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Russia and Ukraine traded some of the war’s deadliest strikes in months as a massive prisoner exchange unfolded alongside collapsing ceasefire efforts. London filled with rival demonstrators under one of Britain’s largest recent police deployments, while health agencies monitored a possible hantavirus exposure linked to cruise travel.

Markets tracked fresh uncertainty around Hormuz shipping routes, Cannes generated early Oscar buzz, and a packed PGA Championship leaderboard set up a volatile Sunday finish at Aronimink.

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A Russian airstrike on a Kyiv apartment complex killed at least 24 during what WaPo calls the bloodiest week of the war since the brief Trump-brokered ceasefire collapsed. Ukraine answered with a strike on residential buildings and an oil refinery in Ryazan.

Russia and Ukraine separately swapped 205 prisoners each Friday as the opening stage of a 1,000-for-1,000 exchange. Both sides launched record drone volleys overnight as ceasefire monitors warned the framework is collapsing in real time.

Zelensky declared a Saturday day of mourning and visited the Kyiv strike site personally. Moscow has signaled no public willingness to return to negotiations without significant Western concessions on Donetsk.

Thousands gathered in central London for competing demonstrations involving far-right and pro-Palestinian groups. Public order concerns matter because security choices around protest, speech and surveillance are becoming harder to separate.

Authorities responded with one of the city’s largest recent police deployments, including facial recognition and expanded stop-and-search powers. Civil liberties groups are watching whether emergency tactics become more common at major demonstrations.

Political leaders are facing renewed debate over how Britain manages large-scale protests. Security planning around demonstrations is becoming more sensitive as elections and international conflicts intensify public divisions.

A Canadian passenger tested presumptive positive for hantavirus exposure after leaving a cruise ship tied to a wider outbreak. Public health teams say the broader public risk remains low, but exposed travelers are still being monitored.

Canada’s health agency confirmed one of four high-risk cases remains under isolation and observation. Rare person-to-person spread in the Andes strain makes quarantine guidance important for hospitals and travelers.

International health teams are reviewing travel screening protocols as monitoring expands across multiple regions. Cruise operators may face stronger sanitation and reporting standards if additional linked cases emerge.

The 70th Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final tonight at the Wiener Stadthalle with 25 countries competing. Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Iceland boycotted in the contest's largest broadcaster walkout ever.

Estonia's top diplomat told European allies Saturday not to take the Kremlin's bait by engaging Moscow now, with Ukraine holding the upper hand on the battlefield. Tallinn argues bilateral channels would let Putin split European unity at a fragile moment.

Cuba has received almost no fuel in 2026 under the US economic blockade, and Havana's energy minister said this week the country has run out of diesel and fuel oil needed to keep power plants running. Blackouts have spread across the island as the regime's survival comes into open question.

Trump came home from Beijing with a stated desire to reopen Hormuz but no path to getting there, Bloomberg reports Saturday. Iran said transit will normalize only once security conditions are restored, a phrasing the White House did not endorse.

Station cargo launched with new science experiments and supplies for the International Space Station. Resupply flights keep orbital research moving while NASA prepares for a busier commercial and lunar schedule.

NextEra Energy is in talks to acquire Dominion Energy in a mostly stock deal aimed at surging power demand from AI data centers. An announcement could come as early as Monday.

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The equity story powering European markets has unraveled as investors flee global energy shock for the AI frenzy, Bloomberg writes Saturday. European indexes have trailed US peers by the widest margin since 2024.

Disclosures showing major transactions in companies such as Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta renewed focus on federal ethics rules. Transparency matters because broad value ranges can obscure the financial stakes behind public decision-making.

Stripe co-founder John Collison told Bloomberg's Odd Lots Saturday that agentic AI shopping will fundamentally reshape e-commerce within a few years. Stripe is rolling out payment infrastructure changes designed for AI-agent purchasing this summer.

Astronomers released the first direct image of the cosmic web, revealing faint gas filaments connecting galaxies across deep space. Researchers say the breakthrough could reshape understanding of dark matter, galaxy formation and how matter moves across the universe over billions of years.

New research suggests exercise may build strength by training the nervous system before muscles fully adapt. Scientists say the findings could change how doctors approach rehab, aging and physical recovery.

A new Cochrane review reversed two prior verdicts on PSA prostate cancer screening, now concluding it likely reduces deaths from the disease. Six trials covering nearly 800,000 men back the shift, with about two fewer deaths per 1,000 screened.

Montreal can close out Buffalo tonight at the Bell Centre and reach its first Eastern Conference Final since 2014. Game 7 would force a Monday decider in Buffalo if the Sabres steal a road win.

The Mets host the Yankees for game two of the Subway Series at Citi Field tonight, with New York up 1-0 after Friday's 5-2 win. Carlos Rodón makes his second start since elbow surgery, returning to the rotation after a four-inning rehab outing.

Chicago's National and American League sides meet for the Crosstown Classic at Wrigley Field on Saturday. Ian Happ extended his hitting streak to nine games, the longest active run by any Cubs hitter this season.

Julianne Moore told a Kering Women in Motion talk Saturday she now refuses film roles that center on explosions and guns. Moore framed the choice as both creative and political at her first Cannes appearance in three years.

James Gray's "Paper Tiger" drew a seven-minute Cannes ovation at its Saturday premiere, with Scarlett Johansson declining a phone call from Gray mid-applause. Adam Driver and Miles Teller co-star in the 1980s Russian mafia drama.

Javier Bardem drew a seven-minute Cannes ovation for Rodrigo Sorogoyen's "The Beloved" Saturday, the longest applause stretch of the festival so far. Variety frames the performance as an early Best Actor Oscar contender.

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What it is: The 2026 PGA Championship enters Sunday with the closest 54-hole leaderboard in modern major-championship history, with as many as 26 players within two shots of the lead at Aronimink. Rory McIlroy birdied six of his first 13 holes Saturday for a charge that put him in a share of the lead at 4-under with Maverick McNealy, Alex Smalley, and Max Greyserman.

The detail: Aronimink, a 7,267-yard A.W. Tillinghast course in the Philadelphia suburbs, has played as one of the toughest setups in the major championship rotation this decade. Friday's average score was 72.6 strokes; Saturday's softened to 69.4 as winds calmed and a slightly more forgiving pin sheet let scoring run free in the afternoon wave.

Why it matters: This is only the third major contested at Aronimink — the last being Gary Player's win at the 1962 PGA Championship. A wide-open weekend with 26 legitimate contenders means Sunday could crown a first-time major winner, a star chasing redemption, or a quiet leaderboard climber from a tee time most viewers will never see.

What to watch: Sunday's final round tees off at lunchtime ET on CBS, with afternoon wind forecast to pick up as the weekend's final groups reach Aronimink's tightest stretch. Seven previous major winners — including Scheffler, Spieth, and Justin Rose — sit within four shots, meaning the closing nine could see anyone from anywhere lift the Wanamaker trophy.

- Alberta police investigating a reported barbecue theft found the missing stash beside a fox carrying hot dogs in its mouth near Crowsnest Pass.

- Residents in an Atlanta neighborhood say groups of Waymo robotaxis repeatedly gathered overnight in a cul-de-sac while honking at each other and blocking driveways.

- A wedding wrestling match decided which newlywed would handle more housework.

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