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Trump not considering running for third term

US President Donald Trump has denied that he is considering running for a third presidential term, a move which experts agree is banned under the US Constitution.

May 5, 2025 5:40 am
 

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Israel calls on Qatar to 'stop playing both sides' in Gaza talks

Israel called on Qatar, a key mediator between Israel and Hamas, to “stop playing both sides with its double talk and decide if it’s on the side of civilization or if it’s on the side of Hamas”, the Israeli Prime Minister’s office said on Saturday.

May 4, 2025 3:26 pm
 

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Pro-Kurdish MP and key peace negotiator Onder dies at 62

Sirri Sureyya Onder, a prominent pro-Kurdish party lawmaker and key figure in Turkey’s tentative process to end the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party’s (PKK) insurgency, died at age 62, his party said.

May 4, 2025 2:13 pm
 

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Australia's reelected government says US-China tussle a top priority

Australia’s government will prioritise dealing with the “dark shadow” of the U.S.-China trade war following its resounding reelection victory, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said, after a campaign that highlighted concerns over U.S. trade policy and the global economy.

May 4, 2025 1:20 pm
 

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Singapore's ruling party extends monopoly

Singapore’s People’s Action Party won its 14th successive election on Saturday.

May 4, 2025 12:37 pm
 

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Considering referendum proposal on budget

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he was considering proposing a national referendum over the country’s budget, given concerns that big cost-cutting plans could result in widespread protests.

May 4, 2025 11:28 am
 

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India bans imports from Pakistan amid tension

India said it had banned the import of goods coming from or transiting via Pakistan and barred Pakistani ships.

May 4, 2025 10:27 am
 

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Romanians vote in presidential test of Trump-style nationalism

Romanians vote in the first round of a presidential election that could propel hard-right eurosceptic George Simion to power in a ballot that will test the rise of Donald-Trump-style nationalism in the European Union.

May 4, 2025 9:03 am
 

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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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