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People celebrate after the announcement of Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr. during an event to announce Brazil's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Museum of Tomorrow, in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 18, 2026.

Neymar makes it as Ancelotti names Brazil World Cup squad

Neymar has been named in Brazil's squad for next month's World Cup, manager Carlo Ancelotti ⁠confirmed, handing the forward a chance to return to international soccer's biggest stage after an injury-disrupted cycle.

Soccer • 19 May

A border health officer at the Busunga crossing between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo checks a traveller’s temperature

Rush to contain Ebola outbreak as death toll rises to 80

Medical personnel were rushing to the frontlines of a new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo whose late detection and quick spread have alarmed health experts.

World • 18 May

OpenAI says ChatGPT is not a lawyer, asks to dismiss case

OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it gave unauthorised legal advice, arguing that its generative artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT is not a lawyer and does not practice law.

Business • 18 May

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 14: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the 10th Congress of Mechanical Engineers, on May 14, 2026 in Moscow, Russia. Putin visited a conference of national industrialists. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Oil exports from Russia's ports up despite drone strikes

Exports and transit of oil through Russia's western ports rose by around 150,000 barrels per day (bpd), or about 9%, in the first two weeks of May versus April, according to data from traders, LSEG and Reuters calculations.

Business • 18 May

US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks to reporters after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House

US attack on Iran paused to allow for talks, says Trump

US President ⁠Donald Trump has said he had paused a planned attack against Iran to allow for negotiations to take place on a deal to end the war, after Iran sent a new peace proposal to Washington.

Middle East • 18 May

Commerzbank formally rejects UniCredit takeover offer

Commerzbank has today formally rejected an offer by Italy's UniCredit to buy the German lender, digging in its heels in its months-long resistance to the cross-border takeover attempt.

Business • 18 May

A general view of trailers who broke down on the Ugandan border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Padea, on May 17, 2026. Ugandan officials confirmed that a 59-year-old man from DR Congo had died in Kampala after being admitted earlier in the week.

Explained: WHO's high-risk Ebola emergency

The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda to be a public health emergency of international concern.

Africa • 18 May

GETTY The state-owned factory producing electric cars, Aion, part of the GAC group, supported by Crédit Agricole

China's consumption and factory output growth slows

China's consumer spending and factory output grew at their slowest pace in years last month, official data showed today, a stark sign of the challenges Beijing faces to reignite domestic activity.

Business • 18 May

The threatened Samsung 18-day strike comes amid an acute global shortage in memory chips, which are essential components in AI data centres, smartphones and laptops

Samsung and union extend talks to avert strike

Samsung Electronics and its labour union plan to hold more talks tomorrow in a bid to avert the biggest strike in the tech giant's history, amid concern that a walkout by over 45,000 workers could hit South Korea's economy and disrupt global supply chains.

Business • 18 May

Oil rises after drone attack on UAE nuclear power plant

Oil prices extended gains today, driven by increasingly bleak prospects for peace in the Middle East after an attack on a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates.

Business • 18 May

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Neymar makes it as Ancelotti names Brazil World Cup squad

Rush to contain Ebola outbreak as death toll rises to 80

OpenAI says ChatGPT is not a lawyer, asks to dismiss case

Oil exports from Russia's ports up despite drone strikes

US attack on Iran paused to allow for talks, says Trump

Commerzbank formally rejects UniCredit takeover offer

Explained: WHO's high-risk Ebola emergency

China's consumption and factory output growth slows

Samsung and union extend talks to avert strike

Oil rises after drone attack on UAE nuclear power plant