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Five Italians Die While Scuba Diving Deep Caves in the Maldives

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-15T16:27:10+00:00

The divers, including a marine scientist and her daughter, were part of a research trip and were exploring an underwater cave system when they failed to resurface.

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Президента Федерації дзюдо Києва звинувачують у погрозах дітям та спробі не допустити спортсменку до чемпіонату, - ЗМІ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-15T16:24:00+00:00

Президент Федерації дзюдо Києва втрапив у скандал / фото - facebook.com/UkraineJudoFederationУ Києві набирає обертів скандал навколо президента Федерації дзюдо Києва, депутата Київради від "Слуги народу"...

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Росіяни шукають місця, де перебуває українське керівництво, - Зеленський

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-15T16:22:00+00:00

Є російські документи, у яких пропонуються цілі для ударів по Києву та інших наших містах – по політичних та військових обʼєктах, де може бути керівництво армії, уряд.

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Burnham byelection: the small town that could decide next PM – The Latest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-15T16:19:22+00:00

Andy Burnham may have a route back to Westminster – and a path to the Labour leadership. But first the Greater Manchester mayor must win a byelection in Makerfield, where Nigel Farage has vowed Reform UK will ‘throw absolutely everything’ at the contest.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s north of England correspondent Hannah al-Othman, who has been talking to voters in the constituency Continue reading...

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Labour’s NEC opens door for Burnham to return to Westminster via Makerfield byelection – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-15T16:17:28+00:00

National Executive Committee ives Burnham permission to stand in the candidate selection process for the upcoming byelectionLabour’s deputy leader, Lucy Powell, has backed Andy Burnham’s efforts to return to parliament, saying there will be no attempt to stop the Greater Manchester mayor from fighting an upcoming byelection in Makerfield.Speaking at a Fire Brigades Union conference in Coventry, she saidWe could have further to fall as a party and we absolutely need to come back together as one team, because we’ve got to take the fight to [Nigel] Farage. We are at real risk of Nigel Farage walk

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Labour’s NEC approves Burnham’s byelection pathway back to parliament

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-15T16:13:32+00:00

If he stands in Makerfield there will also need to be a mayoral contest to replace him in Greater ManchesterLabour’s national executive committee has approved Andy Burnham’s request to stand in the candidate selection process for the upcoming Makerfield byelection.The Greater Manchester mayor still has two more years of his term, meaning that if he stands there will need to be a mayoral byelection. Under Labour rules, sitting mayors need NEC approval to stand for Westminster. He would also need to be formally selected Continue reading...

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Fire breaks out at Tech Mahindra facility in Chennai

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-15T16:12:21+00:00

The company confirmed the incident in a statement and said that all employees and onsite personnel are safe. 

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Regulators as board leaders?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-15T16:11:03+00:00

Moving from certainty of legal frameworks to ambiguity of markets requires a different approach

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Editorial. Halfway house

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-15T16:09:54+00:00

Calibrated increase in fuel prices seems to be the strategy

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IDFC FIRST Bank launches FD-backed metal credit card for biz owners

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-15T16:08:38+00:00

The card helps businesses manage cash flow more efficiently, improve expense tracking, and build a stronger credit profile over time, according to a bank statement

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KJS India setting up new ₹651 crore unit in Telangana

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-15T16:08:05+00:00

State IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the facility on Friday

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Ukraine ‘entirely justified’ to plan strikes against Russian energy and military targets after Kyiv attacks, Zelenskyy says – as it happpened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-15T16:05:34+00:00

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereMeanwhile, the Latvian president, Edgars Rinkēvičs, has begun political consultations aimed at finding a parliamentary majority capable of forming a new government after the collapse of prime minister Evika Siliņa’s administration.Rinkēvičs’s office posted a short video from the meeting on its social media. Continue reading...

