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Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling £400,000 from SNP

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-25T09:53:30+00:00

Ex-husband of Nicola Sturgeon admits reduced charges in court after deal with prosecutorsPeter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National party, has pleaded guilty to charges of embezzling £400,310.65 from the party after agreeing a deal with prosecutors.Murrell, the ex-husband of the former SNP leader and first minister Nicola Sturgeon, appeared in the high court in Edinburgh after being charged last year with stealing from the SNP to fund an expensive lifestyle including a Jaguar car, a luxury motorhome, a luxury pen and shoes. Continue reading...

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Metro Bank investors urged to reject executive pay report

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-25T09:46:46+00:00

Bonus scheme that could hand CEO a £60m windfall is ‘significantly out of line’ with market, says proxy adviserInvestors in Metro Bank are being urged to vote against the lender’s pay report next month, in protest of a complex bonus scheme that shareholder advisers say is “significantly out of line” with market standards.Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which issues voting advice to some of the world’s biggest investors, made the recommendation weeks ahead of the bank’s annual meeting on 2 June. Continue reading...

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Pope Leo Warns of Risks From A.I. in 42,300-Word Encyclical

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-25T09:41:29+00:00

The document marks a powerful foray by the leader of the Roman Catholic church into the debate about the misuse or overuse of artificial intelligence.

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India will be the largest beneficiary of cooling global oil prices: Sunil Shah

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-25T09:40:46+00:00

The fall in oil prices came amid reports that Iran had agreed in principle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and dispose of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium under a developing agreement with the US

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Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-25T09:39:44+00:00
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Deal with US not imminent, Iran says

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-05-25T09:39:15+00:00

The Iranian foreign minister's comments come after the US secretary of state said an agreement could be announced on Monday.

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Le pape Léon XIV appelle à « désarmer l’intelligence artificielle »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-25T09:30:13+00:00

Dans sa première encyclique, intitulée « Magnifica humanitas », le pape alerte sur l’impact d’une technologie, considérée comme un défi anthropologique à l’humanité, s’inscrivant de plain-pied dans les débats en cours sur l’utilisation de l’IA.

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L’affaire Hichem Aboud, nouvelle ombre entre Paris et Alger

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-25T09:30:09+00:00

La mise en examen de quatre personnes suspectées d’une tentative de meurtre à Roubaix, en mai 2025, contre Hichem Aboud, un opposant au régime algérien, risque de compliquer la reprise du dialogue entre les deux pays.

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Le pape Léon XIV appelle à « désarmer l’intelligence artificielle » alors que « le pouvoir technologique prend un visage inédit »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-25T09:30:04+00:00

Dans sa première encyclique, intitulée « Magnifica humanitas », le pape alerte sur l’impact d’une technologie considérée comme un défi anthropologique à l’humanité, s’inscrivant de plain-pied dans les débats en cours sur l’utilisation de l’IA.

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Le pape Léon XIV appelle à « désarmer l’intelligence artificielle » alors que « le pouvoir technologique prend un visage inédit »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-25T09:30:04+00:00

Dans sa première encyclique, intitulée « Magnifica humanitas », le pape alerte sur l’impact d’une technologie considérée comme un défi anthropologique à l’humanité, s’inscrivant de plain-pied dans les débats en cours sur l’utilisation de l’IA.

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Le pape Léon XIV appelle à « désarmer l’intelligence artificielle », alors que « le pouvoir technologique prend un visage inédit »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-25T09:30:04+00:00

Dans sa première encyclique, intitulée « Magnifica humanitas », le pape alerte sur l’impact d’une technologie considérée comme un défi anthropologique à l’humanité, s’inscrivant de plain-pied dans les débats en cours sur l’utilisation de l’IA

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Parts of England expected to hit 35C in ‘unprecedented’ May heatwave

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-25T09:22:14+00:00

Monday predicted to be hottest May day on record by large margin, as UK braces for ‘super El Niño’ summerTemperatures are expected to hit 35C in parts of England on Monday, in an “unprecedented” May heatwave.The Met Office is already predicting that records will be broken. A spokesperson said: “Today will be the hottest day in May in the UK in our temperature records, with highs of 35C expected. The current May record is 32.8C. Records are usually only broken by tenths of a degree, making this heatwave unprecedented for the time of year.” Continue reading...

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Abcoffee raises ₹61 crore in funding round led by Kliff Ventures

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-25T09:20:12+00:00

The fresh capital will be used to accelerate abcoffee's disciplined, cluster-led expansion across existing and new markets, as per the statement

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India turns to Latin American, African oil after Hormuz disruption

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-25T09:16:26+00:00

In April and May, ‌Indian refiners raised imports from Venezuela, Brazil, Angola and Nigeria to ‌make ⁠up the shortfall, as well as continuing to buy Russian ⁠oil

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Australian flotilla activists arrive home alleging sexual assault and beatings in Israeli detention

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-25T09:12:54+00:00

Activists detained by Israel after attempting to deliver aid to Gaza as part of Global Sumud Flotilla arrive in AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians returning home from detention in Israel say they were abused, tortured and demeaned while in custody and have asked to meet with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese.Nine of the 11 Australians who joined more than 400 people from around the world on an aid flotilla to Gaza returned home on Monday, where they were met with hundreds of supporters after landing at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports. Con

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