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May 1, 2025 3:48 PM

South Korea presidential frontrunner’s eligibility in doubt after court ruling

South Korea's Supreme Court threw into doubt frontrunner Lee Jae-myung's eligibility to run for the presidency on Thursday by overturning an earlier ruling that had cleared him of election law violation. The Supreme Court said that Lee violated elec...

May 1, 2025 4:00 PM

US wants to start tariff talks with China, state media says

The United States has approached China seeking talks over President Donald Trump's 145% tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state media said on Thursday, potentially signalling Beijing's openness to negotiations. "The U.S. has ...

May 1, 2025 3:39 PM

Labour Day 2025: Honouring workers in a changing world

Labour Day, observed annually on May 1 in many countries around the world, honours the immense contributions of workers and underscores the importance of the labour movement. Recognized as an official public holiday in numerous nations, International...

May 1, 2025 9:46 AM

Pahalgam attack: India shuts airspace to Pakistani aircraft and military flights

India has closed its airspace to all aircraft registered in Pakistan, including those operated or leased by Pakistani airlines and military flights. This decision comes in the wake of the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, whic...

May 1, 2025 9:29 AM

Ukraine, US sign minerals deal sought by Trump

Ukraine and the U.S. on Wednesday signed a deal heavily promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump that will give the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in Ukraine's reconstruction. The two countries s...

April 30, 2025 10:35 PM

US economy contracts in the first quarter

The U.S. economy contracted for the first time in three years in the first quarter, swamped by a flood of imports as businesses raced to avoid higher costs from tariffs and underscoring the disruptive nature of President Donald Trump's often chaotic ...

April 30, 2025 9:42 PM

Kyiv ready to sign resources deal with US, Ukraine government source says

Ukraine is ready to sign a mineral resources deal with the United States and could do so later on Wednesday, a Ukrainian government source told media. First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko was travelling to the United States to sign the agree...

May 1, 2025 11:12 AM

Goyal holds talks in Oslo to strengthen India-Norway trade and investment ties

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held separate meetings on Wednesday with Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and the Scandinavian country’s Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth to discuss the implementation...

April 30, 2025 7:14 PM

North Korea conducts first test firing of its new warship’s weapons system

North Korea earlier this week conducted the first test-firing of the weapons system of the new "Choe Hyon-class" warship it recently unveiled, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. Cruise and anti-air missiles were launched and artillery fired as ...

April 30, 2025 5:00 PM

Bangladesh HC grants bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das

Chinmoy Krishna Das, a prominent Hindu leader and spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatani Jagaran Jot, has been granted bail by the High Court on Wednesday in an alleged sedition case. The bench of Justice Atoar Rahman and Justice Ali Rez...

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