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US-China trade war: Beijing open to negotiations if Trump demonstrates 'sincerity'

India, May 2 -- In the first sign of a thaw since the US-China tariff war, Beijing is assessing the possibility of trade talks with Donald Trump's administration. China's Commerce Ministry said on Fri... Read More


ASEAN, Canada reaffirm commitment to strengthening Strategic Partnership

JAKARTA, May 2 -- ASEAN and Canada reaffirmed commitment to further strengthening their strategic partnership at the 13th Meeting of the ASEAN-Canada Joint Cooperation Committee held at the ASEAN Head... Read More


Inauguration of Vizhinjam Port in Kerala significant for India's maritime sector: PM Modi

Thiruvananthapuram, May 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Vizhinjam seaport in Thiruvananthapuram and stating that it will boost trade, commerce and will be particularly bene... Read More


Pete Hegseth, Signal Gate linked, will not be ousted like Mike Waltz: Insider shares why

India, May 2 -- Hours after former National Security Advisor (NSA) Mike Waltz and his deputy Alex Wong were ousted from their posts amid the Signal Gate row, an insider revealed why Secretary of Defen... Read More


NASA's SPHEREx space telescope begins mapping entire sky

Los Angeles, May 2 -- NASA announced Thursday that its SPHEREx space observatory has officially begun science operations, marking a major step toward uncovering new insights into the origins of the un... Read More


Experts urge Nepal to diversify economic diplomacy beyond India and China

Kathmandu, May 2 -- Experts have emphasised an urgent need for Nepal to diversify its economic diplomacy beyond India and China, and to go further than its traditional focus on tourism and hydropower,... Read More


Lebanon warns Hamas against using its territory for attacks

BEIRUT, May 2 -- Lebanon's top military authority has issued a stern warning to Hamas, vowing the "harshest measures" if the group attempts to launch any attacks from Lebanese soil. The Higher Defenc... Read More


Netanyahu says Israel struck target near presidential palace in Damascus

Jerusalem, May 2 -- Israel struck a target near the presidential palace in Damascus to prevent a threat to the Druze community in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. "This is a cle... Read More


Israeli airstrike targets area near Syrian presidential palace

DAMASCUS, Syria, May 2 -- Israel carried out an airstrike early Friday near Syria's presidential palace, delivering what it called a "clear message" to Damascus after warning authorities not to advanc... Read More


Non-governance and Nigeria's disappearing civic space, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, May 2 -- Maybe the greatest problem in Nigeria today is the way in which the nation has lost its moral compass, and with it, civic culture. When our youth look at our leaders, they see clearl... Read More