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South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s (centre) prison sentence reduced to 15 years. File photo: X/Chung Sung-Jun via Reuters A South Korean appeals court has reduced the prison sentence of a former Prime Minister convicted of rebellion for his role in then President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ill-fated imposition of martial law in December 2024. Ex-Prime…
DMA breaches can cost companies fines of up to 10% of their global annual turnover [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Alphabet’s Google has offered to change its spam policy criticised by publishers, according to a European Commission document seen by Reuters, in a move that may help it stave off an EU antitrust fine. The…
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. (This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) On Monday, President Donald Trump…
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U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Wednesday night that the war in Iran will be over quickly, as he seeks a deal to end the stalemate over the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear program. “When you look at the kind of things that are happening, we are doing that for one very important reason:…
The U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday (May 6, 2026) as U.S. President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. The Islamic Republic said it was reviewing the latest American proposals. A fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in the Gulf of…
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, on May 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP In a visit expected to shore up India-U.S. ties, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to travel to India for bilateral…
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Activist Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, who was detained aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Israeli court on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) rejected an appeal contesting the detention of two foreign activists seized by Israeli forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla, with the rights group representing them denouncing the ruling…
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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez. | Photo Credit: AP Cuba on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) accused U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio of lying when he denied that the United States was carrying out an oil blockade on Cuba. Cuba has been suffering from an energy crisis since January, when U.S. forces seized Venezuela president…
Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad and Chief of Staff of Naval Forces, Algeria, Major General Kaid Nour Eddine, during the inauguration of the India–Algeria Joint Commission on Defence Cooperation in New Delhi on May 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI India and Algeria held their inaugural Joint Commission meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday (May 5,…
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In this episode: Congress backs Vijay’s TVK after breaking with the DMK, as post-poll violence grips West Bengal, alongside Iran–U.S. tensions and key national developments. Source link