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Landlord inaction on energy upgrades stops renters saving $20bn on power bills in a decade

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T14:01:52+00:00

Property owners’ lack of motivation due to ‘split incentive’ is main reason rental properties are missing out on energy upgrades, research findsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRenters make up nearly a third of Australian households yet many are missing out on energy upgrades – such as insulation, appliances and rooftop solar – that could slash their power bills and improve home comfort.The problem, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), is landlords’ lack of motivation. Con

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В Кремле сообщили, что в Астане обсудят возможный выход Армении из ЕАЭС

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-26T14:00:56+00:00

Страны Евразийского экономического союза (ЕАЭС) 29 мая на заседании обсудят желание Армении вступить в Евросоюз и возможный выход из ЕАЭС. Об этом журналистам на брифинге сообщил помощник президента Юрий Ушаков. Он рассказал подробности предстоящего 27-29 мая государственного визита Владимира Путина в Казахстан и о его участии в саммите Высшего Евразийского экономического совета.

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One in five people arrested over 2024 riots have since been reported for domestic abuse

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T14:00:52+00:00

Exclusive: Police data shows 21% of the 949 people detained in England and Northern Ireland were later accused of violence against intimate partnerOne out of every five people arrested after their participation in the 2024 summer riots has since been reported to the police for domestic abuse, the Guardian can disclose.Police data released under freedom of information (FoI) laws shows that 21% of 949 people arrested for taking part in the violent disorder have been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence since August 2024. Continue reading...

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Trump’s Iran Proposal Has Echoes of Half-Finished Gaza Deal

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-26T13:57:30+00:00

President Trump’s proposal to end the war with Iran would delay tackling the most contentious issues — a tactic that has had mixed results in Gaza.

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Thomas Massie files to run in 2028 after losing to Trump pick Ed Gallrein

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T13:51:24+00:00

Kentucky conservative says ‘I haven’t made a final decision about which office to seek, if I run’Thomas Massie is planning his comeback.The conservative Kentucky congressman filed to run again for the US House of Representatives in 2028, less than a week after losing to Donald Trump’s hand-picked challenger Ed Gallrein 55-45 in a bruising primary. Continue reading...

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KVIC targets ₹2.51 lakh crore business in FY27 after record growth

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-26T13:51:16+00:00

The commission said the khadi sector currently provides employment to over 2 crore people and is expanding through government-backed schemes, e-commerce initiatives and global fashion promotion efforts

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Spain blocks access to Polymarket and Kalshi as it launches gambling licence investigation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T13:46:31+00:00

Prediction sites, which allow bets on all topics from weather to politics, may be in breach of country’s rulesSpain’s ministry of consumer rights has blocked access to Polymarket and Kalshi while it investigates whether the leading prediction market sites are violating Spanish law by operating without a gambling licence.On Tuesday the ministry said it had launched disciplinary proceedings against the two platforms, which allow users to bet on everything from the weather to political events, amid allegations that they lacked the “necessary administrative authorisation” to operate in Spain. Cont

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Nebraska woman injured after dog triggers shotgun near convenience store

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T13:41:53+00:00

Police responded to reports of gunfire at store in town of Scottsbluff and found that a dog triggered the shotgun blastPolice responding to reports of a shotgun blast at a convenience store sounds like the opening of countless American crime movies, but when cops in Nebraska responded to a recent such call they found an unusual culprit: a dog.Local TV station KNOP News 2 reported that police in the town of Scottsbluff were called out to a local store recently after reports of a blast involving a shotgun. Continue reading...

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Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T13:41:53+00:00

Police responded to reports of gunfire at store in town of Scottsbluff, and found the culprit to be a dogPolice responding to reports of a shotgun blast at a convenience store sounds like the opening of countless American crime movies, but when cops in Nebraska responded to a recent such call they found an unusual culprit: a dog.Local TV station KNOP News 2 reported that police in the town of Scottsbluff were called out to a local store recently after reports of a blast involving a shotgun. Continue reading...

