Rio police operation kills trafficking faction leader
Authorities said Thiago da Silva Folly and two other suspects died after officers found him in the Maré complex.
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Philippines holds a high-stakes midterm vote across Congress and local offices
More than 71 million registered voters were set to choose the House, half the Senate and thousands of local posts in a referendum on the Marcos administration.
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Bangladesh bans Awami League activities after tribunal pressure
Bangladesh’s interim government has banned the Awami League’s activities while it prepares a tribunal trial tied to last year’s anti-government uprising.
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MS-13 member gets 55 years for Long Island park killings
A New York judge sentenced Omar Antonio Villalta to 55 years in prison on 2025-05-08 for his role in the 2017 killings of four young men and a teenager in a Long Island park.
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Father of Wisconsin school shooter charged over access to pistols used in attack
Prosecutors say the father allowed his teenage daughter to access semiautomatic pistols after she killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting last year.
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Two men found guilty of Cassius Turvey murder in Australia
A West Australian jury convicted Jack Brearley and Brodie Palmer of murdering Cassius Turvey and found Mitchell Forth guilty of manslaughter.
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Robert Prevost elected pope as Leo XIV, first American pontiff in history
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen on the conclave’s fourth ballot and became the first pope from the United States.
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Cardinals open largest conclave in Vatican history to choose Pope Francis' successor
The 133 electors are sequestered in the Sistine Chapel for a vote that could shape the church’s direction after a divided pontificate.
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Woman killed in axe attack at University of Warsaw as campus mourns
BBC reported that a University of Warsaw staff member was killed and a security guard seriously injured after a 22-year-old Polish man attacked people on campus.
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Peru orders curfew and mining suspension after 13 bodies found in Pataz
Dina Boluarte says the state will tighten control in gold-rich Pataz after miners were found dead following a kidnapping inside a mine.
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Friedrich Merz Wins Bundestag Vote to Become Germany’s Chancellor
Merz overcame a historic first-round setback and was sworn in after winning the German parliament’s second vote of the day.
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Labor gains Senate numbers after Australian election, easing lawmaking path
Australia’s governing Labor party is projected to have enough Senate seats to pass legislation with Greens support alone.
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Three killed, five injured in Glendale parking-lot shooting after concert fight
Police said the May 5, 2025, violence started with a dispute at a restaurant concert and spread into the parking lot outside El Camaron Gigante.
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The Hague court throws out Sudan’s genocide case against the UAE
The International Court of Justice says it has no jurisdiction over Sudan’s claim that the United Arab Emirates fueled atrocities in Darfur by supplying weapons to the Rapid Support Forces.
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Lebanon votes in first local elections in almost a decade
Lebanon began its first municipal elections in nearly 10 years on 2025-05-04, with Hezbollah and allied parties expected to dominate in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
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Brazil police say they thwarted bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio
Authorities arrested two people and said the scheme used social media, hate speech and improvised explosives.
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George Simion tops Romania’s presidential rerun and heads to a runoff
The nationalist candidate won the first round of Romania’s rerun presidential election, with a second-round vote now set for 18 May.
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Peter Dutton concedes seat loss in Australian election shock
Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton conceded defeat in Dickson on 2025-05-03, becoming the first federal opposition leader to lose his seat.
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Teuchitlán mayor José Murguía Santiago arrested in Mexico probe into organized crime and disappearances
Authorities in Jalisco have arrested the mayor of Teuchitlán as part of an investigation into organized crime and forced disappearance allegations tied to a notorious ranch case.
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Brazil social security minister quits after pension fraud scandal widens
Carlos Lupi has resigned as Brazil's social security minister after police said a years-long scheme siphoned money from pensioners and reached into the administration that oversaw the system.
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South Korea conservatives nominate Kim Moon Soo for June 3 presidential race
The People Power Party picked former labor minister Kim Moon Soo to face liberal front-runner Lee Jae-myung in an election shaped by Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment.
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Labor strengthens majority as Australia’s election night reshapes parliament
Australia’s governing Labor Party won a larger House of Representatives majority on the event date, May 3, 2025, while major opposition and minor-party leaders lost their seats.
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Singapore’s People’s Action Party Extends Its Rule With Another Election Victory
The ruling party won a 14th straight election on May 3, 2025, giving Singapore’s new premier a strong mandate as the country braced for economic strain from a global trade war.
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Faure Gnassingbe takes new top post in Togo after constitutional overhaul
The new role places the longtime ruler at the head of the executive without term limits, intensifying opposition fears of permanent rule.
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