Archive / may - 2026
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US to Cut Troop Levels in Germany by 5,000 Amid Trump Spat With MerzThe US Defence Department plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, amid a spat between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the...
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Abu Dhabi's and Qatar's Credit Ratings Remain High-grade on Robust Fiscal BuffersAbu Dhabi's and Qatar's credit ratings remain at a high-grade level with their outlooks stable, underpinned by strong fiscal buffers enabling them to cope with...
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Stocks Gain in Asia, Oil Flat Amid New Gulf ProposalsShares edged higher while oil prices flatlined in Asia on Monday as investors drew comfort from signs of patchy progress in settling the Middle East...
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Advantage Arsenal As Man City Stumble In 6-Goal ThrillerManchester City's Premier League title hopes suffered a blow after a thrilling 3-3 draw against Everton on Monday night.Premier LeagueResult: Everton 3-3 Manchester CityDate: 04...
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India's Fiercest Female Politician Faces a Fight for SurvivalFor 15 years, Mamata Banerjee and her regional Trinamool Congress (TMC) party seemed to embody a political law of India's West Bengal state: they always...
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Emirates Airline Posts Record $5.4bn Annual Profit on Strong DemandDubai's Emirates airline has posted a record annual profit as strong demand pushed up revenue despite the war affecting the last month of the fiscal...
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Trump Says Russia and Ukraine to Observe Three-day CeasefireDonald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, after both countries accused each other of violating separate ceasefires declared by each side...
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Oil Climbs on Strait of Hormuz Tensions as Wall Street Hits Another RecordOil prices rose on Friday while stocks fell after the US and Iran exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz, putting further strain on their...
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Beijing Revives Dialogue With Taiwan Opposition, but Impact on Policy and Tensions LimitedBeijing has avoided engaging Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party, which it sees as promoting independence, maintaining ties instead with the more China-friendly Kuomintang.Xi Jinping Taiwan...
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End of Mbappe and Madrid in Sight?With much supporter outrage directed towards Kylian Mbappe and reported isolation in the dressing room, it has been suggested that there is "no solution" for...
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A Decade on, Trump Returns to a Stronger and More Assertive ChinaWhen China's leader Xi Jinping hosts his American counterpart in Beijing this week, Donald Trump will be reminded of his last visit in 2017 –...
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Thai Economic Growth Likely Slowed in First Quarter on Tourism SlumpThailand's economic growth likely slowed in the first quarter of 2026 and was barely positive on a quarterly basis, according to a Reuters poll of...
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Taiwan Presses Case for Us Arms After Trump Says He is Undecided on New SalesTaiwan's government pressed the case on Saturday for U.S. arms supplies, saying they are based on U.S. law and serve as a shared deterrent to...
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Fernandes Equals PL Record As Man Utd Clinch ThirdManchester United clinched third spot in the Premier League with a game to spare after defeating Nottingham Forest 3-2 at Old Trafford.Fixture: Manchester United vs...
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Trump Says He Called Off New Iran Attack at Request of Gulf StatesUS President Donald Trump has said he is holding off a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf states as...
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Indonesia's Prabowo Announces 2027 Fiscal Deficit Target of 1.8% to 2.4% of GDPThe president's remarks come amid increased scrutiny of Indonesia's US$1.4 trillion economy, with Moody's and Fitch earlier this year cutting their respective credit rating outlooks...
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Thailand Train Crash: Driver Charged After Collision With Bus Kills EightThai police have charged a freight train driver with negligence after a collision with a public bus at a railway crossing in Bangkok killed eight...
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Bruce Dern Takes a Bow at the Cannes Film Festival With a New Documentary on His LifeWhen Bruce Dern was leaving the Actors Studio to try to make it in Los Angeles, Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg warned him that he...
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Suspect Killed After Opening Fire on Secret Service Near White HouseA suspect who shot at a White House checkpoint was killed in an exchange of fire with Secret Service agents on Saturday evening, officials have...