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5 May
Mexican authorities are examining three dead bodies, found relatively close to where two Australian and a US national went missing in a region hit by cartel violence.
5 May
The German capital is planning to honor the achievements of immigrants — in former West and East Berlin. The move comes at a time of heated nationwide debate about migration and integration 34 years after reunification.
5 May
El Nino's grip on East Africa has led to widespread flooding, submerging entire areas in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, and leaving behind a trail of destruction. Millions suffered displacement and are looking for answers.
5 May
Canadian police have arrested three men thought to have been involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh activist whose death last year triggered a huge diplomatic row between Ottawa and New Delhi.
5 May
A political magazine alleged that the Economy Ministry hid expert advice supporting the extension of Germany's remaining nuclear power plants. Two ministers defended their decision to a parliamentary committee.
5 May
1924 was a profound new beginning for both the Turkish Republic and Germany: As allies, both states had been on the losing side of World War I and had been forced to relinquish territory as a result and both countries saw the end of the monarchy.
5 May
Statements made by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on April 17 have been miscaptioned on a viral video circulating on X, in which some users claim that the Israeli premier announced a $5 billion plan to construct new settlements "in" Gaza.
4 May
Satirical website The Babylon Bee has posted a photo of Columbia University President Minouche Shafik "accidentally" giving a Nazi salute during a Congress hearing on anti-Semitism on April 17.
4 May
The ongoing war in Gaza has prompted debates in Malaysia and elsewhere in Southeast Asia over what is seen there as the West's moral decline for not having more forcefully condemned Israeli actions.
4 May
Viral videos on social media claim to show US President Joe Biden either "shaking hands with a ghost" or with "thin air". Sources also report that former president Donald Trump has been flatulent and sleepy in the courtroom during his New York trial. We review these viral claims in this edition of Truth or Fake.
4 May
The senior leader of India's opposition Congress party is set to contest the Lok Sabha national elections from his family's legacy seat. Gandhi is also seeking reelection from Wayanad in the south.
4 May
It’s been a week where the midnight oil was burnt in Britain at a late night session of the House of Lords where the controversial Rwanda bill was finally passed - two years since it was proposed. PM Rishi Sunak says the plan to fly migrants to Africa will be the solution to, what’s become his mantra, “stop the boats”

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The founder of WikiLeaks is wanted in the United States on espionage charges for leaking military secrets. He will remain in custody in the UK while the appeal goes ahead.
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Many in Kashmir feel disempowered since Narendra Modi's government took control of the region in northern India.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Beijing aimed to stabilize relations between the two superpowers. But tensions over Taiwan remain, with Washington pledging more than $8 billion in security assistance to its Indo-Pacific partners.
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As part of Tesla's massive restructuring, the electric vehicle maker notified the California Employment Development Department this week that it is cutting approximately 600 more employees in California.
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Rescue teams are en route to the crash site of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other high-ranking politicians.
8 hours ago
Arsenal's 2-1 victory over Everton proves in vain as their hopes of a first Premier League title for 20 years were crushed on the final day of the season as Manchester City beat West Ham United 3-1.