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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

ESTONIA-RUSSIA/VESSEL

Estonia says Russia detained a tanker in Baltic Sea

TALLINN, May 18 (Reuters) - Russia detained a Greek-owned

oil tanker on Sunday after it left an Estonian Baltic Sea port,

the Estonian Foreign Ministry said, adding it had alerted NATO

allies to the incident.

ISRAELI-PALESTINIANS/GAZA

Israel says it will let food into Gaza after announcing

new ground assault

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuters) - Israel will ease its

blockade and let limited amounts of food into Gaza, Prime

Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday, after the

military announced it had begun "extensive ground operations" in

the northern and southern parts of the enclave.

U.S.

USA-BIDEN/

Former US President Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive'

prostate cancer

May 18 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been

diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has

metastasized to the bone, his office said in a statement on

Sunday.

USA-CALIFORNIA/BOMB

FBI identifies suspect in Palm Springs fertility clinic

bombing

PALM SPRINGS, California, May 18 (Reuters) - An FBI official

said on Sunday investigators have identified a suspect connected

to a bombing near a fertility clinic in Palm Springs,

California, and said he held "nihilistic ideations."

BUSINESS

USA-TRUMP/TARIFFS-BESSENT

Trump to carry out tariff threats if nations don't negotiate

in 'good faith,' Bessent says

WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will

impose tariffs at the rate he threatened last month on trading

partners that do not negotiate in "good faith" on deals,

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in television interviews

on Sunday.

BERKSHIRE-BUFFETT/

Buffett to sit alongside board members at 2026 Berkshire

meeting, won't appear on stage, report says

May 18 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N founder and

chairman Warren Buffett is going to forego his usual stage

appearance at the 2026 company shareholders' meeting, the Omaha

World-Herald reported on Sunday.

ENTERTAINMENT

FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/DIE MY LOVE

Pattinson, Lawrence drew on real-life parenthood for

postpartum Cannes drama

CANNES, France, May 18 (Reuters) - Actors Robert Pattinson

and Jennifer Lawrence, who star in the Cannes Film Festival

competition title "Die My Love," reflected on Sunday on the

difficulties of the postpartum period and how they brought their

own experiences of parenthood to the film.

FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/HONG KONGCINEMA

Hong Kong cinema seeks resurgence with fresh faces at Cannes

CANNES, France, May 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's once

world-famous movie industry wants to bring back the heydays of

the 1970s to the 1990s by investing in a new generation of

directors, the chairman of the city's film development council

told Reuters at the Cannes Film Festival.

SPORTS

GOLF-PGACHAMP/

Scheffler makes turn one shot clear of Rahm at PGA

Championship

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 18 (Reuters) - Scottie

Scheffler reached the turn in the final round of the PGA

Championship on Sunday at Quail Hollow Club clinging to a

one-shot lead over Spaniard Jon Rahm.

TENNIS-ROME/

No mercy for Sinner as Alcaraz storms to Italian Open title

ROME, May 18 (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz had little trouble

dismantling Jannik Sinner in the Italian Open final, sealing a

7-6(5) 6-1 victory to snap the world number one's 26-match

winning streak and break the hearts of the home crowd on Sunday.

UPCOMING

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

MICROSOFT-AI/

Microsoft state of AI discussion

On the eve of Microsoft's annual software developer

conference, Chief Technical Officer Kevin Scott and Executive

Vice President Jay Parikh discuss the state of artificial

intelligence at Microsoft's headquarters.

18 May 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

INDIA-PAKISTAN/CELEBI-TURKEY

New Delhi court to hear Turkey based Celebi's challenge

against clearance pullback

A court in New Delhi will hear the legal challenge mounted

by Turkey-based Celebi against India's decision to overturn its

security clearance.

19 May

INDIA-TELECOM/VODAFONE

India's top court to hear Vodafone Idea's appeal for a

partial waiver on government dues

India's Supreme Court will hear Vodafone Idea's challenge

against the government's rejection to waive more than $5 billion

in past dues. The joint venture has warned that without the

intervention, its survival is at risk.

19 May

TAIWAN-COMPUTEX/NVIDIA (PIX) (TV)

Nvidia's Jensen Huang gives speech on AI in Taiwan

Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang to announce new AI technology on

the sideline of the annual Computex tech summit in Taipei.

19 May

JPMORGAN-INVESTOR DAY/

JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) to hold its investor day on Monday

JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) will hold its investor day on Monday

where key executives will highlight the bank's growth

strategies.

19 May 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

USA-TRUMP/TARIFFS-HOME

PREVIEW-Tepid home improvement sales put Home Depot, Lowe's

under microscope

Story to run ahead of earnings from U.S. home improve

retailers Home Depot and Lowe's.

19 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

MEXICO-ECONOMY/GDP

Mexico preliminary economic activity data (IOAE)

Mexico's national statistics agency publishes its

preliminary economic growth figures for the prior month.

19 May 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

USA-FED/BOSTIC

Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Bostic gives welcome

at Fed financial markets conference

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic

gives welcome remarks before the 2025 Financial Markets

Conference - "Financial Intermediation In Transition: How Will

Policy Adapt?" hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, in

Fernandina Beach, Fla.

19 May 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

USA-FED/JEFFERSON

Federal Reserve's Bostic, Jefferson participates in

discussion at Fed conference

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson and (moderator)

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic

participate in "Liquidity Facilities" discussion before the

2025 Financial Markets Conference - "Financial Intermediation In

Transition: How Will Policy Adapt?" hosted by the Federal

Reserve Bank of Atlanta, in Fernandina Beach, Fla.

