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Iran team trains through World Cup uncertainty

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-24T16:40:39+00:00

Al Jazeera exclusive footage follows Iran’s national football team as they train for the World Cup in Turkiye.

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Люди, які обожнюють рожевий колір, мають ці 7 рис

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-24T16:31:00+00:00

Любов до рожевого може свідчити про турботливість, емоційну теплоту та прагнення до комфорту, але водночас – про схильність уникати конфліктів.

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UK records heatwave as parts of England hit historic highs for May

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-24T16:20:46+00:00

Santon Downham in Suffolk first area to hit threshold, with temperatures of more than 27C for three consecutive daysParts of the UK are officially in a heatwave as temperatures soared to within reach of May records.The first area of the UK to hit the threshold was Santon Downham in Suffolk, which reached the criteria of recording temperatures of more than 27C for three consecutive days at 11.30am on Sunday. Continue reading...

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Israeli strikes pound Lebanon a day after 11 people killed in single raid

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-24T16:14:07+00:00

Some casualties after attacks on multiple locations in south and east of country on Sunday, state media reportsMiddle East crisis: live updatesIsraeli strikes have hit southern and eastern Lebanon, a day after 11 people were killed in a single raid on the south despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war and claims that the US and Iran are about to reach a peace deal.Saturday’s strike in Sir al-Gharbiyeh “resulted in a massacre whose final toll is 11 dead including a child and six women, and nine wounded including four children and a woman,” Lebanon’s health ministry said. Continue reading

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Israeli strikes pound Lebanon despite signs US and Iran are close to peace deal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-24T16:14:07+00:00

Some casualties after attacks on multiple locations in south and east of country on Sunday, state media reportsMiddle East crisis: live updatesIsraeli strikes have hit southern and eastern Lebanon, a day after 11 people were killed in a single raid on the south despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war and claims that the US and Iran are about to reach a peace deal.Saturday’s strike in Sir al-Gharbiyeh “resulted in a massacre whose final toll is 11 dead including a child and six women, and nine wounded including four children and a woman,” Lebanon’s health ministry said. Continue reading

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India can count on me, says Trump

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-24T16:11:21+00:00

Trump reassures India of US support, praising PM Modi and highlighting strong ties during a New Delhi reception.

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Rubio Says Details on Iran Nuclear Program Still to Be Negotiated

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-24T15:59:40+00:00

The Secretary of State said the United States was prepared to begin those talks if Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz as part of an apparently emerging deal on the war.

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Govt allocates 8,606 tonnes of raw sugar exports to the US

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-24T15:59:05+00:00

The DGFT has announced that 8606 MTRV of raw cane sugar will be exported to the USA under the TRQ scheme from 01.10.2025 to 30.09.2026

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US and Iran inch closer to peace deal as Trump faces criticism from GOP hawks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-24T15:49:41+00:00

American president says he is not rushing into a deal after proposed plan to end war prompts Republican backlashMiddle East crisis: live updatesDonald Trump defended himself against criticism from fellow Republicans on Sunday as he appeared on the verge of agreeing a deal with Iran to end the war.As hawks in his party called the proposed agreement a disaster and questioned why the US president had launched the conflict in the first place, Trump claimed on social media that his deal would be “THE EXACT OPPOSITE” of the one agreed by Barack Obama, which Trump pulled out of in 2018. Continue read

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Farage under mounting pressure to prove Russian hack claim

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-24T15:46:51+00:00

Reform UK leader claims ‘counter-espionage experts’ suggest state-sponsored hackers are behind the disclosure of £5m giftNigel Farage is under mounting pressure to provide evidence for his claim that a state-sponsored Russian hack was behind the disclosure of the £5m gift he received from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.Reform UK claimed over the weekend that analysis of Farage’s phone by “counter-espionage experts” suggested that “Farage’s phone, email and bank accounts were compromised by hostile actors, almost certainly linked to Moscow, using spear phishing tactics”, before the

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4 дати, коли народжуються "інтуїтивні генії"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-24T15:43:00+00:00

Прихильники нумерології вважають, що люди, народжені 3, 14, 16 та 20 числа, можуть мати особливо сильну інтуїцію та здатність швидко аналізувати складні ситуації.

