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"Божевільні люди": Усик та Верхувен розповіли про те, чого очікують один від одного

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-21T19:37:00+00:00

Верхувен перед поверненням у бокс звільнив пояс чемпіона світу в кікбоксерському промоушені Glory та одразу отримав шанс на чемпіонство у боксі.

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Protests at new US consulate after Trump envoy says time for US ‘to put its footprint back’ on Greenland

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T19:29:26+00:00

Prime minister says he will boycott opening, as protesters hold signs saying ‘stop USA’ and shout ‘go home’ outside consulateHundreds of people protested against the opening of a new US consulate in Nuuk after comments by the US special envoy to Greenland that it was time for Washington “to put its footprint back” on the Arctic territory.Many Greenlandic politicians, including the prime minister, said they would not attend the official opening on Thursday. Continue reading...

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Emmanuel Macron soutient l’abrogation du Code noir et évoque sa réflexion, « inachevée », sur d’éventuelles réparations

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-21T19:23:13+00:00

A l’occasion du 25ᵉ anniversaire de la loi Taubira, qui reconnaît la traite et l’esclavage comme crime contre l’humanité, le président de la République a soutenu l’abrogation symbolique du texte juridique encadrant l’esclavage aux XVIIᵉ et XVIIIᵉ siècles.

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Democrats seize on Trump support for Spencer Pratt in LA mayor’s race

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T19:06:48+00:00

President says reality star a ‘big Maga person’ but backing may prove more hindrance than help in deep-blue bastionDonald Trump’s endorsement is typically a boon for candidates seeking elected office – a show of support, or disapproval, from the president has proved significant in races across the US this year.But Trump’s recent comments on the Los Angeles mayor’s race, just weeks before the primary, are sure to benefit Democrats. The president spoke favorably of Spencer Pratt, a former Republican and reality TV star who is polling second in the contest to lead America’s second largest city. C

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Designs for 250-ft arch in Washington approved by panel of Trump appointees

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T18:40:37+00:00

Approval marks key step forward for project dubbed ‘Arc de Trump’, which will be near Arlington National CemeteryThe Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved designs for Donald Trump’s proposed 250-ft triumphal arch in Washington DC.The vote on Thursday by the panel, which is made up of Trump appointees, marks a key step forward for the project. Next month, the proposed design is set to be reviewed by the National Capital Planning Commission, another federal panel that oversees planning for federal buildings and land. Continue reading...

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Designs for 250ft arch in Washington approved by panel of Trump appointees

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T18:40:37+00:00

Approval marks key step forward for project dubbed ‘Arc de Trump’, which will be near Arlington National CemeteryThe US Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved designs for Donald Trump’s proposed 250ft triumphal arch in Washington DC.The vote by the panel, which is made up of Trump appointees, marks a key step forward for the project. Next month, the proposed design is set to be reviewed by the National Capital Planning Commission, another federal panel that oversees planning for federal buildings and land. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump promet de récupérer l’uranium iranien hautement enrichi et de le détruire

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-21T18:40:13+00:00

« On va l’avoir », a promis, jeudi, le président américain, au sujet de ce stock lors d’une conférence de presse à la Maison Blanche. Selon l’agence Reuters, qui cite deux sources iraniennes de haut rang, le Guide suprême, Mojtaba Khamenei, a émis une directive interdisant le transfert à l’étranger de ce stock d’uranium enrichi à 60 %.

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Domestic abuse law fails to recognise danger of tech abuse, Lords committee told

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T18:39:36+00:00

Policy adviser Jen Reed says tech-facilitated abuse has become ‘increasingly prevalent’ and calls for its inclusion in Domestic Abuse ActThe Domestic Abuse Act fails to fully recognise the danger of technology-facilitated abuse, such as location tracking or hidden stalkerware, a Lords select committee has heard.Tech abuse has become “increasingly prevalent” and “very commonplace now within a domestic abuse context,” said Jen Reed, the head of policy at University College London’s Gender and Tech Research Lab, during an evidence session. Continue reading...

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VIDEO Prix du carburant : le gouvernement annonce de nouvelles aides

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-21T18:36:35+00:00

Le gouvernement a organisé une conférence de presse pour annoncer de nouvelles mesures en raison de la hausse des prix des carburants, conséquence de la guerre en Iran. Voici ce qu’il faut en retenir.

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Is Islamophobia being re-packaged as feminism?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-21T18:35:40+00:00

A group of female activists at a far-right rally in the UK have sparked a backlash.

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Boys convicted of rape get non-custodial sentences as judge says they should not be criminalised unnecessarily

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T18:34:14+00:00

Boys physically overpowered and then filmed attacks on teenage victims in separate incidents in HampshireThree teenage boys convicted of knife-point rape and other serious sexual offences against two teenage girls in Hampshire have not been given custodial sentences because the judge said he “should avoid criminalising these children unnecessarily”.The boys, who were aged between 13 and 14 at the time of their offences, physically overpowered and sexually assaulted the girls, who were aged 14 and 15, in separate incidents two months apart. Continue reading...

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Single sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T18:33:14+00:00

Updated code of practice covering England, Wales and Scotland also relates to changing rooms and follows supreme court rulingSingle sex toilets and changing rooms in England, Wales and Scotland must exclude transgender men and women, according to a new code of practice from the equalities watchdog.But the long-awaited guidance also says that businesses and service providers have to offer practical alternatives such as gender-neutral toilets for people who don’t wish to use services for their biological sex. Continue reading...

