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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters A flight aborted its takeoff from Denver International Airport late on Friday (May 8, 2026) after striking a person on the runway, with at least one passenger injured, according to the airport and U.S. media reports. Denver International Airport said in a statement that “Frontier…
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Early this week, when Brazilian President Lula da Silva’s sudden trip to Washington was announced, Brasilia was rife with speculation over whether the visit had something to do with the upcoming elections. The buzz intensified when Flávio Bolsonaro, the presumptive far-right candidate, flew to Miami a day before Mr. Lula’s meeting with Donald Trump on…
British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Brenda Brown ruled that Gurkaran Singh, Abhijeet Singh and Khushveer Toor played a willing and integral role in the couple’s murder. Image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters Three Indian-origin persons have been found guilty of first-degree murder by a court in Canada in connection with the killing of a…
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A member of security forces in Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Five terrorists were killed in operations conducted by security forces in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army said on Saturday (May 9, 2026). Based on intelligence reports, the security forces initiated two separate operations in the Tank and Dera Ismail Khan districts…
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Plaid Cymru’s leader Rhun ap Iorwerth remarks the election showed Wales wanted a “change of leadership”. | Photo Credit: AFP “Britain’s Labour Party lost power on Friday (May 8, 2026) in Wales for the first time since its devolved Assembly was created in 1999, as the nationalist party Plaid Cymru won the most seats in…
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The World Health Organization’s chief is due in the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday (May 9, 2026) to help coordinate the evacuation of passengers hit by the hantavirus, Spanish Ministry sources said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will accompany Spain’s Health and Interior Ministers to a command post there “to ensure coordination between administrations, health control,…
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Efforts to end the war between the U.S. and Iran appeared to stall as the two sides traded fire in the Gulf on Friday (May 8, 2026), while a U.S. intelligence analysis concluded Tehran could withstand a naval blockade for…
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Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pro-European conservative Peter Magyar is to be sworn in as Hungary’s Prime Minister on Saturday (May 9, 2026) as he promises “regime change” after nationalist Viktor Orban’s 16 years in power. The former government insider-turned-critic scored a landslide victory last month, pledging wide-ranging reforms to…
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 8, 2026. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Reuters An Indian sailor was killed and several others injured after their wooden dhow caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz, government sources said on Saturday (May 10, 2026). 17 other Indian crew members were rescued following the incident…
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