S Korea conservative party names presidential candidate
AFP : South Korea’s conservative party on Saturday named its former labour minister as its candidate for June’s snap election to replace former president Yoon...
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Zelenskyy says won’t play Putin’s ‘games’ with short truce
Al Jazeera : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Vladimir Putin of “playing games” after the Russian leader proposed a three-day unilateral ceasefire to coincide...
7 killed in highway crash near Yellowstone
Agency : Seven people were killed and eight others injured after a van carrying more than a dozen tourists collided with a pickup truck in...
Everyday plastics linked to heart disease
Deutsche Welle : The Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific are the most affected regions. Changing how household plastics are used may...
Australia’s Albanese claims election victory, riding anti-Trump wave
NN Online: Australia’s Anthony Albanese claimed a historic second term as Prime Minister on Saturday, in a dramatic comeback against once-resurgent conservatives that was powered...
Canada’s Indo-Pacific trade representative arrives today
BSS: Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil will arrive in Bangladesh this evening with a business delegation on a four-day visit beginning from Sunday. In...
Trump’s next 100 days: Now comes the hard part
AFP: President Donald Trump spent his first 100 days issuing a blitz of executive orders to deliver rapidly on campaign pledges, drastically downsize the government...
Intense thunderstorm kills 4 in Delhi, over 100 flights delayed
Hindustan Times : An intense thunderstorm hit Delhi, India, in the early hours of today (2 May). Four people were killed and over 100 flights...
Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill at least 29
AFP : Gaza’s civil defence agency has said that Israeli bombardment killed at least 29 people since midnight in the war-ravaged territory, which has been...
Zelensky says minerals deal with US ‘truly equal’
AFP : Russia later launched a large-scale drone attack on the central industrial city of Zaporizhzhia, ripping open a Soviet-era residential building and wounding 14...
Hong Kong ex-lawmaker describes ‘Kafka-esque’ prison experience
Al Jazeera : A former Hong Kong lawmaker who was jailed as part of a sweeping crackdown on dissent in the Chinese territory has described...