Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will make his season debut Friday in his first major league start since undergoing Tommy John surgery last year.

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The party is heading into Tuesday night’s primary with no dominant front-runner and many voters still undecided.

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The president faces several tests of his power on Tuesday, from Kentucky to Georgia to Alabama.

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The late endorsement comes just a week before the heated GOP runoff election between the state attorney general and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.

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Google DeepMind is integrating Street View with Project Genie to create immersive, interactive world simulations for robotics, gaming, and travel, allowing users to explore environments, weather changes, and rare scenarios.

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“By the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America.”

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The attacks are part of a wider campaign known as Mini Shai-Hulud, which has already compromised several open source projects and, in turn, developers and companies that use them.

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"The Light Phone is designed to be used as little as possible," founder Joe Hollier told TechCrunch.

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Pre-training is responsible for the large-scale training runs that give Claude its core knowledge and capabilities, according to the company. It's also one of the most expensive, compute-intensive phases of building a frontier model.

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OpenAI announced two new measures to help detect AI generated imagery: joining the open C2PA standard and adding Google's SynthID to its products.

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Google's Gemini Omni is a new multimodal model that reasons across text, images, audio, and video to generate and edit videos through simple conversation — starting with Omni Flash.

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Google is debuting a new AI Ultra plan priced at $100, which will give users 5x more usage limit than the AI Pro plan alongside Antigravity 2.0 launch.

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Google is letting users create drafts, take notes, and search for email with voice with the new Workspace update.

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At the Google I/O developer conference, the company announced a new agentic personal assistant called Gemini Spark, built from Gemini's base models and an agentic harness from Google Antigravity.

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The tech giant says it's aware that most people shop across multiple devices, many retailers, and over the course of many days, which is why it's launching Universal Cart.

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Google is embracing the rise of AI coding agents with new Android tools designed to work with platforms like Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex, allowing developers — or their AI assistants — to build Android apps faster from the command line.

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The updates signal Google’s push to turn its Gemini app into an all-purpose AI hub rather than a stand-alone chatbot.

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The tech giant says it's designed the app to be accessible to everyone, from teachers to small business owners.

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Google unveiled new web-based AI tools that can generate native Android apps in minutes, as the company expands its push into AI-powered software development.

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Google expands Gmail’s AI Inbox with conversational voice search, letting users ask Gemini to find buried email details.

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Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

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Google is launching AI-powered “information agents” that can monitor topics in the background and proactively alert users to updates and changes.

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Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, its most powerful coding and agentic AI model yet, at the company's annual developer conference. It is capable of autonomously executing complex tasks and building software from scratch.

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Google is calling the new devices "audio glasses," in that users will be able to issue verbal commands to them and get things done via its ecosystem of apps and services, including Gemini.

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Officials will determine if standard process was followed before lethal strikes in Caribbean and eastern PacificSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The Pentagon’s internal watchdog has opened an investigation into whether US military commanders followed proper procedures when conducting boat strikes in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific.The office of inspector general at the Department of Defense is examining whether military commanders stuck to the standard six-step process the US military is required to follow before approving and carrying out lethal strikes, according to an 11 May memo initiating the review. Continue reading...

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‘It’s heartless to cut supports we need to leave the house, work and study at a time when the cost of living has dramatically increased’, advocate saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProposed funding cuts to NDIS would disadvantage Australians with visual impairment, psychosocial disability and Down syndrome the most, according to government analysis, with the government hoping to slash those budgets by 50% by the end of 2027.It also forecasts the cost of the NDIS will more than double in 10 years to $117bn, representing 2.4% of GDP, unless significant changes are made to the $50bn program. Continue reading...

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About 40% of parking spaces under apartments in Australia sit empty, yet strict planning rules mean more unwanted spots continue to be builtGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia risks squandering $5.2bn by building 86,000 unwanted car parking spaces in the next five years, according to research by the Grattan Institute.The report recommends urgent reform to planning rules, including scrapping a requirement for a minimum number of car parking spaces per bedroom for new builds. Continue reading...

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Conflict, mistrust and delayed detection could complicate response to emergency caused by Bundibugyo variantTo be around the centre of an Ebola outbreak is to become used to the smell of chlorine. At hospitals and government buildings, surfaces are sprayed with it and hands washed in a 0.05% solution that can kill the virus in 60 seconds.Infrared handheld thermometers take temperatures at airports and border crossings. Any indication of a fever prevents passage. Contact-tracing teams crisscross the countryside. Continue reading...

