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Murder inquiry launched after fatal assault on London bus driver

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T20:16:37+00:00

Police say 64-year-old was attacked after confrontation near Battersea BridgeA murder investigation has been launched after a bus driver died after an assault on Battersea Bridge in London, police said. Sergei Krajev, 64, died in hospital on Tuesday after the incident in the early hours of Monday morning. Police believe he was attacked following a confrontation on the pavement near the bus, which was stationary at the time. Gary Jones, 32, was arrested at the scene.He was later charged with causing grievous bodily harm and appeared at Wimbledon magistrates court. He has been remanded in cus

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Young Americans demand court halt Trump’s biggest rollbacks of pollution protections

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T20:04:02+00:00

Suit says administration is impinging on rights to life and liberty by worsening planet-warming and toxic pollutionEighteen American youth are demanding that a court immediately halt the Trump administration’s repeal of the scientific finding underpinning virtually all US climate regulations.The plaintiffs sued the Trump administration in February days after officials revoked the 2009 endangerment finding, which found that greenhouse gas pollution threatens public health and welfare. Filed in the Washington DC circuit court of appeals Venner v EPA alleges that the move infringes upon rights gu

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Moment Cybertruck driver intentionally drives into Texas lake

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T19:56:47+00:00

Rescuers removed the vehicle from near the shoreline and police arrested the driver, who was attempting to use the vehicle's "wade mode".

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Sinkhole shuts down runway at New York LaGuardia airport

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T19:31:45+00:00

Officials say sinkhole discovered at about 11am as emergency crews rush to complete repairsA sinkhole was discovered at New York’s LaGuardia airport on Wednesday, shutting down a runway while emergency crews sought to determine its cause and how to fix it.In a post on X, LaGuardia, which handles domestic travel, said the sinkhole had been discovered at about 11am “near runway 4/22” while the airport’s operator was conducting its daily morning inspection. Continue reading...

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China and Russia unite after Trump’s Beijing visit

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T19:25:15+00:00

Just days after Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, Vladimir Putin arrived in China for a summit with Xi Jinping.

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Michael Bay to direct film based on US military rescue mission in Iran

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T19:21:12+00:00

The director of Armageddon and Transformers is teaming up with Universal Pictures for a military drama based on recent eventsMichael Bay is set to direct a military drama based on the recent rescue of two US crew members who crashed in Iran.According to Deadline, the director of action films such as Armageddon and Transformers, will work with Universal Pictures to bring the story to screen. In April, two soldiers were rescued after their fighter jet was downed, something Donald Trump called “one of most daring search-and-rescue operations in US history”. Continue reading...

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L’ex-président cubain Raul Castro inculpé par la justice américaine

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T19:12:22+00:00

Le frère de Fidel Castro est accusé avec d’autres personnes de complot en vue d’assassiner des Américains, ainsi que d’autres crimes, dans une affaire remontant à 1996.

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Україна змінює світовий ринок озброєння

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T19:10:00+00:00

Українські виробники зброї заявили про свою перевагу над західними компаніями завдяки війні з Росією.

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Canada faces calls for investigation into death of woman after plasma donation

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T19:06:51+00:00

International student Rodiyat Alabede, 22, died due to a ‘perfect storm’ of lax safety protocols, advocates sayPatient advocates in Canada have called for a new investigation into the death of a young woman who was donating blood plasma, describing a “perfect storm” of lax safety protocols and poorly trained staff and warning of “systemic issues” at plasma donation sites across the country.Rodiyat Alabede, an international student at the University of Winnipeg, died of cardiac arrest shortly after a plasma donation in October 2025 at a facility operated by the Spanish healthcare company Grifol

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Ebola Outbreak Is Unlikely to Become Global Threat, W.H.O. Says

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T19:05:57+00:00

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director general, said the outbreak in central Africa was “not a pandemic emergency.”

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T19:04:06+00:00

Un avion de reconnaissance de la Royal Air Force britannique a été « dangereusement intercepté » par des chasseurs russes au-dessus de la mer Noire lors d’un incident survenu le mois dernier, a annoncé mercredi Londres. Aussi, le renseignement extérieur ukrainien affirme avoir obtenu des documents russes montrant la préparation par Moscou d’une campagne visant à déstabiliser Kiev et à affaiblir le soutien de l’Occident au pays.

