Florida Governor DeSantis to enter 2024 race in Twitter event with Musk

His rising profile among Republicans and fundraising prowess likely make him the biggest threat to Mr. Trump’s hopes of becoming the Republican nominee for the White House again

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No survivors in Chinese fishing vessel capsizing: initial probe

The Chinese vessel overturned on May 16, with 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesians and five Filipinos on board

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Timely debt restructuring crucial for Sri Lanka, says IMF

Crisis-hit island showing “tentative signs” of improvement, notes Fund’s visiting delegation

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TikTok files lawsuit to overturn Montana's 1st-in-nation ban on the video sharing app

The lawsuit by TikTok itself follows one filed last week by five content creators who made the same arguments

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U.N. urges Sudan's warring parties to honour 7-day ceasefire starting from May 22 night

The 12-person committee will be comprised of three representatives from both warring parties, three from the U.S., and three from Saudi Arabia.

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Greek PM Mitsotakis says has won decisive mandate to govern

Early official results indicated on May 21 that Mr. Mitsotakis' conservative New Democracy Party was set for a big win in Greece's election

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German police say probing suspected poisoning of Russian exiles

Russian investigative media outlet Agentstvo this week published a report saying two participants who attended a April 29-30 meeting of Russian dissidents in Berlin experienced health problems

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Martin Amis, British writer of dark comedic novels, dies at 73: NYT

He was known for his novels, ‘Money’ and ‘The Investment’

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PML-N's Maryam Nawaz, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah named in Pakistan Taliban's new "hit list": Report

The TTP is also planning a series of attacks on the country's armed forces

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NASA picks Bezos' Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers

Blue Origin received a $3.4 billion contract Friday to lead a team to develop a lunar lander named Blue Moon

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Toll in Nigeria clashes between herders and farmers rises to 85

It was unclear what prompted the violence, but tit-for-tat killings between herders and farmers often spiral into village raids by heavily armed gangs

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India trying for Quad meeting in Japan: Foreign Secretary Kwatra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave on May 19 for a three-nation visit covering Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia

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Former PM Deuba’s relative involved in arms deal with China: Nepalese politician

Arms deal lacks transparency, says Amaresh Kumar Singh, Independent MP, who unearthed the Nepal-U.S. refugee scam

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Ukraine supreme court chief detained in $2.7 million graft probe: prosecutor

"The head of the supreme court has been detained."

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U.S. releases religious freedom report, calls on India to condemn ‘persistent’ religious violence

The United States wants India to condemn persistent religious violence, a senior official said on May 15, one month before a State visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Thailand’s voters reject military-backed parties

Despite their success, MFP and Pheu Thai still face many hurdles to secure power; rumours are swirling that MFP could be dissolved by court order — the same fate that befell on its predecessor

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Imran Khan likely to appear before Lahore High Court on May 15

Islamabad High Court granted Khan bail, barring arrest in all cases registered beyond May 9, and asked him to approach the Lahore High Court for further relief on May 15

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Zelenskyy to make surprise visit to Paris for talks with French President Macron

Office of French president: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to make previously unannounced visit to Paris on Sunday night

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Kemal Kilicdaroglu | Erdogan’s rival

Turkey’s joint opposition candidate has promised to defend the country’s democracy and institutions and strengthen ties with the West if voted to power 

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Ukraine says 'moving forward' along parts of Bakhmut front

Kyiv said that the massive new weapons package from Germany was another sign that Russia would lose in its war against Ukraine

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