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#01UK migration drops to 171,000 - almost half 2024's figure
📍 BBC News
The prime minister says his government is delivering on its promise to restore control to the borders.
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#02The Hard-Line Military Fraternity Running Iran
📍 NY Times World
Decision making in the country is guided by a small group of men associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
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#03Macron under pressure over reparatory justice for France’s role in slave trade
📍 The Guardian
Demands grow for launch of formal discussion process on how country should address legacies of enslavementEmmanuel Macron is under pressure to open discussions on reparatory justice for France’s role in hundreds of years of enslavement of African people as he makes a key speech on the legacy of s...
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#04Forecasters expect slightly fewer hurricanes than usual this year, but the risk of destructive storms is still high
📍 NPR
Forecasters expect 8 to 14 storms will form in the Atlantic between June 1 and November 30. But the danger is more serious than the numbers suggest.
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#05‘Lingering shock from tragedy’ weeks after Minab school bombing
📍 Al Jazeera
Residents are calling for justice weeks after US missiles killed at least 156 people at a school in Minab, Iran.
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#06Supreme Court dismisses case on death penalty for inmates with intellectual disabilities
📍 CBS News
The Supreme Court dismissed a case on the death penalty eligibility for inmates with intellectual disabilities. CBS News' Jan Crawford reports.
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#07Former Epstein assistant tells House Oversight Committee he abused her for years
📍 ABC News
Sarah Kellen, a longtime assistant to Jeffrey Epstein, told a House committee she was "sexually and psychologically abused" by him, according to her prepared statement.
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#08New Chinese surveillance leaves foreigners nowhere to hide
📍 DW News
A Chinese cybersecurity expert has revealed to DW details of China's new high-tech policing. From ski resort facial recognition to seats on a train, the system can track anyone and compile a "holistic profile."
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#09Bangladesh: "Donald Trump" albino buffalo becomes social media star
📍 France 24
An #albino buffalo bought to be sacrificed at #Bangladesh's Eid al-Adha has become a social media star over his style flock of yellow hair, earning him the nickname "Donald #Trump", in reference to the #US President's signature style. The buffalo was genetically-modified to be an albino.
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#10European carmakers face EU pressure to diversify chip suppliers
📍 Euronews
EU set to force carmakers to source chips from multiple suppliers after the Nexperia crisis exposed dangerous dependence on a single Chinese-linked provider.
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#11"Drills Are Intended To Send A Signal": Russia Holds Massive Nuclear Drills On Land, Sea And Air Alongside Belarus
📍 ZeroHedge
"Drills Are Intended To Send A Signal": Russia Holds Massive Nuclear Drills On Land, Sea And Air Alongside Belarus Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, atomic-powered submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as...
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#12UK releases VIDEO of alleged Russian intercept of spy plane
📍 RT News
Britain has claimed that two Russian fighter jets flew dangerously close to a UK surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea Read Full Article at RT.com
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#13Germany at the Crossroads: Revanchism Versus Diplomacy
📍 Sputnik
Amid the conflict in Ukraine, voices in the German establishment increasingly call for strengthening the armed forces to counter the perceived Russian menace.
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#14Iran Warns of Wider Conflict If U.S. Launches New Attack
📍 NaturalNews
(NaturalNews) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned on Wednesday, May 20 that any new U.S. military strike on the country would expand the war beyo...
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#15Colorado Democrat Party Censures Gov. Jared Polis for Commuting Tina Peters' Sentence
📍 Breitbart
The Colorado Democrat Party on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to censure Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) for commuting the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was sentenced for her role in tampering with election equipment. The post Colorado Democrat Party Censures Gov. Jared Polis for ...
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#16Tenn.: Man jailed for Charlie Kirk assassination post will receive $835K settlement
📍 OANN
A man who was jailed for 37 days over a Facebook meme he posted after Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s assassination will receive a settlement of $835,000 from Tennessee officials.
