ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on May Day events around the world (all times local):
4:55 p.m.
Two May Day marches have been held in Moscow, both drawing from nostalgia for Soviet times.
First, a crowd that police estimated at about 130,000 people paraded across the cobblestones of Red Square, the site of Soviet-era May Day celebrations.
The tradition was revived in 2014 after Russia’s annexation of Crimea and is seen as part of President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to stoke patriotic feelings.
The second march was led by the Communists, who over the years have tried to keep the May Day tradition alive. Their march …read more
Source: KXAN