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Russian leader says relations between two countries have reached ‘unprecedented level’ on eve of 25th visit to ChinaVladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for a state visit, four days after Donald Trump left China.The Russian leader’s visit to China – his 25th, according to Chinese state media – reflects Beijing’s growing confidence on the world stage as a centre of global diplomatic activity. Continue reading...

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Former governor general resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHi all, and welcome to another Guardian Australia live blog. Nick Visser will be with you shortly to steer you through the day’s news as it unfolds.Former governor general Peter Hollingworth, who resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church, has died at the age of 91. Continue reading...

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US secretary of state says WHO was ‘a little late’ in identifying deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC and UgandaThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) was “a little late” in identifying the deadly Ebola outbreak in the the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.On Tuesday, Rubio told reporters: “The lead is obviously going to be CDC [Centers for Disease Control] and the World Health Organization, which was a little late to identify this thing unfortunately.” Continue reading...

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Two off-duty officers allegedly assaulted a sex worker in a taxi in Ciutat Vella, according to police in CataloniaSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe Toronto police force, which is already under intense public scrutiny, is facing fresh questions after it emerged that three off-duty officers on vacation in Barcelona were arrested in connection with a sexual assault last week.According to police in Barcelona, the alleged assault occurred in the early hours of 13 May, when the trio of police officers were travelling in a taxi with a sex worker in the Ciutat Vella neighbourhood of the Catalan capital. Continue reading...

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Investigation launched as video circulates online showing officer firing at vehicle and colleagues dragging away bodyAuthorities in Jamaica have launched an investigation after CCTV footage of a woman’s fatal shooting by police sent shock waves across the Caribbean nation.Footage circulating on social media shows a police officer firing at a vehicle during a protest on Sunday in Granville, in Jamaica’s north-western parish of St James. The bullet hit Latoya Bulgin, 45, who was behind the wheel of the vehicle. Continue reading...

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Exclusive: Science agency is planning to sack a third of the team working on the national climate model, sources sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJob cuts at the national science agency mean Australia will no longer be able to submit climate projections to form part of global reports and will have significantly reduced ability to forecast future damage to the country, leading researchers have warned.Multiple sources told Guardian Australia that CSIRO planned to sack a third of the team working on the national climate model that provides projections relied on by governments, councils, industry and farmers as they plan for the future. Continue reading...

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Google is announcing a major upgrade to one of its vibe coding platforms: Beginning today, you can now use AI Studio to build native Android apps. With Google AI Studio, you can prompt your idea for an app and preview it with an embedded emulator of Android. When you want to try it out on […]

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Last week, we noted Kickstarter's new content guidelines, which had some pretty weird new additions, including a prohibition on "sexual wellness products that are not designed for insertion or penetration and are not marketed primarily for sexual gratification." Those rules have now been eliminated and the company has restored an earlier version of its guidelines. […]

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Ugreen has announced a new Apple Find My-compatible tracker with a novel design that limits where you can hide it, but greatly benefits battery life. Inspired by "major football tournaments" the company doesn't call out by name, the Ugreen FineTrack 2 is shaped like a soccer ball and is designed to be used hanging off […]

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A handful of Democrats called an unofficial hearing on Capitol Hill Monday to slam the Department of Justice's "trivial" and "pathetic" settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, previewing how they might go after Trump administration antitrust deals if they win back congressional power in November. While the DOJ settlement with Live Nation, which came one week into […]

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Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and the holiday’s sales include plenty of deals on gadgets that can help you make the most of the season. If your plans involve beach days, pool parties, or backyard barbecues, now’s a great time to pick up a portable Bluetooth speaker, as many of our favorite […]

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Google's I/O 2026 keynote today was once again full of AI-related announcements including a new family of Gemini 3.5 AI models, new features for Search and Gmail, and updates about its Project Aura smart glasses. If you weren't able to tune into the event's livestream today or follow along with our live blog, you can […]

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Google is making a big push into cybersecurity. At I/O, the company announced that it was inviting select groups of experts to test the API for CodeMender, an "AI agent for code security" it debuted last October. The difference is that Google is now making the tool more widely available externally - and marketing it […]

