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Britons travelling home via EU airports ‘should allow three hours’ before flights

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-30T09:17:34+00:00

Entry-exit system which replaces passport stamps with digital registration causing huge delays at border checksBritish passengers returning home via European airports should arrive three hours before their flights are due to depart, an airline boss has advised, amid concerns about new security procedures causing large queues.The EU entry-exit system (EES), which replaces passport stamps with a digital registration, has been gradually been introduced in Europe since October 2025 and became fully operational last month. Some have faced huge delays at border checks, airports have said. Continue r

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev revendique l’attaque d’un terminal pétrolier et d’un navire de la flotte fantôme russe à Taganrog, dans l’oblast de Rostov

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-30T09:16:48+00:00

« Un pétrolier, un réservoir de carburant et un bâtiment administratif ont pris feu », a rapporté le gouverneur de l’oblast de Rostov, affirmant qu’une cinquantaine de drones ont été détruits dans la nuit au-dessus de Rostov.

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The Russian Drone That Hit Romania Also Hit European Confidence

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-30T09:02:46+00:00

The failure to protect NATO territory further increased anxiety about alliance solidarity, Russia’s intentions and Washington’s commitment to collective defense.

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Colombia’s Elections Are a Crucial Test for the Left in Latin America

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-30T09:01:43+00:00

Colombia’s leftist candidate for president leads in polls, but his main rival — a far-right outsider who calls himself “The Tiger” — has gained momentum. Elections are Sunday.

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Chinese dissident says he was berated by ‘pro-regime’ interpreter for UK police

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-30T09:00:16+00:00

Hong Qi, who orchestrated protest against Communist government, claims interpreter on 101 call launched political tiradeA Chinese dissident who orchestrated an anti-government protest in China after fleeing to the UK has claimed that a “pro-regime” interpreter used by a British police force berated him when he sought help.Hong Qi, who made headlines last year after using a mobile phone while in the UK to remotely project anti-regime slogans on to a building in his home city, Chongqing, contacted police after discovering that his bank accounts had been frozen. Continue reading...

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Ministers urge City of London to act over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-30T09:00:16+00:00

Exclusive: Local authority asked what steps it is taking after hordes of splashing revellers seen disturbing nesting birdsMinisters have written to the City of London demanding it stop people from swimming in a protected pond on Hampstead Heath, after disturbing scenes of cygnets and eggs being disrupted went viral on social media.Swans and their 12-day-old cygnets were disturbed by hordes of splashing revellers in the north London park on Monday as temperatures reached a record 35C in the capital. In one video, a swan was seen poking an unhatched egg with its beak after it fell into the water

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‘That’s why we work in finance – so one day we can afford air-con’: Britain’s unequal heatwave

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-30T09:00:15+00:00

While some found this week’s heat a breeze, many in poorer areas face health risks in furnace-like homesTravelling from his air-conditioned flat to the air-conditioned Elizabeth line to his air-conditioned office, 27-year-old banker Aykhan found this week’s heatwave a breeze.Smiling while grabbing lunch in the shopping centre under the gleaming One Canada Square skyscraper in Canary Wharf, he said he’d been sleeping very well over the last few days. “It’s a new flat, the air-con is great, my bedroom is cool.” Continue reading...

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Colombia prepares to go to polls in election shadowed by resurgence of political violence

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-30T09:00:14+00:00

Sunday’s presidential vote is contest between left and right – and between contradictory proposals for dealing with the decades-long armed conflictMateo Pérez Rueda was one internship away from completing a degree in political science. The 24-year-old also worked as a bicycle delivery rider and sold fruit salads and juice to finance his passion: the Colombian independent digital magazine El Confidente.On 4 May he travelled to Briceño, in the western province of Antioquia, to report on the long-running conflict between the army, paramilitaries and dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of

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"Тиха смерть": українські роботи змушують окупантів відступати у паніці, - CNN

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-30T08:53:00+00:00

Україна масово застосовує бойових роботів і дрони, перетворюючи фронт на технологічне поле бою, де ключову роль відіграють алгоритми, а не піхота.

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Moana Pasifika sign off from Super Rugby with a win and emotionally charged hymn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-30T08:31:53+00:00

Undermanned side upsets finals-bound ACT Brumbies 21-19Players come together to mark victory and club’s expected demiseAn undermanned Moana Pasifika have capped off their potential final match with a stirring victory, upsetting the finals-bound ACT Brumbies 21-19.But there were mixed feelings as players celebrated a rare win before coming together with staff to mark the occasion of the club’s farewell game and expected demise with an emotionally charged hymn. Continue reading...

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« Le cours de l’or s’est soudainement inversé depuis le déclenchement des hostilités par les Etats-Unis en Iran »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-30T08:00:16+00:00

Le métal précieux, qui volait de record en record depuis 2020, s’est rétracté depuis fin février, avant de regagner un peu d’éclat vendredi. Ce mouvement de yoyo anime de nombreuses matières premières en cette période de négociations de cessez-le-feu, observe Laurence Girard, journaliste au service Economie du « Monde ».

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Le prochain G7 à Evian envenime les relations entre la Suisse et la France

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-30T07:55:56+00:00

Le sommet, qui aura lieu du 15 au 17 juin, met à contribution les autorités suisses en raison du transit des délégations par l’aéroport de Genève et d’une manifestation prévue dans la ville. La crispation est intense côté helvétique, où des débordements étaient intervenus en 2003 en marge d’une précédente rencontre.

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