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Washington is seeking to reduce its US$295 billion goods trade deficit with Beijing and persuade China to renounce what the United States says is a mercantilist economic model and contribute more to global consumption, a shift that would require politically sensitive domestic reforms. — Reuters pic

Trump hails China talks, says two sides negotiated ‘total reset’ in Geneva

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure to cut net migration after the success of Nigel Farage’s right-wing, anti-immigration Reform UK party in local elections this month. — Reuters pool pic

UK plans to end ‘failed free market experiment’ in immigration, restricting skilled worker visas

Students sit on the lawn outside of St. Thomas of Villanova Church at the campus of Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania on May 8, 2025. Church bells rang as Robert Francis Prevost, a Villanova 1977 graduate, was elected the first pope from the United States on May 8, 2025, picking the papal name Leo XIV. — AFP pic

At his former US university, the new pope is just ‘Bob’

Handout picture published by the X account of the US Embassy in Havana on May 3rd 2025, showing  the Chief of Mission Mike Hammer (left) meeting with Cuban families of imprisoned protesters in Camaguey, Cuba. — Official X account of the US Embassy in Havana via AFP

An inconvenient diplomat: Washington’s man in Havana

A picture shows an Italian Coast Guard ship near a floating crane Hebo Lift 10, off Porticello, near Palermo, on May 4, 2025. The first recovery equipment arrived to raise the superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing British tech mogul Mike Lynch and six others with the whole operation expected to last 20 to 25 days. The luxury 56-metre 'Bayesian' yacht was struck by a pre-dawn storm on August 19, 2024 as it was anchored off Porticello, near Palermo. – AFP pic

Recovery of tech mogul’s sunken yacht in Italy suspended after diver’s death

An Indian police personnel stands outside a house that was damaged by Pakistani artillery shelling in Jammu on May 10, 2025. — AFP pic

Outside mediation now crucial for Pakistan and India

Forecasts of early and abundant monsoon rains are expected to alleviate concerns about potential risks to food supplies amid the current military conflict between India, the world’s most populous nation, and its neighbour Pakistan. — Reuters file pic

India’s monsoon rains to arrive early, brightening outlook for crops

Workers ride a boat at the port after a diver died during preliminary operations to recover British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's superyacht from the waters off the coast of Porticello, near Palermo, Italy May 9, 2025. — Reuters pic

Diver dies during efforts to recover tech billionaire Lynch’s sunken superyacht off Sicily

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr speaks during a campaign rally ahead of the elections, in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila May 9, 2025. — Reuters pic

China’s influence becomes key battleground in Philippines’ high-stakes election as Marcos and Duterte camps clash

A picture taken on May 10, 2025 shows smoke billowing from a building storing pool cleaning products, in the coastal city of Vilanova i la Geltru, south of Barcelona. Spanish authorities told more than 160,000 people near Barcelona to stay indoors on May 10 after a fire at an industrial property released a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area. — AFP pic

Industrial fire in Spain releases toxic chlorine cloud, forcing 160,000 residents indoors across five towns

The ‘Gulf of America’ displayed on the Google Earth application on a smartphone on February 11, 2025, in Washington, DC. — AFP pic

Mexico fires back at Trump: ‘Call it Mexican America’ in gulf name dispute with Google

Venezuelan migrants arrive after being deported from the United States, at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela April 23, 2025. — Reuters pic

Trump’s new immigration policy pays migrants to self-deport in bid to curb ‘invasion’

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif gestures during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad May 8, 2025. — Reuters pic

Pakistan’s defence minister rejects claims of nuclear discussions after military operation against India

South Korea’s conservative party dropped its presidential candidate against his will today, beginning a process to instead nominate outsider and former prime minister Han Duck-soo less than a month before the election. — Ahn Young-joon/Pool/Reuters pic

South Korea’s ruling party makes last-minute candidate switch, drops Kim Moon-soo for ex-PM Han Duck-soo

A security personnel stands guard near the Karachi Port in Karachi on May 9, 2025, amid the ongoing border tensions between India and Pakistan after the Kashmir tourist attack. — AFP pic

Pakistan summons its top nuclear body after launching military offensive against India

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves to spectators as he leaves after a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow May 9, 2025. — Reuters pic

Myanmar junta chief meets China’s Xi in first post-coup talks, discusses stability and earthquake recovery aid