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Romania's far-right candidate clear favourite in presidential run-off
AFP, Published on 12/05/2025
» BUCHAREST - After triumphing in the first round of the presidential election, Romania's far-right candidate George Simion is tipped to win this weekend's run-off unless his pro-European rival can mobilise the masses who abstained last time.
UK govt toughens immigration plans as hard-right gains
AFP, Published on 12/05/2025
» LONDON - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Monday to "finally take back control" of Britain's borders as his government unveiled policies designed to reduce legal immigration and fend off rising support for the hard right.
Leo XIV urges release of jailed journalists as Zelensky invites to Ukraine
AFP, Published on 12/05/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the release of jailed journalists and urged reporters against using words that fan hatred, as Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky invited him to the war-torn country.
Duterte allies outperform in early Philippine Senate vote count
Published on 12/05/2025
» MANILA - Allies of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte are outperforming in the early count for the Senate elections, boosting her chances of surviving an upcoming impeachment trial and remaining eligible to run for the presidency in 2028.
Elderly woman found dead in sack in southern Thailand
Published on 12/05/2025
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: An 89-year-old woman was found dead in a sack after disappearing from her home in this southern province on Friday along with valuables worth over 250,000 baht. Police were urgently searching for a suspect, a motorcycle taxi driver.
Stocks, dollar surge as US and China agree 90-day tariff relief
Published on 12/05/2025
» LONDON - Wall Street stock futures surged, the dollar rallied and gold prices slumped on Monday as the US and China agreed to temporarily slash the harsh tariffs imposed on each other and work together to limit economically damaging trade spats.
13 dead after blast during Indonesian military ammunition disposal
Published on 12/05/2025
» JAKARTA - Thirteen people died in a blast during a disposal of expired military ammunition in Indonesia's West Java on Monday, army officials told local media, the second incident involving expired ammunition in the country in little over a year.
Residents use electric fans in protest against charcoal plant fumes
Published on 12/05/2025
» CHACHOENGSAO – Residents of Bang Nam Priao district held a protest against a charcoal-making factory on Sunday, bringing electric fans to symbolically blow away the smelly pollution from the plant they say also causes health problems in the area.
US, China agree to lower tariffs in 90-day cool-off period
Published on 12/05/2025
» The US and China will temporarily lower tariffs on each other’s products, according to a joint statement, in a move to cool trade tensions and give the world’s two largest economies three more months to resolve their differences.
ONE Championship: Vero Nika declares ‘this is the real me’ after kick starting title charge at Friday Fights 107
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 12/05/2025
» Myanmar’s Vero Nika declared “this is the real me” after getting up and running in ONE Championship – and in some style.