EU funded films win at Cannes
By Martin Banks Six EU funded films have received awards at the 79th edition of the Cannes film festival which closed on Saturday 23 May.
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May 26, 2026 Iran condemns US strikes as ‘gross violation’ of ceasefire
Iran says the US has committed a “gross violation” of the ceasefire with new air strikes it launched on the country. The US Central Command (Centcom) said Iranian missile sites and boats attempting to place mines had been targeted with what it called “self-defence strikes” in southern Iran on Monday. Iran’s foreign ministry said it […]
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ECONOMY
May 26, 2026 Extra burden on homeowners
Additional levies, which can reach up to three times the current levels, would be imposed on property owners by the Local Government Code, put up for consultation until June 4, in an Interior Ministry bill.
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HISTORY
May 26, 2026 26 May 2026: This day in history
1896: Dow Jones Industrial Average begins with an average of 12 industrial stocks, the daily closing value is 40.9 1908: At Masjed Soleyman (مسجد سليمان) in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made, rights acquired by the United Kingdom 1927: Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company produce […]
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CULTURE
May 25, 2026 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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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 […]
