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• West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on May 20, 2026, that the BJP government will focus on nationalism and upholding Indian tradition and culture. • Adhikari emphasized a commitment to systemic change within the state and expressed gratitude to supporters in north Bengal for their continued loyalty to the party. • The announcement signals a strategic shift toward cultural conservatism and administrative reform in West Bengal's governance.

• Arsenal's Viktor Gyökeres has secured Sweden's qualification for the 2026 World Cup in North America after scoring a hat-trick against Ukraine and a late winner against Poland. • Gyökeres has now recorded 19 goals in 32 international appearances, cementing his role as a key offensive threat for his national team. • Sweden will face a challenging group stage consisting of Tunisia, the Netherlands, and Japan in their first World Cup appearance since 2018.

• The EuroLeague is approaching a critical deadline to finalize the official team lineup for the 2026–27 season. • The league is currently evaluating which clubs will participate, making the selection process a primary focus for stakeholders and teams. • This confirmation is vital as it determines the competitive landscape and financial planning for the upcoming cycle.

Media company says it is ‘committed to good faith bargaining’ amid claims including contract violationWorkers at local newspapers owned by Hearst allege the company is trying to “destroy unions” amid claims of widespread anti-union tactics, including violating union contracts and bad-faith bargaining.The Albany Newspaper Guild, which represents the Times Union newspaper in Albany, New York, said it had been more than 17 years since the union had a contract and there had been little progress toward reaching a new one. Continue reading...

Plus, John Travolta’s beret, Rachel Reeves reclaims basic civility and Judy Garland comes to east London Much discussion in my household this week about the possibility of hantavirus or Ebola becoming Covid-like in their spread. As darkening news from central Africa throws the withdrawal of US international aid into terrible relief, so we revisit memories of those early months of 2020 when reports of a strange virus in China slowly crept from final item on the news list to blaring emergency. Continue reading...

• An international assessment team from the Asia-Pacific Group (APG), under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), recently conducted field visits and discussions with Nepali authorities. • The team urged Nepal to accelerate reforms to strengthen its regulatory enforcement, prosecution, and anti-money laundering mechanisms. • These efforts are critical for Nepal to address financial crimes and improve the recovery of illicit assets.

• Pacvue is introducing AI assistants designed to integrate live retail media data directly into chat interfaces, aiming to replace manual spreadsheets and siloed workflows. • ReplyDeck has launched a new software application that automates the monitoring and response generation process specifically for the Reddit social network. • The ReplyDeck platform tracks forum conversations to identify brand discussions, which are then used as training data to improve broader search engine results.