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Dissident detained in South Korea after fleeing China in rubber boat

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T07:55:46+00:00

Dong Guangping has tried to escape on several previous occasions after been jailed for his activism in ChinaA Chinese dissident has washed up on the shores of South Korea after attempting to flee China in a rubber boat.Dong Guangping, 68, is in custody in South Korea, having been detained by the coastguard on Monday evening. He is thought to have travelled more than 30 hours by sea to reach the shores of China’s democratic neighbour. Continue reading...

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Air India to cut 22% domestic flights amid high fuel prices

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T07:54:09+00:00

"Air India will continue to monitor demand and operating conditions closely, with a view to restoring frequencies as conditions stabilise," it said in the statement

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Minister rejects Blair intervention, accusing ex-PM of retreading old arguments – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T07:53:59+00:00

Tony Blair has accused Starmer, Burnham and Streeting of putting Labour’s future at risk amid leadership speculationGood morning. Labour is in the midst of ‘phoney war’ leadership contest. The formal bit has not started yet, but Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting are already actively engaged, Angela Rayner is taking an interest, and Keir Starmer is defending his legacy with renewed vigour. The last thing anyone expected was for Tony Blair to join in.But he has, sort of, with a 5,700-word essay, published last night on his thinktank’s website, setting out where the former PM thinks his part is goin

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Labor MP tells Coalition to ‘stop running scare campaigns’ over CGT changes – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T07:31:26+00:00

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSyrian children should be treated ‘sensitively and gently’, Ryan saysIndependent MP Monique Ryan says the women and children returning from a Syrian camp should be treated gently, after they arrived in Australia last night.We’re talking about kids who have grown up in a camp in Syria who haven’t been exposed to Australia at all, and I would suggest that we should treat them sensitively and gently upon their arrival. And remember that there’s vulnerable kids and that the last thing they need to be subjected to on

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Сервис «Игромир» начнет выпускать игры и запустит профильное медиа

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-27T07:30:00+00:00

Сервис «Игромир» (принадлежит «Яндексу») запускает издательское направление, которое займется выпуском видеоигр и развитием собственного медиа, рассказал «Ведомостям» его представитель. Объем инвестиций он не раскрыл. Медиа для геймеров от «Игромира» начнет свою работу до конца 2026 г., основой команды станут авторы, которые сейчас ведут видеиоигровое направление издания «Кинопоиск», добавил представитель сервиса. Проект, по его словам, будет нацелен на широкую аудиторию. 

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Israël s’engage dans une nouvelle escalade militaire au Liban

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-27T07:27:51+00:00

Contrainte par Washington de ne pas attaquer Beyrouth, où se trouverait, selon elle, l’essentiel des capacités militaires du Hezbollah, l’armée israélienne intensifie ses opérations au sud du Liban.

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Govt prepares ₹10,000 crore LIC stake sale next month

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T07:21:18+00:00

The government plans to sell a stake of about 2% in the state-run insurer in late June or early July to institutional investors, sources said

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Укргазбанк може допомогти Фірташу уникнути стягнення 4,3 млрд грн, - ЗМІ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-27T07:19:00+00:00

Укргазбанк може фактично вивести з-під удару структури підсанкційного олігарха Фірташа / фото - Х/ukrgasbankМайнові права на 4,3 млрд грн можуть опинитися під контролем "бізнесмена" Офера Керцнера і фактично...

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UK nurses and midwives who should have been banned have worked for last 12 years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T07:00:21+00:00

Exclusive: Nursing and Midwifery Council admits it did not carry out checks on professionals who broke the lawNurses and midwives who should have been banned from treating patients have practised over the last 12 years because of “potentially dangerous” failings by a medical regulator.The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has admitted that its “completely and utterly unacceptable” mistakes meant it failed to protect the public from about 15 professionals whom it should have banned from ever working in healthcare in the UK because they had broken the law. Continue reading...

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