Hitting the right notes: that’s Azerbaijani jazz
By Martin Banks It may be relatively little known outside of its own borders but the jazz scene in Azerbaijan is particularly vibrant.
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CULTURE
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WORLD 
May 25, 2026 White House gunman had previous run-ins with Secret Service, court documents show
The suspect who fired shots outside the White House, striking a bystander before the Secret Service shot and killed him, had previous run-ins with authorities there, court documents show. Nasire Best, as he has been identified to the BBC by Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police Department, previously obstructed a White House entry lane in June of 2025 […]
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SPORTS
May 25, 2026 Olympiakos crowed Euroleague champion for a fourth time
Olympiakos is the new Euroleague champion, after beating surprisingly strong Real Madrid 92-85 in the trophy game of the Final Four in Athens on Sunday. It has now got a collecton of four Euroleague trophies in its cabinet.
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HISTORY
May 25, 2026 25 May 2026: This day in history
1720: The ship Grand-Saint Antoine reaches Marseille, bringing Europe’s last major outbreak of bubonic plague, which kills around 100,000 people 1810: In the May Revolution, citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Spanish Viceroy Cisneros during Semana de Mayo 1914: British House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill 1942: First commercial fluid catalytic cracking […]
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WORLD
May 24, 2026 Four dead and dozens injured in wave of Russian strikes on Kyiv
Four people have been killed and more than 50 others injured in a large wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and its surrounding areas. Explosions were heard across the region overnight into Sunday. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said “it was a terrible night”, with damage reported in all of the capital’s districts, […]
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CYPRUS
May 24, 2026 “A Strong AKEL, a Powerful Voice for Society”
Statements by the General Secretary of AKEL Stefanos Stefanou on ‘Astra’ radio station 22/23 May 2026 “A Strong AKEL, a Powerful Voice for Society”. Support the AKEL candidate list against the government’s anti-social policies and the far right The General Secretary of AKEL Stefanos Stefanou issued a call to citizens to cast their vote for […]
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POLITICS
May 24, 2026 Tsipras plans FC Barcelona-style comeback
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday mixed soccer with politics in a reference to his political comeback with a new party he’s expected to formally launch in two days.
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HISTORY
May 24, 2026 24 May 2026: This day in history
1595: Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library 1738: John Wesley is converted, launching the Methodist movement, celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day 1844: Samuel Morse taps out “What hath God wrought” in the world’s first telegraph message 1883: Brooklyn Bridge is opened by President Chester A. […]
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WORLD
May 23, 2026 Iran ‘getting a lot closer’ to agreement with US, Trump says
US President Donald Trump has said Iran is “getting a lot closer” to reaching an agreement with the US on the war, as Tehran also signalled progress had been made in the past week. However, both sides have been cautious, and Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said the key issue of nuclear weapons would not be […]
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ECONOMY
May 23, 2026 EU, Mexico sign revamped trade deal amid Trump tensions
The EU and Mexico signed a revamped trade agreement on Friday at a summit in Mexico City, attended by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council António Costa.
