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Чергову партію FPV-дронів отримав спецпідрозділ ГУР "Артан" від "Української команди"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-12T12:19:00+00:00

Волонтери "Української команди" передали чергову партію FPV-дронів спецпідрозділу Головного управління розвідки "Артан". Про це повідомляється на фейсбук-сторінці волонтерського штабу. "Українська команда"...

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Crude shock, Rupee rout: Nifty posts steepest fall since March

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-12T12:10:00+00:00

The index opened with a gap-down at 23,722.60, hit an intraday high of 23,757.55 in early trade, before sellers dragged it to a session low of 23,348.40

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-12T12:06:44+00:00

Selon le Kremlin, Vladimir Poutine est prêt à rencontrer Volodymyr Zelensky pour mettre fin à la guerre. La Russie juge prématuré d’évoquer les « détails concrets du processus » de paix. Pour le ministre des affaires étrangères ukrainien, Andrii Sybiha, « [Vladimir] Poutine doit se rendre compte que ça ne va faire qu’empirer pour lui, il faut qu’arrêter cette terreur soit sa seule option », appelant à ce que « [s]es refus de paix répétés a[ient] des conséquences pour » le président russe.

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"У Маріуполі зараз ситуація гірша, ніж у період нацистської окупації", - краєзнавець Андрій Марусов

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-12T12:04:00+00:00

Уродженець Маріуполя, краєзнавець Андрій Марусов в інтерв’ю УНІАН розповів про чотири роки життя цього міста в окупації, та чому росіяни так в ньому зацікавлені.

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Jess Phillips becomes second minister to resign from Starmer government

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T12:03:43+00:00

Safeguarding minister joins Miatta Fahnbulleh in publicly calling for PM to quit after heavy election lossesUK politics live – latest updatesOne of Keir Starmer’s most influential ministers, Jess Phillips, has resigned from the government, calling for Keir Starmer to quit and saying she has grown tired of seeing “opportunities for progress stalled and delayed”.Starmer told his cabinet earlier on Tuesday he would fight on as prime minister, saying the threshold for a leadership challenge had not been met. Phillips is known to be a close ally of the health secretary, Wes Streeting. Continue read

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Trump’s rollback of toxic gas rules limits EPA’s authority to protect public health, analysis says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T12:00:46+00:00

Ethylene oxide (EtO) is about 60 times more carcinogenic than believed in 2006, research findsA new Trump administration plan to rescind 2024 regulations for toxic ethylene oxide (EtO) pollution more broadly aims to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to strengthen public health protections around hazardous emissions and could result in more of the toxin being released into the air.Recent research has found EtO is about 60 times more carcinogenic than thought when the last regulations were developed in 2006. In 2024, the Biden EPA passed a rule that strengthened the regulatio

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Trump’s sudden cut in substance testing is ‘going to kill people’, experts warn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T12:00:46+00:00

Samhsa said funding cannot be used to purchase or distribute fentanyl test strips or other drug test kitsThe Trump administration’s decision to restrict use of federal funds for fentanyl test strips, in what officials described as a “clear shift away from harm reduction”, could have fatal consequences, experts and critics have warned.The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Samhsa) issued an open letter in April ordering an end to the use of its funding for all substance testing strips, including fentanyl, xylazine and medetomidine, the latest novel street drug to wreak h

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En Espagne, l’essor des investissements chinois soulève des questions sur l’emploi et le modèle économique à venir du pays

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-12T12:00:10+00:00

De Saragosse à Barcelone, les projets portés par des groupes chinois se multiplient dans les secteurs des batteries, de l’automobile et des énergies renouvelables. Madrid y voit un levier de réindustrialisation, mais la question du transfert de technologie et de la dépendance stratégique reste entière.

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Chalmers delivers 2026 budget speech – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T11:59:03+00:00

This blog is now closed.Chalmers goes for broke in federal budget facing twin threats of housing pain and Iran war disasterBudget 2026 winner and losersWhat the budget means for your generationSee all our Australia budget 2026 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Let’s build more houses … not start taxing them’, shadow finance minister saysClaire Chandler, the shadow minister for finance, spoke a moment ago.You don’t make more of something by increasing taxes on it. Taxes are inherently a disincentive to create more of something.If we need more houses in this cou

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Jess Phillips resigns as minister after Keir Starmer tells cabinet he is not stepping down – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T11:57:41+00:00

She becomes the second junior minister to step down after cabinet ministers rallied around the PM earlier on TuesdayStarmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challengeHere are some pictures from No 10 this morning.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the PM, is now being interviewed on the Today programme. Nick Robinson, the presenter, is asking him if he knows whether Keir Starmer has decided how to respond to the pressure on him to resign. Jones is avoiding the question, as he did on Sky News earlier. (See 7.43am.) Continue reading...

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Live Updates: Britain’s Starmer Defies Calls to Resign, For Now

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-12T11:55:55+00:00

Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to continue in office as he met with cabinet members. Dozens of Labour Party lawmakers had urged him to step down after heavy losses in local elections.

