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Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-05-26T20:25:50+00:00

Nasa plans to send hopping drones and roving vehicles to the Moon as part of plans for a permanent Moon base.

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Iran remains in peace talks despite ‘bad faith’ US bombings of Iranian targets

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T20:18:31+00:00

Tehran condemns ‘definitive violation’ but announces no specific reprisals as negotiations near decisive stageMiddle East crisis – live updatesA proposed peace agreement between Iran and the US seemed to remain on the table on Tuesday despite US bombings of Iranian targets.The Iranian foreign ministry denounced the US attack – aimed at missile launchers and efforts to lay fresh mines in the strait of Hormuz – as “an act of bad faith” and “a definitive violation of the ceasefire” and said it would not leave aggression unanswered. But it did not pull out of the talks that were continuing under t

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Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T20:14:29+00:00

Three lunar landings are planned for this year in preparation for the construction of a $20bn moon baseSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailNasa announced on Tuesday ambitious plans for three uncrewed lunar missions this year to kickstart construction of a $20bn moon base, and said it had chosen Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, ahead of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to conduct the first.The revelation by Nasa’s administrator, Jared Isaacman, at a press conference in Washington DC marked the first detailed public explanation of how and when the moon base will be built. Continue readin

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ВТБ рекомендовал акционерам выплатить дивиденды и провести допэмиссию

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-26T20:06:30+00:00

Наблюдательный совет ВТБ рекомендовал выплатить дивиденды за 2025 г. в размере 9,71 руб. на одну обыкновенную акцию, или 25% чистой прибыли по МСФО, сообщил банк вечером 26 мая. За прошлый год ВТБ заработал 502,1 млрд руб., то есть акционеры могут получить 125,5 млрд руб. Одновременно с объявлением дивидендов ВТБ рекомендовал акционерам увеличить капитал путем допэмиссии акций по цене 87 руб. за бумагу. 

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Did Trump oversell a broken Iran ceasefire deal?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-26T19:50:51+00:00

The US and Iran appear closer to a broader agreement, but disputes over sanctions relief remain.

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South Carolina Republicans defy Trump again to reject rapid redistricting drive

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T19:41:04+00:00

Bid to remake maps before midterms and reduce Democratic voters in Jim Clyburn’s district fails in state senateRepublican lawmakers in South Carolina have defied Donald Trump and rejected a breakneck bid to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of November’s US midterm elections.In a 26-18 vote, state senators rejected mid-decade redistricting in a special session of the legislature, ending hope in Washington to split up congressman Jim Clyburn’s district and add to the list of gerrymandered gains for Republicans. Continue reading...

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Colbert launches YouTube channel less than a week after late-night show ends

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T19:34:00+00:00

Channel quietly debuts over weekend with Only in Monroe video days after Thursday’s final Late Show episode Stephen Colbert hasn’t even been off the air for a week, but is already causing some hubbub with the launch of a new YouTube channel that has garnered more than 120,000 subscribers.The popular late-night host, who aired his final episode of The Late Show last Thursday, quietly debuted the channel over the weekend with a single video titled: “Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026.” Continue reading...

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Зачем Владимир Путин посетит Казахстан

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-26T19:33:54+00:00

Российский президент с 27 по 29 мая с государственным визитом посетит Казахстан. Там он проведет двусторонние переговоры со своим казахстанским коллегой Касым-Жомартом Токаевым, а затем примет участие в заседании Высшего Евразийского экономического совета, сообщил на брифинге журналистам помощник президента Юрий Ушаков. Сопровождать Путина на встрече будет представительная делегация из 30 человек, включая вице-премьера Алексея Оверчука, девять министров, главу Центробанка Эльвиру Набиуллину и представителей крупного российского бизнеса, рассказал Ушаков.

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White House proposes NDAs for all US federal workers

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-26T19:32:41+00:00

Trump administration threatens legal action against employees who leak, aiming to curb information flow to journalists.

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Что известно о новых ударах Израиля в ближневосточном регионе

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-26T19:20:19+00:00

Израиль 26 мая расширил военную операцию сразу на нескольких направлениях ближневосточного региона – Армия обороны страны (ЦАХАЛ) нанесла удары по сектору Газа и югу Ливана. «Ведомости» собрали, что известно о новых атаках к настоящему моменту.

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Через скільки років Польща зможе виробляти ракети до американських Patriot

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-26T19:07:57+00:00

Польща вже отримала попередню згоду від Державного департаменту США на локалізацію виробництва, однак ключові технічні та організаційні рішення попереду.

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En Dubái, un rascacielos que se protege del sol con 3800 aletas cerámicas en la fachada

Source: Clarin · Published: 2026-05-26T19:01:54+00:00

La Torre Wasl fue diseñada por UNS, el estudio encabezado por Ben van Berkel. Se ubica en las proximidades del Burj Khalifa y su programa incluye al hotel Mandarin Oriental Downtown.Es un ejemplo de innovación en la utilización de la cerámica como material sustentable.

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Inquiry into Post Office Horizon scandal faces five-year delay without extra funding

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T19:01:06+00:00

Police officer in charge says budget could reach £19.3m and nearly 100 more investigators are neededThe police criminal inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal faces a five-year delay unless it is handed millions in extra funding and nearly 100 more staff, according to the chief officer in charge.The Metropolitan police commander Stephen Clayman said he needed to nearly double the number of investigators to 210 to meet a deadline of late next year or early 2028 for submitting files to prosecutors. Continue reading...

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Reform UK civil service plan ‘would sack more planning officers than exist’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T19:00:57+00:00

Analysis of party’s proposed cuts also suggests it would get rid of two-thirds of psychologists who support prison staffA Reform UK plan to cut the size of the civil service would involve sacking more planning officers than exist and getting rid of at least two-thirds of the psychologists who support prison officers’ welfare, it has emerged.The policy paper, led by the Reform MP Danny Kruger and published in December, promises to save more than £5bn a year by cutting civil service roles, with the full-time-equivalent (FTE) headcount falling by 13%. Continue reading...

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Woman shot dead outside Sheffield bar was innocent bystander, police say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T18:57:56+00:00

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after shooting outside One Four One in the city centreA woman shot dead outside a bar in Sheffield was an innocent bystander, police say.Officers were called to the scene outside the One Four One bar on West Street in in the city centre at 2.45am on Monday after reports of a shooting. Continue reading...

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Guerra Iran, news. Il Papa sulla Flotilla: “Siano rispettati i diritti umani”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-26T18:53:06+00:00

Fonti Nato: “Tagli Usa sostanziali. Ma la lista precisa ancora non c'è”. Libano, l’Idf in azione via terra oltre la linea gialla: 16 morti da ieri sera. Nella notte raid Usa nel sud dell’Iran. Rubio: “Riaprire Hormuz in un modo o nell’altro. Accordo è ancora possibile”. Media: “Da ieri sera 16 morti nel sud del Libano dopo l’attacco di Israele. Tra questi 2 bambini”

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Trump completes annual physical after year of public attention to health issues

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T18:50:41+00:00

US president, who turns 80 next month, frequently casts himself as fit but recent photos have added to questions about his healthSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump, the oldest inaugurated president in US history, completed a physical exam on Tuesday at Walter Reed national military medical center, amid questions around his health.“Everything checked out PERFECTLY,” the US president declared in a social media post. Continue reading...

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Osaka sparkles in golden French Open outfit

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-05-26T18:15:04+00:00

Naomi Osaka continues her tradition of serving jaw-dropping looks at Grand Slams with an outfit that reminds her of "the Eiffel tower at night".

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