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New York, May 29 (UNI) Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that he is leaving his government role as an adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump. “As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President Trump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” Musk posted…

Washington, May 29 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has said that he had warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against taking any actions that could threaten ongoing talks between the Trump administration and Iran over a new nuclear deal, according to multiple media outlets. “Well, I’d like to be honest. Yes, I did,” Trump said…

Washington, May 29 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has said that there should be a cap of around 15 percent on foreign students at Harvard University, while continuing to pressure it to submit its list of foreign students. “Harvard has to show us their lists,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. “They…

Seoul, May 29 (UNI) South Korea’s central bank on Thursday cut its policy rate by a quarter percentage point amid a dimmer growth outlook for the Asian economy. Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Rhee Chang-yong and other monetary policymakers decided to lower the benchmark seven-day repurchase rate to 2.50 percent from 2.75 percent. It was…

Manila, May 29 (UNI) Three people have died and seven others injured after an 18-wheeled trailer truck plowed into five vehicles while traveling along a four-lane road in the Philippine capital, police said on Thursday. Police Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Lim told reporters that the crash happened around 11:30 p.m. local time Wednesday while the truck…

Moscow, May 28 (UNI) US President Donald Trump held a phone call with Romanian President Nicusor Dan on Tuesday evening and invited him to visit Washington, Romanian broadcaster Digi24 reported, citing sources. Dan took office on Monday after winning the May 2025 election. On Tuesday, he launched talks on forming a new cabinet with the…

Moscow, May 28 (UNI) The Russian air defence intercepted and destroyed 112 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions in the past three hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. “From 21:00 Moscow time [18:00 GMT] on May 27 to 00:00 Moscow time [21:00 GMT] on May 28, air defence systems destroyed and intercepted 112…

Phnom Penh, May 28 (UNI) An 11-year-old boy from western Cambodia’s Kampong Speu province had died of H5N1 human avian influenza, becoming the fourth human death from the virus so far this year, the Ministry of Health said in a press statement released on Wednesday. “A laboratory result from the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia showed…

Caracas, May 28 (UNI) Venezuela on Tuesday issued a travel alert urging its citizens to avoid going to the United States, citing alleged human rights violations. Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said on Telegram that Venezuelans in the United States risk deportation, family separation and arbitrary detention. He also accused Washington of using “migration blackmail” and…

Sydney, May 28 (UNI) One person has died and another is unaccounted for after a house fire in Sydney’s inner-western suburbs. Police of Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement on Wednesday that emergency services responded to reports of the fire in Croydon, eight kilometers west of central Sydney, shortly after…