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Google Search is entering the next phase of its AI evolution. During Google I/O 2026, the company showed off a reimagined search box that makes it easier to flow between AI Overviews, the AI-generated summaries that appear at the top of search results, and AI Mode, Google's chatbot-like search experience. Powered by the new Gemini […]

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Google is going all in on AI-driven shopping even as some competitors back off. At Google I/O, the company unveiled the latest iteration of its AI commerce tools: a "Universal Cart" that works across different retailers and Google products like Gemini - and eventually YouTube and Gmail, too. Users can add products to Google's universal […]

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Gemini is gaining the power of sight and mobility. Today at the I/O conference, Google and Volvo announced that the AI-powered assistant will be able to access external cameras in the upcoming EX60 SUV to help explain and interpret its surroundings to vehicle owners. The upgrade is possible thanks to Volvo's use of Google's embedded […]

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The Sky announced Tuesday that forward Rickea Jackson, injured in Sunday's game against Minnesota, has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season.

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Southampton have been kicked out of the Championship playoff final after being found guilty of spying on multiple opponents during the 2025-26 season.

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Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. is keeping his name in the NBA draft.

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Adam Foote, after his first year as an NHL head coach, and three assistants were fired by the Canucks on Tuesday after compiling a 25-49-8 record.

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The NAACP on Tuesday launched the "Out of Bounds" campaign to urge Black athletes and fans to boycott some public universities over voting restrictions.

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba, the NFL's reigning AP Offensive Player of the Year, posted a video to his Instagram account that showed how his trophy was mislabeled.

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Arsenal have been crowned Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years after Manchester City failed to beat Bournemouth on Tuesday.

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Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice has been sentenced to immediately serve 30 days in jail after testing positive for marijuana in violation of the terms of his probation.

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We break down the early numbers on baseball's challenge system.

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Whether it's calling pitches from the dugout or radically rethinking BP, Miami isn't afraid to fail.

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Chicago has done a 180 from the disastrous end to last season. Can it sustain its trajectory amid injuries?

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Who will represent the East in the Stanley Cup Final? Get set with key stats, schedule and more.

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Let's predict the NFL's top rookies in 10 different stats for the 2026 season. Who will lead in rushing yards? Touchdowns? Sacks?

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The 30-year-old is competing with Shedeur Sanders to start in 2026. Here's what we know about his situation and future.

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Jeremy Woo's updated mock draft and predicting all 60 picks after an exciting week at the 2026 NBA combine.

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With Karl-Anthony Towns morphing into a point-center, New York's offense has looked unstoppable ahead of the East finals.

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Who are the 50 best Americans who should be selected for the World Cup roster? We look at club form and rank them as the USMNT Player Performance Index returns.

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Google is sprucing up its Gemini models, revamping search, and enabling AI agents in everything. There are also some spiffy new smart glasses coming this fall.

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Vibe-coded results! Super widgets! Bots that never sleep! Google’s vision for the future of Search is hyper-personalized, automated, and extremely AI.

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The CEO of Google DeepMind tells WIRED that companies should use the productivity gains of AI to do more, not lay people off.

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Google’s always-running, data-hungry AI agent is designed to spend your money and send your emails.

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The ex-employees, who cofounded a new AI watchdog group, say investors deserve more information about xAI’s safety practices before SpaceX goes public.

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Break the pattern of unlocking your phone for one thing and then getting sucked into something else. Set up your lock screen to show all the information you need at a glance.

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The hedge fund billionaire turned gubernatorial candidate wants to tax California’s ultrawealthy, regulate AI, and keep Silicon Valley happy at the same time. Good luck with that.

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Recreation.gov was supposed to make access to public lands more equitable and streamlined. Instead, it’s rife with bots and inequality, while a government contractor benefits.

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The job, which is associated with the Zuckerberg family office, is located in Kauai, Hawaii, where the Meta CEO owns a massive compound.

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The Coyl uses a coil design for the power cable, keeping it neat and taut between the desk and the wall. And instead of relying on boring levers to adjust the height, it has a nifty rotary dial.

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Gearing up to shred the slopes or dive into the seas? These photography tools are made for danger.

