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Зачем Владимир Путин едет в Китай вслед за Дональдом Трампом

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-18T19:38:59+00:00

Первую зарубежную поездку в 2026 г. президент России Владимир Путин совершит 19–20 мая в Пекин – он посетит с официальным визитом Китай по приглашению председателя Си Цзиньпина. Как сообщил журналистам на брифинге помощник президента Юрий Ушаков, поездка приурочена к 25-летию Договора о добрососедстве, дружбе и сотрудничестве. Договор зафиксировал, что страны поддерживают политику друг друга «в вопросах, касающихся защиты государственного единства и территориальной целостности». Правда, Пекин публично не признает принадлежность Крыма и новых территорий России.

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Ударит ли Дональд Трамп по Ирану или продолжит блефовать

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-18T19:31:31+00:00

Спустя почти три месяца после начала иранской операции правительство США не знает, как разрешить эту ситуацию. Ни в Тегеране, ни в Вашингтоне не нашли условий, которые могли бы быть приемлемыми для обеих сторон. Сделав короткий перерыв на «исторический» государственный визит в Китай 13–15 мая, президент США Дональд Трамп вернулся в обычное для него с конца февраля этого года состояние: ежедневного устрашения Ирана. «Часики тикают», – заявил он в ночь на 18 мая (мск) и уточнил, что если Тегеран не сделает Вашингтону более выгодное предложение, то американские удары возобновятся и будут гораздо

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Кто потенциально возглавит правительство в Великобритании

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-18T19:29:21+00:00

Депутаты от лейбористской партии в парламенте Великобритании, по всей видимости, готовятся к борьбе как за лидерство в самой партии, так и кабинете министров. Как пишет Daily Mail со ссылкой на источники в британском правительстве, нынешний премьер Кир Стармер планирует оставить свой пост в течение месяца. По данным издания, это может произойти до дополнительных выборов в палату общин, которые запланированы на 18 июня в избирательном округе Мейкерфилд в графстве Большой Манчестер на северо-западе Англии.

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Aaron Rai’s US PGA win inspires golf’s next generation in Wolverhampton

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T19:18:30+00:00

Champion’s childhood coach recalls his early promise while a six-year-old fan hopes to follow in Rai’s footstepsThere was a real buzz and sense of pride at the 3 Hammers golf complex in Wolverhampton, the old stomping grounds of Aaron Rai, who on Sunday became the first Englishman since 1919 to win the US PGA Championship.It was the first major title of the 31-year-old’s career and Rai described it as “truly a dream come true”. “It’s phenomenal to think of how many things have gone into it and extremely rewarding to be stood here,” he told Sky Sports. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: Trump says he cancelled planned attack on Iran at request of Gulf states, vows US is ready for ‘large scale assault’ if peace talks fail

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T19:18:30+00:00

In post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said ‘serious negotiations’ are now underway with Iran and that Gulf leaders believe ‘a deal will be made’UAE blames Iran or its proxies for drone strike fire near nuclear plantFriedrich Merz has been embroiled in a row with Donald Trump over his war on Iran ever since the German chancellor suggested the Trump team was being outplayed in its negotiations with Tehran and said he would not advise his children to study or work in the US in the current climate.The Guardian’s Berlin correspondent, Deborah Cole, has looked at the declining relationship bet

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La RDC face à une nouvelle épidémie d’Ebola : « L’alerte a été donnée trop tard, et la situation évolue très rapidement »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-18T18:55:36+00:00

Plus de 100 morts d’Ebola et 395 cas suspects étaient recensés en République démocratique du Congo le 18 mai au soir. Deux jours plus tôt, l’Organisation mondiale de la santé a déclaré une « urgence de santé publique de portée internationale », son deuxième niveau d’alerte le plus élevé.

