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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS KICK OFF IN SOUTH KOREA- With extra focus on the economy Contenders for South Korea’s presidency kicked off their campaigns today, vowing to unify a deeply polarised society and spur economic growth while navigating trade negotiations with the United States. Surrounded by a huge crowd of supporters dressed in blue, frontrunner Lee Jae-myung from the liberal Democratic Party rallied in the centre of the capital, Seoul. Kim Moon-soo, Lee’s conservative rival from the People Power Party, began his campaign at a public wholesale market in the South Korean capital. Asia’s fourth-largest economy will hold a snap presidential election…

CHINESE FM WANG YI MEETS WITH LATIN AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS- China to host Latin American and Caribbean States in Beijing on Tuesday  China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi held bilateral talks with counterparts from Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela today, ahead of a summit with key Latin American trade partners. China will host the summit with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Beijing on Tuesday (May 13). Wang Yi will preside over the meeting with foreign ministers or representatives of countries in the CELAC, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. China’s Foreign Ministry also announced on Sunday (May 11) that…

LAST SURVIVING U.S. HOSTAGE TO BE FREED FROM HAMAS TERRORISTS – President Trump says the anticipated release could come as early as this morning U.S President Donald Trump has announced that the last surviving U.S. hostage being held by Hamas terrorists, Edan Alexander, who has been in captivity since October 2023, will soon be reunited with his family. President Donald Trump, confirming the information via a post on Truth Social on Sunday, said he was “grateful to all those involved”. Trump stated that this was a step taken in good faith towards the United States and the efforts of the…

STARMER ANNOUNCES THE TIGHTENING OF UK MIGRATION RULES – Many immigrants would have to wait longer before they can claim welfare Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new salvo of measures to toughen up Britain’s migration system today, saying many immigrants would have to wait longer before getting the status they need to claim welfare. Starmer, during a news conference in London, stated that every area of the immigration system, work, family and study will be tightened to ensure more control. Under the changes, automatic settlement and citizenship for people who move to Britain will apply after 10 years, up…

POPE LEO XIV ELECTED AS NEW LEADER OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH-Pope Leo XIV has now become the 267th Catholic pope Pope Leo XIV has been elected as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, succeeding Pope Francis who recently passed on. The Former U.S. Cardinal; Robert Prevost, has been elected the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church and has taken the name; Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo, appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica where he gave his first speech, after white smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel signifying the 133…

NEW ZEALAND TO BOOST PAYOFF FOR VICTIMS OF STATE CARE ABUSE – 200,000 children and vulnerable adults experienced abuse from 1950- 2019 The New Zealand government has said it would spend 774 million New Zealand dollars in its 2025 budget for redress and compensation for children, young people and vulnerable adults who were abused in state care. A public inquiry last year found some 200,000 children and vulnerable adults in state and faith-based care experienced some form of abuse from 1950 to 2019 forcing Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in November to offer a historic national apology to victims and their…

IMMIGRATION SHAKE-UP DEMANDS FLUENT ENGLISH AND BRITISH VALUES –  Migrants will need to meet a much higher level of fluency, akin to A-level standards The Labour government under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to introduce stricter English language requirements for migrants coming to live and work in the UK, as part of a significant shake-up of the immigration system. A new white paper expected next week will outline plans to raise the standard of English required for overseas workers seeking UK visas. Currently, applicants need only demonstrate a basic command of the language—roughly equivalent to GCSE-level proficiency—but this…

INDIA STRIKES HEADQUARTERS OF MILITANT GROUPS IN PAKISTAN- Four missiles reportedly decimate a building complex in Muridk India has launched missile strikes in response to the killing of Indian tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir last month. Four missiles reportedly hit a sprawling complex in Muridk, at around half past midnight. India says it is associated with militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Delhi and Washington blame LeT for the 2008 attack on the Indian city of Mumbai that killed more than 160 people.  Wednesday’s attack left other buildings in the complex untouched. A local official stated that 3,500 staff and students of the…

UK AGENCY SAYS GEOENGINEERING EXPERIMENTS FUNDED BY UK GOVT- Professor Pierrehumbert says geoengineering has troubling implications for global society. The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria) reportedly stated that real geoengineering experiments across the globe are being funded by the UK government.  The agency claims that the experiments will be small-scale and rigorously assessed before going ahead. Other projects in the £56.8m programme are proposed to model the impacts of geoengineering on the climate and research how it could be governed internationally The announcement was criticised by Prof Raymond Pierrehumbert at the University of Oxford who stated that Solar geoengineering…

SPURS’ MADDISON TO MISS REMAINDER OF SEASON – He is out  with a knee injury Tottenham Hotspur’s James Maddison will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury, manager Ange Postecoglou said on the eve of todays Europa League semi-final second leg, in a blow to the club as they chase their first trophy in 17 years. The 28-year-old England midfielder went off injured midway through the second half of last Thursday’s 3-1 first leg home win over Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt. At the time, Postecoglou said Maddison’s injury “doesn’t look great”. Spurs will also continue to be without…