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Three things we learned from Putin's Red Square parade

Russia's President Putin has been joined by China's Xi Jinping and more than 20 international leaders as his country remembered the end of World War Two in Europe with a huge parade in Moscow.

The annual Victory Day spectacle is always eye-catching, but BBC Monitoring's Russia Editor Vitaly Shevchenko says three things in particular stood out this year.

9 May 2025

a cascade of ice and rubble crashes down the alps

Watch: Moment a glacier collapses down Alps and onto village

Ice and rubble crashed down a mountain and onto the village Blatten in the Swiss Alps.

A large cloud generated by rock and mud rises over the green slope of a valley

Glacier collapse swallows part of Swiss village

One person has been reported missing and many homes have been flattened.

Yogita Limaye running from a drone attack. She is wearing a helmet and press vest.

Watch: BBC team flees drone attack in Ukraine

Yogita Limaye was reporting from the town of Rodynske when a blast was heard nearby.

Split image showing ship near house, with a man in front, and then the ship in the water

Norway ship refloated after near miss with house

House owner Johan Helberg says he "wouldn't have traded this experience for anything" after the ship became stuck in his garden.

Image shows moment Macron is shoved in the face by his wife

Watch: Push in the face by wife was joke not domestic dispute, says Macron

Footage shows the moment Emmanuel Macron is shoved in the face by his wife Brigitte as they touch down in Hanoi, Vietnam.

A man getting his hair cut while sat out on the street

Watch: Suspected sabotage causes Cannes power cut 'meltdown'

The prestigious film festival was disrupted, about 160,000 homes were without power and businesses were left without power.

Man standing next to his house with large cargo ship washed up in his front garden

Watch: 'I didn't hear anything' - man who woke to find cargo ship in garden

The 135m-ship (443ft) missed Johan Helberg's house in Norway by metres, but he didn't notice a thing.

Composite image of Jess Parker and a tank

Watch: German troops to be permanently sent to Lithuania's eastern border

The German military has not permanently stationed troops on foreign soil since World War Two.

Tunnel leading to secret military headquarters in Norwegian mountain

Watch: Deep inside a Norwegian mountain, Nato allies train for Arctic war

Europe editor Katya Adler gains access to a secret HQ and Norwegian warships leading military exercises.

Black vehicle immersed in floodwater

Watch: Fatal storms flood the south of France

At least three people have died in the flooding which swept across southern France.

Rylan and his co-host of the Interstellar Song Contest in Doctor Who stand on stage as people wave flags in the air

'Welcome to the 803rd Interstellar Song Contest!'

Austria's newest Eurovision winner JJ receives a hero's welcome as he lands home in Vienna

Austrian Eurovision winner JJ receives hero's welcome at Vienna airport

The 24-year-old took the title at the Eurovision competition with the song Wasted Love.

Erika Vikman representing Finland performs on stage

Watch: Saunas, espresso and zero points: A look back at Eurovision 2025

A nail-biting finish saw Austrian singer JJ win the contest in Switzerland at the very last minute.

Band of the Irish Guards plays Remember Monday's Eurovision act during the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace.

UK Eurovision entry played outside Buckingham Palace

The Royal Family shared a video of the performance by The Band of the Irish Guards on X.

Kim Kardashian arriving at the court in Paris on Tuesday to give evidenc

BBC reports from Paris court after Kim Kardashian testimony

The BBC's Laura Gozzi stood close to the reality TV star and businesswoman as she gave evidence.

A composite image of British Prime Minister Keir Starker, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Marx greeting each other around a table. The left side of the image shows the three leaders smiling and reaching for each other, standing around a mahogany table inside a large train carriage. On the table are glasses of water, a tissue, a wooden cocktail stick and packs of paperwork in blue binders. The right side of the image is a closer view of the same photo, zooming in on the tissue and wooden cocktail stick.

Debunking claims about cocaine on European leaders' train

Evelyn McLoughlin and Kevin Cooley speaking in front of microphones.

Principals pay tribute to Buncrana students

The teenagers have been named as 18-year-old Matt Sibanda and 16-year-old Emmanuel Familola.

Pope Leo XIV waves and smiles

Watch: Crowds cheer as Pope holds first Sunday address

Worshippers packed St Peter's Square as Pope Leo XIV called for an end to global conflicts.

A composite image of Pope Leo XIV holding a book and a staff

Watch: Pope Leo XIV's first Mass as pontiff

Cardinals joined the newly appointed pope in the Sistine Chapel, in a service that began with a prayer.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the U.S., appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican

Watch: Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd in first appearance on Vatican balcony

He becomes the first American to be elected to lead the Catholic Church.