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Gérald Darmanin, en visite en Algérie, dit avoir évoqué avec le président Abdelmadjid Tebboune « le travail que nous devons continuer à faire pour renouer la confiance » entre les deux pays

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:45:29+00:00

Plus tôt dans la journée, le ministre de la justice avait rencontré son homologue algérien. Durant l’entretien, les deux hommes avaient abordé la question de la criminalité organisée, en particulier le dossier de la DZ Mafia, mais aussi le cas du journaliste français Christophe Gleizes, incarcéré en Algérie.

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Farage claim he bought £1.4m house with I’m a Celebrity fee under scrutiny

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:44:49+00:00

Accounts for Reform UK leader’s media company suggest money was not withdrawn at time of property purchaseNigel Farage is facing fresh scrutiny over his claim that he paid for his £1.4m house from a reality show fee rather than the millions gifted to him by a crypto billionaire.Accounts for the Reform leader’s personal media company, Thorn in the Side Ltd, suggest that money was not withdrawn from the firm at the time of the house purchase. Continue reading...

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Halifax could disappear from UK high streets as Lloyds assesses branding strategy

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:44:27+00:00

Bank founded 174 years ago could be phased out as early as 1 July as part of group’s reviewBosses at Lloyds Banking Group are considering axing the Halifax as a standalone brand, as part of a sweeping review that could result in the historic 174-year-old lender disappearing from Britain’s high streets.Lloyds has been assessing the future of its branding strategy and whether it will continue to operate everyday banking under three different brands – Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland – after government-backed rescue efforts at the height of the 2008 financial crisis. Continue reading...

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Greens split over how hard to challenge Burnham in Makerfield byelection

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:36:55+00:00

Some in party fear all-out campaign could boost Reform UK chancesThe Greens are locked in an internal debate about how hard to challenge Andy Burnham in the Makerfield byelection, with some worried about allowing Reform UK to win and others wanting the party to go all out.While characterised by insiders as “very civilised”, the discussion has highlighted existing differences between Greens who believe concessions can be won from Labour through informal cooperation and others – including some newer leftwing activists – who argue it achieves little. Continue reading...

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‘Disposable’ operatives for hire are a new menace for western countries

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:30:25+00:00

A court case in New York has highlighted how Iran is using technology to recruit agents who may not even be regime supportersWhen on Friday a 32-year-old Iraqi was brought before a court in New York to be charged with planning to attack Jewish community sites in the US, a curtain was suddenly lifted on a corner of a shadowy world.The detention of Mohammed Saad Baqer al-Saadi in Turkey last week revealed rare details of Iran’s efforts to use terrorism to sow discord among communities in Europe, the UK and the US – but also the outlines of an uncertain and threatening future. Continue reading...

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Iran makes new proposal for deal to end war, regional officials say

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:21:16+00:00

Tehran is said to have made or reiterated some concessions but source in mediator Pakistan appears pessimisticMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran has made a new proposal for a deal to definitively end the war in the Middle East, officials in the region said on Monday, though there was no sign of any immediate breakthrough in the stalled peace negotiations.A ceasefire has paused most violence after six weeks of US-Israeli airstrikes and Iranian retaliation, but there has been little progress since Donald Trump said the ceasefire was “on life support”, and reports in Israeli media suggest a re

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Israel intercepta otros 30 barcos de la flotilla a Gaza

Fonte: El País - Internacional · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:19:46+00:00

Al menos una decena de españoles están retenidos, tras abordar el ejército las embarcaciones cerca de Chipre

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Avanti West Coast to cut one in seven trains on its busiest intercity routes

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:19:11+00:00

Train operator says passenger demand will still be met as it trims summer timetable at government’s behestAvanti West Coast is to cut about one in seven trains on its busiest intercity routes this summer to reduce costs.The train operator said it was reducing its timetable between London Euston and Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester in response to a government request to lower spending. Continue reading...

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Переможців визначено: в Енергоатомі підбили підсумки олімпіади з фізики та математики "Реактор Знань"

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:15:39+00:00

16 травня в офісі Енергоатома відбувся фінальний етап всеукраїнської учнівської олімпіади з фізики та математики "Реактор Знань", започаткованої АТ "НАЕК "Енергоатом", ГО "Українське ядерне товариство"...

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Greenland decries US doctor’s visit with Trump envoy as ‘deeply problematic’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:06:25+00:00

Health minister issues stern rebuke, saying Greenlanders are not ‘experimental subjects’ of geopolitical interestGreenland’s government has criticised the arrival of a US doctor in Nuuk alongside Donald Trump’s special envoy, Jeff Landry, saying that Greenlanders are not “experimental subjects”.Joseph Griffin said he had joined the delegation as a volunteer to “assess the medical needs” of the Arctic island, which the US president has repeatedly threatened to invade. Continue reading...

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Greenlanders are not ‘experimental subjects’, says minister as she decries US doctor’s visit

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:06:25+00:00

Health minister in Nuuk condemns doctor’s presence in US delegation as ‘deeply problematic’Greenland’s government has criticised the arrival of a US doctor in Nuuk alongside Donald Trump’s special envoy, Jeff Landry, saying that Greenlanders are not “experimental subjects”.Joseph Griffin said he had joined the delegation as a volunteer to “assess the medical needs” of the Arctic island, which the US president has repeatedly threatened to invade. Continue reading...