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Cuba Says the Trump Administration Is Not Negotiating in Good Faith

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T19:01:31+00:00

Cuba’s ambassador to the United Nations said in an interview that Havana wanted to talk but the Trump administration was creating pretexts for military action.

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Rubio Moves Closer to Decades-Long Goal of Transforming Cuba

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T19:00:08+00:00

The secretary of state is the son of immigrants who left Cuba before the Castro revolution to look for economic opportunities. Yet, he pursues change with the zeal of a political exile.

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Au centre des affaires du monde, Xi Jinping laisse Vladimir Poutine en attente sur le gazoduc Force de Sibérie 2

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T19:00:00+00:00

Venu à Pékin célébrer les 25 ans du traité d’amitié sino-russe, dans le sillage de Donald Trump, le président russe n’a pas obtenu de son homologue chinois l’engagement ferme qu’il espérait sur le gazoduc, qui doit apporter le gaz du nord-ouest de la Russie jusqu’à la Chine.

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UK radio station apologises for accidentally announcing king’s death

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T18:52:23+00:00

Announcement made due to computer error at Radio Caroline’s main studio in EssexA radio station has apologised for “any distress caused” after accidentally announcing that King Charles had died.The erroneous announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon due to a computer error at Radio Caroline’s main studio in Essex. Continue reading...

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UK radio station apologises for accidentally announcing death of King Charles

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T18:52:23+00:00

Announcement made due to computer error at Radio Caroline’s main studio in EssexA radio station has apologised for “any distress caused” after accidentally announcing that King Charles had died.The erroneous announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon due to a computer error at Radio Caroline’s main studio in Essex. Continue reading...

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Burnham to back Shabana Mahmood’s immigration changes, allies say

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T18:51:53+00:00

Exclusive: Greater Manchester understood to support home secretary’s push to limit legal and illegal migrationAndy Burnham is backing Shabana Mahmood’s controversial changes to the immigration system, his allies have said, in a blow to those in Labour who hope to soften them.The Greater Manchester mayor is understood to be keen to reframe the changes but supportive of the home secretary’s attempts to limit legal and illegal migration, which have been criticised by some senior Labour MPs as un-British and mimicking Trump. Continue reading...

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Video Shows Itamar Ben-Gvir Taunting Pro-Palestinian Activists

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T18:49:49+00:00

The national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, posted a video in which he is seen with handcuffed activists forced to kneel on the deck of a ship. It drew a rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Why the U.S. Chose May 20 to Seek Charges Against Raúl Castro

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T18:41:39+00:00

The choice of this specific date to indict the former president Raúl Castro carries historical echoes from more than a century ago.

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Outrage grows over treatment of Gaza flotilla activists; US boards Iranian oil tanker – Middle East crisis as it happened

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T18:30:04+00:00

This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report here:Israeli security minister stirs diplomatic outrage with flotilla activist abuse videoThe Jordanian military announced it had shot down a drone of unknown origin in its airspace on Wednesday, AFP reports.No casualties were reported. Continue reading...

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Adiós a un referente ineludible de la producción contemporánea nacional

Fonte: Clarin · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T18:21:19+00:00

Murió "el inglés" Jorge Hampton, creador junto a Emilio Rivoira de uno de los estudios más reconocidos de nuestro país. Obtuvo el Premio Konex en 2002 y por el el aviario en el Bioparque Temaikèn, el Gran Premio Nacional CICA en la Bienal de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires 2009.

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Adiós a Jorge Hampton, un referente ineludible de la producción nacional contemporánea

Fonte: Clarin · Pubblicato: 2026-05-20T18:21:19+00:00

Murió "el inglés" Jorge Hampton, creador junto a Emilio Rivoira de uno de los estudios más reconocidos de nuestro país.Obtuvo el Premio Konex en 2002 y el Gran Premio Nacional CICA en la Bienal de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires 2009 por el aviario en el Bioparque Temaikèn.

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