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Trump in China for talks with Xi Jinping

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-14T06:56:12+00:00

Trump visits Beijing for high-stakes summit with Xi as Iran, trade and Taiwan strain US-China ties.

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Trump and Xi meet in Beijing for key summit, with trade, Iran and AI on table

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T06:53:06+00:00

US president says he and his Chinese counterpart have ‘known each other for a long time’ and Xi is ‘great leader’Trump in Beijing – latest updatesFive key issues for Xi-Trump summitThe US president, Donald Trump, has met China’s leader, Xi Jinping, for a momentous summit that will pack negotiations on global conflict, international trade and the future of artificial intelligence into just over 24 hours.Trump arrived at the Great Hall of the People, an imposing Mao-era building that borders the western edge of Tiananmen Square, on Thursday morning for an opening ceremony followed by an hour of

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Congress names VD Satheesan as next Kerala Chief Minister

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-14T06:51:10+00:00

The decision was announced here at a press conference by AICC in-charge of Kerala Deepa Dasmunshi and the party's central observers for the state Ajay Maken and Mukul Wasnik.

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Modern antisemitism built on old Jewish stereotypes and tropes, royal commission told

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T06:40:24+00:00

UK expert tells Australian inquiry how antisemitism developed and that governments must define it in order to develop policies against itFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOld tropes about Jewish people – such as those found in the fraudulent and debunked Protocols of the Elders of Zion – have morphed and been melded into modern-day antisemitism, the royal commission has heard.On Thursday morning, the royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion heard from Dr Dave Rich, the Community Security Trust’s policy

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex rises 700 pts to breach 75,000-mark; Nifty rises 250 pts to 23,657.85

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-14T06:40:01+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: Indian equity markets opened on a positive note on Thursday, tracking gains in Asian peers and continued momentum in global AI-linked stocks, even as sustained foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows and geopolitical uncertainties kept investors cautious.

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Australia politics live: Coalition has gone ‘beyond dogwhistling’ to ‘demonising’, Labor MP says ahead of Taylor’s budget reply speech

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T06:39:38+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHolding Jewish people responsible for Israel a ‘building block’ of racism, inquiry hearsThere will always be “edge cases”, Dr Dave Rich has told the antisemitism royal commission, where there are good faith disagreements on whether something is antisemitic.Holding Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the state of Israel is the justification provided by terrorists who murder Jews around the world, who attack Jews around the world while shouting abuse about Israel, about Gaza.I’m not pretending anythin

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Cibo, roditori, vasche idromassaggio. Così la nave diventa il luogo ideale per le epidemie

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-14T06:39:22+00:00

Uno studio ripercorre i principali focolai scoppiati in mare: “Occorre più preparazione per riconoscere gli agenti infettivi”. Oltre all’Hantavirus della Hondius e al norovirus della Ambition, altre quattro navi hanno registrato contagi a bordo nel 2026

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Xi Jinping advierte a Trump que las relaciones entre China y EE UU dependen de Taiwán

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-05-14T06:29:46+00:00

Los líderes de las dos potencias se reúnen en Pekín durante la primera visita de un presidente estadounidense al gigante asiático en nueve años. El mandatario republicano afirma que la relación entre los países “va a ser mejor que nunca”

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Coles put commercial interests above its customers – and was caught red-handed

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T06:19:40+00:00

Reputation of Australia’s big supermarkets takes another hit as federal court finds Coles misled shoppers by promoting fake discountsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastColes’s “Down Down” promotion is one of Australia’s best known campaigns. But the supermarket has been caught red-handed after a federal court judge found Coles misled shoppers by promoting fake discounts.Through its proceedings, Australia’s competition regulator has given consumers an intriguing look-behind-the-curtain moment, exposing how a major supermarket sways shoppers to buy its products. Continue

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ВАКС арештував Єрмака з можливістю внесення застави

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-14T06:15:07+00:00

Єрмака відправили під варту з правом внесення застави / Колаж УНІАН, скриншот, фото hcac.court.gov.uaВищий антикорупційний суд України відправив під варту ексочільника Офісу президента Андрія Єрмака з...

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India ranks among countries leading in AI maturity: IDC report

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-14T06:06:13+00:00

India, along with Japan, South Korea and Singapore, has progressed beyond the evaluation stage and is now entering phases of testing, deployment and early mission-scale enablement, the report on AI Sovereignty stated

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UK economy records surprise 0.3% growth in first month of the Iran war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T06:02:11+00:00

GDP reading ties in with some surveys suggesting UK plc has kept up momentum despite rising fuel costsThe UK economy unexpectedly grew during the first full month of the Iran war, according to official figures, suggesting the Middle East conflict has not yet affected growth as much as feared.Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed growth of 0.3% in gross domestic product (GDP) in March, from a revised 0.4% rise in February and 0% growth in January. The ONS had originally estimated that the economy grew 0.5% in February and 0.1% in January. Continue reading...

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Farage criticised for backing preacher who says homosexuality is ‘abomination’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T06:00:20+00:00

Reform UK leader records video with Essex pastor to support his battle against council banning orderNigel Farage has been criticised for giving his full support to a Christian church leader who preached that homosexuality was an “abomination” and would lead to eternity in hell.The Reform UK leader recorded a video with Stephen Clayden after Colchester council applied for a banning order to limit his street preaching. Continue reading...

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Falling backwards and plunging through clouds: British paratroopers’ landing on Tristan da Cunha

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T06:00:20+00:00

Member of army squad sent with medics to assist suspected hantavirus patient recounts descent to remote islandThe hardest part of the parachute jump, according to Capt George Lacey, is falling backwards through the air. It is Saturday and Lacey, and his squad of six plus two medics, have just leapt out of an RAF transport, 2,500 metres over the south Atlantic.“The parachute can only go forward so quickly,” he says, meaning that it has to be pulled at precisely the right moment. “So you have to turn into the wind and basically fly backwards, which is a very weird sensation, as you can imagine.”

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‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-14T06:00:19+00:00

As Keir Starmer’s leadership totters, investors warn a Labour leadership contest ignoring public finances and market realpolitik could be disastrousA rise in borrowing costs and warnings to avoid a “Liz Truss moment”. As Keir Starmer faces a potential leadership challenge, the spectre of the bond market looms large.Amid febrile conditions in Westminster, the prospect of Britain switching prime ministers for a sixth time in seven years has fuelled a sharp sell-off in the market for UK government debt. Continue reading...

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Trump courts Xi amid Iran war and trade tensions

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-05-14T05:58:45+00:00

Trump praised China’s leader and emphasized their personal bond as both sides sought to steady relations despite tensions over Iran, trade and global power.

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