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Moscow (AFP) May 5, 2025 - The Kremlin on Monday called for de-escalation between India and Pakistan, as tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours flare following last month's deadly attack on tourists in the Indian-administered side of the contested Kashmir region.
May 5, 2025
Athens (AFP) May 5, 2025 - The mayor of Athens vowed Monday to regulate rentals of electric scooters, saying their use had become a terrible nuisance in the Greek capital.
May 5, 2025
Beijing (AFP) May 5, 2025 - Nine people have died and 70 were hospitalised after strong winds caused boats carrying tourists to capsize at a scenic spot in southwestern China, state media said Monday.
May 5, 2025
United Nations, United States (AFP) May 5, 2025 - Nuclear-armed foes Pakistan and India must exert maximum restraint and step back from the brink of war, UN chief Antonio Guterres urged Monday, as tensions between the South Asian neighbors soared.
May 5, 2025
Hong Kong (AFP) May 5, 2025 - Kids dressed as real and fantasy heroes, drummers pounding a beat and sweet treats offered to powerful gods - thousands of visitors poured onto a small island in Hong Kong for its annual Bun Festival on Monday.
May 5, 2025
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) May 5, 2025 - Israel's plan for the conquest of Gaza has sparked renewed fears, but for many of the territory's residents, the most immediate threat to their lives remains the spectre of famine amid a months-long Israeli blockade.
May 5, 2025
Colombo (AFP) May 5, 2025 - Cash-strapped Maldives has signed a deal with a Dubai-based company to establish an $8.8 billion investment zone aimed at diversifying the tourism hotspot into a financial freezone, the government said Monday.
May 5, 2025
New York (AFP) May 5, 2025 - The historic Mount Tambora volcanic eruption spewed so much ash and debris that it triggered a year without summer and the apocalypse seemed nigh - an apt parallel to our own chaotic existence, says the eclectic musician Rufus Wainwright.
May 5, 2025
Paris, France (SPX) May 05, 2025 - As ESA's new Biomass satellite begins operations after its April 29 launch, the agency has unveiled its most comprehensive satellite-derived forest carbon dataset yet. Covering the years 2007 to 202
May 5, 2025
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 5, 2025 - Could farmers get money for protecting birds or plants? That's the hope of the European Union, which is seeking to monetise biodiversity by creating a market for nature credits.
May 5, 2025
Amman (AFP) May 5, 2025 - Jordanian rescue teams have recovered the bodies of a Belgian tourist and her young son who went missing during flooding in the south of the kingdom, authorities said Monday.
May 5, 2025
Singapore (AFP) May 4, 2025 - Voters have handed Singapore's long-time ruling party a landslide election victory, offering Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a clear mandate to navigate the trade-orientated Southeast Asian nation through economic upheaval sparked by looming US tariffs.
May 4, 2025
Colombo (AFP) May 4, 2025 - Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu addressed a press conference for nearly 15 hours, his office said on Sunday, claiming it broke a previous record held by Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
May 4, 2025
Washington DC (UPI) May 4, 2025 - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that she had rejected an offer from U.S. President Donald Trump to send American troops to help fight drug cartels.
May 4, 2025
Balkote, India (AFP) May 4, 2025 - For 10 nights straight, gunfire between Indian and Pakistani soldiers has echoed from the mountains and deep valleys that form the heavily defended de facto border between the nuclear-armed rivals.
May 4, 2025
Amman (AFP) May 4, 2025 - Jordanian authorities on Sunday evacuated nearly 1,800 tourists from the ancient city of Petra after the area was hit by flooding, an official told state television.
May 4, 2025
