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May 18, 2026 - World

Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall plans to sell about 20% of its property portfolio over the next decade

May 18, 2026 - World

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle found herself in hot ouzo after promoting the opening of a new McDonald's as a diplomatic win for both countries.

May 18, 2026 - World

Singer says she has faced ‘years of public shaming’, as court rules tax agency made mistake over her 2011 statusA court in Madrid has ordered Spain’s tax authority to pay Shakira back more than €55m (£48m) after ruling that it had wrongly imposed huge fines on the Colombian singer and philanthropist because it had made mistakes over her tax status.In a statement released on Monday, the Audiencia Nacional said it had accepted an appeal from Shakira against the fine she was handed five years ago after the Agencia Tributaria claimed she had not paid the necessary tax in Spain in 2011. At that time, the singer was in a relationship with the FC Barcelona player Gerard Piqué. Continue reading...

May 18, 2026 - World

A Houthi-controlled court in Yemen has sentenced 19 people to death for collaborating with the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed rebels

May 18, 2026 - World

Congo will open three treatment centers for the Ebola virus in the eastern Ituri province following an outbreak of a variant that has no approved therapeutics or vaccines, as the World Health Organization sent a team of experts and supplies to help combat the spread of the disease.