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Editorial. Fiscal dividend

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-24T15:25:40+00:00

RBI’s dual transfers, a confidence booster

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Creating semicon dependency?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-24T15:13:22+00:00

With focus merely on assembly, testing, and packaging, India walks into a high-investment, low-yield trap

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L’Afrique reste sous-représentée dans la recherche médicale

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-24T15:00:08+00:00

Une équipe de chercheurs a récemment mis en lumière la faible proportion d’essais cliniques menés sur le continent, en particulier concernant les maladies non transmissibles, alors même que celles-ci augmentent en Afrique.

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Escapes, fires, stabbing: catastrophic security failures revealed in Australia’s immigration detention network

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-24T15:00:04+00:00

Exclusive: prison multinational MTC uses a ‘minimalist staffing model’ that critics say is putting detainees and staff in serious dangerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA series of catastrophic security failures involving the US private prison company running Australia’s immigration detention centres has allowed the escape of high-risk detainees, caused ill-equipped staff to be stabbed and hospitalised, and triggered multiple investigations, one of which warned its “minimalist staffing model” was putting workers and detainees at risk.Guardian Australia can reveal that

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Labor urged to use anti-corruption commission appointment to restore public confidence in watchdog

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-24T15:00:03+00:00

Helen Haines says ‘the clock is ticking’ on replacing deputy commissioner Nicole RoseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA key architect of the National Anti-Corruption Commission says parliament should consider new merit-based and independent selection processes for major appointments, urging the Albanese government to use an existing vacancy to restore public confidence in the watchdog.Independent MP Helen Haines, who helped craft legislation to establish the Nacc, sits on its parliamentary oversight committee. She said “the clock is ticking” on replacing deputy commis

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‘We’re concerned’: US-based prediction markets taking bets on Australian elections and Albanese’s word choices

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-24T15:00:02+00:00

Regulators and gambling harm advocates have been closely watching the rise in popularity of Polymarket and KalshiGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUS-based “prediction market” websites are taking tens of thousands of dollars in bets on Australian elections and even specific words the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says in parliament, with gambling harm advocates and the wagering lobby raising alarm.Australian financial and media regulators said they were monitoring the explosion in popularity of platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, which operate financial exchanges

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US-based prediction markets taking bets on Australian elections and Albanese’s word choices

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-24T15:00:02+00:00

Regulators and gambling harm advocates have been closely watching the rise in popularity of Polymarket and KalshiGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUS-based “prediction market” websites are taking tens of thousands of dollars in bets on Australian elections and even specific words the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says in parliament, with gambling harm advocates and the wagering lobby raising alarm.Australian financial and media regulators said they were monitoring the explosion in popularity of platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, which operate financial exchanges

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Warrants for defendants skipping court in England and Wales up 50% since 2020

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-24T15:00:01+00:00

Former justice secretary Alex Chalk KC says figures Channel 4 obtained show the ‘horror show’ in the systemAlmost 60,000 arrest warrants were issued for defendants who skipped court in England and Wales last year, up nearly 50% since 2020 in further evidence of the “horror show” in the criminal justice system.The figures, obtained in an investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches to air on Friday, also show that more than 30,000 failure-to-appear warrants are outstanding, meaning that tens of thousands of criminals could be on the run after being charged. It is unclear how many have more than one

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‘Pompeii, but in the middle of a massive city’: the ice age fossil site hidden in Los Angeles

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-24T15:00:01+00:00

La Brea Tar Pits – the only urban, active ice age excavation site in world – gets a mammoth face lift for the first time in nearly 50 yearsLos Angeles is known for famous museum such as the Getty and the Lacma, but perhaps fewer people are aware that – in the heart of the city – lies a museum that contains one of the world’s most remarkable fossil sites.The La Brea Tar Pits and Museum is home to the remains of more than 2 million ice age flora and fauna, including mastodons and saber-toothed cats, that became trapped in oily pools that still bubble up today. Continue reading...

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