Monique Bitu Bingi, one of the plaintiffs in the case, holds holds a photo of herself as a young girl before she was forcibly removed from her parents. Photograph: Francisco Seco/AP Wed 27 May 2026: The Belgian government lost a final appeal on Friday over a verdict that declared the forced placement of five women into […]
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Thu 28 May 2026: Intensifying global competition in artificial intelligence (AI) has triggered record levels of investment as rapid adoption across industries and rising demand for the technology fuel spending on chips, data centers and energy infrastructure. Billions of dollars invested in companies such as Nvidia, AMD, Microsoft, Google and Huawei have reached a scale […]
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Wed 27 May 2026: Syrian authorities have discovered remnants linked to the chemical weapons program of the former Bashar al-Assad regime, including munitions similar to those used in previous chemical attacks in Eastern Ghouta and Hama, according to Syria’s representation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Syria’s state news agency SANA […]
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Wed 27 May 2026: The Russian lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, approved on Tuesday in its second reading a government-backed bill that would prohibit the deportation of foreign nationals who have participated in combat operations as part of the Russian armed forces. According to the draft legislation published on the Duma’s website, the […]
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Wed 27 May 2026: Australian Federal Police have not made any arrests but say inquiries are ongoing. A group of 19 women and children with alleged links to ISIL (ISIS) has returned to Australia, with the government warning that anyone found to have engaged in criminal activity will be prosecuted. The six women and 13 […]
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Tue 26 May 2026: Former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, said she was pressured and threatened in connection with investigations related to Palestine, including direct contacts from former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Bensouda said Cohen met her twice — in Munich and New York City […]
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Tue 26 May 2026: The UK has provisionally recorded its hottest May day on record for the second day in a row, with temperatures reaching 35 °C (95 °F) at Heathrow and Kew Gardens, according to an update Tuesday from the Met Office. The reading also marks the earliest point in the year that the […]
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Tue 26 May 2026: Residents have been reminded of Rand Water’s planned maintenance at its Palmiet and Zuikerbosch systems, which will lead to water supply interruptions between 29 May and 17 July 2026. Rand Water said the maintenance will focus on critical electrical and pumping infrastructure aimed at improving system reliability, operational flexibility and long-term […]
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Tue 26 May 2026: More than 300 dead cows were discovered lying exposed at a municipal dumping yard near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, triggering widespread outrage after shocking videos from the site went viral on social media on Sunday (May 24). The incident, reported from a dumping ground on Ramgarh Road roughly 7 km from the […]
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Tue 26 May 2026: CNN reported, citing a Saudi source, that Saudi Arabia will not normalize relations with Israel unless there is what the source described as a “clear and irreversible path” toward establishing a Palestinian state. The reported Saudi position came after US President Donald Trump stated that countries in the Middle East would be expected to recognize Israel once a […]
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