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Michael Bloomberg donates $1.8 billion to alma mater and Ivanka Trump faces email headache

White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass restored and North California wildfire evacuees desperately seek refugee.

China to become world’s largest theme park market and Macron calls for a stronger Europe

Direct talks between Sri Lankan leaders fail and China launches BeiDou navigation satellites.

Saudi seeks death penalty for 5 in Khashoggi case and Canada is running out of marijuana

Japan's cybersecurity minister in charge admits he's never used a computer and Apple wants to hire trafficking survivors.

Trump favourite Fox supports CNN lawsuit, and toll of California Camp Fire rises to 56

US President Donald Trump is 'angry with everyone', and young activists detained for protests at Chinese universities.

Michelle Obama’s candid memoir and Amazon picks NYC, Virginia for second headquarters

CNN sues White House for correspondent's press pass ban and Melania Trump calls for senior aide to be fired.

Amnesty strips Aung San Suu Kyi of highest honour and Spider-Man creator Stan Lee dies

Justin Trudeau confirms Canadian agents heard recordings related to Khashoggi's killing and a Democrat becomes the first woman to serve in Senate from Arizona.

Macron says nationalism is the opposite of patriotism, and Trump paid off women for silence

'No tension' between Melania and Ivanka Trump and Danny Boyle leads a community remembrance event on British beaches.

US journalists decry Trump move to bar Jim Acosta, and Afghan govt draws flak ahead of peace talks

Dozens of Rohingya refugees flee camps to move to Malaysia, and Prince Charles says he will tone down his activism as a king. 

Trump threatens Democrats with ‘warlike posture’, and Prince Charles speaks in Pidgin

Trump 'compels' US attorney general Jeff Sessions to resign, and Silicon Valley startups continue to take Saudi money.

US midterm elections get ugly with Trump’s racist ad, and Taliban to attend Moscow peace talks

North Korea issues nuclear threat to the US, and Prince Charles says Britain's involvement in transatlantic slavery an 'appalling atrocity'.

On Camera

Negative campaigns by BJP, Congress aren’t just bad for democracy. It hurts Dalits, Muslims

The politics of fear impacts voting behaviour and has consequences on marginalised communities, particularly Muslims and Dalits. It hurts them in terms of long-term policy measures.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.