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#01Andrew investigation police renew call for information
📍 BBC News
The former prince was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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#02Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump renews threat of military action
📍 The Guardian
US secretary of state says president would like a negotiated agreement with Havana but likelihood ‘is not high’The US president, Donald Trump, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Thursday again raised the spectre of military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater wei...
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#03UN gravely concerned by an Afghan Taliban law that has provisions on child marriage
📍 NPR
The United Nations expressed "grave concern" on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan's Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child marriage.
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#04Knicks move two wins from the NBA Finals with 109-93 victory over the Cavs
📍 Al Jazeera
New York Knicks use an explosive third quarter to take a 2-0 lead over Cleveland in the NBA Eastern Conference finals.
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#05House GOP pulls Iran war resolution vote that appeared to have enough support to pass
📍 CBS News
Republicans are struggling to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran.
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#06In apparent reversal, Trump says he's sending 5,000 troops to Poland
📍 ABC News
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is sending 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland -- appearing to reverse a move announced last week.
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#07US: Trump hints at action against Cuba amid intensifying standoff
📍 DW News
The US escalated pressure on Cuba after charging former president Raul Castro, with Marco Rubio saying Washington remains open to talks but sees little chance of a negotiated solution.
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#08‘Cold, pragmatic relationship’: UAE-Israel ties driven by defence and technology
📍 France 24
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr Andreas Krieg, Senior Lecturer School of Security Studies at King’s College London and Fellow at the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies. According to Dr. Krieg, “Iran is fighting a war against the global economy.” By targeting the UAE, and especially Dubai, ...
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#09Turkey welcomes 422 Gaza flotilla activists after Israel detention
📍 Euronews
422 Gaza flotilla activists landed in Istanbul on Thursday after being deported by Israel. Several alleged physical abuse and torture following the interception of their aid convoy.
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#10Trump Admin Targets States' Medicaid Fraud Units
📍 ZeroHedge
Trump Admin Targets States' Medicaid Fraud Units Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, Vice President JD Vance said during a recent press conference that he was intensifying attempts to counter Medicaid fraud by investigating state-level units responsible for oversight. States such as Cali...
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#11Ukraine Attacks School in Lugansk People’s Republic
📍 Sputnik
Ukraine’s army has carried out a drone attack on a school building and a dormitory in Starobelsk (the Lugansk People’s Republic) overnight, the head of the republic, Leonid Pasechnik, said.
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#12Where did the term “ultra-processed food†come from?
📍 NaturalNews
(NaturalNews) The term "ultra-processed food" did not emerge from a government conspiracy, some fear-mongering nutrition site, or a corporate marketing board. It ca...
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#13Markey: Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund Is an 'Impeachable Offense'
📍 Breitbart
Thursday on MS NOW's "The Weeknight," Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) said President Donald Trump should be impeached over the Department of Justice's so-called anti-weaponization fund. The post Markey: Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund Is an ‘Impeachable Offense’ appeared first on Breitbart.
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#14Supreme Court reinstates $440M liability for cruise lines in case over confiscated Cuban port assets
📍 OANN
Four major cruise line companies are facing a combined $440 million in judgments after being accused of unlawfully using Cuban docks that were seized in 1959 by former Communist leader Fidel Castro.
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#15The Russia-China Spaceship Rushes Towards Planet Multipolar, by Pepe Escobar
📍 UNZ Review
The New Silk Roads/BRI and its derivations such as the Northern Sea Route/Arctic Silk Road remain alive and kicking SHANGHAI – This is it. The Russia-China strategic partnership, the leaders in the process of Eurasia integration, the leaders of multipolar bodies BRICS and the SCO, have formally e...
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#16CIA scientist claims crashed UFOs contained four different alien species
📍 David Icke
For decades now, UFO stories have mostly involved blurry lights in the sky, shaky footage shot on potato phones and men called Del insisting they’d seen something strange from their truck on the drive back from a night spent at their local dive bar. Slowly but surely, however, the idea of extrate...
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#17South Africa: FlySafair Defends Flight Overbooking - South African News Briefs - May 22, 2026
📍 AllAfrica
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#18Socialism Is Slow to Mature
📍 IPS News
While the capitalist system rewards short-term cycles, building a dignified future is a slow task that requires disciplined organisation and an enduring struggle to bring forth the social forces of a new world.
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#19The literary uncanny valley will not last, and publishing knows it
📍 Crikey
The future of how we grapple with AI in writing is Friction and Non-Friction. The post The literary uncanny valley will not last, and publishing knows it appeared first on Crikey.
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#20Australian policeman dies in Machu Picchu hiking fall
📍 Michael West
An Australian police officer has died in Peru after falling from the Inca Trail near the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu while on holiday.
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#21What do the Commonwealth Writers Prize AI allegations mean for prizes – and short stories?
📍 Conversation AU
Advances in AI platforms have been oddly benchmarked through their engagements with the short story form. What does the latest literary AI scandal tell us?
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#22Invamer: Cepeda al frente con 44 % y Abelardo dobla a Paloma
📍 La Silla Vacía
Abelardo de la Espriella alcanza el 31,6 % y marca una distancia frente a la uribista Paloma Valencia, que registra 14 %. The post Invamer: Cepeda al frente con 44 % y Abelardo dobla a Paloma appeared first on La Silla Vacía.
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