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‘Put an end to this war’: Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes new plea to Putin

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T16:13:33+00:00

After winning the Grand Prix at Cannes film festival, the exiled auteur sent a direct message to the Russian president urging him to stop the warAccoladed director Andrey Zvyagintsev has sent a direct message to Vladimir Putin urging him to start listening to the Russian people and end the “senseless” war in Ukraine, continuing a war of words between Russia’s most revered living film-maker and the Kremlin that started at the Cannes film festival awards ceremony over the weekend.“Except for the limbs torn off from your fellow citizens in the name of an illusory goal, except for the massacre of

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UK will get no special treatment from EU, European ministers say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T16:08:45+00:00

There will be ‘no cherrypicking’ of policies, EU says, after Starmer says he hopes to negotiate single market for goodsEurope live – latest updatesThe UK will get no special treatment in its future economic relationship with the EU, European ministers have said, in a further blow to Keir Starmer’s hopes of negotiating a single market for goods.The EU’s ministers for Europe, who met on Tuesday, said they wanted deeper cooperation with the UK, but this had to be in line with fundamental principles, including no cherrypicking of EU policies, according to three diplomatic sources, who spoke about

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Hope fades for nine missing after paper mill tank implosion in Washington state

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T16:02:46+00:00

Authorities say no hope for survivors after tank containing a chemical solution ruptured and killed one personCrews were set to resume searching Wednesday for nine workers at a Washington state paper mill where a tank imploded, but authorities said there was no hope in finding any more survivors.One person was confirmed dead and nine people were reported injured on Tuesday after a tank at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co in Longview imploded, releasing a highly destructive chemical mixture called “white liquor”. But nine other workers remained missing. Continue reading...

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‘A tax on ambition’: graduates tell all to student loans inquiry

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T16:01:03+00:00

Treasury select committee hears that interest rate and repayment terms are ‘extortionate’ and ‘not reasonable’Thousands of graduates have told an official inquiry their horror stories and bad experiences relating to student loans, underlining what the chair of an MPs’ committee called “massive” levels of “frustration and upset”.Amid an ongoing row over the ballooning cost of degree course debts, more than 52,000 people responded to a call for evidence by the Commons Treasury select committee as part of its inquiry into student loans and the taxation of graduates. Continue reading...

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Student loans inquiry responses show ‘massive scale of frustration and upset’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T16:01:03+00:00

More than 52,000 people respond to Commons committee’s call for evidence amid criticism of loan termsThousands of graduates have told an official inquiry their horror stories and bad experiences relating to student loans, underlining what the chair of an MPs’ committee called massive levels of “frustration and upset”.Amid an ongoing row over the ballooning cost of degree course debts, more than 52,000 people responded to a call for evidence by the Commons Treasury select committee as part of its inquiry into student loans and the taxation of graduates. Continue reading...

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L’Union économique eurasiatique, « coquille vide » dominée par la Russie, de plus en plus contestée dans l’espace postsoviétique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-27T16:00:08+00:00

Le projet d’un espace de libre-échange entre Moscou et ses anciennes républiques soviétiques d’Asie centrale, créé en 2015, est remis en cause par la fermeture progressive de la Russie depuis 2022 et une plus grande méfiance des autres pays membres.

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« La place croissante des propositions écopopulistes pour baisser le coût de la vie va devoir aller au-delà des grandes villes et des plus modestes »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-27T16:00:08+00:00

Les projets proposés par le maire de New York, Zohran Mamdani, ou le Green Party au Royaume-Uni ne concernent qu’une trop petite partie de la population pour permettre une diminution à la fois du coût de la vie et des pollutions, estime, dans une tribune au « Monde », le chercheur Nicolas Desquinabo.

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Laos, ritrovate vive dopo una settimana 5 persone intrappolate in una grotta

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-27T15:59:58+00:00

Altre due rimangono disperse. Sono cacciatori e cercatori d’oro bloccati dagli allagamenti a causa delle piogge. Disadratati e affamati, servirà del tempo per farli tornare in superficie. A soccorrerli anche la rete Dan Europe, la stessa coinvolta nel recupero dei corpi dei subacquei italiani alle Maldive

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Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift from US suppliers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T15:58:14+00:00

Mark Carney announces purchase of Saab’s GlobalEye early warning aircraft to patrol Arctic territoryCanada has announced plans to buy a fleet of early warning planes from Sweden’s Saab rather than a competing option from Boeing, as the country seeks to reduce reliance on US defence firms.Mark Carney, the prime minister, said on Wednesday that Canada would opt for Saab’s GlobalEye, which is based on Bombardier’s Global 6500 jet. Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail plane – which has suffered from delays and cost overruns – had also been in contention. Continue reading...

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New Mandelson revelations cast doubt on claim vetting decision was borderline, Thornberry says – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T15:57:56+00:00

‘It becomes quite clear why UKSV saw him as a subject of concern who shouldn’t be granted clearance,’ Thornberry tells the GuardianZack Polanski, the Green party leader, posted this on social media about Tony Blair’s latest intervention this morning.Tony Blair.What the billionaire class have paid for.Spot the difference between “Tony Blair says” and “Nigel Farage says” Continue reading...

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Piccadilly Agro Industries targets 40% international revenue share in four years

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T15:56:39+00:00

The company currently sells its Indri single malt in over 30 countries and is expanding its presence across duty-free channels, new international airports, and additional global markets including China, Europe, and Latin America

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Top Business & Market Headlines Today — BL Morning Report, May 28, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T15:53:41+00:00

BL Morning Report May 28, 2026: Get today’s top business news, market headlines about the Stock Market, Sensex & Nifty trends, key market insights, economic highlights, and the latest updates from India and global markets.

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Trump’s iron grip on the Republican party has never been stronger. What about the country?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T15:48:41+00:00

The US president’s backing of Maga extremists turns off the very voters Republicans need to win over in the midtermsDonald Trump gave it a minute.At 9.01pm it was confirmed that the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton – a hardliner backed by the US president – had triumphed over the incumbent John Cornyn in the state’s Republican primary runoff for the US Senate. By 9.02pm, Trump had started celebrating on social media. Continue reading...

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Breakfast meetings, Delhi huddles fuel Karnataka Congress leadership chatter

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T15:46:01+00:00

Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who has long been seen as a contender for the Chief Minister’s post, also attended the Delhi meetings along with senior Congress leaders and party general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala

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Middle East crisis live: White House says Iran report on draft deal is ‘complete fabrication’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T15:42:05+00:00

Iran’s state TV had reported that, under the deal, the strait of Hormuz would reopen and the US would lift naval its blockadeDonald Trump will host the 12th cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday as talks on ending the nearly three-month war with Iran reach a crucial stage amid conflicting signals over whether an agreement is close.The gathering had originally been scheduled to take place in the bucolic setting of Camp David, the presidential retreat that had previously been the site of sensitive Middle East negotiations, including the historic Israeli-Egyptian peace accords. Continue

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Telangana to set up SPV for fiber network

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T15:41:22+00:00

In the first phase, restoration of digital connectivity will be undertaken in 3,089 villages across the undivided Nizamabad, Ranga Reddy, and Khammam districts

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IBC needs an institutional boost

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T15:40:51+00:00

Paradigm shift. Stress resolution shifted from paternalistic rehabilitation to market-driven resolution

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Hundreds of dead sharks and fish wash up on two beaches in Wales

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T15:40:18+00:00

Local conservationist says a fishing boat hoping for a more commercial catch may have thrown them overboardHundreds of dead sharks and fish believed to be part of a discarded catch have washed up on two Welsh beaches.Dogwalkers found a full net of dogfish, also known as catshark, on Carmarthenshire’s Cefn Sidan on Saturday. The discovery came after hundreds more dead sharks and fish had been found on Saundersfoot beach in neighbouring Pembrokeshire a few days earlier. Continue reading...

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Swimmers urged to keep out of Hampstead Heath pond to protect nesting swans

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T15:36:58+00:00

Nature groups say cygnets and their parents need to be left alone by people trying to stay cool in heatwaveNature groups have pleaded with swimmers to give wildlife a wide berth after dozens of people swam in a nature pond on Hampstead Heath among nests of baby birds.Swans and their 12-day-old cygnets were disturbed by hordes of splashing revellers in the north London park on Monday as London reached record 35C temperatures. In one video, a swan was seen poking an unhatched egg with its beak after it fell into the water during the chaos. Continue reading...

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‘Utterly appalling’: anger over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T15:36:58+00:00

Nature groups urge people to avoid unauthorised areas to protect birds during nesting seasonNature groups have pleaded with swimmers to give wildlife a wide berth after dozens of people swam in a nature pond on Hampstead Heath among nests of baby birds.Swans and their 12-day-old cygnets were disturbed by hordes of splashing revellers in the north London park on Monday as London reached record 35C temperatures. In one video, a swan was seen poking an unhatched egg with its beak after it fell into the water during the chaos. Continue reading...

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Ramco Industries Q4 PAT up nearly 3x at ₹87 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T15:34:46+00:00

For the full year FY26, consolidated net profit went up 43 per cent to ₹136 crore

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TVS Srichakra announces ₹220-crore capex to expand Madurai tyre plants

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T15:33:03+00:00

The company’s two-wheeler tyre plant, which currently has a production capacity of around 210–235 lakh tyres per annum and is operating at 80–85 per cent utilisation, will undergo a capacity expansion of about 5 per cent.

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Editorial. No marks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T15:30:59+00:00

CBSE online evaluation fiasco, deeply unfortunate

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A high point in judicial history

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T15:21:34+00:00

The Supreme Court’s recent judgment on bail is commendable

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