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On the eve of about 8,000 jobs being cut, employees are cashing in on headphone stipends and other perks while they still can.

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Follow our live coverage of Google’s annual developer keynote, where the company will announce updates to its Gemini suite of AI tools and more details about Android XR smart glasses.

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Here’s your first look at smart glasses coming from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, powered by Google and Samsung’s XR platform.

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Google’s overhaul of its AI creation software, Flow, includes a new video model and a tool for generating selfie videos called avatars.

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Israeli authorities are issuing Palestinians demolition orders in East Jerusalem at an accelerated rate since Israel launched war with Iran, human rights groups and U.N. experts say.

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In this illustrated guide, behavioral scientist BJ Fogg breaks down his Tiny Habits framework to help you rethink your approach to starting (or restarting) a habit.

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President Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas GOP runoff for U.S. Senate, one week before voting ends in the contentious and expensive primary.

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While dozens of states have taken legal action against the controversial industry, Minnesota is the first state to pass a law making it a felony for companies like Kalshi and Polymarket to operate.

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A new study suggests the growing educational and economic divide between men and women is reshaping marriage and family life in America — leaving many women with a shrinking pool of economically stable partners.

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Get ready for a biology lesson. Certain plants have extra sets of chromosomes. And it turns out, it's a useful trait for a species facing a dramatic event like climate change.

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San Diego authorities are investigating a deadly shooting at a mosque as a hate crime. And, Trump dropped his lawsuit against the IRS, paving the way for an "anti-weaponization fund."

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Colossal Biosciences, a Texas company trying to bring extinct species back to life, reports creating artificial eggs that would be necessary to revive extinct birds such as the dodo.

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That's the provocative question that researchers dug into after the U.S. shut down its premier aid agency.

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New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.

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Many visitors who have been exempt for 60 days will soon have to apply for a visa after 30 days.

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The Met Police will submit files to the CPS including possible cases of corporate manslaughter.

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Pouria Zeraati tells a court of a "violent" attack outside his Wimbledon home in late March 2024.

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The former defence secretary has resigned as chairman of Cambridge Aerospace "to simplify matters".

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The health minister has acknowledged that medics are playing catch-up with the virus after being slow to detect it.

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The RNLI is urging people to follow Euan Gray's example by floating until help comes.

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Nadia Marcinko is relatively unknown but may soon be called before US legislators.

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The Transport Secretary has said the high-speed rail line will not be completed until 2039.

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Ravi Mehta says his care could be terminated if he self-discharged. His NHS care board says its decisions have not been driven by costs.

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Over 30,000 estates could not be accessed due to an error identifying all of a late customer's NS&I products.

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Security guard Amin Abdullah, one of three killed in the attack, was described as "a shining light".

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Any price caps would be voluntary apply to key groceries such as eggs, bread, and milk, the BBC understands.

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The 28-year-old's network is thought to have transported thousands of illegal migrants into the UK.

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The trio replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who left the BBC dance competition last year.

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The new cost range and train speed are being announced as a "reset" of the delayed, over-budget and vastly scaled-back project is carried out.

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The force said no arrests have been made in relation to the offences dating back to the 1980s and 1990s.

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Motoring group RAC warns pump prices could keep rising if there is no resolution to the Iran war.

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Both tools generate hypotheses; one goes on to analyze some of the data.

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Civ 7’s devs talk walking back the game's most controversial decision.

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LG's latest hits one frame per millisecond at a full 1080p resolution.

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Politicians say they want EVs to pay "their fair share for the use of our roads."

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Google says its more efficient Gemini 3.5 Flash is the key to your agentic AI future.

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Charter would have expanded member eligibility and focused on alleged injuries.

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NextEra’s blockbuster deal with Dominion likely means higher bills for consumers.

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SSH keys, plaintext passwords, other sensitive data had been up since November 2025.

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Iran's claim over subsea chokepoint pushes US tech companies to overland fiber.

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AI content is getting good, but SynthID might be able to help tell truth from fiction.

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"Every single successful space company is diversified in its products."

