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Trump critic Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky Republican House primary

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T23:55:55+00:00

Victory for Ed Gallrein, former Navy Seal hand-picked by Trump, shows strength of president’s grip on party Donald Trump displayed his supremacy over the Republican party on Tuesday when voters in northern Kentucky rejected the maverick congressman Thomas Massie in favour of the US president’s hand-picked challenger.Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy Seal and farmer who was recruited into the race by Trump, defeated the seven-term incumbent in a primary election in Kentucky’s fourth congressional district in what the president’s allies framed as a test of whether dissent could still exist inside toda

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Australia news live: inflation and oil shock expected to slow NSW economy; $1m reward for information on opal miner’s unsolved death

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T23:39:22+00:00

NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey has warned of ‘difficult choices’ ahead of next month’s state budget. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW economy will grow less than expected next financial year amid rising inflation and the global oil shock, the state’s treasurer will warn ahead of next month’s budget.In a speech today ahead of the 23 June state budget, Daniel Mookhey will warn that NSW will only avoid a recession in 2026-27 because of the number of renewable energy projects now under construction in the state.Attentive budget watchers will notic

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Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill at least 19 as clashes with Hezbollah continue despite ceasefire

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T23:13:14+00:00

Single strike on the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr in the coastal Tyre province killed 10, including three children and three women, health ministry saysIsraeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon’s health ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped despite a fragile, US-brokered ceasefire.Israel’s military did not immediately comment on the casualties or specific incidents, but said that between Monday afternoon and Tuesday afternoon, it had targeted more than 25 sites

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Firm finds LA county officials did not discriminate in response to Eaton fire

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T23:11:33+00:00

Altadena group pans report as ‘pages of deflection’ and cites reliance on ‘department insiders’ rather than residentsLos Angeles county fire officials did not discriminate on the basis of race or socioeconomic status and did not delay in their evacuation orders during last year’s deadly Eaton fire in Altadena, a consulting firm found on Monday.At the behest of the county and its fire department, the California-based firm Citygate Associates conducted an investigation into how evacuation alerts were deployed last January, after emergency response officials came under fierce scrutiny for reporte

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Putin meets Xi: Why Russia and China need each other

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T23:07:30+00:00

Vladimir Putin’s arrival was announced just a day after United States President Donald Trump left Beijing.

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Polls close in Kentucky, where Thomas Massie seeks to survive Trump’s attacks as several states hold primaries – live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T23:06:08+00:00

President also endorses hardline ally Paxton over veteran senator for Senate race in Texas amid latest test of Trump’s grip on GOPTrump endorses attorney general Ken Paxton in Texas Senate primarySign up for the Breaking News US emailTrump told reporters he is giving Iran until the weekend or early next week, to make a deal to end the war.He said that yesterday he was within an hour of deciding to resume bombing Iran but that his negotiators had reported progress in talks.I never tell anybody when. But they knew that we were very close. I would say we were. I was an hour away from making the d

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UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T23:01:17+00:00

Landmark report calls for widespread air conditioning and says UK temperatures forecast to exceed 40C by 2050British homes will need air conditioning to survive predicted levels of global heating, the government’s climate advisers have warned in a report, as measures such as drawing curtains, opening windows and growing trees for shade are not likely to be enough.Air conditioning should be installed in all care homes and hospitals within the next 10 years, and in all schools within 25 years, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which published a major report on adapting to the impa

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Kylie Minogue announces she had second cancer diagnosis in 2021

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T23:01:16+00:00

In new Netflix documentary, pop superstar says she ‘got through it, again’, referring back to successful treatment for breast cancer in 2005Kylie Minogue has revealed that in early 2021 she was diagnosed with cancer for a second time, after diagnosis and successful treatment for breast cancer in 2005.The pop star discussed the previously unannounced diagnosis in a new Netflix documentary entitled Kylie, available from today. “My second cancer diagnosis was in early 2021. I was able to keep that to myself … Not like the first time,” she said, referring to her highly publicised first treatment.

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Britain must think like a hot country – otherwise inequalities will only grow

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T23:01:16+00:00

The government must act to redress the unequal impact of climate change, or risk rising temperatures making disparities worseUK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warnsIt may not always feel like it, but Britons are going to have to get used to living in a hot country.Temperatures are already 1.4C above the historic norm, and heading for a 2C rise in the next two decades. This may not sound like much, but it will mean far higher temperatures in summer – heatwaves as high as 45C lasting for more than a week, dwarfing the previous

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Spending watchdog warns £38bn cost of Sizewell C nuclear plant is ‘risky’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T23:01:16+00:00

National Audit Office says potential benefits are ‘considerable but uncertain’ while risks are ‘immediate and substantial’The cost of the government’s £38bn nuclear plant in Suffolk is subject to “significant uncertainty” and may outweigh the benefits for UK households until at least 2064, according to the government’s spending watchdog.The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that although the potential benefits of the Sizewell C nuclear plant are considerable, they remain uncertain. The risks, however, are “immediate, substantial and borne by the public”. Continue reading...

