set a timetable for his resignation if the results were as bad as they looked. But for the prime minister, as polling stations closed in WaFri, 08 May 2026 17:09:00 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mox3ud4c.htmlHigh court strikes down a redistricting referendum that recently passed which would’ve given Democrats four more House seats Sign up for the Breaking News US email A reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest on the conflict in the Middle East. Including secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to Rome, to mend strained relations with Italian leaders and the Vatican after Donald Trump chided Pope Leo XIV for his stance on the war in Iran. Rubio told reporters in Rome that the US should Fri, 08 May 2026 16:03:54 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mox1p7jz.htmlScottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, concedes his party was comprehensively beaten Election 2026 live: latest news updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales John Swinney, the Scottish National party leader, has declared victory in the Holyrood elections after the first handful of results confirmed Labour had been comprehensively beaten. Speaking to the BBC after holding his own seat of Perthshire North, Swinney said he was “absolutely certain the SNP is going to be the leading parFri, 08 May 2026 15:03:55 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mowzk8cc.htmlThe Right-wing broadcaster complained about President Donald Trump’s inconsistent rhetoric and varying deadlines on war in latest attack on his leadership Follow us on X: @RawfeednewsFri, 08 May 2026 14:03:54 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mowxf3uz.htmlResults are undoubtedly bad but expectations had been set even lower, and any potential challengers are quiet for now Elections 2026 – live updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales As the local elections results rolled in, a trickle of voices were calling for Keir Starmer to quit – a couple of MPs, a trade union leader, and a Labour peer. The numbers are undoubtedly bad for Labour, with Reform making sweeping gains across pro-Brexit heartlands in the north and Midlands. These couFri, 08 May 2026 13:03:55 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mowv9xsw.htmlDonald Trump insists ceasefire remains intact after the most serious test yet. Plus, David Attenborough’s 100 most spectacular moments Good morning. The US and Iran traded fire late on Thursday in the greatest test so far to their month-long ceasefire. Tehran accused Washington of breaching the truce by targeting two ships in the strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, while the US said it had struck in retaliation. Where were negotiations up to before the strikes? There were reports the Fri, 08 May 2026 12:03:55 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mowt4w6i.htmlSee which parties are winning - and losing – across the UK and who’s won in your area, using our interactive tool. Follow us on X: @RawfeednewsFri, 08 May 2026 11:04:01 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mowqzptz.htmlKremlin confirms it has increased security measures for Putin's attendance at Red Square parade Follow us on X: @RawfeednewsFri, 08 May 2026 10:04:00 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mowouhti.htmlUkraine suggested an indefinite ceasefire this week but it was repeatedly violated by Russia AFP noted that Kyiv said Moscow ignored a Ukrainian call to halt fighting earlier this week that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy cast as a test of whether the Kremlin was serious about providing a brief respite in the four-year war. Russia has threatened a massive strike on the heart of Kyiv if Ukraine disrupts the Victory Day parade on Saturday, repeatedly urging foreign diplomats to evacuate thFri, 08 May 2026 09:03:57 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mowmpef2.htmlThe US said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets after an attack on three American destroyers in the strait of Hormuz Morning, and welcome to the Guardian’s Middle East live blog. The US said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets after an attack on three American destroyers in the strait of Hormuz, while Tehran accused Washington of striking first. The exchange of fire threatens to unravel a fragile ceasefire in effect since 8 April – but Donald Trump insisted the trucFri, 08 May 2026 08:04:00 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mowkk9ac.htmlTrump warns Iran will be hit ‘more violently' in the future, if they don’t get the deal signed Follow us on X: @RawfeednewsFri, 08 May 2026 07:04:01 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mowiey4b.htmlResults are expected to be announced across the country from early on Friday afternoon. Follow us on X: @RawfeednewsFri, 08 May 2026 06:03:54 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mowg9rcz.htmlMillions have voted in parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales, and local elections in England. Follow us on X: @RawfeednewsFri, 08 May 2026 05:03:53 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mowe4x0i.htmlAnthony Albanese rejects calls for Wells to resign over the breaches, saying she had done the right thing and had also apologised Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The communications minister, Anika Wells, has repaid more than $10,000 for incorrect travel claims, identified amid controversy about her use of taxpayer-funded entitlements. In a statement released on Friday, Wells said an audit by the Independent ParFri, 08 May 2026 04:04:07 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mowbzh1s.htmlIran accuses the US of violating the truce, alleging it targeted an oil tanker and carried out attacks on coastal areas. Follow us on X: @RawfeednewsFri, 08 May 2026 03:03:54 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mow9ubqx.htmlKawsar Ahmad, 53, and Zeinab Ahmad, 31, appear in Melbourne as Janai Safar, 32, due to face Sydney court on separate charges including joining a terrorist organisation Two Australian women charged with committing crimes against humanity including slavery offences during the rule of Islamic State in Syria have faced a Melbourne court. Kawsar Ahmad, 53, also known as Abbas, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31, were arrested by officers from the Victorian joint counter-terrorism team (JCTT) at MelbouFri, 08 May 2026 02:03:55 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mow7p5zt.htmlFrom devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales to councils and mayoralties in England, find out what happened in your area Latest news updates and analysis from election night Continue reading... Follow us on X: @RawfeednewsFri, 08 May 2026 01:03:55 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mow5k06a.htmlDonald Trump says the ceasefire remains in place despite the strikes, with Iranian TV saying the situation is ‘back to normal’ The United States and Iran exchanged fire late on Thursday in the most serious test yet of their month-long ceasefire. Iran accused the US of violating the ceasefire by targeting two ships at the strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, as the US insisted it struck in retaliation. Continue reading... Follow us on X: @RawfeednewsFri, 08 May 2026 00:03:55 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mow3eu0j.htmlThe first results in England are expected between midnight and 2am BST; Scottish and Welsh parliament results are due from midday 2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votes Here are some of the latest images from vote counts in England: Meanwhile, as polls closed, deputy PM David Lammy said the elections had been “tough”. I don’t want to sugarcoat it, the message from the doorstep is this is a tough election cycle. This is a mid-term set of elections with people concernThu, 07 May 2026 23:03:54 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/mow19p43.htmlWoman arrested at Sydney airport after arriving back from Syria last night; two more women face charges in Melbourne. Follow updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Gallagher says Australia will ‘spend what we need to’ regarding Syrian returnees Katy Gallagher, the finance minister, is speaking about the Syrian returnee cohort now on RN. She said the arrests yesterday and the government response to the women’s return had been managed “absolutely appropriately by theThu, 07 May 2026 22:03:55 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/movz4i3t.htmlLatest sanctions target military-controlled conglomerate, come as effective US fuel blockade continues. 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Officials on Islamabad said a very basic “interim” deal could be reached as early as this weekend and Thu, 07 May 2026 19:03:53 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/movsp297.htmlKyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of all charges in connection to a 2020 shooting during Black Lives Matter protests shared photos of the spider bite from his hospital bed Follow us on X: @RawfeednewsThu, 07 May 2026 18:03:56 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/movqjvmc.html🔴 BREAKING: DOJ probes $2.6B in oil bets placed just before Trump’s Iran war announcements. Traders wagered $500M+ oil would fall minutes before Trump delayed Iran strike in March. Follow us on X: @RawfeednewsThu, 07 May 2026 17:03:55 GMThttps://rawfeednews.com/post/movoeqz8.html🔴 BREAKING: Russia's Victory Day parade in Moscow will feature no tanks for the first time in nearly two decades, only soldiers. This signals the Ukraine war is not going to plan, per BBC analysis. 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