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Concerns mount over new Nepal government’s use of ordinances and eviction drive

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Concerns mount over new Nepal government’s use of ordinances and eviction drive

Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s first month in office has been marked by speed, with concerns rising over a democratic stress test. Mr. Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won a whopping 182 seats — just two shy of a two-thirds majority — in the March elections, triggered by last September’s Gen Z protests. Analysts and…

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Myanmar junta claims recapture of trade artery towards China

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Myanmar junta claims recapture of trade artery towards China

Pro-democracy guerrillas fighting alongside ethnic minority armies have won significant victories, but in recent months have become increasingly fractured and suffered setbacks. File | Photo Credit: AFP Myanmar’s military claimed on Thursday (May 7, 2026) to have recaptured a key northern transport corridor towards China after a 15-month battle, touting a counterblow to rebels in…

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Iran’s President Pezeshkian says he met Supreme Leader Khamenei

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Iran’s President Pezeshkian says he met Supreme Leader Khamenei

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday (May 7, 2026) he had met with the country’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since his appointment in early March. Mr. Pezeshkian did not say when their meeting took place. “What struck…

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WHO says now five confirmed cruise ship hantavirus cases

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WHO says now five confirmed cruise ship hantavirus cases

Mr. Tedros said Argentina would send 2,500 diagnostic kits to laboratories in five countries. | Photo Credit: Reuters The World Health Organization said on Thursday (May 7, 2026) there were now five confirmed hantavirus cases from the Atlantic cruise ship outbreak, with three more suspected — and warned more cases were possible. The WHO said…

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Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide attempt

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Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide attempt

A note that Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate said he found after Epstein’s reported suicide attempt in July 2019; released by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on May 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the millionaire sex offender’s first suspected…

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Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer

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Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer

An engine of a Russian drone lays on the ground as rescuers work at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian air defences shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday (May 7, 2026),…

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Hundreds of homes damaged in Mississippi storms as multiple tornadoes reported

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Hundreds of homes damaged in Mississippi storms as multiple tornadoes reported

In this frame grab from video taken by WDAM, damaged trees and a house or structure are seen following a storm that tore through part of Lamar County, Mississippi, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Powerful storms that included at least one confirmed tornado tore through parts of Mississippi, collapsing hundreds of…

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Rubio in Vatican for talks with Pope Leo XIV after tensions over Trump’s criticism

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Rubio in Vatican for talks with Pope Leo XIV after tensions over Trump’s criticism

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s fence-mending visit comes after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran angered the Holy See. | Photo Credit: Reuters  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived at the Vatican on Thursday (May 7, 2026) for talks with U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV, following weeks…

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