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Two women allege they were raped during filming of Married at First Sight UK

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T18:55:11+00:00

Former contestants claim there was not enough protection for cast during making of Channel 4 showTwo women have alleged they were raped during the filming of Married at First Sight UK, one of Channel 4’s biggest shows, and a third alleged she was subjected to a non-consensual sex act.The show did not do enough to protect them, the women told an edition of the BBC’s Panorama outlining their allegations. Continue reading...

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Prediction market Kalshi to give $2m to problem gambling group as it fights ‘gambling’ label

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T18:53:52+00:00

Kalshi announces two-year investment to National Council on Problem Gambling ‘focused on trader health and safety’The prediction market Kalshi, which maintains it is not a gambling platform, has announced plans to give $2m to the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) as it continues to ride a nationwide surge.While prediction markets allow users to bet – or “trade” – on the outcome of almost anything, from elections to sports to geopolitical events, the industry has vehemently fought efforts by state officials to regulate its platforms like those of conventional gambling giants. Continue

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ICE officer charged over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T18:50:42+00:00

Christian Castro charged with five counts over shooting of Julio César Sosa-Celis in Trump immigration crackdownA Minnesota prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s crackdown.The officer, Christian Castro, is charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime in the 14 January shooting of Julio César Sosa-Celis, Hennepin county attorney Mary Moriarty said at a news conference. A warrant was issued for his arrest. Continue rea

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No ‘tailor-made’ deal for UK if it wants to rejoin bloc, say former EU Brexit officials

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T18:45:09+00:00

Britain likely to face ‘warm, welcoming stance’ if it seeks re-entry but also a ‘hard-headed one’ – with no special dealsBritain would not be able to rejoin the EU on the special terms it enjoyed in the past, veterans of the Brexit negotiations have said.According to former officials from around Europe, the UK should not expect to achieve as beneficial a deal as it once had if it decided to begin negotiations on re-entry. Continue reading...

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Allemagne : le gouvernement rappelé à l’ordre sur sa politique climatique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-18T18:35:55+00:00

Dans son rapport annuel, le conseil d’experts sur les questions climatiques, créé à la suite de l’adoption de la loi « climat » de 2020, contredit les projections du gouvernement de Friedrich Merz, qui est revenu sur plusieurs mesures emblématiques de la précédente coalition au pouvoir à Berlin.

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Andy Burnham vows to ‘change Labour’ in direct challenge to Keir Starmer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T18:33:20+00:00

Expected candidate in Makerfield byelection says party ‘needs to change if we are to regain people’s trust’Andy Burnham drew the battle lines for the future of the Labour party on Monday as the Greater Manchester mayor promised he would “change Labour” and win back the voters the party had lost.Burnham, who is expected to be Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield byelection, claimed it would be no ordinary campaign and said he would make it about national issues where Labour was failing, in a direct challenge to the prime minister. Continue reading...

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‘It is heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return of Ebola

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T18:33:12+00:00

Residents of Ituri province fear spread of disease and economic impact of outbreak six years after the last“On public transport, in bars and at mass gatherings, everyone is talking about Ebola,” said Gloire Mumbesa, 38, a resident of Mongbwalu, a mining town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He said cases of the disease had been reported locally and panic was engulfing the area because of the lack of a vaccine for the Bundibudyo strain. “The fear is that this disease may spread to many other areas.”Residents of Ituri province in eastern DRC, where the World Health Organization announced

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‘It’s heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return of Ebola

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T18:33:12+00:00

Residents of Ituri province fear spread of disease and economic impact of outbreak six years after the last“On public transport, in bars and at mass gatherings, everyone is talking about Ebola,” said Gloire Mumbesa, a resident of Mongbwalu, a mining town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He said cases of the disease had been reported locally and panic was engulfing the area because of the lack of a vaccine for the Bundibudyo strain. “The fear is that this disease may spread to many other areas.”Residents of Ituri province in eastern DRC, where the World Health Organization announced an

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PM Modi invites Norwegian companies to invest in India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T18:23:00+00:00

Modi emphasised opportunities in clean energy, manufacturing, shipbuilding and health sectors, while urging stronger bilateral cooperation

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