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2026 Indy 500 live updates: Dixon leads under red flag for rain; Legge, Rossi, Power out  NBC SportsIndianapolis 500 live updates | Who will be the next driver to make history?  WTHRIndy 500 leaderboard live updates today: Alex Palou leads battle with Scott Dixon after 75 laps  IndyStar2026 Indy 500 EPIC Pre-Race Festivities 🏁 INDYCAR on FOX  FOX SportsA Driver-by-Driver Look at 110th Indianapolis 500 Race Day  INDYCAR.com

Ebola outbreak live updates: Africa CDC warns 10 countries 'at risk' as Uganda confirms 3 more cases  YahooEbola Outbreak Is Now Third Largest in History. Here’s What to Know.  WSJDR Congo Ebola cases rise amid distrust, armed conflict zone  NPR3 Red Cross volunteers die of Ebola as number of cases rise in Uganda  NBC NewsU.S. Ebola Travel Ban Faces Criticism From Congo Health Officials  The New York Times

Turkish police storm offices of main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets  AP NewsTurkish police storm opposition offices after leaders ousted  BBCThe Guardian view on Erdoğan’s tightening grip on Turkey: the next election is already being decided | Editorial  The GuardianTurkish police storm offices of main opposition party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets  NBC NewsTurkish court rules to remove head of the main opposition party in latest blow  AP News

US Treasury rout tests Washington's tolerance for higher borrowing costs  ReutersIs the Bond Market Signaling Danger or Opportunity? Or Both?  The New York TimesBonds Are Behaving Badly Again. How to Protect Your Portfolio.  Barron'sUS debt is the 'elephant in the room' amid bond rout as interest costs could drive larger deficits  FortuneAre the Bond Vigilantes Coming for the Stock Market?  Yahoo Finance

Firefighters Still Working to Cool Chemical Tank in Southern California  The New York TimesLive updates: Orange County toxic tank on path to spill or explode; experts searching for solutions  ABC7 Los Angeles‘Garden Grove families did not sign up for this’: Attorney behind lawsuit speaks out  KTLACrack in unstable California chemical tank may reduce explosion risk, official says  CNNLive updates: Evacuees fill shelters in Garden Grove chemical tank emergency  NBC Los Angeles

Unreal Engine 6 announced with Rocket League reveal  GematsuWe got our first glimpse at an Unreal Engine 6 video game, and it's Rocket League  Polygon.comRocket League is getting an upgrade to Unreal 6.  theverge.comUnreal Engine 6 will take system hardware requirements to a new level.  GameGPURocket League Unreal Engine 6 Coming In 2028  Hotspawn

Gunman who opened fire near White House was known to Secret Service  The GuardianSecret Service says officers fatally shot a person who fired at them near White House  CNNWhat to Know About the White House Shooting on Memorial Day Weekend  The New York TimesSuspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says  NPRWitness video captures chaos of White House shooting that left suspect dead  FOX 5 DC

Star Wars Box Office Rebound: 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' Makes Major Gains  The Hollywood Reporter‘Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu’ Now Seizing $97M-$98M 4-Day Opening And ‘A-‘ CinemaScore; ‘Obsession’ Scares Up +26% – Memorial Day Box Office  Deadline'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is Disney's lowest-ever Star Wars film opening  CNBCBox Office: ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Lifts Off With $102 Million Over Memorial Day Holiday, ‘Obsession’ Scores $28 Million in Huge Second Weekend  Variety‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Tops Box Office as Disney Bets on ‘Star Wars’ Revival  The New York Times

Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda.

Rangers agree a deal for Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland, subject to a medical, which will take place in the coming days.

Emma Raducanu's French Open campaign comes to an early end as she suffers a frustrating first-round defeat by Argentina's Solana Sierra.

Emma Raducanu's French Open campaign comes to an early end as she suffers a frustrating first-round defeat by Argentina's Solana Sierra.

The Oreshnik missile, which reportedly travels over 10 times the speed of sound, was used, Russia has confirmed.

Police say the remains found are believed to be of one person.

Officers forced their way into the building days after the party vowed to defy a court ruling removing its leaders.

Shots were fired near the northwestern corner of the White House complex, while President Trump was inside the building. The Secret Service returned fire, killing the gunman.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating to determine who shot the bystander, who underwent surgery, and how many bullets were fired.

President Trump has alternated between bullying the justices and cozying up to them as the court prepares to announce major decisions that will determine the fate of the key aspects of his agenda.

Let’s put the sovereign back Into popular sovereignty.

The tank, filled with a toxic chemical, is at risk of explosion or breach. More than 40,000 residents remain under evacuation orders.

The movie, which cost $300 million to make and market, was expected to collect about $102 million from Thursday through Monday at domestic theaters.

The official said Iran had also agreed to dispose of highly enriched uranium, but stressed that a deal had not yet been signed. American and Iranian officials have described the terms differently.

Analysts said Israel is worried that a potential agreement will not significantly degrade Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities.

Buildings rattled in the Ukrainian capital for hours early Sunday. Russia launched an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile for only the third time in the war.

Detroit-based automakers pioneered open trade between Canada and the United States, benefiting both countries. President Trump’s trade war now leaves their future in the country in question.