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The Aspen Group, the owner of one of the largest dental care chains in the US, is exploring tapping outside investors to tackle the maturities of roughly $3 billion of loans due next year amid weaker earnings, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Saks Global CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck discusses the progress the company has made since filing for bankruptcy. He discusses what the luxury retail space looks like for the brands that do business with Saks and what role brick and mortar stores will play going forward. He speaks with Romaine Bostick on “The Close.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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US stocks retreated for a third day, weighed down by rising bond yields and the threat of entrenched inflation. Semiconductor shares erased an afternoon rebound, with Nvidia Corp. declining ahead of results due Wednesday.

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A series of large sales in US Treasury futures exacerbated a selloff in the $31 trillion government debt market, as concern about resurgent inflation pushed investors to price in higher interest rates.

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A blast of late-spring heat is adding strain to the largest US power grid as operators race to repair equipment ahead of rising demand and hotter-than-normal weather expected this summer.

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Key grids across the US have lowered their summer demand forecasts to reflect the slower-than-anticipated pace of data centers and other large connections, potentially helping avoid heat-related blackouts and energy shortages in the coming months.

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Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama indicated her resolve to intervene in a foreign exchange market to prop up the yen as needed as her Group of Seven counterparts understand the nation’s stance.

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Investors are starting to hedge the risk of a drop in the Russell 2000 Index of smaller companies, despite investors remaining bullish on large-cap stocks.

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Kevin Warsh is poised to take the helm of the US central bank later this week facing pressure from the White House to deliver interest-rate cuts and growing resolve from his colleagues to stand pat. Now the bond market is piling on.

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It’s not just stocks.

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The UK is weighing a new visa that would give three years of residency to wealthy individuals investing at least £5 million ($6.7 million) in the country, as the nation seeks to revive its global attractiveness. Ben Stupples explains (Source: Bloomberg)

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Ecolab Inc. priced $5 billion of investment-grade bonds to help finance its pending takeover of CoolIT Systems Inc.

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S&P Global Inc.’s mobility unit sold $2 billion of high-grade bonds Tuesday, ahead of its planned spinoff from the credit-rating company.

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Nathalie Morrison, Astrea London Founder joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss the growing trend on lab grown diamonds, the intersection of sustainability, innovation, and the future of the diamond industry. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Yields on the US Treasury’s longest-dated bond rose to the highest level in almost two decades as investor concerns mount that accelerating inflation will force central bankers to raise interest rates.

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Czech coach Petr Vlachovsky, who secretly filmed female football players in changing rooms and showers, is handed a lifetime ban by Uefa.

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India wonderkid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hits 93 off 38 balls as Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants to boost their chances of reaching the IPL play-offs.

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Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United interested in Jarrod Bowen, Barcelona to pursue move for Joao Pedro, Pep Guardiola endorses Enzo Maresca as his successor at Manchester City, plus more.

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Cristiano Ronaldo is set to play in a record sixth World Cup after being selected in Portugal's squad for this summer's tournament.

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As Ross Stewart receives a Scotland recall while Oli McBurnie, Kieron Bowie and Lennon Miller miss out, Tom English delves into the thinking behind Steve Clarke's World Cup squad.

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Two-time winner Carlos Alcaraz will miss this year's Wimbledon because of a wrist injury.

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Southampton have been thrown out of the play-offs after admitting they spied on three clubs during the Championship season.

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The inside story of how Mikel Arteta turned Arsenal from 'nearly men' into Premier League winners.

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Wayne Rooney, Kelly Somers and Kae Kurd discuss the influence Pep Guardiola has had on English football and consider the impact his expected departure from Manchester City will have on the Premier League.

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is the Sir Alex Ferguson of his generation, says Wayne Rooney.

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BBC Sport looks back at the defining moments of Pep Guardiola's six Premier League titles, following reports that he is set to depart Manchester City after Sunday's final game of the season.

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Emma Raducanu suffers a narrow first-round defeat in Strasbourg as she returns to action after more than two months away from the WTA Tour.

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Italy's Filippo Ganna dominates the stage 10 time trial at the Giro d'Italia, with a winning margin of nearly two minutes.

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Rugby's multi-million-pound concussion legal action could be close to collapse as authorities seek to establish if a deadline for information on the majority of cases involved has been breached.

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Singapore stocks climbed to a record as investors sought defensive havens during volatility sparked by the Iran war.

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More than 3 million New York metropolitan-area homes are vulnerable to hurricane winds, the most of any region in the country, according to a report from Cotality, a property analytics firm.