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Iran says it and Oman are coordinating future management of strait of Hormuz

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-15T16:04:49+00:00

Muscat silent about plans – opposed by US – to charge fee and demand details on nationality of all transiting shipsOman has been caught in geopolitical crossfire after Iran said it was coordinating with Muscat over the future management of the strait of Hormuz, including Tehran’s plans – opposed by the US – for fees to be paid by commercial shipping to a new Iranian government agency.The Omani exclave of Musandam lies to the south of the contested waterway, which normally carries a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil traffic but has been blockaded for 10 weeks since since the US-Israeli attack o

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Oman caught between US and Iran after Tehran claims joint strait of Hormuz plan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-15T16:04:49+00:00

Muscat silent about plans – opposed by US – to charge fee and demand details on nationality of all transiting shipsOman has been caught in geopolitical crossfire after Iran said it was coordinating with Muscat over the future management of the strait of Hormuz, including Tehran’s plans – opposed by the US – for fees to be paid by commercial shipping to a new Iranian government agency.The Omani exclave of Musandam lies to the south of the contested waterway, which normally carries a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil traffic but has been blockaded for 10 weeks since since the US-Israeli attack o

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Oman caught between US and Iran after Tehran claims of joint strait of Hormuz plan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-15T16:04:49+00:00

Muscat silent about plans – opposed by US – to charge fee and demand details on nationality of all transiting shipsOman has been caught in geopolitical crossfire after Iran said it was coordinating with the Gulf state over the future management of the strait of Hormuz, including Tehran’s plans to impose fees on commercial shipping.The Omani exclave of Musandam lies to the south of the contested waterway, which normally carries a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil traffic but has been blockaded for 10 weeks since the US-Israeli attack on Iran in February. Continue reading...

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Oman caught between US and Iran after Tehran’s claims of joint strait of Hormuz plan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-15T16:04:49+00:00

Muscat silent about plans – opposed by US – to charge fee and demand details on nationality of all transiting shipsOman has been caught in geopolitical crossfire after Iran said it was coordinating with the Gulf state over the future management of the strait of Hormuz, including Tehran’s plans to impose fees on commercial shipping.The Omani exclave of Musandam lies to the south of the contested waterway, which normally carries a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil traffic but has been blockaded for 10 weeks since the US-Israeli attack on Iran in February. Continue reading...

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Guerra in Iran, le news. Trump: “Taiwan non dichiari l’indipendenza, provocherebbe una guerra”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-15T15:59:55+00:00

Il presidente Usa al rientro da Pechino: “Xi d’accordo, l’Iran non deve avere armi nucleari”. Poi apre a una moratoria di 20 anni da parte di Teheran, “ma servono garanzie”. Media, iraniani hanno ricevuto risposta Usa che respinge completamente le loro condizioni. Teheran: “Hormuz rimane aperto per navi amiche”. Trump chiama Xi “amico”, lo invita alla Casa Bianca il 24 settembre

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Soudan : 19,5 millions de personnes souffrent de faim aiguë, alerte l’ONU

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-15T15:59:54+00:00

Sans intervention internationale rapide, la crise alimentaire causée par la guerre au Soudan risque de se transformer en une « tragédie encore plus grave », s’alarment plusieurs agences de l’ONU.

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Airfares need to be ‘rationalised’, says Supreme Court

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-15T15:59:50+00:00

The Centre, in an affidavit, told the top court that new aviation rules addressing predatory airfares were at an “advanced stage” of formulation

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Halfway house

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-15T15:50:03+00:00

Calibrated increase in fuel prices seems to be the strategy

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Greens suggest they will properly contest byelection, in blow to Burnham

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-15T15:46:28+00:00

Statement follows speculation party would not field candidate in Makerfield or barely fight seat UK politics live – latest updatesThe Greens are going to campaign for the Makerfield byelection, complicating Andy Burnham’s potential route back to parliament against what is expected to be a strong Reform UK challenge.A statement from the Greens said candidate selection was in process and that the party had learned from its win in another Greater Manchester seat in February, when it overcame a 13,000 Labour majority in Gorton and Denton. Continue reading...

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India-Korea partnership needs deeper engagement

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-15T15:45:55+00:00

The CEPA has not met the expectations of either side. India faces market access barriers, and Korean investments are falling

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