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APSEZ enters Europe offshore market as Adani Group expands global marine business

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-12T11:54:46+00:00

The move marks a significant overseas expansion for APSEZ’s fast-growing marine business as it seeks to reduce geographic concentration risks and expand beyond its existing presence across the Middle East, North Africa and West Africa

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First Thing: Democrats express ‘grave concerns’ over secretive ICE deportation flights

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T11:54:36+00:00

Letter follows a Guardian investigation into irregular ways the Trump administration was transporting detainees. Plus, top World Cup tickets to retail at almost $33,000Good morning.A group of 40 House Democrats have described “grave concerns” over the Trump administration’s secretive program of deportation flights and demanded that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) address allegations of mistreatment and inhumane conditions on ICE charter jets.By how much have deportation flights increased under Donald Trump? The number of ICE flights during 2025 has surged by 84% compared with 2024, a

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran ne devrait pas utiliser le détroit d’Ormuz « pour faire chanter » les monarchies pétrolières du Golfe, déclare le Qatar

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-12T11:45:00+00:00

Donald Trump a estimé lundi que le cessez-le-feu entre Washington et Téhéran était « sous assistance respiratoire » après avoir fustigé la réponse iranienne au plan américain visant à mettre fin durablement à la guerre, Téhéran se disant prêt à riposter en cas d’agression. Après plus d’un mois de trêve, la voie diplomatique piétine entre les Etats-Unis et l’Iran, qui s’envoient via le médiateur pakistanais des propositions pour consolider le cessez-le-feu, sans résultat concluant..

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran ne devrait pas utiliser le détroit d’Ormuz pour « faire chanter » les monarchies pétrolières du Golfe, déclare le Qatar

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-12T11:44:57+00:00

Donald Trump a estimé lundi que le cessez-le-feu entre Washington et Téhéran était « sous assistance respiratoire » après avoir fustigé la réponse iranienne au plan américain visant à mettre fin durablement à la guerre, Téhéran s’étant dit prêt à riposter en cas d’agression. Après plus d’un mois de trêve, la voie diplomatique piétine entre les Etats-Unis et l’Iran, qui s’envoient, par le médiateur pakistanais, des propositions pour consolider le cessez-le-feu, sans résultat concluant.

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Dr Reddy’s Q4 net profit falls 86% to ₹220 cr

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-12T11:44:07+00:00

The total revenue decreased 12 per cent at ₹7561 crore in the quarter under review against ₹8506 crore in the year-ago period. 

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Roma-Lazio, data e orario si trasforma in uno scontro totale

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-12T11:41:13+00:00

La decisione della Prefettura di Roma incide su 5 partite di campionato, ma dall’ad De Siervo parole chiare: “Lo spostamento? Non credo proprio”

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WOG Tech sets up research centre

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-12T11:39:14+00:00

The facility, located in Udyog Vihar, houses wet, bio, dry and chromatography laboratories along with a modular pilot effluent treatment plant

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Москалькова подвела итоги десятилетней работы на посту омбудсмена

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-12T11:39:07+00:00

Уполномоченный по правам человека Татьяна Москалькова представила президенту Владимиру Путину ежегодный доклад. Она также подвела итоги своей десятилетней работы на посту омбудсмена. Особое внимание она уделила работе по обмену пленных российских военнослужащих, а также гуманитарной поддержке.

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Burnham allies warn against quick ‘coronation’ of Streeting if Starmer quits

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T11:35:00+00:00

Assurances being sought that Greater Manchester mayor could stand for byelection, though MP Marie Rimmer says she will not stand asideUK politics live – latest updatesWho are the main threats to Starmer’s leadership?Allies of Andy Burnham have warned against a “coronation” for Wes Streeting as the next prime minister and called on Labour’s ruling body to allow the mayor to stand for the leadership.As Keir Starmer attempted to face down mounting calls for his resignation on Tuesday, sources close to Burnham demanded immediate assurances from Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) that he w

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Чи треба продовжити удари по нафтогазовій інфраструктурі РФ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-12T11:30:09+00:00

Кілька разів зустрічав думки про те, що удари України по нафтогазовій інфраструктурі РФ неефективні. В якості доказів наводились матеріали з шановних інформаційних агентств і навіть графіки з щоденними...

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Trieste, archiviato il procedimento sul caso Unabomber:

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-12T11:29:07+00:00

La superperizia genetica discussa lo scorso ottobre su Elvo Zornitta e altri dieci indagati hanno dato esito negativo: nessuna corrispondenza del Dna

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Pre-monsoon buying keeps black pepper prices steady

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-12T11:27:23+00:00

Many grinding factories in North India have stepped up procurement, resulting in sustained demand for pepper

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Palestine Action trial lawyer wins appeal against contempt of court charge

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T11:24:59+00:00

Rajiv Menon KC was accused of breaching judge’s directions with his closing speech at trial of six activistsA leading human rights barrister has won an appeal against his referral for contempt of court over his closing speech during a trial of Palestine Action activists.Rajiv Menon KC was accused of breaching the judge’s directions in the trial of six people for a 2024 direct action protest at an arms factory of the Israeli subsidiary Elbit Systems UK in Filton, near Bristol. Continue reading...

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