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Indonesian markets fell as speculation mounted that the government will centralize commodity exports to control capital flows and shore up a plunging currency. Palm oil futures rose.

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Ryanair Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary said there will be corporate “casualties” among European airlines if the Iran war continues and the Strait of Hormuz remains restricted.

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Nickel prices spiked following a report of further output cuts in Indonesia, the top producer of the metal.

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A live conversation on keeping up with the news cycle.

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Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA. All that and more, as you head to the office in the Gulf, pause for lunch in Hong Kong, or start your day in London or Johannesburg. (Source: Bloomberg)

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It is hard to have a markets conversation that isn't out of date within a minute or two. But we think this one, with Ozan Tarman and Aditya Singhal of Deutsche Bank, is basically evergreen. This conversation, recorded at our live show at Wilton's Music Hall in London, is all about fundamentals: How Tarman, DB's vice chair of global macro, and Singhal, the firm’s head of EM trading across rates, FX and Credit, make sense of conflicting headlines, whether the rally in tech stocks is to be believed, the tug of war between fast money and central bankers, and how traders are evaluating the difference between the AI models coming out of the US and China. (Source: Bloomberg)

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India’s 360 ONE Asset Management is seeking to raise as much as $500 million for its sixth private credit fund, according to people familiar with the transaction, underscoring sustained investor appetite in the country even as fundraising slows elsewhere.

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Ride-hailing operator Yango Group, plans to invest at least $150 million into African expansion this year, as the Dubai-based platform pushes into new markets.

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Danish conglomerate Schouw & Co. set the price range for its initial public offering of fish feed producer BioMar on Tuesday, in what would be Copenhagen’s largest IPO since 2018.

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Monzo Bank Ltd. reported a 44% jump in profit in the year through March, as growth in lending lifted interest income.

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Gold edged lower, retracing some of the previous day’s gain, as the market monitored developments around the US-Iran ceasefire.

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Bond traders are zeroing in on 5.5% as the new “round number” for 30-year US Treasury yields as inflation concerns ripple across markets, according to Citigroup Inc.

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Poland’s leading convenience store chain, Zabka Group SA, will prioritize European expansion under its incoming chief executive officer.

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ASX Ltd.’s incoming chief Anthony Attia will need to strike a balance between accelerating the exchange operator’s market infrastructure development while ensuring its stakeholders are not left behind, according to the firm’s outgoing leader.

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A new fund targeting Europe’s most promising startups will help the region create more global champions, according to the head of private equity group EQT AB.

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Thailand is rolling back some of its tourism friendly visa policies as the government seeks to crack down on crime and illegal employment involving foreign nationals, risking another setback for an industry that remains central to the economy.

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After being presented his second straight MVP trophy in a pregame ceremony Monday, Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, by his own admission, didn't perform up to that lofty standard in a thrilling Western Conference finals opener against the Spurs.

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Though their renaissance season ended with an emotional 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7, the Buffalo Sabres skated off the ice Monday to a standing ovation after a historic campaign that saw the end of a 14-season playoff drought.

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Starting May 19, tech platforms in the US will have to start complying with the Take It Down Act. Here's how more than a dozen of the largest platforms are handling takedown demands for your nudes.

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George Best would have been 80 on 22 May. Take a look back on an unforgettable career and enjoy five of his most memorable goals.

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If Tottenham survive at Stamford Bridge, away to Chelsea, it would be seen by many supporters as an unforgivable outcome for those involved.

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BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Canadian Grand Prix.

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At 19, Bianca Andreescu stunned Serena Williams to win the US Open. It was unthinkable that it would be more than 2,300 days before her next triumph.

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Southampton's place in the play-off final is at stake as they face a disciplinary hearing as they stand charged of watching a Middlesbrough training session. The result is expected to come on Tuesday.

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Former US Open champion Graeme McDowell secures one of the final nine qualification spots for this year's edition in Shinnecock Hills.

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England's Hannah Hampton says media can "tarnish the reputation" of female goalkeepers by focusing on mistakes and not their positive displays.

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Garrick Higgo splits with caddie Austin Gaugert after a penalty for being late for his tee time contributed to him missing the cut at the US PGA Championship.

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"There's a common refrain among [young] people in this world that it's easier to raise money for a startup right now than to get an internship. Which is remarkable, right?"

