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Russia-Ukraine war updates: Trump tells Ukraine to talk with Putin ‘now’...

The team found that applying a small dose of the naturally occurring sugar helped to form new blood vessels, which led to hair regrowing. Findings from the study show that the deoxy ribose sugar is as effective at regrowing hair as Minoxidil - an existing drug used to treat hair loss.

Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14 others. A tragic incident occurred in Sri Lanka. A passenger bus veered off a cliff in the tea-growing region. Twenty-one people lost their lives in the accident.

The Taliban government has suspended the game of chess across Afghanistan, citing its potential association with gambling, prohibited under the country’s morality laws. The decision, announced by a sports official on Sunday, reflects the administration's ongoing enforcement of its austere interpretation of Islamic law since seizing power in 2021.

US and China hold trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland...

India and Pakistan Agree to Full, Immediate Ceasefire: Trump...

The US-China trade war could be letting up, with the world's two largest economies beginning talks in Switzerland.Top trade officials from both sides met on Saturday in the first high-level meeting since US President Donald Trump hit China with tariffs in January.Beijing retaliated immediately and a tense stand-off ensued as the two countries heaped levies on each other. New US tariffs on Chinese imports stand at 145%, and some US exports to China face duties of 125%.There have been weeks of stern, and sometimes fiery, rhetoric where each side sought to paint the other as the more desperate party.And yet this weekend they face each other over the negotiating table.So why now?

Volodymyr Zelensky said it was a "positive sign" that Russia was considering ending the war in Ukraine after Russia offered "direct talks" this coming Thursday.His comments came after Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Ukraine to take part in "serious negotiations" in a late-night address.But the Ukrainian president said: "We expect Russia to confirm a ceasefire - complete, lasting and credible - starting tomorrow, 12 May, and Ukraine is ready to meet."Western powers called for a 30-day pause in fighting to begin on Monday after European leaders spearheading the so-called "coalition of the willing" met in Kyiv on Saturday.A key aide to Zelensky said there must be a ceasefire before direct talks over ending the war - which began with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 - could take place.

India and Pakistan agree to a ceasefire, but will it hold? Here’s what to know....