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PM Modi lands in Norway; to hold talks on trade, tech

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T08:31:50+00:00

During his two-day visit, Modi will call on King Harald V and Queen Sonja and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Store

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India directs State-run banks, insurance firms to cut costs, shift to EVs

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T08:27:53+00:00

The order, part of a broader austerity push, will cover institutions like the ‌State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda and Life Insurance Corp of India ‌and million of their employees across the ‌country

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Govt weighs options to revive stalled IDBI Bank privatisation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T08:23:34+00:00

One of the options is to reduce the reserve price by as much as 20% after buyers balked in the previous round, which was halted in March, sources said

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Israeli forces storm Gaza-bound aid flotilla off Cyprus

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-18T08:23:22+00:00

Organisers of the flotilla say the vessels were boarded in international waters, as Turkey condemns 'piracy'

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Hantavirus : une mission scientifique traque des rongeurs suspects à Ushuaia

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-18T08:20:44+00:00

Pendant plusieurs jours, des biologistes venus de Buenos Aires doivent poser des pièges en divers points de l’île australe, puis analyser si les rongeurs capturés sont porteurs de la souche des Andes, transmissible d’humain à humain.

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Ryanair ‘confident’ it will avoid jet fuel shortage but warns of future fare rises

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T08:19:14+00:00

Airline says travellers are leaving it longer to book and those buying flights later this year could face higher pricesBusiness live – latest updatesRyanair is “confident” it will not face a jet fuel shortage this summer amid fears over widespread cancellations linked to the Iran war, but warned holidaymakers booking their flights later this year could face higher fares.Neil Sorahan, the chief financial officer at the budget airline, said he was “increasingly confident that we will not see any supply shocks this summer”. Continue reading...

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Israele attacca ancora la Flotilla. Persi i contatti con 23 barche, abbordata una delle italiane

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-18T08:10:48+00:00

Nuovo raid dopo quello del 29 aprile. Perso il contatto con due imbarcazioni mentre le altre tentano di mettersi al riparo in acque territoriali turche. A bordo anche il parlamentare 5S Dario Carotenuto. Poco prima dell’attacco il ministero degli Esteri dello Stato ebraico aveva intimato lo stop alla missione: “E’ una provocazione”

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Flotilla sotto attacco, otto italiani cattura. Tajani: “Israele rispetti il diritto internazionale”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-18T08:10:48+00:00

“Almeno 7 o 8 i connazionali catturati”. Poco prima del raid il ministero degli Esteri dello Stato ebraico aveva intimato lo stop alla missione: “E’ una provocazione”. A bordo della barca turca anche il parlamentare 5S Dario Carotenuto. Secondo Ynet alcuni attivisti già su una nave militare che farà rotta verso Ashdod

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Flotilla sotto attacco, 8 italiani catturati. Tajani: “Israele rispetti il diritto internazionale”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-18T08:10:48+00:00

Abbordate almeno due barche del nostro Paese. A bordo dell’imbarcazione turca anche il parlamentare 5S Dario Carotenuto. Secondo Ynet un centinaio di attivisti sono stati portati verso Ashdod. Protesta Ankara: “Risposta compatta della comunità internazionale”. Netanyahu: “Lavoro eccezionale”

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Flotilla sotto attacco, 11 italiani catturati. Tajani: “Israele rispetti il diritto internazionale”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-18T08:10:48+00:00

Abbordate almeno due barche del nostro Paese e l’Idf usa “Ooops, I dit it again” di Britney Spears per disturbare le frequenze radio. Sull’imbarcazione turca anche il parlamentare 5S Dario Carotenuto. Secondo Ynet un centinaio di attivisti sono stati portati verso Ashdod. Netanyahu: “Lavoro eccezionale”

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Flotilla sotto attacco, 12 italiani catturati. Tajani: “Israele rispetti il diritto internazionale”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-18T08:10:48+00:00

