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21/05 19:08 - News24 | Who gets convicted in Nigeria’s anti-corruption war? 21/05 18:07 - Sadiq Khan sparks row with Met after blocking £50m AI deal with Palantir 21/05 18:05 - Poll finds nearly three-quarters of Democratic voters oppose aid to Israel 21/05 18:05 - Poll finds nearly three-quarters of Democratic voters oppose aid to Israel 21/05 18:04 - Displaced Lebanese woman bakes 3,000 loaves daily for war-hit community 21/05 18:04 - Displaced Lebanese woman bakes 3,000 loaves daily for war-hit community 21/05 18:00 - News24 | Rubio denounces NATO refusal to help on Iran ahead of alliance talks 21/05 17:46 - Charges Dismissed for Ex-Assistant Principal After Shooting by 6-Year-Old 21/05 17:19 - Germany Indicts Two Men for Plotting to Kill Jewish Leaders on Iran’s Behalf 21/05 17:15 - Reeves cuts VAT on summer days out to 5% as part of cost of living support 21/05 17:11 - Russia and China condemn US over indictment of former Cuban leader 21/05 17:08 - Why this year's Atlantic hurricane season could produce fewer big storms 21/05 16:55 - Student sues University of Michigan over alleged surveillance tied to Gaza protests 21/05 16:54 - Virginia judge dismisses charges against assistant principal in teacher shooting case 21/05 16:47 - TUC leader ‘angry’ at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election 21/05 16:30 - Many Nato countries not spending enough to support Ukraine, says Rutte – as it happened 21/05 16:30 - 'Some good signs' a US-Iran deal to end war could be in sight, Marco Rubio reveals 21/05 16:25 - UK releases VIDEO of alleged Russian intercept of spy plane 21/05 16:10 - US will see below-average 2026 hurricane season with up to 14 named storms, Noaa predicts 21/05 16:10 - Oil markets nearing ‘red zone’ as Iran crisis continues, warns IEA chief 21/05 16:07 - Putin and Lukashenko monitor joint Russia-Belarus nuclear exercises 21/05 16:07 - Putin and Lukashenko monitor joint Russia-Belarus nuclear exercises 21/05 15:41 - Iran war squeezes Europe’s economy as growth slumps, prices surge 21/05 15:32 - Russia rehearses ‘use of nuclear forces’ in drills with Belarus 21/05 15:32 - Russia rehearses ‘use of nuclear forces’ in drills with Belarus 21/05 15:30 - Ecuador’s Disappeared 21/05 15:30 - Ecuador’s Disappeared 21/05 15:17 - Ukraine's bird lovers long for peaceful skies 21/05 14:53 - Hungary to limit PMs to eight years in office, warding off any Orbán comeback 21/05 14:18 - NHS trust sacks staff who illegally accessed records of Nottingham attack victims 21/05 14:16 - Starmer’s party is dying, and hallucinating mad political gambits in its death throes 21/05 14:01 - 11 Vertical Drama Moments So Ridiculously Raunchy, They Deserve Their Own Warning Label 21/05 14:00 - San Diego shooting shows disturbing trend of shooters copying acts of violence 21/05 13:51 - Trump health officials issue advisory on children and teens’ excessive screen time 21/05 13:30 - Republicans could abandon $1bn proposal for Trump’s ballroom – US politics live 21/05 12:56 - Score 30% Off A New Summer Wardrobe With Banana Republic's Long Weekend Event 21/05 12:33 - Russian secret services target Latvia as Ukraine's drone offensive worries the Kremlin 21/05 12:20 - ‘Energy tsunami’ to hit Europe – Putin envoy 21/05 12:05 - Gaza sisters win Earth Prize for turning war rubble into bricks 21/05 12:05 - Gaza sisters win Earth Prize for turning war rubble into bricks 21/05 11:55 - UK service sector activity slumps in one of sharpest declines for a decade 21/05 11:12 - Israel's Ben-Gvir sees 'no innocent people in Gaza or even Europe': Journalist Gideon Levy 21/05 11:10 - News24 | ANALYSIS | Economic hardship lands Kenyans on Russia’s brutal frontline 21/05 11:03 - EasyJet boss says summer flights won't be hit by jet fuel shortages 21/05 11:02 - Canada is using its borders to police Palestine solidarity 21/05 11:02 - Canada is using its borders to police Palestine solidarity 21/05 11:01 - In, or out? The joy and despair of World Cup squad selection 21/05 10:52 - How Chinese, Iranian companies profit in Russia-occupied Ukrainian regions 21/05 10:52 - How Chinese, Iranian companies profit in Russia-occupied Ukrainian