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Pete Hegseth to campaign with Thomas Massie rival in Kentucky as Trump lays into Republican critic – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T12:44:04+00:00

Defense secretary to support Trump-backed Ed Gallrein ahead of primary; South Carolina state house to debate push to redistrict only Democratic seatSign up for the Breaking News US emailIt’s election day in Kentucky’s fourth congressional district tomorrow and the race for the Republican representative is between the incumbent Thomas Massie – a consistent thorn in Trump’s side – and Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein. Massie is hosting a pulled pork and chicken dinner for his supporters at Veteran’s Memorial Park tonight to talk about what he hopes to achieve in congress, while defense secr

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Ground staff strike in Mumbai hits Air India flights, 15 flights delayed

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T12:38:58+00:00

A senior executive of AI Airport Services Limited whose workers went on flash strike said the management will discuss the demands with staff members; The agitation was called off in thirty minutes, he said

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Rising prices are Britons’ biggest money worry as inflation stays high, survey finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T12:37:06+00:00

Households ‘increasingly gloomy’ about finances amid fears of interest rate rises due to higher fuel pricesBusiness live – latest updatesRising prices have become the top financial concern for UK households, according to a monthly consumer confidence survey, before Wednesday’s official figures, which are likely to show inflation remaining stubbornly high.Amid fears of higher interest rates owing to increased fuel prices after the closure of the strait of Hormuz amid the conflict in the Middle East, households have become “increasingly gloomy about their financial situation”, the report said. C

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Imagicaaworld to invest ₹100 crore in Gujarat water park as footfalls rise 5%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T12:35:04+00:00

The announcement comes alongside the company’s Q4FY26 results, which showed revenue from operations of ₹91.9 crore; Footfalls across its parks rose 5 per cent year-on-year to 6.21 lakh visitors, signalling steady consumer demand

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Онкологи просять негайно припинити використовувати цей популярний засіб для дому

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-18T12:20:56+00:00

Багато хто звик вважати, що захист від важких захворювань залежить виключно від генетики або глобальних рішень, таких як відмова від куріння, але це не так.

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Trump’s Taiwan Gambit is Already a Gift to China

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-18T12:11:49+00:00

President Trump’s open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on ice for as long as it can.

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Trump’s Taiwan Gambit is Already a Gift to China

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-18T12:11:48+00:00

President Trump’s open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on ice for as long as it can.

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ХIV Книжковий Арсенал стартує за 10 днів: ми розпитали кураторів про підготовку

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-18T12:10:00+00:00

Напередодні XIV Книжкового Арсеналу, який відбудеться вже з 28 по 31 травня, ми запитали в кураторок і кураторів різних програм Фестивалю, як вони готуються до нього. А також розповіли про особливості...

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BBC staff strike as new director general warns of ‘tough choices’ on his first day

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T12:08:05+00:00

Matt Brittin begins task of finding budget cuts as World Service and Radio 4 journalists protest against plan to increase workloadsMatt Brittin, the BBC’s new director general, has warned staff that “tough choices are unavoidable” under his tenure, as his first day coincided with a strike by a group of the corporation’s journalists.Brittin, formerly Google’s most senior executive in Europe, arrived at the corporation’s New Broadcasting House while a group of journalists from the World Service’s flagship show Newshour and Radio 4’s The World Tonight were picketing in response to a plan to incre

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Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T12:00:46+00:00

Use of AI is a valuable tool for weather prediction but only when it’s trained with ample data, experts sayAs the US prepares for hurricane season and a summer of record-breaking heat, experts fear the Trump administration’s cuts to climate and weather data programming could make the federal government’s weather forecasts less reliable when they are needed most.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) late last year launched a suite of artificial intelligence-powered global weather forecast models which it said would improve “speed, efficiency, and accuracy”. In March, an age

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Celebrities call for permanent end to gnome ban at Chelsea flower show

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T11:55:19+00:00

Bill Bailey and Alan Titchmarsh paint gnomes for king’s garden at event in one-off to raise funds for RHS campaignGarden gnomes should make a permanent return to the Chelsea flower show, celebrities who have painted the mythical creatures for the king’s garden at this year’s event, have said.At the high-end event, which kicks off on Tuesday in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, south-west London, the “tacky” statutes been frowned upon since 1927. Speaking at the show’s press day, the comedian and musician Bill Bailey and the gardener and author Alan Titchmarsh urged the Royal Horticult

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Bodies of Four Italian Divers Found in Maldives Cave

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-18T11:55:16+00:00

The discovery comes after days of searching by an international team of rescue divers. A fifth body was recovered last week.

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Man charged with murder after woman and two children found dead inside Sydney home

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T11:55:01+00:00

NSW police called to home in Campbelltown where they arrested a man, aged 47A man has been charged with murder after the bodies of a woman and two children were found inside a Sydney home.Officers attended the home in Campbelltown, in the city’s south-west, on Monday night “following a call from the home to triple zero” at about 7.50pm, New South Wales police said. Continue reading...

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Man charged with three counts of DV murder after woman and children found dead inside Sydney home

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T11:55:01+00:00

NSW police called to home in Campbelltown where they arrested a man, aged 47A man has been charged with murder after the bodies of a woman and two children were found inside a Sydney home.Officers attended the home in Campbelltown, in the city’s south-west, on Monday night “following a call from the home to triple zero” at about 7.50pm, New South Wales police said. Continue reading...

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India fails to bridge divide over Iran war at BRICS summit

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T11:46:54+00:00

New Delhi releases a chair’s statement instead of a joint communique, citing differences among members over the situation in West Asia

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Зміна прайс-кепів на ринку електроенергії зменшило потребу України в аварійній допомозі, - Жупанин

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-18T11:46:34+00:00

фото УНІАН, Микола ТисПідвищення прайс-кепів на ринку електроенергії допомогло зменшити потребу України в аварійній допомозі з боку сусідніх країн та стабілізувати роботу енергосистеми. Про це заявив народний...

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Ryanair has ‘near zero concerns’ on fuel shortages but warns of future price rises

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T11:45:29+00:00

Airline’s CEO says uncertainty is making travellers book later, keeping summer holiday fares downBusiness live – latest updatesRyanair said it has “almost zero concerns” about its jet fuel supplies this summer amid fears over widespread cancellations linked to the Iran war, but warned that holidaymakers booking their flights later this year could face higher fares.The budget airline’s chief executive, Michael O’Leary, said Europe had now found plenty of alternative sources of jet fuel, but persistent consumer uncertainty had led to lower summer bookings than usual, keeping fares down. Continue

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