A Russian drone hit a high-rise residential building in Ukraine's second-largest city, authorities said, injuring at least five people and straining a three-day cease-fire timed for Victory Day celebrations.

The war in Iran and the wider Middle East appeared to be in a holding pattern on May 9 as Washington awaited Iran’s response to its latest peace proposal but, while Tehran has not yet offered a formal reply, the regime has maintained its belligerent language toward the US.