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Pressure on Mexico after two ex-officials surrender to US over alleged cartel ties

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:06:10+00:00

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum denies any links between her Morena party and organized crimePressure is mounting on Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, after two former top officials from the country’s Sinaloa state – both members of her Morena party – gave themselves up to US authorities over alleged ties to the Sinaloa cartel.The state’s former security minister, Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, crossed the border into Arizona last week and was taken into custody by US marshals, Mexico’s security ministry said. Sinaloa’s former finance minister, Enrique Díaz Vega, was taken into custody in Ne

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House Democrats attack Trump’s $1.7bn compensation fund as ‘corruption unparalleled’ – US politics live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:05:11+00:00

Democrats criticize fund to compensate for supposed persecution as ‘slush fund’ for president’s allies after Trump ends lawsuit against IRSTrump dismisses $10bn suit against IRS and creates $1.7bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fundSign up for the Breaking News US emailDemocratic reactions to the news about Trump moving to withdraw his lawsuit against the IRS are coming in. Ron Wyden, a top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said Trump deserved no credit for dropping the lawsuit, regardless of his reasons.“Even by his standards the move he’s trying to get away with now is a stunning act of corrup

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G7 Finance Ministers Look to Contain Iran Economic Fallout

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:04:39+00:00

Top policymakers were expected to discuss rising energy prices and sanctions policy at a critical summit in Paris this week.

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La ONU acusa a Israel de un posible delito de genocidio en Gaza

Fonte: El País - Internacional · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:04:11+00:00

Un informe de la Oficina de Derechos Humanos del organismo responsabiliza al Gobierno de Netanyahu de violaciones de la legalidad internacional y de la posibilidad de crímenes contra la humanidad

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‘I am not going to walk away’, says Starmer as Burnham pitches debate on ’how politics needs to change’ – as it happened

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T17:00:18+00:00

The prime minister said he wouldn’t be setting out a timetable to stand down if Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield byelectionJakub Krupa writes the Guardian’s Europe live blog.The European Commission has been asked about its response to the renewed talk about Britain’s potential future attempt to rejoin the European Union – but did not take a bait.At this stage, there are discussions on closer cooperation in a number of areas, that’s where we are, and that’s what we are doing precisely in preparation for the next summit rather than speculating about big or renewed issues.We are not there. If we

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Andy Burnham’s change in tack on fiscal rules and bond markets is understandable

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T16:58:37+00:00

Bookies’ favourite to replace Keir Starmer tones down stance on government borrowing to assuage City investorsUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has always faced a narrow path to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister: a tricky byelection, a leadership contest that is yet to be declared, and a far from constructive bond market backdrop.In making his pitch, assuaging City investors in particular has led the Greater Manchester mayor to dance on a pin. Continue reading...

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CEO of Starbucks in South Korea fired over controversial ad campaign

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T16:50:11+00:00

The ‘Tank Day’ event has been described as ‘malicious mockery’ of a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protestersThe chief executive of Starbucks in South Korea has been fired after the company ran a promotional event using slogans that evoked a massacre of pro-democracy protesters during the country’s dictatorship era, sparking outrage and boycott calls.The coffee chain launched a “Tank Day” campaign on 18 May for its “Tank” tumbler series. The date coincides with one of the most politically sensitive days in South Korea’s calendar, when citizens commemorate the 1980 democratisation movement i

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Starbucks Korea CEO resigns over ad evoking massacre of pro-democracy protesters

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T16:50:11+00:00

‘Tank Day’ event causes outrage with ‘malicious mockery’ of deadly crackdown during dictatorship eraThe chief executive of Starbucks in South Korea has been fired after the company ran a promotional event using slogans that evoked a massacre of pro-democracy protesters during the country’s dictatorship era, sparking outrage and boycott calls.The coffee chain launched a “Tank Day” campaign on 18 May for its “Tank” tumbler series. The date coincides with one of the most politically sensitive days in South Korea’s calendar, when citizens commemorate the 1980 democratisation movement in Gwangju, 1

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Starbucks Korea CEO dismissed over ad evoking massacre of pro-democracy protesters

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T16:50:11+00:00

‘Tank Day’ event causes outrage with ‘malicious mockery’ of deadly crackdown during dictatorship eraThe chief executive of Starbucks in South Korea has been dismissed after the company ran a promotional event using slogans that evoked a massacre of pro-democracy protesters during the country’s dictatorship era, sparking outrage and boycott calls.The coffee chain launched a “Tank Day” campaign on 18 May for its “Tank” tumbler series. The date coincides with one of the most politically sensitive days in South Korea’s calendar, when citizens commemorate the 1980 democratisation movement in Gwangj

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Market-cap race: Bharti Airtel closing in on HDFC Bank for number 2 spot

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T16:43:26+00:00

Airtel’s total market cap stood at ₹11,80,328 crore, just behind HDFC Bank’s ₹11,82,223 crore — a gap that fluctuated through the session after Airtel hit an intraday high of ₹1,953.80

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Andy Burnham’s first election hurdle: Brexit – podcast

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T16:34:29+00:00

Andy Burnham may already be facing a tricky obstacle in his push to return to Westminster. Past comments about rejoining the EU have come back to haunt him, particularly given that the Makerfield constituency voted overwhelmingly to leave in the Brexit referendum. Plus, Wes Streeting has confirmed he will stand in any leadership contest, raising fresh questions about where all this leaves Keir Starmer Continue reading...

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Getting retail investors to ‘samba’ with bonds

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T16:28:08+00:00

India can emulate Brazil in offering tax sops to bond investors to boost investments into infrastructure

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Angela Merkel says Europe ‘not making sufficient use of diplomatic potential’ to engage with Russia – Europe live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-18T16:28:03+00:00

The former German chancellor added that diplomacy alongside military deterrence is crucial when dealing with Russia.Elsewhere, we are getting a line from Rome, with the Italian foreign ministry confirming that rescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in a Maldive atoll, AP reported.Five Italian divers are believed to have died while exploring a cave at a depth of about 50 meters in Vaavu Atoll on Thursday, according to Italy’s foreign ministry, way below the recreational diving limit of 30 meters. Continue reading...

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