regions 21/05 10:49 - EasyJet summer holiday bookings down on last year amid Iran war uncertainty 21/05 10:39 - Girl, two, dies after being left in car as extreme heat sweeps Spain 21/05 10:25 - Trump escalates pressure on Cuba as US charges Raul Castro with murder 21/05 09:54 - What options do the US and Iran have left to bring war to an end? 21/05 09:54 - What options do the US and Iran have left to bring war to an end? 21/05 09:35 - Ebola outbreak: Inside one of DR Congo’s hardest hit villages 21/05 09:28 - Iran reviewing latest US offer as Trump renews threats 21/05 09:26 - Iran reviews US proposal to end war as Pakistan steps up mediation efforts 21/05 09:26 - Iran reviews US proposal to end war as Pakistan steps up mediation efforts 21/05 09:22 - In Berlin, Cars Are a Culture War Flashpoint 21/05 09:02 - The economic shock of the Iran war will hit the world in four waves 21/05 09:02 - The economic shock of the Iran war will hit the world in four waves 21/05 09:02 - Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda 21/05 09:00 - As U.S. war redraws Middle East, Turkey braces for rivalry with Israel 21/05 08:23 - Trump decries ‘ridiculous’ US icebreaker gap with Russia 21/05 07:59 - Israel pushes for war amid US ceasefire, but its options may be limited 21/05 07:59 - Israel pushes for war amid US ceasefire, but its options may be limited 21/05 07:59 - One Nation reveals gas policy – as it happened 21/05 06:59 - Iran war day 83: Tehran ‘reviewing’ latest US response to end conflict 21/05 06:59 - Iran war day 83: Tehran ‘reviewing’ latest US response to end conflict 21/05 05:15 - The Papers: 'Don't cap food prices' and '20ft from WW3' 21/05 05:04 - From AI to interceptors, Ukraine is trying to drone-proof its skies 21/05 05:01 - England must harvest rainfall and take action on water usage, Lords warn 21/05 05:00 - Migratory bird numbers fall in Britain despite last year’s warm spring 21/05 05:00 - Toxic chemicals in pet flea treatments harming wildlife, UK study warns 21/05 04:12 - Germany's Merz proposes Ukraine as EU ‘associate member’ without voting rights 21/05 03:28 - Middle East live: Outcry escalates over Israeli minister’s video of Gaza flotilla activists 21/05 01:21 - Netanyahu’s ‘hair was on fire’ after Trump call on Iran – Axios 21/05 01:02 - US lifts sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN expert on Palestinian rights 21/05 01:02 - US lifts sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN expert on Palestinian rights 21/05 00:52 - Papua New Guinea warns against fishing in New Ireland after mystery deaths of marine life 21/05 00:12 - US needs to 'put its footprint back on Greenland', says Trump envoy 21/05 00:00 - Iran war live: Tehran says it is reviewing US response to proposal 21/05 00:00 - Iran war live: Tehran says it is reviewing US response to proposal 20/05 23:26 - Martinez breaks finger... then helps Villa win Europa League 20/05 21:51 - Putin’s China visit: Key moments and results in VIDEOS 20/05 21:36 - ‘We will not go back to Jim Crow’: thousand of Mississippians rally for voting rights 20/05 20:28 - Bolivia rocked by protests as US warns of ‘coup d’état’ 20/05 19:57 - Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits 20/05 19:48 - After Eurovision Final, Dismay That Politics Didn’t Play a Bigger Role 20/05 19:30 - Austrian ex-intelligence officer found guilty of Russia spying charges 20/05 19:29 - What’s the significance of the Russian president’s visit to China? 20/05 19:29 - What’s the significance of the Russian president’s visit to China? 20/05 19:25 - China and Russia unite after Trump’s Beijing visit 20/05 19:25 - China and Russia unite after Trump’s Beijing visit 20/05 19:18 - Digital bottleneck: How Iran wants to use internet access as leverage in the war 20/05 19:06 - Canada faces calls for investigation into death of woman after plasma donation 20/05 19:00 - Has The UK Softened Russia Oil Sanctions? 20/05 18:44 - Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran’s Leader 20/05 18:40 - Majority of Fed Officials Embraced Possibility of Higher Rates at Latest Meeting 20/05 18:36 - Russia leads international rescue effort for Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’