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Tens of thousands descend on London for far-right and pro-Palestine marches – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-16T11:29:01+00:00

Police monitoring both Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march and also the annual ‘Nakba day’ pro-Palestine marchCommenting on today’s policing operation in London, the Met Police said they had made two arrests near Euston station.A statement from the force read:Officers have made two arrests in the vicinity of Euston station.Two men, wanted on suspicion of GBH following an incident in Birmingham where a man was run over, were spotted arriving into London to attend the UTK protest. Continue reading...

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China Will Host Putin, Days After Trump’s Visit

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-16T11:23:43+00:00

The Russian leader will go to Beijing on Tuesday for talks with President Xi Jinping. The Kremlin said he had watched President Trump’s visit closely.

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Нема схваленої вакцини: рідкісний штам Еболи вбив десятки людей в одній з країн

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-16T11:07:48+00:00

ВООЗ попереджає про небезпечний спалах рідкісного штаму Еболи в Конго: десятки загиблих і ризик неконтрольованого поширення у важкодоступному регіоні.

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LIVE: Chelsea vs Manchester City – FA Cup final

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-16T11:03:08+00:00

Follow our live build-up, with full team news coverage, ahead of our text commentary stream.

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LIVE: Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City – FA Cup final

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-16T11:03:08+00:00

All our updates, with full post-match coverage, reaction and interviews, following our text commentary stream.

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Andalucíans to vote in election seen as gauge of Spain’s wider political change

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-16T11:01:07+00:00

Conservatives expected to keep majority as socialists face drubbing and ballot tests trajectory of far-right Vox partyVoters in the southern Spanish region of Andalucía will cast their ballots in an election this weekend that is likely to deliver an absolute majority to the conservative People’s party (PP) and inflict another debilitating defeat on Pedro Sánchez’s embattled socialists in what was previously one of their proudest strongholds.Sunday’s election in Spain’s most populous region – the last big poll before next year’s general election – will serve as a barometer of wider electoral op

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‘Research here is world class’: son of Steve Jobs looks to invest in UK cancer care

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-16T11:00:09+00:00

After death of his father, Reed Jobs is keen for his $1bn venture capital fund Yosemite to make a difference“I saw my dad have cancer when I was a kid, and unfortunately that happens far too often. And that really motivated me to try to transform outcomes for other people out there.”Reed Jobs is talking about the death of his father, the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, to a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2011 at the age of 56, the experience that underlines his mission to make cancer a non-lethal, treatable disease. Continue reading...

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Republican Louisiana senator in tough primary after Trump backs opponent

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-16T11:00:09+00:00

Bill Cassidy raised ire of US president for voting to impeach after January 6 – so Trump is backing Julia LetlowThe power of Donald Trump’s endorsement will be put to its latest test on Saturday, when Louisiana holds primary elections in which the US senator Bill Cassidy, who voted to impeach the president following the January 6 insurrection, then tried to make amends by casting the pivotal vote to confirm Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary, stands a chance of losing his party’s nomination.An incumbent Republican running for a third term representing a deeply Republican state, Cassidy wo

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : au lendemain de la prolongation du cessez-le-feu, l’armée israélienne mène des bombardements dans le sud du Liban

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-16T10:53:37+00:00

La diplomatie américaine a annoncé une prolongation du cessez-le-feu – déjà largement violé – de quarante-cinq jours entre Israël et le Liban. Le premier ministre libanais, Nawaf Salam, a fustigé le Hezbollah pour avoir entraîné le Liban dans une nouvelle guerre « irresponsable », ajoutant que seules les forces armées devraient détenir des armes dans le pays.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : bombardements israéliens au Liban malgré le cessez-le-feu ; des pays européens en discussion avec l’Iran pour franchir le détroit d’Ormuz, selon Téhéran

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-16T10:53:35+00:00

La diplomatie américaine a annoncé une prolongation du cessez-le-feu de quarante-cinq jours entre Israël et le Liban. Le premier ministre libanais, Nawaf Salam, a fustigé le Hezbollah pour avoir entraîné le Liban dans une nouvelle guerre « irresponsable », ajoutant que seules les forces armées devraient détenir des armes dans le pays.

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Thousands descend on London for far-right and pro-Palestine marches – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-16T10:42:58+00:00

Police monitoring both Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march and also the annual ‘Nakba day’ pro-Palestine marchNick Lowles, director of the anti-fascist campaign group Hope Not Hate, has shared a poll on Tommy Robinson’s popularity this morning as the far-right leader’s Unite the Kingdom rally gathers pace.According to a poll of 45,000 people conducted by Hope Not Hate, 17% of British people like Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. This rose to 34% among men aged between 25 and 34. Continue reading...

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Au Pérou, le candidat de gauche se hisse au second tour de l’élection présidentielle et affrontera la droite populiste de Keiko Fujimori

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-16T10:40:09+00:00

Après un dépouillement qui dure depuis un mois, il est acquis que Roberto Sanchez (gauche) a devancé le candidat d’extrême droite Rafael Lopez Aliaga. Le second tour se tiendra le 7 juin, dans un climat d’insécurité et de défiance envers les institutions.

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MotoGp, Barcellona: Acosta in pole, male Bezzecchi e Bagnaia

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-16T10:34:47+00:00

Lo spagnolo della Ktm ha preceduto Morbidelli e Alex Marquez. Il leader del mondiale è solo dodicesimo, un gradino più sotto il piemontese

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Finishing School

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-16T10:33:26+00:00

It’s graduation season, a time of aspiration and anxiety. Today is about the aspiration — the wisdom to be gleaned from great commencement addresses.

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Катастрофа близько: Землю може накрити аномалія, що вбила мільйони людей

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-16T10:24:00+00:00

Потужне кліматичне явище може спричинити масштабні посухи та проблеми з продовольством, але сучасні системи прогнозування дають світу більше шансів уникнути катастрофи рівня 1877 року

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