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NewsDesk MC May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 africa, Beijing, Beijing pressure, china, China Taiwan tensions, cross-strait tensions, diplomatic allies, diplomatic ties, Eswatini, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Lai Ching-te, Madagascar, Mauritius, overflight permits, presidential visit, Seychelles, southern Africa, taipei, taiwan, Taiwan diplomacy

Lai Lands in Eswatini After China-Linked Flight Disruption

Taipei — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived in Eswatini on Saturday after accusing China of forcing the cancellation of his

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NewsDesk MC May 2, 2026 air strike, battlefield claims, black sea, civilian casualties, drone strike, energy exports, front line, kherson, krasnodar, military escalation, myropillia, odesa, oil terminal, port infrastructure, russia, Russian forces, russian invasion, sumy region, tuapse, ukraine, Ukraine War

Russian Drone Strike Kills Two in Kherson as Moscow Reports Front-Line Gains

Kyiv — A Russian drone strike killed two people and wounded seven others after hitting a minibus in the southern

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NewsDesk MC May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 adventure sports, child prodigy, children achievement, Dhanushkodi, endurance sports, India news, Ishank Singh, Jharkhand news, long distance swim, national record, open water swimming, Palk Strait, Ranchi swimmer, sea crossing, sports record, Sri Lanka India swim, swimming challenge, Talaimannar, tamil nadu, young athlete, youth sports

Seven-Year-Old Swimmer Crosses Palk Strait, Sets Record

Ranchi— Seven-year-old Ishank Singh from Ranchi completed a 29-kilometre swim across the Palk Strait from Sri Lanka to India in

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NewsDesk MC May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 Chengdu railway, china economy, China growth, china railway, China State Railway Group, China tourism, consumer spending, domestic demand, Economic Recovery, holiday travel, Labor Day travel, May Day holiday, passenger record, property downturn, railway passengers, Reuters report, tourism recovery, transport record, travel surge, Xinhua News Agency, Zhengzhou railway

China Railways Set New May Day Travel Record With 24.8 Million Passengers

Shangai — China’s railway network carried 24.8 million passengers on May 1, setting a new single-day travel record during the

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NewsDesk MC May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 artificial intelligence, ASEAN cooperation, bilateral trade, Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, critical minerals, energy security, Free and Open Indo-Pacific, Hanoi diplomacy, Indo-Pacific strategy, Japan Vietnam relations, Japanese investment, Le Minh Hung, Nghi Son Refinery, Power Asia Initiative, Reuters report, Sanae Takaichi, semiconductors, shinzo abe, supply chains, to lam, Vietnam economy

Japan, Vietnam Deepen Strategic Ties With Focus on Energy and Critical Minerals

Hanoi- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung pledged on Saturday to strengthen bilateral ties

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NewsDesk MC May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 ASEAN, Cristina Roque, energy security, export bans, food supply, fuel prices, Iran war, LNG imports, oil imports, philippines, Southeast Asia, Strait of Hormuz, trade routes

ASEAN Pledges Open Trade, Fuel Sharing Amid Iran War Disruptions

Manila- Southeast Asian nations pledged to keep trade flowing and accelerate an emergency fuel-sharing plan as the Iran war and

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NewsDesk MC May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 asset seizure, billionaire, embezzlement, financial crime, fraud case, legal case, Maxim Basov, Moscow court, Rusagro, russia, Russian business, Russian prosecutors, Vadim Moshkovich

Russian Prosecutors Seek Seizure of Billionaire Moshkovich’s Assets in Fraud Case

Moscow– Russian prosecutors have asked a court to approve the seizure of assets belonging to billionaire Vadim Moshkovich, founder of

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NewsDesk MC May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 air defense systems, arms cooperation, China security threat, defense exports, drone warfare, Fumio Kishida, Indo-Pacific security, japan, Japanese defense policy, military aid, military technology, NATO PURL, Patriot missiles, Russia Ukraine war, Sanae Takaichi, Taiwan tensions, Tokyo, ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, weapons exports, Yurii Lutovinov

Ukraine Eyes Japanese Arms Breakthrough as Tokyo Loosens Export Rules

Tokyo-Ukraine said Japan’s decision to ease long-standing weapons export restrictions could open the door for future military cooperation, including possible

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NewsDesk MC May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 ATF prices, aviation turbine fuel, commercial LPG cylinder, crude oil prices, domestic LPG, foreign airlines, fuel inflation, global oil market, India economy, India fuel prices, Indian Oil Corporation, Indian refiner, industrial LPG, IOC, Iran war, jet fuel, LPG prices, oil imports, Reuters energy news, state-run oil company, Strait of Hormuz

Indian Oil Raises Industrial LPG, Overseas Jet Fuel Rates as Crude Surge Bites

New Delhi— Indian Oil Corporation, India’s largest state-run refiner, raised prices of industrial liquefied petroleum gas and aviation turbine fuel

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NewsDesk MC May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 auto industry, Beijing summit, China exports, donald trump, economic diplomacy, He Lifeng, Jamieson Greer, marco rubio, rare earths, Reuters news, Scott Bessent, semiconductor restrictions, steel groups, supply chain rules, Taiwan tensions, tariffs, trade war, U.S. Treasury, US-China relations, Wang Yi, Xi Jinping

US, China Trade Chiefs Clash Over Supply Chain Rules Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

Washington— Senior U.S. and Chinese economic officials held what both sides described as “candid” talks on Thursday, exchanging complaints over