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Jim Chalmers says budget to address economic anxieties ‘driving’ Australians to One Nation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T02:08:17+00:00

Farrer win casts shadow over budget as government signals it’s alive to populist rightwing threat Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation has cast a shadow over the federal budget and influenced decisions to reform negative gearing and taxes, with Jim Chalmers admitting many Australians are feeling economic anxieties that are “driving them to consider” rightwing populist parties.The treasurer and Anthony Albanese have conceded that many people are locked out of the housing market and that the problem is getting

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Why does everyone hate Keir Starmer? – podcast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T02:00:11+00:00

Aditya Chakrabortty on the Labour leader’s predicament – and if he may be the last prime minister of the two-party systemIn these highly polarised times, dunking on the prime minister – and this PM in particular – is the one thing that seems to unite people in fury, disappointment and loathing. So as he rolled his sleeves up to address the nation on Monday morning, after one of the worst election results in Labour’s history, Keir Starmer had quite the job on his hands.The Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty was watching – and wincing. “There are times when I watch Keir Starmer promising he’

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Virginia Democrats ask conservative-majority US supreme court to restore congressional map approved by voters – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T01:58:28+00:00

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailSpeaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump reiterated that Iran’s peace proposal was “just unacceptable”.The president went on to insist that he had a “very simple plan”, and maintained that Tehran could not have a nuclear weapon, without elaborating on the next negotiating steps. Continue reading...

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India OMCs face Rs 1 lakh crore losses as fuel price freeze continues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-12T01:49:03+00:00

Despite a nearly 50% rise in crude oil input costs since the Middle East conflict began, fuel prices in India have largely remained unchanged, leading to mounting financial strain.

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AI job growth in India rising 15–20%: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-12T01:44:51+00:00

Speaking at the CII Annual Business Summit, he urged industry bodies and companies to collaborate with Nasscom to prepare talent for the next wave of technological change.

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Trump-Xi talks put focus on Taiwan, the island China claims as its own

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-12T01:34:26+00:00

Although Trump approved record arms sales to Taiwan and pushed Taipei to boost defence spending, his recent comments about discussing arms supplies with Xi and his repeated calls for Taiwan to “pay” for US protection have fuelled uncertainty

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Mayor of California city resigns over charges of being a foreign agent of China

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T01:22:06+00:00

Eileen Wang, 58, mayor of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty over the felony count brought by the justice departmentEileen Wang, the mayor of a southern California city, resigned suddenly on Monday after the US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced she had been charged with acting as an illegal foreign agent of China.Wang, 58, agreed to plead guilty to the felony count and could face a sentence of 10 years in prison. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live 12 April: Stock to buy today: Shilpa Medicare

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-12T01:14:32+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: The short-term outlook is bullish for Shilpa Medicare. The stock closed over 4 per cent on Monday when the broader markets were beaten down badly. The 21-Day Moving Average (DMA), currently at ₹420 has given very good support for the stock recently. The 55-DMA is on the verge of making a bullish crossover with the 200-DMA. This strengthens the bullish case and indicates that the downside could be limited.

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Mass starvation looms if fertilisers can’t pass key waterway, UN warns – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T00:53:15+00:00

This blog is now closedTrump calls Iran’s response to peace plan ‘totally unacceptable’ as ceasefire fraysTurkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, will visit Qatar later today for talks on the war, its impact on the region and efforts to ensure navigational safety in the strait of Hormuz is resumed, a Turkish diplomatic source told the Reuters news agency.Turkey, which neighbours Iran, has been in close contact with the US, Iran and mediator Pakistan since the start of the conflict. It condemnded the US and Israel for launching the war, widely seen to have been done illegally, but also criticis

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Trump officials cancel rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T00:50:09+00:00

Move comes as administration seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing on taxpayer-owned landThe interior department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as Donald Trump’s administration eases restrictions on industries and seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing on taxpayer-owned land.The 2024 rule adopted under former president Joe Biden was meant to refocus the interior department’s Bureau of Land Management, which oversees about 10% of land in the US. It allowed public property to be leased for restoration in the same way that

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Soldier dies during parachute training incident at Jervis Bay – the second such death in two years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T00:41:36+00:00

Defence department says another ADF soldier was injured on Monday evening, but didn’t require hospitalisationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn army soldier has died during a parachuting training course at Jervis Bay airfield, Defence has announced.The soldier died during the training incident on Monday evening. Continue reading...

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Paratrooper dies after mid-air collision at Jervis Bay – the second training death in two years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T00:41:36+00:00

Defence department says another ADF soldier was injured on Monday evening, but didn’t require hospitalisationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn army soldier has died during a parachuting training course at Jervis Bay airfield, Defence has announced.The soldier, aged 50, died following a mid-air collision with another paratrooper on Monday evening after their parachutes had deployed. Continue reading...

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I padri e i figli nel Flickelona

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-12T00:28:58+00:00

Nel tempo trascorso a Barcellona Hansi Flick è diventato una figura affettiva, non in senso sdolcinato, ma in quella maniera necessaria per ricostruire una squadra giovane con autorevolezza e serenità

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Long-Term Energy Crisis Looms as Trump Says Truce Is on ‘Life Support’

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-12T00:07:49+00:00

Iran defended its demands for a peace deal and President Trump called them “garbage.” Mr. Trump said he wanted to suspend the federal gasoline tax, which would require congressional approval.

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‘Difficult’ mission to repatriate Australian hantavirus cruise passengers en route to long Perth quarantine

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T00:06:23+00:00

Health minister Mark Butler says six people from MC Hondius plus flight crew from charter plane to be isolated for weeksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians and New Zealanders who were aboard the deadly hantavirus-hit cruise ship will undergo the first three weeks of their quarantine at the Bullsbrook national resilience centre, just outside Perth.The flight crew that brings them back to the country will have to join them, Australia’s health minister, Mark Butler, said. Continue reading...

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РФ повільно та послідовно модернізує Ту-160М: аналітики проаналізували супутникові знімки

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-11T23:59:00+00:00

Програма модернізації Ту-160М, яку реалізує Казанське об’єднання авіабудівників, передбачає оновлення оригінального планера Ту-160 за допомогою новітньої авіоніки, систем зв’язку та вдосконалених двигунів.

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The big questions hanging over the Trump-Xi meeting in China

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T23:05:07+00:00

Taiwan, tariffs and the strait of Hormuz are on the meeting’s agenda for Beijing – but will the US president be forced to ask for help in ending his war with Iran?On 20 February, a White House official confirmed that US president Donald Trump would be travelling to Beijing the following month to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Top of the agenda: the US-China trade war.One week later, Trump approved joint strikes with Israel against Iran, starting a new war in the Middle East. Its ramifications have spread far beyond the region and caused alarm in Beijing. The presidential summit was postp

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UK households cut back spending at fastest rate in 18 months, Barclays says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T23:01:07+00:00

Dip in credit card spending in April, particularly on travel, suggests Britons preparing for harder times amid Iran war falloutHouseholds cut back on their spending in April at the fastest pace in 18 months, as the conflict in the Middle East provoked fears of another cost of living crisis, a report from one of the UK’s biggest banks has suggested.Barclays, which processes nearly 40% of the UK’s credit and debit card transactions, said its data showed there had been a 0.1% fall in card spending last month compared with a year earlier. This was the first year-on-year fall since November 2024. C

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Arts and cultural engagement ‘linked to slower pace of biological ageing’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T23:01:07+00:00

Research from UCL suggests visiting art galleries or museums, singing and painting can help improve health outcomesSinging, painting or visiting a gallery or museum helps people age more slowly, according to the latest study to link taking an active interest in art and culture with improved health.The findings are the first to show that both participating in arts activities and attending events, such as viewing an exhibition, lead to people staying biologically younger. Continue reading...

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Birmingham City University urged not to axe Black studies MA

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T23:01:07+00:00

More than 100 figures sign open letter criticising closure, just months after MA was launchedMore than 100 academics, writers and activists from around the world have signed an open letter condemning plans to close an MA in Black studies and global justice at Birmingham City University (BCU), just months after it was first launched.The move follows the controversial closure of BCU’s undergraduate course in Black studies in 2024, and has prompted warnings that Black studies are being erased from UK higher education. Continue reading...

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Epurazioni alla Cultura. Meloni processa Giuli, tensione a Palazzo Chigi

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-11T23:00:00+00:00

Un’ora di faccia a faccia dopo la cacciata dello staff. Il ministro tira dritto e firma l’addio del fedelissimo di Fazzolari. Oggi non sarà a Bruxelles. La nota ufficiale: “Rapporto cordiale”

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump estime que le cessez-le-feu entre l’Iran et les Etats-Unis est « sous assistance respiratoire » ; l’Iran se dit prêt à « riposter » en cas d’agression

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-11T22:42:26+00:00

Le président du Parlement iranien, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a déclaré que les forces armées de son pays étaient « prêtes à riposter et à donner une leçon » en cas d’agression. Le président américain a, lui, déclaré envisager de relancer son opération « Projet Liberté ».

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