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Motorbike gunmen kill BJP political aide in India’s West Bengal days after election win
KOLKATA, May 7 — Gunmen on motorbikes in India’s West Bengal ambushed and killed a political aide from the ruling Hindu-nationalist party days after it swept state elections, police said […]
UK voters set to punish Starmer as Reform UK surge shakes Labour grip
LONDON, May 7 — Millions of Britons vote Thursday in local elections set to heap more pressure on beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and showcase the rise of hard-right […]
West Asia wars, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea tensions loom over Asean summit in Philippines
CEBU, May 7 — Leaders of the Asean states are descending on the central Philippines for what President Ferdinand Marcos has pledged will be a “bare bones” summit focused on […]
South Korea cuts ex-PM Han Duck-soo’s martial law-linked sentence to 15 years on appeal
SEOUL, May 7 — A South Korean appeals court reduced the sentence of former prime minister Han Duck-soo on Thursday by eight years for crimes relating to ex-president Yoon Suk […]
Russia warns embassies to leave Kyiv ahead of possible retaliatory strikes
MOSCOW, May 7 — Russia sent an evacuation warning to foreign diplomats in Kyiv on Wednesday, saying it would attack the city if Ukraine disrupted World War II commemorations in […]
Israeli strike hits Beirut suburbs, kills senior Hezbollah Radwan commander, source says
BEIRUT, May 7 — A senior commander from Hezbollah’s elite force was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday, the first on the area in nearly […]
Virus-stricken cruise ship heads to Spain as hantavirus evacuees flown to Europe
MADRID, May 7 — A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will reach the Spanish island of Tenerife “within three days”, with the evacuation of passengers to start […]
US court releases alleged Epstein suicide note sealed for years
WASHINGTON, May 7 — A US judge on Wednesday released a suicide note purportedly written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein weeks before his death in a New York jailhouse. […]
Trump’s new counterterrorism plan puts Europe, left-wing groups in crosshairs
WASHINGTON, May 7 — US President Donald Trump’s administration accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new counterterrorism strategy unveiled on Wednesday. The […]
Trump says Iran peace deal within reach, warns bombing will resume if talks collapse
WASHINGTON, May 7 — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believed a deal with Iran was “very possible” but threatened to again bomb the country if negotiations fell apart. […]