Abbordate almeno due barche del nostro Paese e l’Idf usa “Ooops, I dit it again” di Britney Spears per disturbare le frequenze radio. Sull’imbarcazione turca anche il parlamentare 5S Dario Carotenuto. Secondo Ynet un centinaio di attivisti sono stati portati verso Ashdod. Netanyahu: “Lavoro eccezionale”

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Flotilla sotto attacco, 14 italiani catturati. Tajani: “Israele rispetti il diritto internazionale”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-18T08:10:48+00:00

Abbordate almeno due barche del nostro Paese e l’Idf usa “Ooops, I dit it again” di Britney Spears per disturbare le frequenze radio. Ancora in navigazione il parlamentare 5S Dario Carotenuto. Secondo Ynet un centinaio di attivisti sono stati portati verso Ashdod. Netanyahu: “Lavoro eccezionale”

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Benchmark indices rebound off lows amid cautious market sentiment

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T08:06:21+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Benchmark indices recovered from sharp intraday losses amid selective buying in heavyweight stocks, though elevated crude oil prices, rupee weakness and continued foreign institutional investor selling kept investor sentiment cautious in volatile trade.

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Au Guatemala, la fin de l’ère Porras, la procureure qui défendait les corrompus

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-18T08:03:41+00:00

En poste depuis huit ans, l’ex-cheffe du ministère public, sous sanctions américaines et européennes, est accusée d’avoir couvert des agissements criminels et poursuivi indûment des magistrats, des opposants, des défenseurs des droits humains et des journalistes.

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Слабкий лідер: з чим Путін поїде до Сі

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-18T08:03:00+00:00

В російсько-українській війні роками існувала одна стала і неприємна закономірність: щоразу напередодні важливих міжнародних зустрічей Росія обстрілювала Київ та інші українські міста, намагаючись продемонструвати...

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Europe should pick negotiator for possible Russian talks, says Zelenskyy – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T08:00:07+00:00

Ukrainian president says Europe must ‘have a strong voice and presence’ amid search for candidate who could lead any talks with PutinIn other news, the hantavirus-hit cruiseship MV Hondius has just arrived at the Port of Rotterdam, where it will be disinfected and its crew members will go into quarantine.Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested last night that the time has come for Europe to pick its preferred negotiator for eventual peace talks with Russia. Continue reading...

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New Kerala government confronts fiscal crisis and rising welfare burden

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T07:53:28+00:00

With public debt nearing ₹3.57 lakh crore, the administration faces the difficult task of restoring financial discipline, generating jobs, managing coalition dynamics and funding ambitious “Indira Guarantees” without worsening the State’s financial condition

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Middle East crisis live: Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran to reach peace deal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T07:48:05+00:00

US president says there ‘won’t be anything left’ of country if it doesn’t come to an agreementUAE blames Iran or its proxies for drone strike fire near nuclear plantOman’s foreign ministry has condemned the drone strike that caused a fire at the perimeter of UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant on Sunday.In a statement shared to X, the ministry expressed its solidarity with the UAE but stressed that it rejected all “hostile and escalatory acts” as it urged for dialogue to address regional issues and called for international law to be respected by all parties. Continue reading...

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Delhivery shares slide 6% after Q4 results despite strong revenue growth

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T07:47:25+00:00

The stock fell after the March quarter earnings announcement, as investors reacted to lower profitability and integration costs, despite robust growth in express parcel volumes and transportation

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MCX to facilitate delivery of India refined silver

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T07:46:30+00:00

Move comes on the back of Government decision to curb import of gold and silver to bridge the current account deficit.

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Romaine calm: live frog found in discount supermarket lettuce bag

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T07:42:19+00:00

‘Look, if I was in a French supermarket, I probably would have got a two for one deal on that one,’ woman in WA told national TVFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen a group of housemates in Western Australia bought a pair of lettuces in a sealed plastic bag – reduced for quick sale to $1.15 – they got two other things for which they could not have bargained. One was a live frog reckoned to be the size of a man’s palm. The other, a slot on national television.But despite describing it as “the most random thing” the

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