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Hike in fuel prices to squeeze cement cos profit

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-26T13:39:01+00:00

Recent increase in fuel prices is expected to push up logistics cost by ₹60-90 a tonne

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Dig begins for remains of Troubles victim 50 years after disappearance

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T13:37:42+00:00

Seamus Maguire believed to have been killed and buried in County Antrim by republican paramilitaries in 1976Half a century after Seamus Maguire was abducted and became one of the “disappeared” of Northern Ireland’s Troubles, a search for his remains has begun in two acres of County Antrim farmland.A team of forensic experts started the dig on Tuesday in the Derryclone townland where republican paramilitaries are believed to have killed and secretly buried the 29-year-old in 1976. Continue reading...

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UK may be ‘tipped into a general election’ if Burnham replaces Starmer, says Harman

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T13:36:53+00:00

Former deputy Labour leader says Nigel Farage could say Manchester mayor is a ‘usurper’ and he may seek his own mandateUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK may find itself “tipped into a general election” if Andy Burnham replaces Keir Starmer as prime minister, Labour’s former deputy leader Harriet Harman said on Tuesday.If Burnham replaces Starmer as prime minister in the coming months, he may feel he needs to secure his own mandate, partly because Nigel Farage would accuse him of being a “usurper”, she told an audience at the Hay literary festival. Continue reading...

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Moscow wants to ‘destabilise’ Europe, EU chief warns, as countries summon Russian ambassadors over Kyiv threats – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-26T13:34:23+00:00

Ursula von der Leyen visiting Lithuania amid drone incursions as diplomats are called over Russian requests for envoys to leave the Ukrainian capitalBack to Ukraine, the EU has summoned Russia’s top diplomat in Brussels over Russian warnings telling foreigners and diplomats to leave Kyiv amid planned new strikes on the Ukrainian capital.EU’s foreign policy spokesperson Anitta Hipper said on X:“[Russian] threat to foreign citizens & diplomats to leave Kyiv is an unacceptable escalation. @eu_eeas summoned the Chargé d’Affairs, calling to stop hitting civilians & [Russia] to engage in gen

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The policy pivot Trump needs

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-26T13:29:41+00:00

There are better ways to help US manufacturing and its left-behind workers than through a weaker dollar alone

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Tier 2 cities seeing increased GCC momentum, says report

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-26T13:29:35+00:00

According to a report from GCC consulting firm ANSR, Tier 2 cities now house over 220 out of the 1,900 GCCs in India while also hosting nearly 86,000 employees working in these organisations.

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Au Royaume-Uni, la décision d’un juge d’épargner la prison à deux adolescents condamnés pour les viols de deux mineures suscite l’émoi

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-26T13:29:30+00:00

Interrogée mardi sur le sujet par la BBC, Gisèle Pelicot, figure mondiale de la lutte contre les violences sexuelles, s’est dite « profondément choquée que ces individus aient en réalité pu recouvrer la liberté, alors que les victimes souffrent tellement qu’elles ne pourront jamais guérir ».

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Black Box Q4 profit grows 7% to ₹65 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-26T13:27:02+00:00

Black Box's revenue from operations rose 9.5% to ₹1,690.94 crore in Q4 FY26, as compared to ₹1,544.58 crore in Q4 FY25

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Шохин рассказал о приоритетах работы после избрания на пост бизнес-омбудсмена

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-26T13:26:56+00:00

Назначение на должность уполномоченного по защите прав предпринимателей отсрочено и возможно только после изменения профильного закона, отметил в разговоре с «Ведомостями» глава Российского союза промышленников и предпринимателей Александр Шохин. Ранее, 26 мая, пресс-секретарь президента Дмитрий Песков сообщил, что глава РСПП – основной претендент на эту должность. «В первую очередь нужно менять законодательство, потому что без него приступить к должности невозможно. И здесь предстоит поработать уже с мандатом», – указал Шохин.

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