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Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for being unhelpful

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T21:00:08+00:00

Intervention by former PM almost feels designed to inflict maximum annoyance on his partyTony Blair says Labour must abandon net zero, support Trump and move firmly to the rightDid Tony Blair ever mention he was quite good at winning elections? If you happened to miss it, then his 5,700-word opus on where Labour, Keir Starmer and the UK more generally have gone wrong is here to remind you. Several times.“I led the Labour party for 13 years and through three general elections,” goes the second sentence. Further on, Blair laments that when the party tries to puzzle out how to win a second term,

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Tony Blair says Labour must abandon net zero, support Trump and cut benefits

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T21:00:08+00:00

In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next electionAnalysis: Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for being unhelpfulTony Blair has accused Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting of putting Labour’s future at risk by abandoning the centre ground, warning that the party’s “almost infinite capacity for self-delusion” means it is likely to lose the next election.In a scathing 5,700-word attack on the prime minister and his would-be successors published on Tuesday night, Blair argued that t

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Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T21:00:08+00:00

In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next electionAnalysis: Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for being unhelpfulTony Blair has accused Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting of putting Labour’s future at risk by abandoning the centre ground, warning that the party’s “almost infinite capacity for self-delusion” means it is likely to lose the next election.In a scathing 5,700-word attack on the prime minister and his would-be successors published on Tuesday night, Blair argued for th

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In Ukraine, a Divisive 20th-Century Figure Comes Home

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T20:48:27+00:00

Andriy Melnyk, criticized as a Nazi collaborator and lionized as an anti-Soviet resistance leader, was given state honors for his reburial near Kyiv.

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Vermont becomes first US state to ban paraquat herbicide over Parkinson’s fears

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T20:46:54+00:00

Lawmakers cite studies linking weedkiller to Parkinson’s as pressure mounts for a wider US banVermont is the first US state to ban the weedkilling pesticide paraquat, backed by lawmakers who cited concerns about research showing the chemical substantially increases the risk of the incurable brain ailment known as Parkinson’s disease.Phil Scott, the governor, signed the legislation on Tuesday. The new law takes effect 1 November, though it contains a provision allowing state regulators to issue special permits for paraquat use on fruit-producing tree orchards, berries and other “small fruit” cr

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Australia politics live: Quad countries ink deal to build surveillance network and Fiji port to counter China

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T20:45:00+00:00

Australia’s foreign affairs minister Penny Wong met with US secretary of state Marco Rubio in New Delhi meeting. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastReacting to the Quad meeting, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that cooperation “should not be directed against any third party”, AFP reports.“We also do not support exclusive cliques or bloc confrontations,” she told reporters. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis: Iran’s foreign ministry says US broke ceasefire with overnight strikes – as it happened

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T20:41:51+00:00

This live blog is now closed. For the latest, read our full report:Iran remains in peace talks despite first US strikes since ceasefireIranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on his Telegram channel that Gulf powers will no longer be a shield for US bases and the US will no longer have a safe haven in the region, as Tehran and Washington discuss a framework to end their three-month-old war, Reuters reports.The post follows overnight attacks on Iran by the US, testing the ceasefire agreed in April. The strikes came as Iran’s top negotiator and its foreign minister were in Qatar for talks w

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У Великій Британії 129-річну покинуту залізничну станцію перетворили на вінтажний готель

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T20:34:00+00:00

Нові власники вирішили не просто відреставрувати об’єкт, а створити справжню подорож у атмосферу британських залізниць 1950–1960-х років.

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Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T20:25:50+00:00

Nasa plans to send hopping drones and roving vehicles to the Moon as part of plans for a permanent Moon base.

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Iran remains in peace talks despite ‘bad faith’ US bombings of Iranian targets

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T20:18:31+00:00

Tehran condemns ‘definitive violation’ but announces no specific reprisals as negotiations near decisive stageMiddle East crisis – live updatesA proposed peace agreement between Iran and the US seemed to remain on the table on Tuesday despite US bombings of Iranian targets.The Iranian foreign ministry denounced the US attack – aimed at missile launchers and efforts to lay fresh mines in the strait of Hormuz – as “an act of bad faith” and “a definitive violation of the ceasefire” and said it would not leave aggression unanswered. But it did not pull out of the talks that were continuing under t

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Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T20:14:29+00:00

Three lunar landings are planned for this year in preparation for the construction of a $20bn moon baseSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailNasa announced on Tuesday ambitious plans for three uncrewed lunar missions this year to kickstart construction of a $20bn moon base, and said it had chosen Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, ahead of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to conduct the first.The revelation by Nasa’s administrator, Jared Isaacman, at a press conference in Washington DC marked the first detailed public explanation of how and when the moon base will be built. Continue readin

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О чем Путин написал в статье для «Казахстанской правды»

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T20:12:16+00:00

Президент России Владимир Путин написал статью об отношениях Москвы и Алматы перед государственным визитом в Казахстан. Текст опубликован на сайте Кремля.

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Lebanon ceasefire falters as Trump pushes for Iran deal

Fonte: Washington Post - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T20:06:48+00:00

Israel is “deepening its operation” in Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday.

