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G7 finance chiefs seek to tackle imbalances as trade strains unity

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T04:47:49+00:00

Ministers are also due to discuss the economic fallout from the West Asia conflict and volatility on global bond markets, which are of particular concern to Japan

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Rupee hits fresh record low of 96.25 amid soaring crude oil prices

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T04:46:17+00:00

Forex traders said rising geopolitical tensions linked to the Iran conflict, elevated energy prices and sustained foreign outflows are exerting significant pressure on emerging market currencies, particularly the rupee.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex sinks 800 pts, Nifty below 23,400 amid Iran war fears

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T04:30:25+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equity markets opened sharply lower on Monday as escalating US-Iran tensions, soaring crude oil prices, weak global cues and persistent FII selling dragged the Sensex down over 800 points, while the Nifty slipped below the 23,400 mark.

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Satheesan to take oath as CM, Cong-led UDF cabinet to be sworn-in

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T04:28:15+00:00

Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge and top party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra among others are scheduled to attend the swearing-in

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le point sur la situation

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-18T04:21:48+00:00

Volodymyr Zelensky a estimé dans son allocution quotidienne dimanche que l’attaque massive de drones menée en Russie la nuit précédente était une réponse « à la prolongation de la guerre par la Russie » et à « ses attaques contre [les] villes [ukrainiennes] ».

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : au Liban, sept personnes tuées dans des frappes israéliennes, dont un chef du Jihad islamique, selon l’agence de presse officielle libanaise

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-18T04:16:18+00:00

Wael Abdel Halim a été visé dimanche par une attaque de l’armée israélienne dans la périphérie de Baalbek, dans l’est du pays. Sa fille de 17 ans est morte. Par ailleurs, d’après un bilan préliminaire du ministère de la santé, des bombardements israéliens sur le sud du Liban ont tué trois personnes à Tayr Felsay et deux à Tayr Debba.

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Editorial. Beyond the ballot

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T04:16:18+00:00

Bengal govt should repair institutions, finances, social schisms

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Sensex, Nifty bleed over 1% as oil surge, Iran tensions rattle Dalal Street

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T04:09:41+00:00

As of 9:18 AM, Sensex opened at 74,807.97 and fell to 74,447.73, down 790.26 points (1.05%); Nifty50 opened at 23,482.20 and dropped to 23,393.45, a decline of 250.05 points (1.06%)

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ED raids against AAP leader in Delhi

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T04:06:29+00:00

Singla has been a candidate for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from the Vishwas Nagar assembly seat

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‘Quieter and cleaner’: Sydney to trial electric ferry after two-year delay, with new fish market route slated for 2029

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T04:01:33+00:00

NSW transport minister says contracts signed for 24-metre, battery electric ferry to be trialled for 12 months from 2028Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSpluttering journeys across Sydney Harbour could soon be a thing of the past after a trial of the city’s first Australian-made and designed electric ferry.The New South Wales government says contracts have been signed for the new 24-metre, battery electric ferry to be trialled for 12 months from 2028 – two years later than originally planned. It is hoped it will op

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‘Quieter and cleaner’: Sydney to trial electric ferry after two-year delay

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T04:01:33+00:00

NSW transport minister says contracts signed for 24-metre, battery electric ferry to be trialled for 12 months from 2028Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSpluttering journeys across Sydney Harbour may soon give way to quieter trips with the New South Wales government to trial an electric ferry from 2028 before the fleet is expanded.The government said on Monday that contracts had been signed for the new 24-metre, battery electric ferry to be trialled for 12 months from 2028 – two years later than originally planned.

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Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-18T04:01:17+00:00

The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer.

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A French Soccer Star Faces Off Against a Surging Foe: The Far Right

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-18T04:01:06+00:00

Kylian Mbappé, the captain of France’s national team, set off a storm a month before the World Cup by suggesting that the National Rally party was a threat to France.

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Hundreds of children affected by UK’s halting of refugee family reunion, says Red Cross

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T04:00:59+00:00

Charity estimates up to 1,360 children could remain separated from families for every month the suspension continuesHundreds of children every month face being separated from their families since the UK suspended refugee family reunion last September, according to analysis by the British Red Cross.Based on examination of Home Office data of family reunion grants previously made, the charity estimates between 550 and 1,360 children could remain separated from their families for every month that refugee family reunion suspension continues. Of these, between 180 and 430 each month are likely to b

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Introducing Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’ – podcast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T04:00:59+00:00

The US supreme court demolished the 1965 Voting Rights Act when it ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states can’t consider race in redistricting. Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama have rushed to erase majority Black districts, sparking chaos for the midterm elections. Kai Wright talks with Stacey Abrams, voting rights activist and former Georgia house minority leader, about the fallout from the decision and why she thinks the way forward is still through engaging more voters to participate in democracy: ‘They have fractured communities and said we’re going to scatter these see

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L’Alliance des Etats du Sahel à l’épreuve de la crise malienne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-18T04:00:07+00:00

Lors des attaques djihadistes et indépendantistes fin avril au Mali, le Burkina Faso et le Niger n’ont pas envoyé de militaires pour soutenir le régime de Bamako. En dépit de la charte de l’AES qui stipule « un devoir d’assistance et de secours » mutuel.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex sinks over 800 points, Nifty below 23,400 amid Iran war fears

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T03:53:15+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equity markets opened sharply lower on Monday as escalating US-Iran tensions, soaring crude oil prices, weak global cues and persistent FII selling dragged the Sensex down over 800 points, while the Nifty slipped below the 23,400 mark.

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Xi Jinping prepares to welcome Vladimir Putin to China, four days after hosting Donald Trump

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T03:52:20+00:00

China’s deep relationship with Russia remains a continuing cause for concern in the west, particularly since Moscow launched its invasion of UkraineXi Jinping and Vladimir Putin exchanged “congratulatory letters” on Sunday ahead of the Russian president’s visit to Beijing this week, four days since Donald Trump left China after a high-stakes summit.Xi, China’s leader, said bilateral cooperation between Russia and China had “continuously deepened and solidified”, with this year marking the 30th anniversary of the two countries’ strategic partnership, according to Chinese state media. Continue r

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Crude oil futures rise after drone strikes in Gulf region

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T03:51:44+00:00

At 9:10 am on Monday, July Brent oil futures were at $111.28, up 1.85%, and July WTI crude oil futures were at $103.22, up 2.18%

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Neo-Nazi group challenges hate ban by arguing law ‘operates as a doorway to tyranny’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T03:43:06+00:00

Banned White Australia group lodges documents with high court stating legislation ‘burdens freedom of governmental and political communication’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA neo-Nazi group, which is aiming to start a political party and was last week banned as a hate group, has launched legal action against the commonwealth that will test the constitutional validity of the prohibition.The federal government on Friday banned neo-Nazi group the National Socialist Network (NSN), also known as White Australia, by l

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Canadá y la UE, mucho más que un matrimonio de conveniencia

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-05-18T03:40:00+00:00

Las amenazas y bandazos de Trump han provocado un nuevo acercamiento transatlántico entre dos aliados históricos dispuestos a cooperar frente a Washington

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Hungría, un crisol de minorías que despierta de la era Orbán

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-05-18T03:40:00+00:00

El ex primer ministro defendió durante 16 años el cerrojazo de las fronteras, pero su sucesor, Péter Magyar, no es más progresista en materia de inmigración

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