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Donald Trump’s administration plans to resettle the first group of white South Africans to the United States next week, US media reported Thursday, after the president accused Pretoria of racial discrimination against them. — AFP pic

Trump pushes ahead with plan to resettle white South Africans, citing land seizures and racial bias

T-shirts with illustrations of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte are displayed for sale at a shop in Davao City, Philippines March 29, 2025. — Reuters pic

In custody in The Hague, on ballot at home: Former Philippine president Duterte eyes Davao mayoral win despite ICC trial

Leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, watch Russian service members marching past during a flower-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow May 9, 2025. — Reuters pic

Putin welcomes Xi and Lula at lavish Victory Day parade as Ukraine denounces event

Philippines' Vice President Sara Duterte attends the election campaign rally of senatorial candidates under the party of former Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila on May 8, 2025, ahead of the country's midterm elections. — AFP pic

High stakes in Philippine midterm election as Sara Duterte faces impeachment, Marcos grapples with sinking approval

Reporters gather at an entrance of Todai-mae Station on Tokyo Metro’s Namboku Line after a stabbing incident in Tokyo May 7, 2025. — AFP pic

‘Tough love ruined me’: Tokyo subway knife attacker says toxic parenting made him snap

Policemen stand guard on the entrance road of the Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport on the outskirts of Amritsar May 7, 2025. — AFP pic

India halts civilian flights at 24 northern airports as border tensions with Pakistan rise

A Thai court has refused former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s request to leave the country for Qatar, where he said he hoped to meet US President Donald Trump for informal trade talks. — Reuters pic

Ex-PM Thaksin denied travel permit as Thai court rules against Qatar visit for Trump talks

Local residents stand outside their house that was destroyed by Pakistani artillery shelling as they prepare to evacuate at the Lagama village in Uri, about 100kms from Srinagar May 9, 2025. India and Pakistan accused each other on May 8 of carrying out waves of drone attacks, as deadly confrontations between the nuclear-armed foes drew global calls for calm. — AFP pic

Sirens blare in Amritsar as India reports Pakistani attacks along western border, Islamabad denies allegations

US Vice President JD Vance said yesterday that India and Pakistan should de-escalate tensions, but he added that the US cannot control the nuclear-armed Asian neighbours and a war between them would be ‘none of our business’. — Reuters pic

US urges India and Pakistan to de-escalate, but Vance says conflict ‘not our business’

Retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec (right) arrives for his trial on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients at the Criminal Court in Vannes February 25, 2025. Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, has been in court since last month accused of 111 rapes and 189 sexual assaults at a dozen hospitals in western France, in one of the country's largest child sex abuse cases. — AFP pic

‘False words’: Victims of French surgeon reject apology, accuse him of playing ‘staring games’ in court

Pakistan’s ambassador to the US said yesterday that India and Pakistan have had contacts at the level of their respective National Security Councils, when asked if the nuclear-armed Asian neighbours had any ongoing lines of conversation. — Reuters pic

Pakistan’s US ambassador confirms security talks with India amid tensions

Filel picture of soldiers and ambulances in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. A stage collapsed at an outdoor concert venue in Mexico City yesterday afternoon, injuring seven people, according to local authorities. — Reuters pic

Seven injured as stage collapses at Mexico City concert amid strong winds

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost (centre) gestures as he addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican May 8, 2025. — AFP pic

‘Is your conscience not disturbed?’: Pope Leo XIV once criticised Trump and Vance — MAGA is not amused

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States on May 8, 2025, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. — AFP pic

‘A blessing’: First-ever American pope embraced by US Catholics as a sign of hope

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost was yesterday elected the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. — AFP pic

Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, first American pontiff in history

Speaker of the House Martin Romualdez (centre) presides over a session where lawmakers voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila on February 5, 2025. — AFP pic

ChatGPT adds fuel to Filipino voters' suspicions over controversial online voting rollout