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1. CIA analysis suggests Iran could withstand blockade for 4 more months

   

   Efforts to end the war between the U.S. and Iran appeared to stall as the two sides traded fire in the Gulf on Friday, while a U.S. intelligence analysis concluded Tehran ‌could withstand a naval blockade for another four months.

2. B.C. man feels 'very fortunate' to be alive after nearly dying from hantavirus 3 years ago

   

3. Trump releases the UFO files: 5 key questions

   

   The U.S. government has made public dozens of previously classified files about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) — formerly known as UFOs — in what the Trump administration is calling a historic effort at transparency.

4. 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.

5. Russia, Ukraine agree to 3-day ceasefire and prisoner swap announced by Trump

   

   Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had agreed to a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire that will run from May 9 to May 11, and U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped it ‌would be extended.