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Newest first · UTC+11:00The Cuba situation is starting to resemble a pre-conflict playbook
The U.S. pressure campaign against Cuba appears to have entered a new phase, one which raises serious questions about the Trump administration's endgame for the communist-run Caribbean island.
· Sam Meredith
New presidential poll shows Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris in dead heat as report on 2024 run exposes party failures
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· Daniel Farr
'Extraordinary' heat health alerts to come into force as record May heat possible
As temperatures continue to rise as we go into the bank holiday weekend, heat health alerts come into force today across parts of the United Kingdom.
· Simon King
Rondina, Pons take early exit in Nuvali Challenge
MANILA, Philippines — Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons of the Philippines ended their campaign in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Nuvali Challenge after falling short against Switzerland’s Annique Niederhauser and Menia Bentele, 20-22, 22-24, on Thursday night at the Nuvali Sands Courts in Santa Rosa, Laguna.
· Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan
PM refuses to rule out changes to the 'death tax'
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to rule out changes to what the Coalition have branded a "death tax".The federal budget will place a 30 per cent tax on discretionary trusts from July 2028, including discretionary testamentary trusts, which take effect after a person dies. Labor has been fielding questi…
· Yashee Sharma
At least 24 killed in two separate attacks in Honduras
At least 24 people have been killed, including four police officers, in two separate violent incidents in Honduras on Thursday.
· Claire Keenan
Samsung wage vote begins amid chip bonus divide
Chip bonus plan fuels backlash as payouts for memory staff could be as much as 100 times those for smartphone and home appliance workers
· Jie Ye-eun
Kommt die Rente mit 70?
Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
· Gordon Repinski
Why DNC’s belated 2024 election ‘autopsy’ term paper warrants a ‘D’ grade
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· Rich Lowry
"Marylanders Are Voting With Their Feet": Johns Hopkins Finds Blue State Exodus To Persist For Years
A new Johns Hopkins University survey shows that more than half of Baltimore respondents expect to move out of their current neighborhoods within three years, as the one-party-ruled state of Democratic Party queens and kings has failed taxpayers on affordability, law and order, and other basic issues commonly standa…
· Tyler Durden
Morgan McSweeney swaps UK government for Ukraine-watching
PRAGUE — Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney will seek to raise the alarm over the danger posed by artificial intelligence in elections as he makes a rare public appearance in Prague.
· Esther Webber
EUCO content creators ‘won’t replace EU journalists,’ says influencer
BRUSSELS — Influencers attending high-level EU meetings of ministers and leaders will not be replacing journalists, a content creator working with the Council of the EU said.
· Mari Eccles
How to replace a Prime Minister and get away with it
POLITICO’s weekly political series lifting the curtain on how Westminster really works.
· Sascha O'Sullivan
Venice election turns into test of Meloni’s right-wing cultural revolution
Venice was meant to be the showcase for a right-wing cultural revolution led by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government, but the center left now fancies its chances of winning the lagoon city’s mayoral election on May 24 and 25.
· Hannah Roberts
The battle of Binface, Buckethead and Burnham
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· Paul Dallison
Reeves allies unleash on Miliband in battle for Britain’s Treasury
LONDON — Chancellor Rachel Reeves must not be “torpedoed” if Keir Starmer is removed as Britain’s prime minister, her allies are warning — as they unleashed a barrage of criticism against a would-be successor as Britain’s top finance minister.
· Sam Blewett
NATO should ‘direct’ Ukrainian drones against Russia – Swedish PM
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has said NATO states should help Ukraine “direct” its drone attacks “in the right directions,” blaming a string of Ukrainian UAV incursions into the airspace of the US-led bloc on Moscow.
· RT
Lee's approval rating rebounds to 64 percent: poll
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rebounded to 64 percent this week from the previous week, led by positive assessments of his economic policies, a poll showed Friday.
· Yi Wonju
'We are resilient': As San Diego's Muslim community reels from mosque shooting, it refuses to be intimidated
At about 11:40 local time, Nawal A-Nouri received a WhatsApp message, notifying her of an active shooter at her seven-year-old daughter's school at the Islamic Center of San Diego - where two gunman opened fire on Monday, killing three in what has been called a hate crime.
· Nardine Saad
Record 274 climbers scale Everest via Nepal in one day
A record number of 274 people scaled Mount Everest via Nepal on Wednesday, after a late start to this year's spring season due to a huge chunk of ice blocking the climbing route.
· Kelly Ng
Alberta province plans a preliminary vote on leaving Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, meets with Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith at his office in Ottawa on Friday, May 8, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
· Rob Gillies
Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada
Alberta will hold a referendum on whether the province should remain in Canada or move ahead with a second binding vote on separation, marking the first significant test of the country's unity in decades.