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Pension payments have been delayed after Capita took over administration of the civil servants' scheme.

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The UKHSA says the fourth case has links with the same wider social network as the others.

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Enzo Maresca is set to replace Pep Guardiola as Manchester City manager before next season.

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The number of UK job vacancies also fell to its lowest level in five years as the initial impact of the Iran war on businesses starts to be seen.

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A BBC Panorama investigation revealed allegations that two women had been raped during filming.

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The broadcaster's chief executive Priya Dogra walked away from an interview when given the opportunity to say sorry.

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The SNP leader says the proposed price cap on basic foodstuffs is not intended to force a fight with the UK government.

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Hundreds of cases are suspected in central Africa but experts fear the actual number may be much higher.

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Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of OJ Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles.

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Two Black men from Georgia who voted for President Trump in 2024 have very different views of how the country is doing now, in the first installment of Swing Shift from NPR's Tamara Keith.

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In conservative Utah, a coalition of cities and towns shows other communities how to bring new renewable energy to the electric grid in a unique way.

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Minority Leader Jeffries is urging Speaker Johnson to "swiftly" hold vote on House prediction market ban.

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Rising volume of components imported from China prompts warning of cannibalisation of European industriesEurope is facing a fresh China shock that threatens to cannibalise local factories, leading to job losses and de facto colonisation of industry by Beijing, trade analysts and representatives have said.They fear the plunging exchange rate and support for Chinese “zombie firms” has echoes of the crisis in the US 25 years ago when the term “China shock” was coined. It referred to the impact of China bursting on to the global trade stage after becoming a member of the World Trade Organization, with soaring imports displacing local industries and causing the loss of up to 2.5m jobs. Continue reading...

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Dr Sharmila Chandran suspended until 20 September as Royal Australasian College of Physicians agrees to work with regulator to meet its obligationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe charities regulator has suspended the president-elect of one of Australia’s oldest medical colleges for allegedly contravening a direction from the NSW work health and safety watchdog. The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) on Monday issued a notice suspending Dr Sharmila Chandran as a responsible person of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, which is a registered charity, until 20 September. SafeWork NSW advised that Chandran’s alleged failure to comply with a directive not to contact RACP staff was exposing them to “immediate and serious risks” to their psychological health and safety, the ACNC said in a public statement.The intervention follows months of conflict within the RACP’s board, which culminated in an extraordinary general meeting last month to which police were called. Continue reading...

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At least 130 people thought to have been killed, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus before emergency meeting‘It’s heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return of EbolaThe director general of the World Health Organization has said he is deeply concerned about the scale and the speed of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there had been at least 500 suspected cases of Ebola and 130 suspected deaths in DRC since the new outbreak began. Thirty cases had been confirmed in DRC’s north-eastern province of Ituri, and one death and one case had been confirmed in Kampala, Uganda, he added. A US citizen has also tested positive and been transferred to Germany. Continue reading...

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HMAS Farncomb had been due to be retired this year, but is now expected to operate until about 2036Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTaxpayers will fork out an extra $11bn to extend the lifespan of Australia’s ageing Collins-class submarines for another decade, bridging the capability gap before the scheduled arrival of the first Aukus vessels in 2032.Originally designed to have a 30-year working life, the six Adelaide-built submarines have already been operational for between 23 and 30 years. The Albanese government announced in 2024 that it would undertake so-called “life of type extension” works to keep the six Collins class boats in the water for an additional 10 years. Continue reading...

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State department says Afrikaners in ‘emergency refugee situation’, a claim previously rebutted by South AfricaThe US government has said it will increase the number of white South Africans it admits as refugees this year from about 7,500 to 17,500, claiming that “unforeseen developments in South Africa created an emergency refugee situation.”Since starting his second term in office last year, Donald Trump has repeatedly made false claims that white Afrikaners are racially targeted and face a “white genocide”, which South Africa’s government has furiously rebutted. Continue reading...

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Global Sumud Flotilla organisers say 38 ships holding 319 activists were about 250 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza when they were interceptedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEleven Australians attempting to deliver aid to Gaza as part of a global flotilla have been detained by Israeli forces in international waters off the coast of Cyprus, with the government “urgently seeking” confirmation of their welfare.On Monday local time, the Global Sumud Flotilla alleged the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) encircled 38 ships that were part of a fleet of 54 boats which left Turkey last week for the embattled strip, which remains under naval blockade by Israel. Continue reading...

