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Health teams are racing to find thousands of people who may have been exposed to the virus

Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned on Thursday. The 11 hottest individual years ever recorded all happened from 2015 onwards and the UN’s weather and climate agency said the trend was set to continue, with a new hottest-ever year “likely” before 2031. There is a 75 per cent chance that the 2026-2030 five-year mean temperature will surpass the key threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said. The WMO outlook comes as western Europe swelters under a “heat dome” of warm air, breaking temperature records for May in Britain and France. “Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels in the next five years,” the agency said. “It is likely (86pc chance) that one year between 2026 and 2030 will surpass 2024 as the warmest year on record.” El Nino effect on 2027 “There is an El Nino predicted fo...

Addressing an Eid dinner in New York, Dar urges investment in Pakistan’s future

Найденная в культовой пещере трава возрастом 200 000 лет раскрыла тайну того, как наши древние предки застилали свои постели.

Disavowal of the 'just war' doctrine came in the pope's first major document, issued on Monday

Времена "танковых кулаков" и "Бури в пустыне", когда массовое применение танков давало стороне решающее преимущество, давно остались в прошлом. Сейчас танкисты должны приспосабливаться к войне дронов, но все еще полезны, несмотря на заявления, что тяжелой технике не место на современной динамичной войне.

Посольства стран Европейского Союза остаются в Киеве, тогда как дипломаты Соединенных Штатов Америки покинули украинскую столицу, заявила Высокий представитель ЕС по вопросам внешней политики Кая Каллас. Министерство иностранных дел Украины опровергло такую информацию.

Two hundred personnel from the Federal Constabulary’s Special Diplomatic Protection Unit will receive training in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said on Thursday. The decision was taken during a meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Saudi counterpart Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Saud in Mina, Saudi Arabia. In a social media post on X, the ministry said both ministers exchanged Eidul Azha greetings, while the Saudi minister congratulated Naqvi on performing Haj. During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on bilateral relations between the two countries and internal security matters, the ministry said. “It was decided that 200 personnel of the Federal Constabulary Special Diplomatic Protection Unit will receive training in Saudi Arabia,” it stated. The two ministers also discussed the recent situation in the region, with the Saudi minister praising Pakistan’s positive role in reducing tensions, the ministry said.

Эксперты утверждают, что многие люди пылесосят неправильно — на самом деле на уборку каждого квадратного метра следует тратить не менее 30 секунд.

Председатель Полтавской ОГА, мэрия города, народные депутаты от Полтавщины и местный крупный бизнес должны объединить усилия и взять на себя ответственность за спасение футбольного клуба "Ворскла".

В США представили новый пикап Rezvani Fortress. Экстремальное авто оснащают мощными V8, а также предлагают в бронированной версии.

Around 47% of crypto organizations onboarded in 2026 are operating at alerting standards that would have ranked among the industry’s strictest five years ago. Nearly half of the organizations onboarded into the crypto industry in 2026 are operating at alerting standards that would have made them industry leaders only a few years ago, according to Chainalysis. In a preview of a report published on Wednesday, Chainalysis said that the crypto industry’s compliance baseline around alert severity, trigger sensitivity and minimum dollar detection floors is tightening, with about 47% of organizations onboarded this year using alerting standards that would have placed them in the top 10% of strictness in 2020. It added that companies have become more uniform in direct monitoring, where funds arrive immediately from a known illicit source, but there is still a gap with indirect monitoring, where the funds pass through intermediary addresses. Read more

В Украине в 2027 году женщины смогут выйти на пенсию в 60 лет только при наличии не менее 34 лет стажа. Если стажа меньше, пенсионный возраст увеличится до 63 или 65 лет.

Если разумные инопланетяне существуют, то чтобы прилететь на нашу планету им потребуются технологии, которых пока у нас нет. Межзвездные путешествия возможны, но не все так просто, как может показаться на первый взгляд. 

Foreign Office says discussions will focus on strengthening cooperation, regional peace efforts

The physically backed fund gives US investors exchange-traded exposure to the Binance-linked cryptocurrency through traditional brokerage accounts. VanEck launched the first US spot BNB exchange-traded fund on Thursday, giving investors regulated exposure to the Binance-linked cryptocurrency through traditional brokerage accounts. The ETF, trading under the ticker VBNB, is physically backed by BNB (BNB) held in cold storage with a qualified custodian, according to the announcement. BNB is the native token of BNB Chain and is used to pay transaction fees across the network. According to VanEck, the fund is designed to track the spot price of BNB and may later incorporate staking if the issuer determines it can do so without regulatory or legal complications. Read more

Preafericitul Părinte Claudiu-Lucian Pop, Arhiepiscop Major al Bisericii Române Unite cu Roma, Greco-Catolică, i-a primit miercuri, 27 mai 2026, la Blaj, pe Majestatea Sa Margareta, Custodele Coroanei Române și pe Alteța Sa Regală Principele Radu. La întâlnirea desfășurată la sediul Curiei Arhiepiscopiei Majore, Preafericitul Părinte Claudiu a fost însoțit de Preasfinția Sa Cristian-Dumitru Crișan, Episcop [...]

The crypto market capitalization has fallen to its lowest level since mid-April after the US carried out strikes on Iran for the second time in three days amid peace talks. Cryptocurrency markets have shed around $80 billion in value over the past 24 hours, with losses accelerating after the US reportedly carried out a new wave of military strikes on Iran. The US ​military carried out new strikes late on Wednesday targeting ‌an Iranian military site and shooting down four Iranian attack drones, which a ​US official told Reuters posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz. “These actions were measured, ‌purely ⁠defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire,” the official said. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly released a statement saying that it has retaliated by attacking a US airbase in Kuwait. Read more

European foreign ministers meet as Kyiv pushes for stronger role in ending the four-year war

Президент Украины Владимир Зеленский передал на рассмотрение народных депутатов законопроект №0376 о займе от Европейского Союза на €90 миллиардов. В документе указано, что для получения этих денег необходимо "мобилизовать внутренние доходы". Какие средства может получить Украина в ближайшее время и какие требования европейцев следует выполнить?