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Canada Moves Toward Energy Superpower Goal With German LNG Deal

Canada unveiled a deal to sell liquefied natural gas to Germany, marking a significant step in Prime Minister Carney’s effort to capitalize on its oil-and-gas reserves and position the country as an energy superpower.

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BBC World

Trump says US 'not satisfied' with Iran deal yet

The US president says he believes Iran wants to reach a deal but there is still no agreement on its terms.

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NY Times World

What Iranian State Media Says Is in Outline of ‘Unofficial’ Deal With U.S.

The White House immediately dismissed the report, which detailed terms for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, as a “complete fabrication.”

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NY Times World

Rubio’s India Visit Yields No Major Deals to Repair U.S.-India Relations

The secretary of state visited India to reassure the South Asian giant that it can still rely on the United States. India did not gain much from the visit.

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BBC World

Israel strikes Tyre after ordering evacuation of south Lebanon city

Israel's military says it struck Hezbollah targets after telling residents it would "act forcefully" against the group.

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The Guardian

Nearly half a million Russians killed in Ukraine war, UK spy chief says

Anne Keast-Butler says Russian forces are ‘going backwards on the battlefield’ for first time since late 2022Nearly half a million Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the start of Vladimir Putin’s invasion more than four years ago, according to a new estimate from the head of the British spy agency GCHQ.Anne Keast-Butler, the chief of the electronic intelligence agency, said in her first speech in the job that Russian forces were “going backwards on the battlefield” inside Ukraine

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BBC World

Watch: Moment rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave

Rescuers in Laos have found five villagers alive inside a flooded cave after they were trapped for a week.

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NY Times World

After Decades on the Run, a Leftist Militant Is Sentenced in Germany

Daniela Klette, 67, was part of the Red Army Faction, which attacked American and capitalist interests until the 1990s. She was convicted of robberies committed later to finance life as a fugitive.

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The Guardian

New Mandelson revelations cast doubt on claim vetting decision was borderline, Thornberry says – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereZack Polanski, the Green party leader, posted this on social media about Tony Blair’s latest intervention this morning.Tony Blair.What the billionaire class have paid for.Spot the difference between “Tony Blair says” and “Nigel Farage says” Continue reading...

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The Guardian

‘Typical council’: residents baffled after ‘keep clear’ sign appears 15 years too late

People in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, say school that the signage on their street relates to moved long agoHassan Ali was on holiday in Budapest when he was contacted by his neighbour about a sign that had been painted on the road directly outside his semi-detached home in Staffordshire.The bright yellow sign, which read “School: Keep Clear”, was painted on Greendock Street in the early hours of Friday morning, his neighbour informed him – a bewildering update considering there was no school to kee

general  May 27, 2026

The Guardian

Brexiters peddled ‘nationalistic pish’, said Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate

Robert Kenyon castigated Brexit as an economically self-harming project on rugby league forum in 2016Reform UK’s candidate for the Makerfield byelection has castigated Brexit as an economically self-harming project promoted by politicians who “peddled the nationalistic pish”, raising more doubts about his commitment to Nigel Farage’s signature achievement.The comments by Robert Kenyon, unearthed on a defunct rugby league forum and first reported by the Telegraph, follow the emergence of another

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The Guardian

Woman shot dead outside Sheffield bar had ‘biggest heart’, say family

Relatives pay tribute to Shanice Brookes, 30, a charity worker and mum who had ‘energy you could never forget’The family of a woman who was an innocent bystander when she was fatally shot outside a bar in Sheffield city centre at the weekend have paid tribute to her.South Yorkshire police on Wednesday named the victim as Shanice Brookes, a 30-year-old charity worker. Her family described Brookes, who lived in Sheffield, as “one of a kind” with the “biggest heart” and “energy you could never forg

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BBC World

First Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa over immigration protests land in Accra

It follows recent protests that have led to fears there could be a resurgence in xenophobic violence.

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The Guardian

‘Put an end to this war’: Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes new plea to Putin

After winning the Grand Prix at Cannes film festival, the exiled auteur sent a direct message to the Russian president urging him to stop the warAccoladed director Andrey Zvyagintsev has sent a direct message to Vladimir Putin urging him to start listening to the Russian people and end the “senseless” war in Ukraine, continuing a war of words between Russia’s most revered living film-maker and the Kremlin that started at the Cannes film festival awards ceremony over the weekend.“Except for the l

general  May 27, 2026

The Guardian

UK will get no special treatment from EU, European ministers say

There will be ‘no cherrypicking’ of policies, EU says, after Starmer says he hopes to negotiate single market for goodsEurope live – latest updatesThe UK will get no special treatment in its future economic relationship with the EU, European ministers have said, in a further blow to Keir Starmer’s hopes of negotiating a single market for goods.The EU’s ministers for Europe, who met on Tuesday, said they wanted deeper cooperation with the UK, but this had to be in line with fundamental principles

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BBC World

Almost 500,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine war, GCHQ says

GCHQ's director Anne Keast-Butler set out the threats facing the UK in her inaugural public speech.

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The Guardian

Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift from US suppliers

Mark Carney announces purchase of Saab’s GlobalEye early warning aircraft to patrol Arctic territoryCanada has announced plans to buy a fleet of early warning planes from Sweden’s Saab rather than a competing option from Boeing, as the country seeks to reduce reliance on US defense firms.Mark Carney, the prime minister, said on Wednesday that Canada would opt for Saab’s GlobalEye, which is based on Bombardier’s Global 6500 jet. Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail plane – which has suffered from delays and co

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NY Times World

Could Russia Hit Harder? It at Least Wants Ukraine to Think So.

Major attacks on Kyiv, followed by warnings of more, come as Moscow is stalled on the battlefield and at the negotiating table.

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The Guardian

WHO chief calls for DRC ceasefire to tackle Ebola outbreak

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns of ‘catastrophic collision of disease and conflict’, as Uganda closes border with DRCThe head of the World Health Organization has called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to help tackle the Ebola outbreak there, as Uganda closed its border with its neighbour in an effort to stop the spread.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on social media that the region was in the midst of a “catastrophic collision of disease and conflic

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The Guardian

Zelenskyy asks Trump for help with air defences as Russia continues attacks – as it happened

This blog is now closedIn recent days across parts of Europe, temperatures have soared, heat records have been broken and spring has felt more like the height of summer.Météo France, the French national weather service, has attributed this to a “heat dome”, with warmth held in place by a high-pressure weather front that has produced temperatures more than 10C above what used to be usual for this time of year. Continue reading...

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