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May 2026

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May 28th
- Will the data center backlash halt AI’s advance?
May 27th
- Will US-Iran deal bring peace to Lebanon?
May 26th
- Who will win the AI IPO race between SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI?
- Iran deal: is Trump the loser?
May 22nd
- Could Trump’s Paxton endorsement split the Texas GOP and turn the Lone Star State blue?
- The Enhanced Games: is the juice worth the squeeze?
May 21st
- Why do Americans love cruises despite viral outbreaks?
- Net migration at new low – so why is immigration such a hot topic?
May 20th
- Why has the tide turned against Russia in the Ukraine war?
- How worrying is the Ebola outbreak?
May 19th
- What does China want from Putin?
May 18th
- Does Ukraine need US help anymore?
- Is Britain becoming ungovernable?
May 15th
- Will Democrats’ anti-corruption message lead to midterm election success?
- Will Andy Burnham win the Makerfield by-election?
May 14th
- Is Trump about to launch a war with Cuba?
May 13th
- Why are young people so pessimistic about the job market?
- Is Manchesterism really the cure for Britain’s ills?
May 12th
- Is the world ready for a record-breaking El Niño?
May 11th
- Is Putin’s chokehold on Russia slipping?
May 8th
- Was JD Vance’s Iowa excursion a midterms jolt or a presidential test balloon?
- Love Labour’s lost: where does the party go from here?
May 7th
- Is North American trade at a ‘breaking point’?
- Does the Green Party have an antisemitism problem?
May 6th
- Could human-transmitted hantavirus be the next pandemic threat?
- Can a peace deal be agreed between Iran and US?
May 5th
- Will new ‘Trump IRAs’ really help the working class to retire?
- Will Thursday mark the end of the two-party system?
May 4th
- Why is Germany ramping up its defense spending?
May 1st
- Why are Elon Musk and Sam Altman clashing in court?

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