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Student sues University of Michigan over alleged surveillance tied to Gaza protests

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T11:00:08+00:00

Lawsuit says university and private investigators conspired to intimidate, terrorize and retaliate against Josiah WalkerA University of Michigan student is suing the school, accusing it of violating his constitutional rights when it waged a vast undercover surveillance operation against him in response to his protest of Israel’s war in Gaza.The lawsuit, which will be filed on Thursday in federal court by Cair-MI and U-M student Josiah Walker, claims the university and individual private investigators conspired to intimidate, terrorize and retaliate against Walker in 2024 and 2025. Continue rea

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Credit Saison India raises $500 million via ECB

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-21T10:57:28+00:00

The funds will be used to expand the company’s MSME and secured lending businesses, aiming to enhance financial inclusion and credit access for underserved borrowers, including women entrepreneurs and small businesses

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Il cardinale Ruini in condizioni critiche: assistito da medici e infermieri, è curato a casa

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-21T10:55:07+00:00

Nato a Sassuolo, in provincia di Modena, il 19 febbraio 1931, è stato ordinato sacerdote nel 1954. Nel 2007 mobilitò in piazza San Giovanni in Laterano il primo Family day, raduno di tutte le sigle cattoliche contro il progetto di una legge per riconoscere le coppie dello stesso sesso

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Nato’s response to any attack would be ‘devastating’, says Rutte – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T10:44:58+00:00

Nato chief delivers speech in Sweden as Latvia confirms another drone incursion into its spaceJust as Pavel was speaking in Prague, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was pursuing escalation of the conflict between the two countries.It’s quite a claim given (checks notes) Russia’s continued and relentless invasion of Ukraine for years.“Ukraine has demonstrated not only determination and heroism, but also unbelievable capacity to adjust, to innovate, to change.It is something that we in Europe have lost through many

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How different were Trump, Putin's visits to China

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-21T10:43:34+00:00

During Trump's visit, China sought to stabilize ties with the United States, while Putin's trip served to deepen its strategic partnership with Russia

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Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T10:41:10+00:00

Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?Several hours after dark in a quiet Caribbean neighbourhood, a cluster of environmental activists gather on plastic chairs between a mango tree and a courtyard wall emblazoned with the words: “Colombia, respira!” (breathe Colombia).So many people have turned up that some are forced to stand. That is because tonight’s speaker, Susana Muhamad, is one of the most admired socio-environmental campaigners in the world and this is a moment of profound historical significance. Continue r

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Republicans could abandon $1bn proposal for Trump’s ballroom – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T10:39:51+00:00

Republican senators have queried the timing and lack of detail in secret service bid to add money to the Department for Homeland security billHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Senate Republicans could strip Donald Trump’s lavish White House ballroom complex from the Department of Homeland Security funding bill after members queried the timing and lack of detail in the $1bn Secret Service request.The US issued a federal criminal indictment against Raúl Castro, Cuba’s former president, potentially paving the way for a US military raid to capture him.Two police officers attacked by r

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Girl, 2, dies after being left in car as extreme heat sweeps Spain

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T10:39:46+00:00

Authorities in Galicia declare two days of mourning after toddler died during exceptionally high May temperaturesEurope live – latest updatesA two-year-old girl has died of heatstroke in north-west Spain after being accidentally left in her father’s car during an unseasonably hot spell that could push temperatures in some areas to 38C (100F).The child, who has not been named, went into cardiac arrest on Wednesday afternoon after spending several hours inside the vehicle in the Galician town of Brión after her father forgot to take her to nursery. Continue reading...

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Girl, two, dies after being left in car as extreme heat sweeps Spain

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T10:39:46+00:00

Authorities in Galicia declare two days of mourning after toddler dies during exceptionally high May temperaturesEurope live – latest updatesA two-year-old girl has died of heatstroke in north-west Spain after being accidentally left in her father’s car during an unseasonably hot spell that could push temperatures in some areas to 38C (100F).The child, who has not been named, went into cardiac arrest on Wednesday afternoon after spending several hours inside the vehicle in the Galician town of Brión after her father forgot to take her to nursery. Continue reading...

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WeWork India Q4 profit rises 80%, revenue up at ₹715 cr

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-21T10:30:36+00:00

Total income rose to ₹715.35 crore in the fourth quarter of 2025-26 fiscal from ₹554.87 crore in the corresponding period a year ago

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Mick Jagger to play Josh O’Connor’s father in new film from Alice Rohrwacher

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T10:29:11+00:00

The Rolling Stone will play a lighthouse keeper in Three Incestuous Sisters, joining a cast including Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley and Saoirse RonanRolling Stones singer Mick Jagger is playing a lighthouse keeper in the new film from Happy as Lazzaro director Alice Rohrwacher, which is currently filming on the Italian island of Stromboli.According to reports in the Italian media, Jagger was photographed on arrival in Stromboli after flying in by helicopter to take a role in Three Incestuous Sisters, Rohrwacher’s adaptation of the 2005 “visual novel” by The Time Traveler’s Wife author Audrey

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