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Minister resigns from Starmer government with call for PM to quit

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T08:24:13+00:00

Communities minister Miatta Fahnbulleh is first minister to leave government after heavy election lossesUK politics live – latest updatesMiatta Fahnbulleh has become the first minister to resign from Keir Starmer’s government, calling on the prime minister to quit.The communities minister’s resignation came as one of Starmer’s closest aides declined to say whether he would lead Labour into the next election amid mounting calls for him to resign. Continue reading...

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Labor dropped their long-awaited gambling report on budget day. Were they betting no one would notice?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T08:21:13+00:00

The government’s response to the Murphy report is hardly dynamite. Harm advocates, gambling operators and advertisers are all waiting to see whether Labor’s rhetoric will be matched by action The Labor government decided to release its contentious, much-delayed response to Peta Murphy’s report on gambling on one of the biggest political news days of the year.They dropped it while the nation’s federal political journalists were trapped in budget lockup. Continue reading...

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Chaos in Philippines as Duterte ally wanted by ICC takes refuge in senate to avoid arrest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T08:20:37+00:00

Former police chief Ronald dela Rosa spends night at senate office after another Duterte ally offers protective custodyThe unusual pursuit was captured on CCTV cameras inside the Philippine senate. Ronald dela Rosa, a longtime ally of the former president Rodrigo Duterte, raced along the hallways of the upper house complex, stumbling on the staircase, as he fled government agents.“They want to forcibly bring me to The Hague, to surrender me there,” Dela Rosa said later on a Facebook livestream, pleading for public support. Continue reading...

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EXIM Bank plans ₹​99,500 crore fundraise in FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-12T08:15:45+00:00

The spread on the ⁠bank’s 10-year bond issued in January has narrowed to 70 bps from 86 bps over the past three months, MD Harsha Bangari said

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Three-day ceasefire ends with fresh wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T08:15:03+00:00

At least one person killed as Moscow launches drone strikes on energy facilities and apartments Today’s talks in Brussels come as the three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine announced by president Donald Trump last week ended with a fresh wave of Russian strikes.AFP reported that Moscow launched a wave of more than 200 attack drones that damaged energy facilities and apartment buildings, killing at least one person.“Attack drones were shot down in the Dnipro, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions, as well as in Kyiv and the region. Energy facilities, apartment buildin

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Israele approva il Tribunale speciale per i crimini del 7 ottobre: prevista la pena di morte

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-12T08:05:01+00:00

A marzo è stata approvata una legge che prevede il boia per chi è colpevole di attentato alla sicurezza dello Stato, ma la norma non è retroattiva e non si sarebbe dunque potuta applicare a chi è già in cella. La nuova disposizione è pensata specificamente per il 7/10

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Fortescue ordered to pay Yindjibarndi traditional owners $150m in record native title payout

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T08:04:50+00:00

Federal court found miner’s Solomon Hub iron ore mine caused cultural and social harm, including the destruction of 140 heritage sitesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMining company Fortescue has been ordered to pay $150m in compensation to traditional owners over cultural losses caused by the multibillion-dollar Solomon Hub iron ore mine – the largest compensation payout in native title history.The mine, which has extracted millions of tonnes of iron ore and generated an estimated $80bn in revenue for Fortescue si

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Вчені встановили камери для вивчення вовків і побачили дещо дивовижне

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-12T08:03:00+00:00

Камери для моніторингу вовків випадково зафіксували рідкісне явище – дику пуму з трьома дитинчатами, що може свідчити про можливе повернення виду в регіон.

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Middle East crisis live: Iran could enrich uranium to weapons grade if attacked, senior lawmaker warns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T08:02:05+00:00

Ebrahim Rezaei says in social media post that the country could enrich its stocks of uranium to 90% and will review such a move in parliament​Donald Trump said one of his central objectives in launching ‌a war against Iran was to ensure Tehran does not develop a ​nuclear weapon.​Iran – which insists its nuclear programme is peaceful – is reportedly yet to hand over more than 400 kg ⁠of uranium enriched up to 60%, a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%. Continue reading...

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Internal displacements caused by violence or conflict at record high in 2025

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T08:01:28+00:00

The 32.3m surpasses those caused by disasters for the first time, as 82.2m people displaced in total around worldThe number of internal displacements triggered by conflict or violence around the world reached a record high in 2025, surpassing the number of disaster-driven internal displacements for the first time.A report published by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) shows that by the end of 2025 there were 32.3m conflict-driven internal displacements. That is 60% higher than those recorded the previous year, and – for the first time since data collection began in 2008 – abov

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A Vancouver, ville hôte de la Coupe du monde 2026, les habitants ont du mal à se prendre au jeu

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-12T08:00:20+00:00

La ville portuaire de la Colombie-Britannique accueillera 7 des 104 matchs du tournoi, que le Canada organise avec les Etats-Unis et le Mexique, du 11 juin au 19 juillet. Mais, entre les prix des billets et le coût total de la compétition, l’événement peine à susciter l’engouement.

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Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T08:00:18+00:00

Soft-left Tribune group issues thinly disguised attack on Keir Starmer, calling for bold policy renewalBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesAn influential group of MPs has said that Labour needs an urgent renewal of economic strategy to offer voters “more than better management of decline” before the next general election.With Keir Starmer fighting to ward off a leadership challenge, the leading backbenchers from the soft-left Tribune group published a series of essays calling for bolder action to salvage its remaining time in power. Continue reading...

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Five former Carillion executives banned by accountancy regulator

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T08:00:16+00:00

Richard Adam, Zafar Khan and three others are also fined by Financial Reporting CouncilBusiness live – latest updatesFive former executives at the collapsed government contractor Carillion have been bannedby the UK’s accountancy regulator, effectively ending the career of its former finance chief, after they “acted recklessly”.Before Carillion collapsed into compulsory liquidation in January 2018 – one of the biggest corporate failures in UK history – it was a large multinational construction and facilities management services company and employed 43,000 people around the world. Continue readi

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EU defence ministers meet for talks on Ukraine – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T07:57:33+00:00

Ministers to also discuss how to ramp up defence manufacturing and the situation in the Middle EastAs the UK goes through a yet another major government crisis, EU defence ministers are meeting in Brussels today to discuss the bloc’s threat assessment, its support for Ukraine, and what Europe could do to help in the Middle East.The ministers will consider “how we can use the €90bn loan, and how does that all proceed so that it answers the urgent needs of Ukraine?” EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told reporters this morning. Continue reading...

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Domestic gold futures increase on spot demand

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-12T07:46:44+00:00

Fresh positions built up by participants led to a rise in gold prices, say analysts

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Man charged with arson over alleged attack on ex-synagogue in east London

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T07:46:38+00:00

Moses Edwards, 45, from Wanstead, to appear in court in connection with incident in Whitechapel last weekA 45-year-old man has been charged with arson with intent to endanger life after reports of a fire at a former synagogue in east London.Moses Edwards, from Wanstead, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday after the alleged arson attack on the building in Nelson Street, Whitechapel, on 5 May. Continue reading...

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Lorry gets stuck in hole it was sent to fix in Somerset

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T07:38:15+00:00

Lorry left at near 45-degree angle after ground gave way on road near WaltonA lorry became stuck in a sinkhole after being sent to fix it.Contractors from a company called Stabilised Pavements were sent to fix the sinkhole on Butleigh Drove, near Walton in Somerset, when the ground gave way, the Times reported. Continue reading...

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