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Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide 03 May 2025 - 10:05 pm
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (2nd at R) of the People's Action Party (PAP) greets his supporters at the party's gathering centre during the general election results, in Singapore on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)
India prohibits all imports from Pakistan 03 May 2025 - 06:15 pm
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel stand guard near the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35kms from Amritsar on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
Vietnam protests China, Philippines claims on South China Sea reef 03 May 2025 - 05:47 pm
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India blocks Pakistani celebrities Fawad Khan, Atif Aslam on social media 03 May 2025 - 04:35 pm
An Indian army observation post is seen along the Line of Control (LoC) in Indian-administered Kashmir on May 2, 2025. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Left-leaning PM triumphs in Australian election 03 May 2025 - 03:37 pm
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives onstage after winning the general election at the Labor Party election night event in Sydney on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)
Pakistan tests missile weapons system amid India standoff 03 May 2025 - 02:41 pm
A guest house staff stands in an empty tourist place in Keran village on the Line of Control (LoC) in Neelum Valley, a district of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
South Korea conservative party names presidential candidate 03 May 2025 - 12:40 pm
Former labour minister Kim Moon-soo (R) celebrates next to ex-party chief Han Dong-hoon after winning the final race to choose South Korea's conservative People Power Party's (PPP) candidate on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
Singapore votes with new PM seeking strong mandate amid tariff turmoil 03 May 2025 - 09:54 am
People register to vote in the general election at a polling station in Singapore on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Roslan Rahman / AFP)
Australians vote in election swayed by inflation, Trump 03 May 2025 - 08:38 am
People queue to vote in Australia's general election at a polling station in the suburb of Marrickville in Sydney on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Saeed Khan / AFP)
Indonesia projects 11.17 pct rise in rice production for H1 2025 02 May 2025 - 06:17 pm
Farmers plant rice seeds at a paddy field in Samahani in Indonesia's Aceh province on January 25, 2023. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
India's forex reserves rise to 688.13 bln USD 02 May 2025 - 06:16 pm
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Chinese scientists discover gene that enhances rice heat resistance 02 May 2025 - 06:00 pm
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Fresh turmoil ahead of South Korean election 02 May 2025 - 03:12 pm
Former acting president Han Duck-soo speaks to formally announce his candidacy for the presidential election at the National Assembly in Seoul on May 2, 2025. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Australia launches "world's largest" battery-power ship 02 May 2025 - 02:46 pm
This handout photo taken and released on May 2, 2025 by Incat Tasmania shows an aerial view of the launch of the Hull 096 aluminium catamaran, the world's largest battery-electric ship, at the Incat shipyard in Hobart in Australia's island state of Tasmania. Photo by Handout / Incat Tasmania / AFP
Hong Kong gears up for surge of tourists during May Day holiday period 01 May 2025 - 11:00 pm
Passengers wait at the departure hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai on the first day of the May Day holiday, May 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
Pakistan offers to join India in Kashmir attack investigation 01 May 2025 - 08:29 pm
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South Korean finance minister Choi resigns: ministry 01 May 2025 - 05:28 pm
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Ten killed as bus rams vehicles at Philippine toll gate 01 May 2025 - 04:04 pm
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