A U.S.-Iran peace deal could calm the conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. But that will depend mainly on what the United States, Iran and Israel decide.

US president says ‘if I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one’ as Iranian state media claims US government obstructing some clauses in agreementIn Lebanon, the civil defence agency said early on Sunday its regional facility in the southern city of Nabatieh had been destroyed by an Israeli strike.The Directorate General of Civil Defence said the building had collapsed and a large number of vehicles and equipment had been damaged by a “direct hit in a hostile Israeli strike”. Continue reading...

Highest temperatures of 2026 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as Kew Gardens in London reaches 32.3CEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland recorded their highest temperatures of 2026 on Sunday, which was also the UK’s hottest May day for at least 79 years.Kew Gardens in west London recorded 32.3C (90.1F), Cardiff 27.4C and Armagh 23.4C. Continue reading...

Announcement comes after former minister Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected a generation of young peopleMinisters are expanding youth work experience and training schemes, after Alan Milburn warned Britain is spending £25 keeping young people on benefits for every £1 spent helping them into work.Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, will announce plans for 300,000 extra work experience placements over the next three years as the government attempts to tackle what the minister described as a “quiet crisis” in youth employment. Continue reading...

The US has apparently had to agree to unfreeze billions of Iranian assets for a regime more hardline than before the warMiddle East crisis: live updatesOn 24 May each year, Iranians celebrate a historic victory in the war with Iraq: the liberation of Khorramshahr in 1982.This year, some were hoping a peace deal looking likely to be signed with the US might mark a similar turning point in their country’s history. Continue reading...

Actor recounts three alleged approaches by intelligence services, including through senior BBC executiveRiz Ahmed, the Oscar-winning actor, has claimed that Britain’s intelligence services tried three times to recruit him, including one occasion involving a senior BBC executive.Ahmed, 43, said: “Well, it’s happened three different times and they’re all slightly ridiculous, and this is what I mean by it, it’s just like inherently comedic. Continue reading...

Education secretary asks UK watchdog to look into nursery practices, including non-refundable deposits and add-onsBridget Phillipson, the education secretary, is ordering a competition review of hidden childcare charges amid concerns parents are being hit with extra charges, despite the government’s flagship expansion of funded childcare hours.Phillipson has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) asking it to examine practices including non-refundable deposits, compulsory add-ons and restrictions attached to government-funded childcare places. Continue reading...

Some casualties after attacks on multiple locations in south and east of country on Sunday, state media reportsMiddle East crisis: live updatesIsraeli strikes have hit southern and eastern Lebanon, a day after 11 people were killed in a single raid on the south despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war and claims that the US and Iran are about to reach a peace deal.Saturday’s strike in Sir al-Gharbiyeh “resulted in a massacre whose final toll is 11 dead including a child and six women, and nine wounded including four children and a woman,” Lebanon’s health ministry said. Continue reading...

Trump insists US won’t rush talks with Tehran after rebukes from Republicans, including Ted Cruz and Lindsey GrahamRepublican hawks have issued a rare rebuke of Donald Trump over his planned peace deal with Iran, describing it as a “disaster” and questioning why the US president launched the war in the first place.Allies of Trump who strongly backed his controversial decision to order war on Iran alongside Israel urged him to “hold the line” this weekend, despite mounting economic costs and no sign of progress on many of the the initial objectives set out by his administration. Continue reading...

GOP congressman says his party is set to count cost of ‘Trump disappointment syndrome’ after primary defeatDonald Trump’s Republican party is on course for a damaging rejection at the ballot box in November, according to a maverick US congressman ousted by a challenger handpicked by the president.Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, became the latest of Trump’s targets to be defeated in the party’s primaries this week. He had repeatedly broken with the president over military action against Iran, government spending and the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Continue reading...

Suspect who died after exchanging fire with agents had tried to enter the complex last summer, records showA gunman who opened fire outside the White House on Saturday before he was shot by federal agents was already known to the US Secret Service, court records show.The man, 21, was taken to a nearby hospital, before he was later pronounced dead. He had previously tried to enter the complex, according to an affidavit filed in DC superior court in 2025, following an arrest nearby. Continue reading...

Trump said talks were progressing and the US relationship with Iran had become more professional and productive

The 79-year-old president said he decided to take a cognitive test to silence critics

The listing says the thermometer could be ‘134 feet of vertical advertising space’

The Kentucky Republican lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger after feuding with White House

The Republican Senator fired off online after an influencer told him, ‘Cool, Ted. No one asked you, bro,’ when he posted on X about his concerns over the deal with Iran

US says ‘significant progress’ made towards peace – but Trump stressed on Sunday that Tehran ‘must understand’ it cannot have a nuclear weapon

The president has ramped up his posts on Truth Social in recent months, posting over 560 times in April

Russia has launched one of its largest attacks on Kyiv since the war began, firing hundreds of drones and missiles.

The court's former chief prosecutor says justice is being sacrificed to political interests.

Tottenham secure Premier League survival with 1-0 win over Everton as West Ham's 14-year stay in top division ends.

Al Jazeera exclusive footage follows Iran’s national football team as they train for the World Cup in Turkiye.

Violence erupted after Turkish police stormed the headquarters of the main opposition CHP party in Ankara.

Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda.