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Trump will head to Rome for funeral Friday

Trump will head to Rome for funeral Friday Us President Donald Trump is planning to leave Washington on Friday morning to fly to Rome for Pope Francis' funeral services. He'll return Saturday evening, once services are over. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the president's travel plans...
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Bridge collapses in Beijing after fire breaks out, no casualties reported

Bridge collapses in Beijing after fire breaks out, no casualties reported A bridge in Beijing's northeastern Shunyi district collapsed Wednesday morning after a fire broke out in its structure, according to authorities and images circulating on social media. No casualties were reported on the bridge, which was already closed to traffic,...
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84 per cent of world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record

84 per cent of world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84 per cent of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced Wednesday. It's the fourth global bleaching...
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Asian shares jump on hopes tariff war may subside and Trump won't fire Federal Reserve chief

Asian shares jump on hopes tariff war may subside and Trump won't fire Federal Reserve chief Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, with markets showing relief after President Donald Trump indicated he won't dismiss the head of the US Federal Reserve. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.9 per cent in afternoon trading to 34,875.64. Australia's S&P/ASX 200...
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China 'strongly condemns' Pahalgam terror attack

China 'strongly condemns' Pahalgam terror attack China on Wednesday “strongly condemned” the terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people. “China has noted the reports,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a media briefing here while responding to a query on...
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PW Wong calls on Singaporeans to vote again for his ruling party

PW Wong calls on Singaporeans to vote again for his ruling party Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has called on Singaporeans to vote his ruling People’s Action Party back into the government as nomination closed on Wednesday for the general election scheduled for May 3. Wong is once again leading the People’s Action...
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UK PM Keir Starmer condemns ‘utterly devastating’ Kashmir terror attack

UK PM Keir Starmer condemns ‘utterly devastating’ Kashmir terror attack British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned the terrorist attack in Kashmir, joined by Foreign Secretary David Lammy who described it as a “cowardly” act. They took to social media to express their shock as the death toll rose to...
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European Union fines Apple 500 million Euros, Meta 200 million in separate digital cases

European Union fines Apple 500 million Euros, Meta 200 million in separate digital cases European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of Euros Wednesday as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc's digital competition rules. The European Commission imposed a 500 million Euro (USD 571 million) fine on Apple for...
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Mediators work on proposal for long-term truce as Israeli strike on Gaza kills 23

Mediators work on proposal for long-term truce as Israeli strike on Gaza kills 23 Arab mediators are working on a proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war that would include a five to seven year truce and the release of all remaining hostages, officials said Wednesday. An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City...
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Earthquake in Sea of Marmara shakes Istanbul but no immediate reports of injuries

Earthquake in Sea of Marmara shakes Istanbul but no immediate reports of injuries An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has shaken Istanbul, Turkiye's emergency management agency says. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.2 and a shallow depth of 10 km,...
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Pahalgam attack: More condemnations pour in from world leaders

Pahalgam attack: More condemnations pour in from world leaders European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli were among the world leaders who on Wednesday condemned the Pahalgam terror attack that killed...
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Harvard sues Trump administration to stop freeze of more than USD 2 billion in grants

Harvard sues Trump administration to stop freeze of more than USD 2 billion in grants Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing the Trump administration to halt a freeze on more than USD 2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration's demands to limit activism on campus. In...
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