19 May 08:45 ET / 12:45 GMT

USA-FED/WILLIAMS

New York Federal Reserve Bank President Williams speaks at

MBA event

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams

speaks on the economic outlook before the Mortgage Bankers

Association Secondary and Capital Markets Conference, in New

York.

19 May 08:45 ET / 12:45 GMT

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

USA-CONGRESS/TAX (PIX)

US House Budget Committee to try again on Trump tax bill

in rare Sunday night session

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives

Budget Committee in a rare Sunday night session is set to try

again to advance President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill,

after hardline Republicans on Friday blocked it from advancing,

saying it did not sufficiently cut spending.

18 May 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

POLAND-ELECTION/REACTIONS (TV)

Poles react to initial results of presidential election

Analysts reflect on the first round as people in Poland's

capital Warsaw comment on the initial results of the

presidential election.

19 May

INDONESIA-HISTORY/ (PIX)

In Indonesia, fears grow that dark past may be rewritten

with government's new history books

The Indonesian government's plan to release new history books

has sparked concerns that some of the country's darkest chapters

could be recast to show President Prabowo Subianto and late

authoritarian ruler Suharto in a favourable light.

The 10-volume series would have an Indonesia-centric

narrative and aims "to reinvent the Indonesian identity,"

Culture Minister Fadli Zon told Reuters in an interview.

19 May

USA-CONGRESS/TAX (PIX)

Republicans look for path forward on Trump tax-cut bill

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday

will look for a path forward on President Donald Trump's

sweeping tax-cut bill after party hardliners last week derailed

if over demands for steeper spending cuts.

19 May

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/GAZA-EXIT (PIX) (TV)

Trump plan or not, Israel is helping more Palestinians

leave Gaza

Israel has quietly relaxed criteria for Palestinians to

leave Gaza since December. Earlier in the conflict, if anyone

was being let out at all it was only for medical treatment. Now,

dual nationals and their immediate families as well as people

university places are being let out.

The process has been accelerated, with buses and flights

carrying more and more Gazans out of the enclave and onwards to

European countries including Germany, France and Romania.

19 May 00:00 ET / 04:00 GMT

BRITAIN-EU/ (PIX) (TV)

UK, EU leaders meet in London for summit on closer

cooperation

European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen visits London

for a summit on closer post-Brexit cooperation with Britain. The

sides are expected to announce agreements on defence, fish, food

checks and other areas.

19 May 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

USA-TRUMP/DOUGH FINANCE (PIX)

How Trump's crypto business partners left their clients in

the lurch

The entrepreneurs who founded crypto trading firm Dough

Finance left a trail of ruined investors after a hack wiped out

$2.5 million - nearly all their assets.

After initially promising to make their investors whole,

Chase Herro and Zachary Folkman disappeared, but not for long.

Months after the hack they emerged as partners with U.S.

President Donald Trump and his three sons in another crypto

trading firm, World Liberty Financial.

19 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

VENEZUELA-ORINOCO/CROCODILES (PIX)

WIDER IMAGE - The last-ditch race to save the Orinoco

crocodile

Venezuelan biologist Carlos Alvarado, 34, has one hand on

the young crocodile's neck and another on its tail. With the

help of some tape and calipers, he is measuring it, tracking its

growth a few days before it will be released into the wild.

Alvarado's story - and that of the Orinoco crocodile he is

caring for - is a tale of hope and persistence in the face of

overwhelming odds.

Fewer than 100 Orinoco crocodiles - one of the largest

living reptiles in the world - remain in the wild.

19 May 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

HEALTH-WHO/ (TV)

WHO World Health Assembly

The World Health Organisation holds its 78th World Health

Assembly in Geneva as global health funding faces historic

challenges. WHO Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,

will give an opening statement, followed by member states.

19 May

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

FILM-LILO STITCH/INTERVIEWS (TV)

Disney's 'Lilo & Stitch' gets live action remake

Actor Sydney Agudong and director Dein Fleischer Camp speak

to Reuters about Disney's latest live action remake - "Lilo &

Stitch".

19 May

FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/PILLION (PIX) (TV)

With 'Pillion', Harry Lighton tries to dispel 'surface

misconceptions about kink'

Director Harry Lighton, and actors Alexander Skarsgard and

Henry Milling discuss new film "Pillion", nominated in Cannes

Film Festival's "Un Certain Regard" category.

19 May 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (PIX) (TV)

Wes Anderson and his 'The Phoenician Scheme' stars attend

Cannes press conference

Wes Anderson and his 'The Phoenician Scheme' stars attend

Cannes press conference.

19 May 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/AMRUM-INTERVIEWS (PIX) (TV)

Director Fatih Akin say Cannes film 'AMRUM' shows a

different face of war

Director Fatih Akin say Cannes film 'AMRUM' shows a

different face of war

19 May 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

PEOPLE-SEAN COMBS/ (PIX) (TV)

Pop singer to testify to abuse in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex

trafficking trial

Pop singer Dawn Richard is set to return to the witness

stand in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial on Monday,

after telling a jury last week that she saw the hip-hop mogul

physically and emotionally abuse his then-girlfriend for years.

19 May 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

USA-COURT/

U.S. Supreme Court issues orders

U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue orders in pending

appeals.

19 May 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT