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Published on 19/05/2026 – 12:07 GMT+2 Denmark’s former monarch, 86-year-old Queen Margrethe, has been released from hospital after undergoing an angioplasty procedure last week, the palace said on Tuesday. “Her Majesty Queen Margrethe was discharged from Rigshospitalet today and is returning to Fredensborg Palace,” it said in a new statement on Tuesday. “In the coming period, Her Majesty will need rest,” it said, adding that a planned theatre engagement on May 23 had been cancelled. The queen underwent “a balloon dilation of a coronary artery” at Copenhagen’s main Rigshospitalet hospital, the palace said in a statement on 15 May. The…

A fast-growing brush fire in Southern California has prompted evacuation orders and damaged at least one home. The blaze was reported shortly after 10am on Monday and had spread to more than 180 acres before midday. Fire crews were deployed quickly as winds pushed the flames through dry hillsides. Firefighters focused on preventing the blaze from moving downhill towards suburban Thousand Oaks, where some residents were also told to leave as a precaution. The fire remains active in an area of Southern California known for dry vegetation and shifting winds, conditions that can turn small ignitions into fast-moving emergencies.

The emerging AI industry has created a labour market unlike anything Silicon Valley has seen since the dot-com boom, except this time, there are perhaps only a few hundred people currently capable of building frontier AI systems at scale. OpenAI, Meta, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, xAI, Safe Superintelligence and a new and growing number of AI start-ups are all competing to attract an incredibly small pool of highly skilled talent. As a result, in the last two years, reports have emerged of nine-figure compensation discussions, massive equity grants and recruiting campaigns personally led by CEOs such as Mark Zuckerberg and Sam…

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Published on 19/05/2026 – 11:47 GMT+2 Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said Tuesday he hopes to sign a political agreement with the European Commission “next week” on the release of EU funds that had been frozen during the previous government. “Both sides will do everything they can to ensure that next week, when I travel to Brussels, we can sign the political agreement between the Hungarian government and the European Commission, which will allow us to conclude all issues by August 31, despite the hard work and work throughout the summer,” Magyar told reporters at a press conference on Monday…

Dozens of frustrated shoppers gathered outside a Swatch store in Lyon on Monday after the shop remained closed during a rush for a highly sought-after watch created in partnership with Audemars Piguet. Images showed crowds waiting outside the store, posters announcing the closure and security guards speaking with disappointed customers. Some buyers said they had travelled for hours or camped outside for days hoping to purchase the watch, which has reportedly been resold online for several thousand euros. Security staff said previous disturbances and fights outside the shop contributed to the decision to keep the store closed, while also citing…

Students at Venezuela’s Central University clashed with police during protests in Caracas following the death of Carmen Teresa Navas, whose son died in state custody. Navas had spent months searching prisons and government offices for answers after authorities remained silent for more than a year about his fate. Her death has fuelled anger over political detention and how the case was handled. Demonstrators at the university said the protest was about more than one family. They accused the state of withholding information, blocking justice and forcing relatives into a long search for truth. The incident highlights growing tensions around political…

Andy Burnham makes his opening pitch to the voters of Makerfield but is he already in campaign mode for PM, as well as MP? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy discuss his launch video. Back in London, there’s a cabinet meeting this morning. Just how awkward will that be for Sir Keir Starmer? Especially with those who were pushing him to have a plan to leave office. And what happens over the next few weeks in government if a minister has said that they don’t want the PM, and Sir Keir does not have confidence in a minister?

Published on 19/05/2026 – 9:23 GMT+2•Updated 9:27 Russia has high expectations for President Vladimir Putin’s trip to China this week, with the Kremlin saying both sides will use the visit to further develop their “privileged partnership”. Putin is due to begin his official visit to Beijing shortly after US President Donald Trump met his Chinese counterpart. While Moscow has officially said the visit will focus on strengthening Russia and China’s “strategic partnership”, the timing points to a broader geopolitical agenda — and to China’s growing diplomatic leverage. Trump visited Beijing less than a week ago, but despite high expectations, the…

Published on 19/05/2026 – 8:44 GMT+2 International benchmark Brent crude dropped 1.33% to trade at $110.61 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate futures (WTI) fell 0.91% to $103.43 per barrel as investors digested the latest comments from Donald Trump. The US President said he was postponing a planned attack on Iran scheduled for Tuesday at the request of Gulf leaders amid “serious negotiations” with Tehran, easing crude supply concerns among market watchers. Trump’s sudden announcement on social media on Monday came after Iran said it had responded to a new US proposal aimed at ending the war. ‘Oil inventories…