internal-storyline-no May 10, 2026 Why Investors Are Still Betting Big on Kalshi The popular prediction market platform has just raised a new funding round that values it at $22 billion, double what it was worth in December. Why Investors Are Still Betting Big on Kalshi The popular prediction market platform has just raised a new funding round that values it at $22 billion, double what it was worth in December. See more
Cannes film festival May 13, 2026 A Woman’s Life review – a breezy comedy of midlife crisis and same-sex affair Cannes film festival: Léa Drucker gives a bravura performance as a brilliant surgeon whose already chaotic life is further complicated by a same-sex affair w... A Woman’s Life review – a breezy comedy of midlife crisis and same-sex affair Cannes film festival: Léa Drucker gives a bravura performance as a brilliant surgeon whose already chaotic life is further complicated by a same-sex affair w... Share
Books May 13, 2026 #MeToo-themed novel wins inaugural reader-led award worth £50,000 British author Donna Fisher has won the Libraro prize for the unpublished manuscript of her ‘provocative and timely’ book, Sheep’s ClothingAn unpublished nov... #MeToo-themed novel wins inaugural reader-led award worth £50,000 British author Donna Fisher has won the Libraro prize for the unpublished manuscript of her ‘provocative and timely’ book, Sheep’s ClothingAn unpublished nov... Share
Matthew Perry May 13, 2026 Drug counselor who delivered ketamine dose that killed Matthew Perry gets two years Erik Fleming was sentenced in Los Angeles court after previously pleading guilty over the Friends actor’s 2023 deathSign up for the Breaking News US newslett... Drug counselor who delivered ketamine dose that killed Matthew Perry gets two years Erik Fleming was sentenced in Los Angeles court after previously pleading guilty over the Friends actor’s 2023 deathSign up for the Breaking News US newslett... Share
Federal Reserve May 13, 2026 US Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, replacing Jerome Powell Warsh will serve four-year term as chair, taking over amid rising inflation and pressure from Trump to lower ratesThe US Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as chai... US Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, replacing Jerome Powell Warsh will serve four-year term as chair, taking over amid rising inflation and pressure from Trump to lower ratesThe US Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as chai... Share
Georgia May 13, 2026 Georgia’s Republican governor calls for special session to redraw electoral maps Brian Kemp’s move makes Georgia latest southern state to initiate map-making after dismantling of Voting Rights ActThe Republican governor of Georgia called... Georgia’s Republican governor calls for special session to redraw electoral maps Brian Kemp’s move makes Georgia latest southern state to initiate map-making after dismantling of Voting Rights ActThe Republican governor of Georgia called... Share
London May 13, 2026 The south London community where ‘pioneering’ scholarship choristers are made St John the Divine, Kennington has built one of UK’s largest youth choral programmes in area marked by deprivation St Paul’s Cathedral school, one of the UK’... The south London community where ‘pioneering’ scholarship choristers are made St John the Divine, Kennington has built one of UK’s largest youth choral programmes in area marked by deprivation St Paul’s Cathedral school, one of the UK’... Share
Labour party leadership May 13, 2026 Wes Streeting: PM-in-waiting or ‘this generation’s David Miliband’? Health secretary’s lack of challenge had reassured Starmer and his allies – but then briefings for a speculative Thursday launch emergedAs the unofficial pol... Wes Streeting: PM-in-waiting or ‘this generation’s David Miliband’? Health secretary’s lack of challenge had reassured Starmer and his allies – but then briefings for a speculative Thursday launch emergedAs the unofficial pol... Share
Wes Streeting May 13, 2026 Wes Streeting prepares to launch leadership challenge against Keir Starmer Health secretary’s move to force race sparks scramble on left of Labour for candidate to oppose himUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting is preparin... Wes Streeting prepares to launch leadership challenge against Keir Starmer Health secretary’s move to force race sparks scramble on left of Labour for candidate to oppose himUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting is preparin... Share
Israel May 13, 2026 Benjamin Netanyahu made secret trip to UAE at height of the Iran war The covert meeting with the UAE’s president is the latest milestone in a rapidly developing Middle East allianceBenjamin Netanyahu has revealed he made a sec... Benjamin Netanyahu made secret trip to UAE at height of the Iran war The covert meeting with the UAE’s president is the latest milestone in a rapidly developing Middle East allianceBenjamin Netanyahu has revealed he made a sec... Share
Legislatures and Parliaments May 13, 2026 Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform U.K., Faces Investigation for £5 Million Gift The Conservative Party referred the case against Mr. Farage, the leader of a right-wing populist party in Britain, to a parliamentary watchdog. Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform U.K., Faces Investigation for £5 Million Gift The Conservative Party referred the case against Mr. Farage, the leader of a right-wing populist party in Britain, to a parliamentary watchdog. Share
United States Politics and Government May 13, 2026 Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair President Trump’s pick to replace Jerome H. Powell takes the helm at a highly uncertain moment for the economy and with heightened concern about the Federal... Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair President Trump’s pick to replace Jerome H. Powell takes the helm at a highly uncertain moment for the economy and with heightened concern about the Federal... Share
Embargoes and Sanctions May 13, 2026 What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit Here’s what to know about the biggest sources of tension in U.S.-China relations before the first summit in Beijing in nine years between the nations’ leaders. What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit Here’s what to know about the biggest sources of tension in U.S.-China relations before the first summit in Beijing in nine years between the nations’ leaders. Share
