Thomas Massie loses to Trump-backed challenger in Republican primary
Congressman Thomas Massie, one of the most vocal Republican critics of Donald Trump, has lost his fight for re-election to a challenger endorsed by the president.
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US President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his bid to unseat incumbent Senator John Cornyn in next Tuesday's Republican primary run-off race.
· Anthony Zurcher
Dozens of romance scammers arrested after specialist fraud squad investigation
Dozens of suspected scammers and romance fraudsters have been arrested after specialist financial investigators uncovered organised networks of criminals operating across the UK and Nigeria.
· Tom Symonds
Friendship or geopolitics? BBC breaks down Xi and Putin relationship
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin are meeting in Beijing for bilateral talks. The BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker, and Russia editor Steve Rosenberg, break down their relationship and answer this key question - are they best friends, or is it just geopolitics?
Lebanon says 19 killed in Israeli air strikes
Israeli air strikes have killed at least 19 people in southern Lebanon, the country's health ministry has said.
· Chris Graham
Adverts for DNA self-swab kits banned as misleading
A company issuing self-swab DNA testing kits to sexual assault victims has had online posts banned for containing misleading information.
· Francesca Osborne
UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say
The UK should introduce a maximum temperature for workplaces to protect people as heatwaves intensify due to climate change, the government's adviser has said.
· Mark Poynting
Vance says Iran talks making ‘good progress’, but US forces remain ‘locked and loaded’
Vice-President J.D. Vance said US and Iran are working together positively; however, military campaign will restart if negotiations collapse
· Yuanyue Dang
Vance says Iran talks making ‘good progress’, but US forces remain ‘locked and loaded’
Vice-President J.D. Vance said US and Iran are working together positively; however, military campaign will restart if negotiations collapse
· Yuanyue Dang
Senate advances bill to limit Trump’s Iran war powers
The US Senate has advanced a resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military operations against Iran without congressional approval or a debate on the rationale, cost, strategy, and clear end goal.
· RT
The crucial split-second call that could deny Spurs safety
Highlights: Tottenham's relegation fears grow after defeat at Chelsea
· Bbcsport
Young drivers targeted by 'ghost brokers' selling fake car insurance online
Young drivers are being targeted by "ghost brokers" selling fake car insurance online, the finance watchdog has warned.
· Emer Moreau
US to cut wartime troop commitments to NATO – Reuters
The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly set to tell European NATO members that Washington will reduce the military capabilities it would make available to the bloc in the event of a major crisis, including an attack on a member state.
· RT
Vance tries out the White House briefing after Rubio's star turn
Vice President JD Vance leaves after speaking to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
· Michelle L Price
Title despair & Guardiola going - 24 hours of pain for Man City
Highlights: Man City held at Bournemouth as Arsenal secure Premier League title
· Bbcsport
Twenty-two years in the making - how Arsenal celebrated title win
Arsenal fans in dreamland as club win Premier League title
· Bbcsport
Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra tighten leads in new Calif. governor poll
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· Titus Wu
Taiwan Travelogue, a love letter to food and adventure, wins International Booker Prize
A tale about forbidden love and Taiwanese food has won the International Booker Prize, becoming the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award.
· Tiffany Wertheimer
Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as GOP's Cassidy flips
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., speaks to supporters during an election night watch party Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
· Stephen Groves
Bill Ackman, Charles Schwab launch six-figure ad campaign backing Trump’s American Dream Accounts
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· Josh Christenson
Arsenal win Premier League as Man City held at Bournemouth
Arsenal are crowned champions of the Premier League for the first time in 22 years after Manchester City are held to a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, a result which secures European football for the home side for the first time in their history.
Vice President Vance targets Ohio in Medicaid fraud crackdown
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vice President JD Vance’s decision to extend his fight against Medicaid fraud beyond Democratic states to his red home state of Ohio has set off a scramble among the state’s Republicans — including his close ally Vivek Ramaswamy, the party’s nominee for governor.
· Julie Carr Smyth
Coalition to unveil campaign to win over small businesses after budget
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· Joshua Boscaini
NAACP urges athletes to boycott southern US universities over voting rights
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has called on Black athletes and fans to boycott public universities in the United States’ South, in opposition to redistricting efforts that dilute Black voting power.
· Al Jazeera
China is Russia’s ‘most powerful strategic partner’ – Putin investment envoy (VIDEO)
Beijing stands as Moscow’s “most powerful strategic partner,” with Russia’s massive natural reserves and cheap energy making it a perfect fit for cooperation in artificial intelligence development, Kremlin investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said.
· RT
The key moments that decided the Premier League title race
What were the moments that decided the Premier League title race?
· Bbcsport
Inside the operation to break Andy Burnham into parliament
LONDON — Andy Burnham has long traded on his outsider status as the mayor of Greater Manchester. But it’s a team of old hands in Westminster that will be instrumental in putting the man known as the “King of the North” on the cusp of running the U.K.
