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1. For Putin, Victory Day has been a time for Russia to project strength. This year, it will look weaker

   

   Russia's Victory Day celebrations have been a chance for President Vladimir Putin to project pride and power, but this year's events have been stripped down amid an onslaught of Ukrainian drone attacks across the country.

2. Russia, Ukraine agree to 3-day ceasefire and prisoner swap

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, adding that such a halt to hostilities could be the "beginning of the end" of the long war between them.

3. Flare-ups in fighting continue as U.S. expects response from Iran on proposal to end hostilities

   

   The United States said it expected an Iranian response as soon as later on Friday to its latest proposal to end the war in the Gulf, even as U.S. and Iranian forces ‌traded fire in the region and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack.

4. Israeli strikes kill 5 in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah rockets hit open areas in Israel

   

   Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least five people Friday, while the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group fired rockets on northern Israel without inflicting any casualties.

5. Probe alleging 'El Chapo' sons fed victims to tigers led to case against top Mexican politician: court docs

   

   While the Mexican government insists it needs more proof before acting on a U.S. request to hand over the former governor of Sinaloa, court records suggest the case against Rubén Rocha stems from a sprawling investigation into the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera.