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Iranian media: Iran launches “Hormuz Safe”, a Bitcoin-backed insurance service for shipping companies transiting the Strait of Hormuz; ~1,500 ships are trapped — Iran has started a Bitcoin-b…
Shakira acquitted in Spanish tax fraud case
The decision follows years of tax troubles for the superstar in Spain.
Andy Burnham says he will not try to return UK to EU
Burnham vows to have ‘relentless domestic focus’ in Makerfield in first speech since announcing byelection runUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said he will not try to return the UK to the EU, saying Britain would be stuck in “a permane…
Pakistan hands US revised Iranian proposal for ending war
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The Vatican says Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah will join Pope Leo on May 25 to launch the pope’s first encyclical, setting out his views on the AI age (Flavia Rotondi/Bloomberg)
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The Vatican says Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah will join Pope Leo on May 25 to launch the pope’s first encyclical, setting out his views on the AI age — Pope Leo XIV’s launch of his first encyclic…
Pakistan sends new Iranian peace proposal to US
US President Donald Trump is reportedly expected to meet top national security advisers on Tuesday (May 19) to discuss options for resuming military action.
The Infosecurity Europe Cyber Startup Competition: Meet the Finalists
New for 2026, the Infosecurity Europe Startup competition will see five finalists pitch their ideas in front of a live audience, including senior industry leaders, investors and buyers
Attackers are exploiting critical NGINX vulnerability (CVE-2026-42945)
A critical NGINX vulnerability (CVE-2026-42945) disclosed last week is being exploited by attackers, VulnCheck security researcher Patrick Garrity revealed on Saturday. The vulnerability, dubbed NGINX Rift, can be reliably exploited to trigger a denial…
Thousands gather for Trump-backed prayer rally in Washington
Thousands gather on Washington’s National Mall for a ‘Rededicate 250’ prayer rally mixing faith, patriotism and support for Donald Trump.
Decart, which offers real-time generative video and GPU optimization tech, raised $300M at a ~$4B valuation, up from $3.1B after raising $153M in August 2025 (Robbie Whelan/Wall Street Journal)
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Decart, which offers real-time generative video and GPU optimization tech, raised $300M at a ~$4B valuation, up from $3.1B after raising $153M in August 2025 — Decart’s valuation hits nearly $4 b…