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ВТБ рекомендовал акционерам выплатить дивиденды и провести допэмиссию

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T20:06:30+00:00

Наблюдательный совет ВТБ рекомендовал выплатить дивиденды за 2025 г. в размере 9,71 руб. на одну обыкновенную акцию, или 25% чистой прибыли по МСФО, сообщил банк вечером 26 мая. За прошлый год ВТБ заработал 502,1 млрд руб., то есть акционеры могут получить 125,5 млрд руб. Одновременно с объявлением дивидендов ВТБ рекомендовал акционерам увеличить капитал путем допэмиссии акций по цене 87 руб. за бумагу. 

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Did Trump oversell a broken Iran ceasefire deal?

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T19:50:51+00:00

The US and Iran appear closer to a broader agreement, but disputes over sanctions relief remain.

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South Carolina Republicans defy Trump again to reject rapid redistricting drive

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T19:41:04+00:00

Bid to remake maps before midterms and reduce Democratic voters in Jim Clyburn’s district fails in state senateRepublican lawmakers in South Carolina have defied Donald Trump and rejected a breakneck bid to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of November’s US midterm elections.In a 26-18 vote, state senators rejected mid-decade redistricting in a special session of the legislature, ending hope in Washington to split up congressman Jim Clyburn’s district and add to the list of gerrymandered gains for Republicans. Continue reading...

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Colbert launches YouTube channel less than a week after late-night show ends

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T19:34:00+00:00

Channel quietly debuts over weekend with Only in Monroe video days after Thursday’s final Late Show episode Stephen Colbert hasn’t even been off the air for a week, but is already causing some hubbub with the launch of a new YouTube channel that has garnered more than 120,000 subscribers.The popular late-night host, who aired his final episode of The Late Show last Thursday, quietly debuted the channel over the weekend with a single video titled: “Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026.” Continue reading...

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Зачем Владимир Путин посетит Казахстан

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T19:33:54+00:00

Российский президент с 27 по 29 мая с государственным визитом посетит Казахстан. Там он проведет двусторонние переговоры со своим казахстанским коллегой Касым-Жомартом Токаевым, а затем примет участие в заседании Высшего Евразийского экономического совета, сообщил на брифинге журналистам помощник президента Юрий Ушаков. Сопровождать Путина на встрече будет представительная делегация из 30 человек, включая вице-премьера Алексея Оверчука, девять министров, главу Центробанка Эльвиру Набиуллину и представителей крупного российского бизнеса, рассказал Ушаков.

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White House proposes NDAs for all US federal workers

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T19:32:41+00:00

Trump administration threatens legal action against employees who leak, aiming to curb information flow to journalists.

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Что известно о новых ударах Израиля в ближневосточном регионе

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T19:20:19+00:00

Израиль 26 мая расширил военную операцию сразу на нескольких направлениях ближневосточного региона – Армия обороны страны (ЦАХАЛ) нанесла удары по сектору Газа и югу Ливана. «Ведомости» собрали, что известно о новых атаках к настоящему моменту.

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Через скільки років Польща зможе виробляти ракети до американських Patriot

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T19:07:57+00:00

Польща вже отримала попередню згоду від Державного департаменту США на локалізацію виробництва, однак ключові технічні та організаційні рішення попереду.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’armée israélienne demande aux habitants de plusieurs villages et villes du sud du Liban d’évacuer

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T19:06:08+00:00

L’armée israélienne a lancé un avertissement aux habitants situés dans les villes et villages de Nabatiyé, Tyr et Bint Jbeil, leur demandant d’évacuer immédiatement leurs maisons et de se déplacer vers le nord de la rivière Zahrani.

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En Dubái, un rascacielos que se protege del sol con 3800 aletas cerámicas en la fachada

Fonte: Clarin · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T19:01:54+00:00

La Torre Wasl fue diseñada por UNS, el estudio encabezado por Ben van Berkel. Se ubica en las proximidades del Burj Khalifa y su programa incluye al hotel Mandarin Oriental Downtown.Es un ejemplo de innovación en la utilización de la cerámica como material sustentable.

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Inquiry into Post Office Horizon scandal faces five-year delay without extra funding

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T19:01:06+00:00

Police officer in charge says budget could reach £19.3m and nearly 100 more investigators are neededThe police criminal inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal faces a five-year delay unless it is handed millions in extra funding and nearly 100 more staff, according to the chief officer in charge.The Metropolitan police commander Stephen Clayman said he needed to nearly double the number of investigators to 210 to meet a deadline of late next year or early 2028 for submitting files to prosecutors. Continue reading...

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Reform UK civil service plan ‘would sack more planning officers than exist’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T19:00:57+00:00

Analysis of party’s proposed cuts also suggests it would get rid of two-thirds of psychologists who support prison staffA Reform UK plan to cut the size of the civil service would involve sacking more planning officers than exist and getting rid of at least two-thirds of the psychologists who support prison officers’ welfare, it has emerged.The policy paper, led by the Reform MP Danny Kruger and published in December, promises to save more than £5bn a year by cutting civil service roles, with the full-time-equivalent (FTE) headcount falling by 13%. Continue reading...

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Woman shot dead outside Sheffield bar was innocent bystander, police say

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-26T18:57:56+00:00

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after shooting outside One Four One in the city centreA woman shot dead outside a bar in Sheffield was an innocent bystander, police say.Officers were called to the scene outside the One Four One bar on West Street in in the city centre at 2.45am on Monday after reports of a shooting. Continue reading...

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