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Australia's Albanese claims election victory

Australia’s Anthony Albanese claimed a historic second term as prime minister.

May 4, 2025 7:28 am
 

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Former Tunisian PM Larayedh jailed

A Tunisian court on Friday handed down a 34-year prison sentence against former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh, a senior figure in the opposition Ennahda party, on charges of facilitating the departure of jihadists to Syria over the past decade, his lawyer told Reuters.

May 3, 2025 6:00 pm
 

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Trump says Harvard University's tax-exempt status will be revoked

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration will revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, returning to a threat he issued against the Massachusetts school last month as part of his wider attack on elite universities.

May 3, 2025 5:46 pm
 

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Australians vote in national election with their sights on Trump, living costs

Voting began in Australia’s national election that polls show will likely favour Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party over the conservative opposition, as worries about Donald Trump’s volatile policies overshadowed calls for change.

May 3, 2025 4:27 pm
 

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US revokes admittance of Romania to visa waiver travel program

The Trump administration said on Friday it was revoking the admittance of Romania to the U.S. visa waiver program that allows visa-free travel to the United States, less than four months after the announcement that it would be added.

May 3, 2025 3:10 pm
 

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Activist aid ship hit by drones on way to Gaza

A ship bound for Gaza carrying humanitarian aid and activists was bombed by drones in international waters off Malta early on Friday, its organisers said, alleging that Israel was to blame.

May 3, 2025 2:39 pm
 

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US State Dept approves $3.5 billion missile sale to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. State Department approved a possible foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related support for $3.5 billion, the Pentagon said in a statement on Friday.

May 3, 2025 1:26 pm
 

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Prince Harry 'devastated' after losing legal fight with UK government over police protection

Prince Harry on Friday said he was “devastated” to lose his appeal over his security in Britain after stepping down from royal duties, telling the BBC he would “struggle to forgive” the decision and could not safely bring his family to Britain.

May 3, 2025 12:34 pm
 

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US military creates new military zone

The U.S. military has created a second military zone along the border with Mexico, adding an area in Texas where troops can temporarily detain migrants or trespassers after another such area was designated in New Mexico last month.

May 3, 2025 11:07 am
 

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Chile cancels tsunami alert after quake triggered evacuations

Chilean authorities canceled evacuation orders in the far south and Antarctica after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Chile Friday morning, prompting evacuations in the region due to tsunami threats.

May 3, 2025 10:31 am
 

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Singapore votes in test of ruling party's monopoly

Singaporeans were voting in an election on Saturday almost certain to perpetuate the unbroken rule of the People’s Action Party, in a test of public approval for the new prime minister as the city-state braces for economic turbulence from a global trade war.

May 3, 2025 9:35 am
 

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Trump proposes $163 billion cut to US budget that slashes domestic spending

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration proposed a $163 billion cut to the federal budget that would sharply reduce spending on education, housing and medical research next year, while increasing outlays for defense and border security.

May 3, 2025 8:26 am

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