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Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T18:33:14+00:00

Updated code of practice covering England, Wales and Scotland also relates to changing rooms and follows supreme court rulingWhat is the updated EHRC code of practice about and how does it apply?Single-sex toilets and changing rooms in England, Wales and Scotland must exclude transgender men and women, according to a new code of practice from the equalities watchdog.But the long-awaited guidance also says that businesses and service providers have to offer practical alternatives such as gender-neutral toilets for people who do not wish to use services for their biological sex. Continue reading

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Pair arrested after boys abandoned by road in Portugal

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-05-21T18:32:30+00:00

The children were carrying backpacks with food and water but no identity documents when they were found by a driver.

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Democrats belatedly publish 2024 election autopsy report: ‘It won’t meet your standards’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T18:29:53+00:00

DNC chair Ken Martin apologizes for initial bid to block release of report on the party’s disastrous election defeatThe Democrats have belatedly published a postmortem on the party’s disastrous 2024 election defeat, after an initial decision to withhold the document triggered an angry backlash.Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), released the report – which fails to mention Gaza or Joe Biden’s age – accompanied by an apology to party members angered by his initial decision to keep the analysis of Kamala Harris’s loss to Donald Trump and defeat in both houses of Congres

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US Senate won’t take up ICE funding bill amid row over Trump’s ballroom, which president defends as ‘very good expenditure’ – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T18:22:46+00:00

President claims ‘I don’t need money for the ballroom’ as Senate Republicans move to ditch $1bn funding plan amid fears of alienating votersSign up for the Breaking News US emailSenate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and other Democrats spoke held a news conference, ahead of the vote-a-rama Thursday morning.“The Republican agenda is one big broken promise,” said Schumer, criticizing the Republican budget bill. “We still haven’t seen the bill, because they are fighting with each other.”Trump v Cook: Donald Trump’s case for firing Federal Reserve governor

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El fallido viaje del enviado especial de Trump a Groenlandia

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-05-21T18:21:37+00:00

Jeff Landry abandona la isla danesa sin asistir a la inauguración de un nuevo consulado después de que la población local expresara rechazo a su presencia

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Iran’s World Cup hopes hit US visa hurdles

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-21T18:19:25+00:00

Players from Iran’s national football team are in Turkey applying for US visas for the 2026 World Cup.

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US Senate refuses to push through ICE funding amid row over Trump’s ballroom

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T18:14:42+00:00

Senate will not pass the $70bn legislation ahead of a 1 June deadline set by Trump ahead of the Memorial Day recessA bid to restore funding to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and border patrol has been derailed by rows over a $1bn proposal for security measures tied to Donald Trump’s White House ballroom and controversial plans to create a $1.8bn “anti-weaponization” fund.The US Senate will not pass the $70bn legislation ahead of a 1 June deadline set by the US president, Republican senators told reporters on Thursday, as lawmakers leave Washington for the Memorial Day recess. Con

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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже 21 мая

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-21T18:11:22+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка по итогам основной сессии в четверг, 21 мая, вырос на 0,91% до 2664,29 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС прибавил 1,14% и составил 1185,63 пункта.

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Sadiq Khan sparks row with Met after blocking £50m AI deal with Palantir

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T18:07:40+00:00

Exclusive: Scotland Yard criticises London mayor’s decision as disappointing and warns it could hit policing A £50m Metropolitan police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir has been blocked by Sadiq Khan, sparking a bitter row between the London mayor and Scotland Yard.After the UK’s largest police force had agreed to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, Khan intervened, citing “serious concerns” about how the deal was struck. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Vladimir Poutine se félicite du bon déroulement des exercices nucléaires entamées mardi avec la Biélorussie

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-21T18:07:28+00:00

« Il est crucial de continuer à améliorer la préparation au combat des forces nucléaires stratégiques et tactiques », a déclaré jeudi le président russe, à l’issue de manœuvres, au cours desquelles des vecteurs de l’arme atomique ont été testés.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Vladimir Poutine se félicite du bon déroulement des exercices nucléaires entamés mardi avec la Biélorussie

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-21T18:07:24+00:00

« Il est crucial de continuer à améliorer la préparation au combat des forces nucléaires stratégiques et tactiques », a déclaré jeudi le président russe, à l’issue de manœuvres, au cours desquelles des vecteurs de l’arme atomique ont été testés.

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Comment la guerre à Gaza a transformé le campus de l’Université libre de Bruxelles en champ de bataille idéologique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-21T18:00:16+00:00

Le tribunal correctionnel de Bruxelles a examiné l’altercation survenue en mai 2024 entre des étudiants propalestiniens et juifs sur le campus de l’ULB. Le procès des deux jeunes prévenus, dont le jugement est attendu le 16 juin, a mis en lumière les tensions qui traversent l’institution, secouée par les polémiques et les accusations d’antisémitisme.

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De la Libye à l’Europe, la logistique déshumanisante des migrants : « Tenir un centre de détention, c’est comme contrôler un puits de pétrole »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-21T18:00:08+00:00

« Migrants en Méditerranée, la mécanique du silence » (4/4). Exploités, rançonnés et violentés en Libye, les exilés qui survivent à la traversée sont invisibilisés et tombent parfois aux mains de mafias liées aux entreprises agricoles. Mais « ce qui compte, c’est que les arrivées irrégulières baissent », résume-t-on à Rome.

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Italian police stop party attended by Mick Jagger over music ban

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T17:58:37+00:00

Music is banned on Wednesdays on island of Stromboli where Rolling Stones frontman was celebrating wrapping a filmPolice on an Italian island stopped a party attended by Mick Jagger – because music is banned on Wednesdays.The Rolling Stones frontman was on Stromboli, the volcanic island among Sicily’s Aeolian archipelago, for the production of Three Incestuous Sisters, a film by the Italian director Alice Rohrwacher in which he stars. Continue reading...

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