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Prosecution is seen as landmark step towards justice over abuses of refugees trying to reach Europe from AfricaA former militia commander accused of overseeing murder, rape, enslavement and torture in Libyan detention centres will appear at the international criminal court on Tuesday for a hearing that campaigners say is a landmark step towards “justice, truth, reparation and deterrence” of abuses of refugees trying to reach Europe from Africa.The prosecution of Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity is the first to reach a courtroom resulting from the ICC’s investigation into crimes in Libya after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Continue reading...

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Indonesia started marketing its latest dollar bond offering Tuesday and flagged that a euro-denominated tranche may follow when London markets open, as the Iran conflict stokes concerns about the nation’s economic vulnerability.

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A surge in longer-maturity US Treasury yields is testing the resolve of global bond investors torn between the possibility of locking in the rates near to the highest levels in decades and the risk of an even greater selloff.

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Bryan Sheffield, Managing Partner at Formentera Partners, discusses the impact from the Iran war and outlook for the energy market. He speaks with Paul Allen from the sidelines of the Australian Energy Producers Conference in Adelaide. (Source: Bloomberg)

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The phenomenon is truly global, indicating something broader is afoot.

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AllianzGI Fixed Income CIO Jenny Zeng warns bond markets may be somewhat overpricing inflation expectations. Meanwhile, she notes that while Fed hikes remain on the table, US energy independence and a gradually softening tariff impact could mitigate the need for dramatic action. (Corrects with full name of company.)

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China’s cross-border inflow resumed in April following a reversal in March, reinforcing confidence in the economy and an appreciating yuan.

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President Donald Trump said he called off a strike on Iran after an appeal by the leaders of Persian Gulf allies, who called for more time to pursue a diplomatic resolution.. Bloomberg's Stuart Livingstone-Wallace shares what we know. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Technology stocks led losses in Asian equity markets as higher bond yields around the world put a question mark on valuations after a record-breaking rally led by artificial intelligence shares.

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Oil fell after President Donald Trump said he’d called off a strike on Iran planned for Tuesday following an appeal by Persian Gulf allies.

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Duncan Minto, CFO of Renault Group, discusses the outlook and growth strategy of the automaker. He speaks with Shery Ahn on the sidelines of the BNP Paribas Global Electric Vehicle and Mobility Conference in Hong Kong on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade". (Source: Bloomberg)

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The settlement will go towards individuals who allege they were subjected to unfair investigations.

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An outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo involves a rare strain and is in an area affected by conflict.

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A watch range by Swatch and luxury brand Audemars Piguet is causing a frenzy as people queue for days to get their hands on one.

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Musk's loss against OpenAI is the latest in a string of courtroom defeats.

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Taiwan independence is the reddest of red lines for China, which claims the island as its own.

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The Kentucky congressman, who has crossed the president on federal spending and the Epstein files, faces Republican voters on Tuesday.

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Burnham vows not to 're-run' Brexit and King joins 'buddies' at Chelsea Flower Show leads the papers.

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The relationship endures despite a power imbalance, with both sides recognising that it is too important to fail.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak an international emergency.

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The alleged attackers were aged 17 and 18 and one left a note containing "generalised hate rhetoric", investigators say.

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In letters sent to the BBC from prison, Hayden Davies says he has had no contact with British authorities.

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Manchester City are preparing for manager Pep Guardiola to leave the club at the end of the season after a decade in charge and 17 major trophies.

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BBC investigation finds hundreds of videos showing self-confessed thieves posing with stolen bikes.

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The warmest weather of the year is forecast for later this week after early rain.

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In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs.

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Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is looking to manage the markets as well as the Makerfield byelection

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The US president says he is holding off on a US attack planned for Tuesday as "serious negotiations are now taking place".

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Andrew Malkinson, the man who spent 17 years in jail for Paul Quinn’s crime, says he's thankful authorities have "finally got the real perpetrator".

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It follows BBC News exposing drug gangs, money laundering, immigration crime, and ghost directors linked to shop fronts.

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Channel 4 was aware of one of the rape claims before broadcast, but the woman involved still featured in the show.