· Sam Blewett
Boats, fire and an AI song - inside Arsenal's title win
Mikel Arteta has led Arsenal to their first Premier League title in 22 years
· Bbcsport
Iranian journalist describes London stabbing by 'men working for Iran'
An Iranian journalist based in London has described how he was stabbed in the thigh in a "violent" and "very frightening" attack outside his London home by men accused of working for Iran.
· Daniel Sandford
Knesset dissolution bill vote set for Wednesday amid coalition crisis over haredi draft bill
The coalition’s bill to dissolve the Knesset is scheduled to be brought forward for its first vote in the plenum on Wednesday amid the crisis in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition with the ultra-Orthodox parties over the haredi draft bill.
· KESHET NEEV
US Vice President JD Vance says 'a lot of progress' made in Iran talks
US Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that the United States and Iran have made a lot of progress in their talks, and neither side wants to see a resumption of the military campaign.
· REUTERS
‘Not logical’ to give protection to Ukrainian males – EU special envoy
Brussels should strip fighting-age Ukrainian men of “temporary protection” status, Ylva Johansson, the bloc’s special envoy for Ukrainians in the EU, has said.
· RT
Grant Shapps quits aerospace firm after watchdog probe
A former Conservative defence secretary has quit his job with a missile manufacturer over concerns he broke the rules governing the employment of former ministers.
· BBC News
Estonia says Nato jet shot down drone over its territory
Estonia has said a Nato fighter jet shot down a drone, which it suspects was a Ukrainian projectile knocked off course by Russian electronic jamming, over its territory.
· Jaroslav Lukiv
Viral memes trying 'to catch fire on the internet' in AI Albo campaign
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· Adelaide Miller
Viral memes trying 'to catch fire on the internet' in AI Albo campaign
Wed 20 May 2026 at 5:00am
· Adelaide Miller
French presidential candidate Philippe faces embezzlement probe
PARIS — Former French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe will cooperate fully with investigators after financial prosecutors ordered a judicial inquiry into allegations of embezzlement, a local official linked to Philippe said Tuesday.
· Clea Caulcutt
Trump vs Massie in Kentucky: Is Israel breaking MAGA?
The most expensive primary election in US history is underway in Kentucky, as President Donald Trump and the Israel lobby try to unseat Representative Thomas Massie, a hardline conservative who broke with the president over Israel, Iran, and Epstein.
· RT
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The most expensive primary election in US history is underway in Kentucky, as President Donald Trump and the Israel lobby try to unseat Representative Thomas Massie, a hardline conservative who broke with the president over Israel, Iran, and Epstein.
· RT
Nancy Pelosi torched by San Franciscans for endorsing far-left candidate Connie Chan
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· Josh Koehn
The Democrats Are About To Destroy John Fetterman
John Fetterman has become the most interesting politician in America, and the Democratic Party’s most uncomfortable mirror. His willingness to speak honestly, vote his conscience, and refuse to define himself purely in opposition to President Donald Trump has made him a hero to some and a traitor to others.
· Tyler Durden
NATO state rejects Israeli ambassador
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has refused to approve Israel’s new ambassador to Zagreb, citing disagreements with the Israeli government’s actions.
· RT
Faisal Islam: Why a full HS2 line could still be built despite the latest fiasco
HS2 was, appropriately enough, at the ultimate Y-junction.
· Faisal Islam
Le Sénat invité à lever l’immunité parlementaire de Francis Szpiner
PARIS — Le bureau du Sénat doit se pencher le 28 mai prochain sur la levée de l’immunité parlementaire du sénateur Les Républicains Francis Szpiner, a appris POLITICO auprès de deux responsables parlementaires au fait des tractations.
· Océane Herrero
Sooryavanshi, 15, hits 93 as Royals boost play-off chances
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has hit 53 sixes in this season's IPL - 15 more than anyone else
· Bbcsport
Forty under 40: Millennial entrepreneurs unite against Albanese’s tax overhaul
Young business leaders have united to lobby Anthony Albanese to rethink his capital gains tax revamp as reform advocate Allegra Spender urges Labor to move cautiously to avoid economic pain and the Coalition launches its campaign to draw family businesses into their tax battle.
· Paul Sakkal
UK defense secretary tells Labour leadership hopefuls: ‘Don’t you know there’s a war on?’
LONDON — Defence Secretary John Healey has told his party’s warring leadership rivals that the “very credibility of Labour in government is at stake,” as the contenders to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister set out their stalls.
· Mason Boycott-Owen
'Ebola has tortured us': Fear grips eastern DR Congo as deadly virus spreads
Fear has gripped Ebola-hit areas in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the suspected number of deaths continues to rise, as officials say they are struggling to catch up to an outbreak that may have previously been spreading undetected.
· Emery Makumeno
Southampton expelled from play-offs for spying on Middlesbrough
Southampton have been thrown out of the Championship play-offs for spying on Middlesbrough ahead of the first leg of their semi-final tie.
· Bbcsport
NATO’s top commander downplays US troop withdrawal
BRUSSELS — NATO’s top military commander on Tuesday said he did not expect further U.S. troop withdrawals soon, as allies privately pressed him to plug the gap created by Donald Trump’s move to pull thousands of soldiers from Europe.
· Victor Jack