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May 19, 2025 8:07 PM

Indonesia: Volcano erupts on tourist island of Flores

    A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted today, emitting an ash cloud more than half a mile high. Authorities placed the surrounding area on the highest level of alert and warned of another powerful eruption. Indonesia's volcanology agency reported that Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, on the tourist...

May 19, 2025 7:34 PM

UK agrees to reset trade and defence relations with EU

      The United Kingdom and European Union have reached a deal on food, fishing access, defence, and UK travellers' access to eGates. At a summit in London today, the new deal includes the announcement of a new security and defence partnership. The UK government said this will pave the way for...

May 19, 2025 5:23 PM

EU leaders call President Trump ahead of his talk with President Putin 

    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday, ahead of his call to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The German government said t...

May 19, 2025 4:03 PM

4 killed, 20 injured in car bomb explosion in Balochistan province

At least four people were killed and 20 others were injured in a car bomb explosion in Gulistan Area of Qila Abdullah, a border area of Pakistan's Balochistan province. According to media reports, eight of them are critically injured. It said, the explosion occurred in Jabbar commercial market situa...

May 19, 2025 1:34 PM

Former US Prez Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with a relatively aggressive form of prostate cancer. His office said in a statement that Mr Biden's cancer is characterised by a Gleason score of 9 (grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone. The statement further said, while this represents a more...

May 19, 2025 1:04 PM

South Korea, US to hold 2nd round of tariff talks in Washington this week

South Korea and the United States are scheduled to hold a second round of technical discussions in Washington this week on tariffs. Officials today said the two sides are working toward forging a package deal by early July.   A South Korean government delegation is expected to depart for Wa...

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