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Cuba, il tramonto della Revolución

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T23:00:00+00:00

Viaggio a L’Avana, ormai in ginocchio a causa del “bloqueo” degli Stati Uniti: mancano luce e carburante, non ci sono più turismo e lavoro. Il centro è deserto e di notte sulla capitale cala l’oscurità. Per molti sono ore cruciali per il castrismo: ora si teme l’assalto finale Usa

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‘We’ve done it’: euphoria as Arsenal win first Premier League in a generation

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T22:53:01+00:00

The Emirates erupted as the Gunners were crowned champions – with expats, drivers and a boy in pyjamas out to celebrate‘Twenty-two years,” said the father to his son, shaking his head reflectively. “Twenty-two effing years.” Standing outside the Emirates Stadium among an ever-growing crowd, he was not alone in trying to get a handle on his feelings. Arsenal had just won their first league title in a generation, after all.From the moment Eli Junior Kroupi gave Bournemouth a first-half lead over Manchester City, the red part of north London was preparing to party. Arsenal’s only rivals for the t

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Australia news live: inflation and oil shock expected to slow NSW economy; one dead and four injured in Sydney shooting

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T22:49:49+00:00

NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey has warned of ‘difficult choices’ ahead of next month’s state budget. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW economy will grow less than expected next financial year amid rising inflation and the global oil shock, the state’s treasurer will warn ahead of next month’s budget.In a speech today ahead of the 23 June state budget, Daniel Mookhey will warn that NSW will only avoid a recession in 2026-27 because of the number of renewable energy projects now under construction in the state.Attentive budget watchers will notic

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Guerra in Iran. Media: “Usa verso riduzione delle forze a disposizione della Nato durante crisi”

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T22:37:12+00:00

G7: “Imperativo riaprire Hormuz e risolvere il conflitto”. Trump: “Sviluppi positivi. Teheran metta per iscritto i termini sul nucleare”. Il presidente Usa ha annunciato di aver sospeso un attacco all'Iran che era programmato per oggi su richiesta degli alleati del Golfo. Autobomba esplode a Damasco: almeno un morto

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Least fit people need to do more exercise than fittest to get same benefit – study

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T22:30:15+00:00

Research appears to challenge previous studies but some experts call aspects of it ‘misguided’People who are the least fit need to do 30-50 minutes more exercise a week than the fittest to get the same reduction in cardiovascular risk, according to research.Researchers examined data from more than 17,000 British adults taking part in the UK Biobank study. They completed a cycle test to measure their baseline cardiorespiratory fitness (estimated VO2 max) and wore a fitness tracker for a week to record typical exercise levels. Continue reading...

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Ousted senator Bill Cassidy: no regrets over Trump impeachment vote

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T22:29:07+00:00

Republican defeated in primary says backing Trump’s conviction ‘may have cost me my seat, but who cares?’Returning to the US Capitol after a stinging primary re-election loss, Bill Cassidy, a Republican senator of Louisiana, said he had no regrets about his “momentous” vote to convict Donald Trump on 2021 impeachment charges during his first presidency.“I voted to uphold the constitution. It may have cost me my seat, but who cares?” Cassidy told reporters in the Capitol. “I had the privilege of voting to uphold the constitution – isn’t that a great thing?” Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le chef des forces armées ukrainiennes annonce une hausse des salaires des soldats et de nouveaux contrats pour inciter les Ukrainiens à s’engager

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T22:27:14+00:00

Parmi les réformes annoncées par Oleksandr Syrsky, figurent une augmentation du montant minimal perçu par les soldats et l’instauration de nouveaux contrats de six à neuf mois pour les militaires précédemment démobilisés pour raisons de santé, mais qui souhaitent reprendre du service.

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Trump leads media tour of ballroom building site as Congress balks at $1bn price tag

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T22:24:22+00:00

President says $400m building costs to be funded by private donors, but has asked for taxpayers to cover security costsShouting over the banging and clanging sounds from heavy construction equipment, Donald Trump on Tuesday gave a group of reporters a closer look at the construction for the White House ballroom he’s building on the site of the former East Wing to mount a defense of the project that has hit a speed bump in Congress.The administration has asked for $1bn from taxpayers for security additions on the White House campus, including for the ballroom. But the Senate parliamentarian rul

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Polls start to close in Kentucky, where Thomas Massie seeks to survive Trump’s attacks as several states hold primaries – live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-19T22:21:47+00:00

President also endorses hardline ally Paxton over veteran senator for Senate race in Texas amid latest test of Trump’s grip on GOPTrump endorses attorney general Ken Paxton in Texas Senate primarySign up for the Breaking News US emailTrump told reporters he is giving Iran until the weekend or early next week, to make a deal to end the war.He said that yesterday he was within an hour of deciding to resume bombing Iran but that his negotiators had reported progress in talks.I never tell anybody when. But they knew that we were very close. I would say we were. I was an hour away from making the d

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