· Nadine Yousif
'No means no': Greenlanders protest against Trump outside new US consulate
Hundreds of Greenlanders gathered outside a new American consulate in the capital Nuuk on Friday to protest against Donald Trump's ambition for greater influence over the island.
· Adrienne Murray
Fake social media accounts are mysteriously boosting Becerra’s campaign, report claims
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· Titus Wu
Turkish court ousts leader of main opposition party
A court in Turkiye has annulled the 2023 leadership election of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in a sharp escalation against the country’s embattled opposition.
· Al Jazeera
Gov't to seek to overhaul KFA as part of nation normalization project
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- The government will seek to overhaul the way the Korea Football Association (KFA) is run, including introducing a direct election for its president and making the appointment process for the national team's head coach more transparent, as part of efforts to address abnormal social practices…
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US House Republicans cancel Iran war powers vote
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GOP calls off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing
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· Associated Press
US to send 5,000 more troops to Poland, Trump says
President Donald Trump has said the US will be sending an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, a week after the Pentagon cancelled a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to the country.
· Yang Tian
From the Baltic to the Balkans: Putin is testing European leaders
Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond.
· Anne McElvoy, Peter Snowdon
Fans react to Stephen Colbert’s final show
Fans lined up outside the Ed Sullivan Theater one last time for “The Late Show” as Stephen Colbert prepared to host his final episode, marking the end of the franchise’s 33-year run on CBS. The network announced last summer that the show would end, calling it “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdr…
House Republicans cancel vote on war powers resolution to end US war in Iran
Cancellation, which avoids embarrassment for Trump, is latest signal of diminishing congressional support for war
· Robert Mackey
US Senate pushes back against Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund
Senate Republicans in the United States have punted on a vote to fund immigration enforcement operations before a long holiday weekend, in a rare show of political backlash against President Donald Trump.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Rubio says Cuba is threat to US as Havana accuses him of 'lies'
Cuba poses a "national security threat" to the US and the likelihood of a peaceful agreement is "not high", US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said.
· Sofia Ferreira Santos
'I didn't know where DR Congo was': Latin Americans deported by US tell BBC of their shock
For eight years, Jorge Cubillos worked to build a new life in the US, after fleeing threats in his home country of Colombia.
· Norberto Paredes
Electric Bills Could Be 2026 Election Shocker
Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
· Tyler Durden
'We're meant to dance': Radio 1's Big Weekend has one focus on its first day
"Music is one of the best ways to bring everyone together," says BBC Radio 1's Charlie Hedges.
· Naomi Clarke
Nascar champion Kyle Busch dies aged 41
Two-time Nascar Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has died, aged 41.
· Sareen Habeshian
Israel saved missiles while US burned through its stocks during Iran war – WaPo
Israel conserved its air defense interceptors during the war on Iran, while the US expended significant portions of its own high-tech stockpiles, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing anonymous US officials.
· RT
Park Slope Food Coop under fire over anti-Jewish hostility ahead of Israel boycott vote
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· Carl Campanile
The DNC Finally Releases Its 2024 Autopsy, And It's A Total Whitewash
The Democratic National Committee has released its long-awaited "autopsy" of the 2024 presidential election, and it is getting panned from all sides for being evasive, poorly constructed, and conspicuously silent on the two most consequential decisions the party made in 2024.
· Tyler Durden
Mexico launches a last-minute World Cup campaign to stop a homophobic chant
Pumas fans cheer prior to a Mexican soccer league semifinal second leg match against Pachuca in Mexico City, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
· Carlos Rodriguez
Riskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high
The number of new melanoma skin cancer cases diagnosed in a year has risen above 20,000 for the first time in the UK.
· Michelle Roberts
'Monitoring the situation': why young men are drawn to prediction markets
Cameron George is living the dream. Back in 2019, he was stacking shelves in Walmart, but the 26-year-old has since become a full-time crypto trader and content creator.
· Mitchell Labiak
UK police bosses say unsafe social media platforms should be blocked for under-16s
Children should be blocked from accessing social, AI and gaming apps which do not disable "high-risk" features such as private messaging, UK police chiefs have said.
· Chris Vallance
Police to score train firms on tackling sexual harassment
Train operators will be scored by police on how they tackle sexual harassment on the railways.
· Claire Jones
Prepare for half term queues at Dover due to EU border process, port says
The Port of Dover is asking ferry passengers to come prepared for delays, as the half term getaway begins.
· Katy Austin
Belfast says 'yes' to extension of Sunday trading hours
About eight out of 10 people in Belfast are in favour of extending Sunday trading hours during the summer months, according to a survey carried out by the city council.
· Mark Simpson