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#01UK sees hottest day of year as bank holiday travellers face queues
📍 BBC News
Temperatures hit 28.4C in parts of England on Friday, while delays have been reported at the Port of Dover and Birmingham Airport ahead of the bank holiday weekend.
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#02Regional Mediators Rush to Save U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire
📍 NY Times World
Pakistan and Qatar have dispatched teams to Tehran under the looming threat of resumed war, after weeks of diplomacy failed to produce an agreement.
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#03Suspected Ebola cases triple in a week as WHO warns of rapid spread in DRC
📍 The Guardian
Situation described as ‘deeply worrisome’ by officials as aid cuts and community distrust impede respondersThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo poses a “very high” risk to the country, the World Health Organization said on Friday, revising its threat assessment upwards.The o...
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#04Shein buys Everlane, which sold millennials the dream of ethical, affordable luxury
📍 NPR
Everlane's finances have faltered in recent years. But will the merger alienate Everlane's existing shoppers — or sway droves of Shein fans to trade up?
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#05WHO says 12th person infected with hantavirus detected in the Netherlands
📍 Al Jazeera
WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urged all countries to monitor passengers who were on the cruise ship.
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#06Rubio says Iran imposing tolls on Strait of Hormuz "not acceptable"
📍 CBS News
The Secretary of State tempered optimism for a deal to end the Iran war, calling Iran's bid to "create a tolling system" in the Strait of Hormuz "not acceptable."
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#07Trump lashes out at Republicans amid revolt over $1.8B 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
📍 ABC News
President Trump attacked GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, calling him a "RINO" and a "quitter" as he appeared to acknowledge the ongoing revolt among some in his own party.
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#08US or Iran: Who will win the Hormuz endurance game?
📍 DW News
Tehran is betting that its sanctions‑hardened economy can outlast the Strait of Hormuz crisis. Washington, meanwhile, is contending with elevated oil prices, renewed inflation pressure and rising global recession risks.
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#09French Open tennis stars turn up the heat on Grand Slams over revenue row
📍 France 24
Tensions between tennis players and the Grand Slams escalated at the French Open on Friday, as Novak Djokovic warned the sport risked deeper divisions amid growing demands for fairer revenue sharing and greater player influence. Several stars ditched media commitments in a show of solidarity, tho...
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#10Rent takes 98.7% of young workers’ pay in solo flats and over 33% in shared homes
📍 Euronews
The youth emancipation rate fell to 14.5% in 2025, the lowest since comparable records began, says Spain's Youth Council, which warns a young worker must spend almost their entire salary to rent a home alone.
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#11Taiwan Arms Deal Put On Ice Amid China Pressure, But Pentagon Cites Iran War Stockpile Concerns
📍 ZeroHedge
Taiwan Arms Deal Put On Ice Amid China Pressure, But Pentagon Cites Iran War Stockpile Concerns Did the Pentagon just back down amid pressure from China? It appears so. As we reported Thursday, China has been actively holding up a proposed visit by Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's under-secretary o...
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#12Top-secret US intelligence files detail UFO pursuit by Soviet fighter jets (PHOTOS)
📍 RT News
Hundreds of newly released top-secret US intelligence files detail Cold War-era UFO sightings tracked by military radar systems worldwide Read Full Article at RT.com
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#13China Drops $2 Bln to Build First Regional Zero-Carbon Textile Hub in Egypt
📍 Sputnik
The megaproject is set to turn Egypt into a manufacturing gateway linking Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
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#14Ford Just Turned Its CATL Albatross Into a Hyperscaler Goldmine
📍 NaturalNews
(NaturalNews) Introduction: The Pivot That Made $7 Billion Appear OvernightOn May 13, 2026, Ford launched Ford Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary with the goal of ...
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#15Trump Dismisses 'Total Jerk' Stephen Colbert as His CBS Show Ends -- 'Like a Dead Person'
📍 Breitbart
U.S. President Donald Trump wasted little time contemplating the end of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert after its final episode went to air Thursday night, characterising the departing host as being "like a dead person." The post Trump Dismisses ‘Total Jerk’ Stephen Colbert as His CBS Show End...
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#16A Discussion on the New Novel ‘Palaces of the Crow’ (w/ Ray Nayler), by Chris Hedges
📍 UNZ Review
“We tell the stories that perpetuate the narrative or the myth we want, and we erase the others,” Chris Hedges states in this interview with Ray Nayler about his new book, “Palaces of the Crow,” which centers around four teenagers from varying backgrounds who struggle to survive during World War ...
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#17Router Sabotage Exposed: Clear Evidence of Targeted Attacks via TR-069 on Equibit Founder’s Network
📍 Activist Post
If you are new to the Equibit story, please read The Assassination of Equibit, originally released in 2023. In the ongoing campaign of digital harassment and sabotage documented by Chris Horlacher, one of the most technical and intrusive episodes involves repeated compromises of his home routers ...
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#18Confirmation (not that we needed it) that Trump’s America is a fascist state. His little fawning toady pawn Mike Johnson cancels vote that could have stopped the war with Iran
📍 David Icke
Mike Johnson Caves to Trump, Dodges Vote to Curb Illegal Iran War. House Speaker Mike Johnson faced intense pressure Thursday as Republican leaders abruptly canceled a scheduled vote on a War Powers Resolution aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from… pic.twitter.com/Z...
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#19South Africa: They Ran From the Buses, Turns Out Most of Them Had Nothing to Hide
📍 AllAfrica
[Scrolla] eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba confirmed that just one person was arrested after authorities checked nearly 460 foreign nationals at the Diakonia Centre in Durban. Home Affairs KwaZulu-Natal manager Cyril Mncwabe said of the two without valid documents, one had a rejected permit application...
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#20Fast-fashion giant Shein to buy eco-friendly Everlane
📍 Michael West
Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein is acquiring Everlane, which promises affordable ethically sourced and sustainable clothing.
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#21Cuba: Sister of the President of Gaesa Arrested in the US
📍 Havana Times
The woman is accused of collaborating with the Havana regime and representing a threat to national security. The post Cuba: Sister of the President of Gaesa Arrested in the US appeared first on Havana Times.
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#22The Different Faces of Balkan Organized Crime in Latin America
📍 InSight Crime
The Different Faces of Balkan Organized Crime in Latin America The recent arrest of alleged Albanian drug trafficker Ervin Mata in Brazil is the latest example of how Balkan-origin criminal service providers operate in Latin America. Here we explain the main roles filled by Balkan criminal actors...
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#23Costa Rica’s Reserva Conchal Launches Bee Genetics Pilot to Protect Pollinators
📍 Tico Times
Reserva Conchal has launched a pilot program in Guanacaste aimed at strengthening bee populations through applied science, genetic selection, and closer monitoring of pollinator resilience in the face of climate change. The initiative, announced around World Bee Day, explores the potential of a b...
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#24France Moves to Return Remains of Indigenous Peoples Displayed in Colonial “Human Zoos”
📍 Interc. Cry
Last Updated on May 22, 2026 France is moving to return the remains of six Indigenous Kalina people who died after being exhibited in a colonial-era “human zoo” in Paris more than 130 years ago, in a landmark step toward confronting one of the darkest and most dehumanizing chapters of European co...
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#25Zatruta fala
📍 WolneMedia
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