Printmaking skills of Manet, Van Gogh and more celebrated in Bath show

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Exhibition explores how artists mainly known for their paintings helped revive a skill that had fallen out of fashion

They may be best known for their vibrant oil paintings but an exhibition opening in the English West Country is focusing instead on the subtle printmaking skills of artists such as Édouard Manet, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin.

More than 50 prints created mainly by impressionists, post-impressionists and cubists are going on display at the Holburne Museum in Bath.

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Irish researchers find oldest English-language poem in forgotten medieval book in Rome – CBS News

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  1. Irish researchers find oldest English-language poem in forgotten medieval book in Rome  CBS News
  2. Lost 1,200-year-old manuscript contains the first English poem  ScienceDaily
  3. Oldest (Catholic) English poem found in 9th-century book in Rome  The Catholic Thing
  4. Italy Old English Poem  Bedford Gazette
  5. The earliest known English poem has been found in an unexpected place  Euronews.com
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Transcript: Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” May 17, 2026 – CBS News

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  2. Face the Nation: Fitzpatrick, Suozzi and Gates  Yahoo
  3. US may need wartime footing to counter China: Former Defence Secy  lokmattimes.com
  4. Former CIA Chief: China Leans Toward Gradual ‘Hong Kong-Style’ Taiwan Takeover  Sri Lanka Guardian
  5. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on U.S.-China summit and Iran war  kyma.com
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Met police officers accused of sleeping while on duty protecting royal family

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Unspecified number of officers from royalty and specialist protection team being investigated, force confirms

Police officers accused of being asleep when they were supposed to be protecting the royal family at Windsor Castle have been placed under investigation.

An unspecified number of officers from the Metropolitan police’s royalty and specialist protection team are being investigated after concerns were raised, the force confirmed. The Sun, which first reported the story, said up to 30 officers were involved.

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As coalition collapses around him, Netanyahu revives Haredi draft exemption bill – The Times of Israel

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  1. As coalition collapses around him, Netanyahu revives Haredi draft exemption bill  The Times of Israel
  2. Is Binyamin Netanyahu facing his last stand?  The Economist
  3. Israel's government is expected to collapse over ultra-Orthodox military draft  NPR
  4. Ultra-Orthodox conscription dispute pushes Israeli government to brink  Al Jazeera
  5. 'Netanyahu Betrayed Us': Israeli ultra-Orthodox Parties Want to Be Kingmakers Again  Haaretz
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How will Izz al-Din al-Haddad assassination impact Hamas’s Gaza operations? – Al Jazeera

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  2. Israel Kills Hamas’s ‘Ghost’ After Years of Failed Attempts  WSJ
  3. Hamas commander who helped plan Oct. 7 attacks has been killed, Israel says  CBS News
  4. Hamas's Gaza military chief broke his own rules, allowing IDF to find and kill him  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Hamas’s Top Leader in Gaza Is Killed in Israeli Strike  The New York Times
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Shutdown of US’s largest commuter rail system enters second day amid strike

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Disruption of Long Island Rail Road continues into second day after workers went on strike as Monday rush hour looms

The shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, continued into a second day on Sunday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades a day earlier.

The railroad, which serves New York City and its eastern suburbs, ceased operations just after midnight Friday after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the job.

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Train driver charged after crash in Bangkok kills 8 – NBC News

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  1. Train driver charged after crash in Bangkok kills 8  NBC News
  2. Train Crashes Into Bangkok Traffic, Killing at Least 8  The New York Times
  3. Driver of crashed train tested positive for drugs, Thai police say  BBC
  4. At least eight dead, 25 injured in train collision that sparks bus fire in Thailand  Reuters
  5. Train driver charged with negligence after deadly crossing crash  Thai PBS World
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