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#17A Religious Reason the Saudis Are Blocking a New Attack on Iran, by Larry C. Johnson
📍 UNZ Review
The HAJJ. The Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is one of the Five Pillars of Islam — the core religious obligations that define Muslim practice. Every Muslim who is physically and financially able is required to perform the Hajj at least once in their lifetime. Th...
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#18DNC Autopsy of 2024 Loss Doesn’t Mention Gaza or Israel at all
📍 The Intercept
Commissioned from an outside consultant, the 192-page report on why Democrats lost doesn't address a key source of disillusionment with the party. The post DNC Autopsy of 2024 Loss Doesn’t Mention Gaza or Israel at all appeared first on The Intercept.
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#19Exploring Winning Betting Strategies In Blackjack
📍 Veterans Today
Exploring Winning Betting Strategies In Blackjack In the exciting world of online casinos, few are as alluring and intriguing as blackjack. Known for its blend of skill and chance, this thrilling card game has enthralled players for centuries. While mastering the basic rules and strategies of bla...
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#20Powerless by Harry Turtledove – Film, Literature and the New World Order
📍 Corbett Report
This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order, James discusses the Prometheus Award-nominated Powerless with author John C. A. Manley.
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#21George Bush’s 2005 Fowl Play
📍 Activist Post
Aleading columnist for the Washington Post just wrote: “Hantavirus has an incubation period of up to 8 weeks and kills 30-40% of people who show symptoms….It’s not pandemic yet and probably won’t be, but if it were, the rational action would be—lockdown.” She added: “If this thing goes pandemic, ...
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#22The Roast of Kevin Hart Was a Bizarre Hollywood Humiliation Ritual
📍 VigilantCitizen
The Roast of Kevin Hart left many feeling awkward and uneasy, as if they had the gut feeling they had witnessed something deeply foul. Part of it might be because the roast was less about comedy and more about humiliating Kevin Hart and normalizing the fact that the crowd is full of pedos. Here's...
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#23David Icke Remembering The Great Northern Railway- Melton Mowbray To Bottesford – The Walk | EP 239
📍 David Icke
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#24Liberia: Liberia Rated Among World's Worst in Education
📍 AllAfrica
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The international human rights organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has rated Liberia among the worst-performing education systems globally.
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#25Communist Party Marxist Kenya at the Pan-Africanism Summit Against Imperialism
📍 Black Agenda
Communist Party Marxist Kenya at the Pan-Africanism Summit Against Imperialism Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 05/15/2026 - 21:36 Booker Omole and Adjiambo Ashlyn of the Communist Party Marxist-Kenya speak to Black Agenda Report editor Margaret Kimberley in Nair...
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#26TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION: ‘China Feels Emboldened to Globalise Its Political Red Lines’
📍 IPS News
CIVICUS discusses the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 with Barbora Bukovská, Senior Director for Law and Policy at ARTICLE 19, a human rights organisation that works on freedom of expression and information around the world. On 29 April – days before RightsCon, the key global gathering of digital ...
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#27Our new US ambassador’s confirmation hearing was a goofy affair — and an insight into AUKUS
📍 Crikey
David Brat, incoming US ambassador to Australia, is a fan of 'sports diplomacy' and AUKUS, but will agree to disagree with Canberra on supporting Ukraine. The post Our new US ambassador’s confirmation hearing was a goofy affair — and an insight into AUKUS appeared first on Crikey.
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#28Independent newsrooms unite for national campaign
📍 The Klaxon
A movement of independent digital news publishers unite for a weeklong crowdfunding initiative, calling on communities across Australia to support the future of public interest journalism. The post Independent newsrooms unite for national campaign appeared first on The Klaxon.
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#29Budget: whopping subsidies, private health profiteering as waiting lists rise
📍 Michael West
The health component of the Budget focused on NDIS. Not much else changed, leaving flaws in the private health insurance industry unresolved.
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#30Grattan on Friday: As Labor struggles with budget backwash, One Nation surfs a wave
📍 Conversation AU
The Albanese government has found itself on the thorny end of a social media campaign post-budget as it watches One Nation ride a wave.
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#31“A Free Cuba Cannot Be Built from Revenge”
📍 Havana Times
Ferrer analyzes the challenges of a democratic transition, the role of the opposition, and the need to prevent Castroism from being recycled. The post “A Free Cuba Cannot Be Built from Revenge” appeared first on Havana Times.
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#32Huelga de hambre de presos mapuche: un llamado a la solidaridad
📍 Subversiones
Más de ochenta días de huelga de hambre lleva el preso político mapuche machi Celestino Córdova, la exigencia inmediata es la aplicación del Convenio 169 de la OIT que le permita en tiempos de pandemia un arresto domiciliario para volver a su rewe (territorio sagrado). Junto a él 26 presos mapuch...
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#33On the Radar: Alex Saab’s Deportation, Colombian Elections, and Sinaloa Cartel Investigations
📍 InSight Crime
On the Radar: Alex Saab’s Deportation, Colombian Elections, and Sinaloa Cartel Investigations Could Alex Saab Become a Key Witness in US Court Cases? We explain this — and other organized crime stories shaping the region — in this week’s On the Radar. The post On the Radar: Alex Saab’s Deportatio...
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#34Ad Agency Digimedia’s Disputes Extend From Courtrooms to Government Agencies
📍 Periodismo Inv.
A judge ordered Puerto Rico’s Treasury Department to explain why it awarded an $8.7 million Lottery Bureau advertising contract to another agency, despite Digimedia receiving the highest score in the bidding process.
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#35A Sacred River Under Siege: Ecuador’s Saloya Faces Destruction in the Name of Green Energy
📍 Interc. Cry
Last Updated on May 18, 2026 The Saloya River is a living ancestor that is facing a death sentence from a harmful industrial development known as the San Jacinto Hydroelectric Project. This projected 49-megawatt hydroelectric dam threatens to choke this pristine river in the Ecuadorian cloud fore...
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#36Całus w lustro
📍 WolneMedia
🌤️ Weather · 20 Cities
London: 22°C ☁️Sunny 💧51% 💨13km/h
Weehawken: 15°C ☁️Light drizzle 💧88% 💨14km/h
Paris: 23°C ☁️Partly Cloudy 💧50% 💨14km/h
Shikinejima: 20°C ☁️Moderate rain 💧95% 💨19km/h
Kirribilli: 15°C ☁️Light rain shower 💧80% 💨24km/h
Москва: 25°C ☁️Patchy light rain in area with thunder 💧56% 💨13km/h
Fengsheng: 22°C ☁️Partly Cloudy 💧58% 💨10km/h
Dubai: 29°C ☁️Clear 💧62% 💨12km/h
Los Angeles: 21°C ☁️Sunny 💧63% 💨8km/h
Lome: 25°C ☁️Overcast 💧85% 💨11km/h
Berlin: 20°C ☁️Patchy rain nearby 💧51% 💨15km/h
Madrid: 31°C ☁️Sunny 💧17% 💨8km/h
Lapa: 20°C ☁️Light rain shower 💧91% 💨15km/h
Al Azbakiyah: 28°C ☁️Clear 💧25% 💨28km/h
Oranjezicht: 18°C ☁️Sunny 💧74% 💨12km/h
Toronto: 13°C ☁️Sunny 💧50% 💨14km/h
Centro: 23°C ☁️Patchy rain nearby 💧40% 💨8km/h
Ban Khlong Pha Ong: 30°C ☁️Patchy rain nearby 💧70% 💨18km/h
Singapore: 29°C ☁️Partly Cloudy 💧75% 💨12km/h
Hong Kong: 26°C ☁️Patchy rain nearby 💧90% 💨12km/h
