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Trump Says U.S. Pausing Efforts to Guide Ships Through Strait Blocked by Iran

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-05T23:56:53+00:00

President Trump said a U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz would “remain in full force.” The sudden shift came after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. efforts to free vessels trapped in the waterway would continue.

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Jon Husted and Sherrod Brown set for Senate showdown after Ohio primary victories

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-05T23:54:38+00:00

Ohio’s Senate seat is one Democrats have prioritized in the party’s bid to retake control of the chamberSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailRepublican senator Jon Husted and Democrat Sherrod Brown won their party’s nominations in Ohio’s primary elections on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press – teeing them up for what is expected to be a high-profile and expensive Senate race in November’s midterm elections.Husted ran unopposed, while Brown had a single opponent who he handily outraised. Continue reading...

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Polls close in Ohio and Indiana for high-stakes primaries of 2026 midterms – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-05T23:30:51+00:00

Control of Congress at stake as Ohio Senate seat could tip scale for Democrats to retake chamber in NovemberSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “endangering a lot of Catholics” because “he thinks it’s fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon”.The remarks come two days before Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, meets Leo at the Vatican in an effort to ease the tensions sparked by Trump’s previous broadside against the Chicago-born pontiff over his condemnation of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Continue

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Trump pone en pausa la misión para guiar a buques mercantes en Ormuz

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-05-05T23:24:56+00:00

El secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, había asegurado que el Proyecto Libertad para guiar a buques mercantes por el estrecho es una medida defensiva y necesaria para garantizar la libre navegación

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‘It kicks ass’: Rolling Stones launch new album at star-studded New York event

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-05T23:19:00+00:00

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood join Conan O’Brien to discuss forthcoming album Foreign TonguesOn Tuesday afternoon in New York, the Rolling Stones gathered friends, journalists and fellow artists for a preview of their forthcoming 25th album Foreign Tongues.Before the trio stepped on stage, host Conan O’Brien deadpanned that perhaps, finally, this is the album where the band will “finally make it after decades of obscurity”. The audience, which included Leonardo DiCaprio, director Baz Luhrmann and actor Odessa A’zion, laughed appreciatively. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: Trump says he is pausing operation that helps ships leave strait of Hormuz after just one day

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-05T23:18:36+00:00

President Donald Trump said he was halting the US military operation to escort ships through the strait of HormuzUS-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each sideIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is travelling to Beijing later today for talks with his Chinese counterpart “on bilateral relations and regional and international developments”, his ministry said on its Telegram account.While Beijing condemned the initial US and Israeli strikes on Iran which started the war in late February, China has largely adopted a posture of neutrality ever since and has urged for a

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Middle East crisis live: Trump says he is pausing ‘Project Freedom’ operation, to help ships leave strait of Hormuz

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-05T23:13:21+00:00

President Donald Trump said he was halting the US military operation to escort ships through the strait of Hormuz after just one dayUS-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each sideIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is travelling to Beijing later today for talks with his Chinese counterpart “on bilateral relations and regional and international developments”, his ministry said on its Telegram account.While Beijing condemned the initial US and Israeli strikes on Iran which started the war in late February, China has largely adopted a posture of neutrality ever since a

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Voters cast ballots in Ohio and Indiana in high-stakes primaries for 2026 midterms – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-05T23:13:21+00:00

Polls close in Indiana and soon in Ohio; control of Congress at stake as Senate seat in Ohio could tip scale for Democrats to retake chamberSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “endangering a lot of Catholics” because “he thinks it’s fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon”.The remarks come two days before Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, meets Leo at the Vatican in an effort to ease the tensions sparked by Trump’s previous broadside against the Chicago-born pontiff over his condemnation of the U

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Reinstate windfall tax on banks after surge in profits, TUC urges

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-05T23:01:52+00:00

Unions group wants rate returned from 3% to 8% after big four UK lenders reveal £14bn total profit in first quarter An increased windfall tax should be imposed on the UK’s largest banks according to trade union leaders, after the big four lenders reported almost £14bn in first-quarter profits, partly fuelled by market turbulence caused by the Iran war.The Trades Union Congress (TUC) renewed its call for an increase in the current bank surcharge, which was reduced from 8% to 3% of profits above £100m by the Conservative government in 2023, as banks benefit from the high interest rate environmen

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Black people in England twice as likely to suffer stroke as white counterparts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-05T23:01:52+00:00

In-depth study also reveals patients from black African and Caribbean backgrounds are less likely to receive timely carePeople from black backgrounds in England are twice as likely to experience strokes as their white counterparts, while also being less likely to receive timely care, according to the largest study of its kind.The study, conducted by researchers at King’s College London and presented at the European Stroke Organisation conference, analysed 30 years of stroke incidents from the South London Stroke Register, one of the longest-running population-based stroke registers in the worl

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Strage prima della tregua: venti morti in Ucraina

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

Colpite diverse città. Così Mosca avverte Kiev in vista della parata del 9 maggio: “Non attaccatela”

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Magyar a Sestri Levante omaggia Falcone e Borsellino

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

Il vincitore delle elezioni ungheresi, in Liguria alla prima europea di un documentario a lui dedicato, cita i due giudici italiani

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Mattarella: cinema libero e audace. Autocritica di Giuli su Regeni

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

Al Colle i candidati ai David di Donatello. Il presidente: le istituzioni collaborino. Il ministro annuncia più fondi al settore e chiede scusa per gli errori

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Meloni cerca la sponda di Rubio: una rete per contenere Trump

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

Oggi il faccia a faccia: la premier chiederà spiegazioni sull’ipotesi di disimpegno Usa dalle basi in Italia. Il segretario di Stato: “Roma utile sul Libano”. Il governo difende il Papa

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Cohen: “La guerra è stata inutile, la minaccia nucleare resta intatta”

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

Intervista al professore del Middlebury Institute of International studies di Monterey, esperto di studi sull’atomica. “Improbabile una ripresa del conflitto a breve. La Casa Bianca potrebbe ottenere un accordo simile a quello di Obama”

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Uno Bianca, Roberto Savi parla in tv. I parenti delle vittime contro la Rai

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

Il capo della banda, in carcere dal 1994, parla dopo 32 anni intervistato da Francesca Fagnani a “Belve crime”. I famigliari: “Se ha cose da dire ci sono i magistrati, che hanno ancora indagini in corso. È un’operazione molto spiacevole, disgustosa, sospetta”

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