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The Hondius Cruise ship is anchored at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, on May 4, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard is waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers died and at least three other people were left…
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Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Reuters Seoul said on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) that authorities will investigate the cause of an explosion and fire on a South Korean-operated ship in the Strait of Hormuz in an incident U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on an Iranian attack. “The exact cause of the accident…
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In the latest attack on Monday (May 4, 2026), U.S. Southern Command repeated previous statements by saying it had targeted the alleged drug traffickers along known smuggling routes. Photo: X/@Southcom The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people on Monday (May…
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Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K.C. Venugopal on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) signalled that Congress was open to talks with actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), which made a stunning entrance into Tamil Nadu politics by winning 108 seats in the…
File photo of Rudy Giuliani outside Manhattan federal court in New York. | Photo Credit: AP Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is breathing on his own after being hospitalised with pneumonia and placed on a ventilator, his spokesperson said on Monday (May 4, 2026). Mr. Giuliani, 81, remains in critical but stable condition…
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China’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Fu Cong. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China has expressed support for the election of a woman as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations, saying it would be “very happy” to see a female leader at the helm of the global body. The U.N. has never seen a…
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Malayalam actor Santhosh Nair. Photo: Wikipedia Malayalam actor Santhosh Nair died in an early morning accident near Enathu in Pathanamthitta district on Tuesday (May 5, 2026). The car he was travelling in reportedly lost control and hit a lorry at around 6.30 a.m. He breathed his last at a private hospital in Adoor. His wife…
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This handout picture released by the Cundinamarca Fire Department shows firefighters inspecting the site of an explosion at a coal mine in Sutatausa, Cundinamarca department, Colombia on May 4, 2026. Photo: AFP/CUNDINAMARCA FIRE DEPARTMENT Nine miners died on Monday (May 4, 2026) in an explosion inside a coal mine in central Colombia caused by a…
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Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee slid to a record low on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) after U.S.-Iranian strikes in the Gulf rattled markets, dimming hopes for a resolution and deepening concerns over risks confronting the oil-importing economy. The currency weakened to 95.39 per dollar, down 0.3% on the day, eclipsing its…
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Manchester City’s players react after the Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Everton in Liverpool, on May 4, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Jérémy Doku scored a last-gasp equalizer for Manchester City to snatch a 3-3 draw at Everton and throw the Premier League title momentum back to leader Arsenal. The draw ended…