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Recession warning, Trump heads to China, and virologist says no hantavirus panic

Bangladesh's family planning system is faltering, with government clinics running out of basic contraceptives after procurement failures and administrative disruption left supplies depleted

'Due to administrative setbacks'

Poor planning fuels Bangladesh contraceptive crisis

Many in the US town of Kearny say the World Cup is unaffordable for them

'Monumental betrayal'

World Cup comes to 'Soccer Town USA,' but locals priced out

Grass on the pitch at the Kino Sports Complex, where Iran's national football team will train is trimmed to FIFA regulation height

Amid shaky ceasefire

Don't mention the war: Tucson prepares to welcome Team Iran for World Cup

The legendary Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, where Pele and Diego Maradona both won the World Cup, has been refurbished in time to stage matches at this year's tournament

'Giving it everything'

Hosting World Cup evokes powerful memories for Mexico, and raises expectations

The White House recently accused Chinese entities of "industrial-scale" efforts to steal US technology on artificial intelligence

Concerns around arms race

AI rivalry overshadows push for guardrails at Xi-Trump talks: experts

I would never let him go: a Sudanese rape survivor holds her child

Double injustice

'Not my son's fault': The women bearing the children of Sudan's war rapes

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews on a state visit to China with President Donald Trump

Rubio, with new Chinese name, heads to Beijing despite sanctions

Some people have described 'spiralling' into delusion while using ChatGPT, a phenomenon mental health experts are racing to understand

'I applied to be pope': Losing grip on reality while using ChatGPT

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has launched a new plan to fight organized crime ahead of October's election

Security seen as main concern

Brazil's Lula launches plan to fight organized crime ahead of elections year

The Pacific microstate of Nauru, one of the world's smallest countries, is planning to change its name

In a referendum

Pacific nation Nauru to change name in break from colonial past

Greek artist Akylas has been gaining traction with Eurovision fans

Tainted by boycotts

Favourites Finland, Israel through at Eurovision semis

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is expected to defend himself against fellow tech titan Elon Musk's accusations of misusing early investments in the AI behemoth

Triggered by Elon Musk

Musk 'wanted 90%' of OpenAI, Altman tells feisty tech titan trial

Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi celebrates a goal

Messi still highest-paid player in MLS

Jannik Sinner easily beat Andrea Pellegrino to reach the Italian Open quarter-finals

World number one

Sinner dismisses Pellegrino to reach Italian Open quarters, Zverev out

Iran's chief negotiator said Tuesday that the United States must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or face failure

Growing tensions

Iran says US must accept its peace plan or face 'failure'

Tuesday's protest was the fourth major demonstration over university budgets since Milei took office in December 2023

Fourth major protest since 2023

Tens of thousands demonstrate in Argentina over Milei university cuts

Police arrested a former mayor accused of orchestrating the killing of Honduran environmental activist Juan Lopez, here on the Guapinol River

Denies allegations

Former Honduras mayor arrested over murder of environmental activist

During Marty Makary's tenure atop the sprawling body responsible for overseeing vaccines, medicine and food, he managed to upset figures across industry, politics and public health

Trump announces departure of food and drug regulation chief

The US Court of International Trade ruled last week that President Donald Trump's new ten percent global tariffs, using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, were unlawful

Suspended decision

US appeals court halts order declaring Trump's global 10% tariff illegal

Demi Moore is on the nine-member jury that hand out the top prize for best film on May 23

'We stand with the artists'

Stars descend as Cannes Film Festival opens without Hollywood backing

The war in Ukraine is Europe's worst conflict since WWII

Three-day ceasefire

Kremlin says no 'specifics' on ending Ukraine war despite Putin's words

The Houston Stadium is the home ground of Texans' NFL team although the name has been changed for the tournament from NRG Stadium

Hosting five group-stage matches

Stadium changes just part of Houston's World Cup transformation

A passenger of the MV Hondius is pictured leaving by military bus after disembarking in Tenerife on May 11, 2026

WHO let the docks out

WHO chief says 'work not over' after hantavirus evacuation

Energy prices have surged in the wake of the Iran war, but April's inflation also saw significant contributions from food and other categories

Economic fallout

US consumer inflation hits three-year high fuelled by Iran war

Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia called for the closure of the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia a day after German diplomat Christian Schmidt resigned from the post

Following resignation

Russia demands closure of high representative post in Bosnia

Keir Starmer has been UK prime minister since July 2024

'Get on with governing'

UK PM Starmer resists calls to quit as Labour divided

Kevin Warsh has had a tumultuous relationship with the economic behemoth he now heads

Kevin Warsh returns to Federal Reserve with 'regime change' agenda

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