US pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk's Starlink

Marco Rubio has instructed officials to push for regulatory approvals for Musk's satellite firm, Washington Post reports

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India says troops exchanged overnight gunfire with Pakistan

The nuclear-armed rivals experienced their worst violence in two decades on Wednesday

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Dozens of students arrested in pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University

At least 40 to 50 students, their hands cuffed with plastic zip-ties, were seen being loaded into New York Police Department vans

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Global temperatures stuck at near-record highs in April

The extraordinary heat spell was expected to subside as warmer El Nino conditions faded last year

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US, Britain to announce trade deal on Thursday

Trump did not offer more details but said it would be the "first of many."

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Airlines re-route, cancel flights due to India-Pakistan fighting

Several Asian airlines including Taiwan’s China Airlines and Korean Air said yesterday they were re-routing or cancelling flights to and from Europe, and about a dozen Indian airports were shut after fighting erupted between India and Pakistan.

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India used SCALP, HAMMER to hit Pak camps

India utilised a suite of high-precision, long-range strike weapons in the operation. Among these were the SCALP and the HAMMER.

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INDIA-PAKISTAN CLASHES / What happens next?

Weeks of tension erupted early yesterday morning when India fired missiles into Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, escalating the likelihood of a full-blown military confrontation between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours.

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Timeline of India-Pakistan armed conflict

Here is a chronology of major military and diplomatic escalations in their troubled relationship since 1999.

Israeli strikes kill 15 in Gaza school

Israeli strikes on a school housing displaced families in northern Gaza killed 15 Palestinians yesterday, local health authorities said, as Israeli forces continued to demolish homes and buildings in Rafah in the south of the enclave.

Refrain from any steps that can escalate situation

Bangladesh has expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan, urging both countries to remain calm, exercise restraint, and refrain from taking any actions that could further aggravate the situation.

‘Not’ looking to run for third term, Trump tells NBC

US President Donald Trump said in an interview aired yesterday that he is not seriously considering running for a constitutionally-barred third White House term, after musing publicly over the idea.

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‘Don’t see a major war with India’

Eleven days after gunmen shot 26 people dead in the scenic valley of Baisaran in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Pahalgam, India and Pakistan stand on the brink of a military standoff.

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Russia has the strength to finish Ukraine ops: Putin

President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published yesterday that Russia had sufficient strength and resources to take the war in Ukraine to its logical conclusion, though he hoped that there would be no need to use nuclear weapons.

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US court ruling throws VOA return into flux

A US appellate court on Saturday ruled against allowing Voice of America (VOA) staff to return to work, throwing its resumption of operations into question after President Donald Trump shuttered the broadcaster in March.

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Chinese president Xi to visit Russia on May 7-10: Kremlin

The Russian president's office said Xi would also hold bilateral talks with Putin

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India-Pakistan gunfire triggers terror of past conflict

For 10 nights straight, gunfire between Indian and Pakistani soldiers has echoed from the border

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Australian PM basks in win, vows 'orderly' government

Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese basked Sunday in his landslide election win, promising a "disciplined, orderly" government to confront cost-of-living pain and tariff turmoil

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Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide

Wong's People's Action Party took all but 10 seats in the 97-seat unicameral legislature

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US court ruling throws Voice of America return into flux

Voice of America has been off the air since Trump ordered the dismantling of the US Agency for Global Media

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Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for Gaza offensive

Israel resumed major operations across Gaza on March 18

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