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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Woman Killed by Explosion Outside Thessaloniki Bank as Greek Police Probe Bomb Plot
2025-05-03 event: Greek police said a 38-year-old woman died when a device she was carrying exploded outside a bank branch in Thessaloniki.
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Singapore sees strong turnout in general election as polling moves toward 8 pm close
About 82 percent of eligible voters had cast ballots by 5 pm, with 2.6 million Singaporeans eligible to choose 92 seats across 32 constituencies.
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Thousands of Hefazat-e-Islam supporters rally in Dhaka over women’s rights reforms
The protest in Bangladesh’s capital centered on proposed changes that activists said conflict with Islamic law and the country’s social order.
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US designates Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif Haitian gangs as terrorist groups
The State Department has added two Haitian gang organizations to its terror blacklist, escalating U.S. pressure amid Haiti’s worsening violence.
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Newcastle mother condemns 22-year sentence for daughter’s killer
A Newcastle man was sentenced to 22 years and six months for murdering Mackenzie Anderson, prompting her mother to call the penalty too light and demand reform.
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Trump order seeks to end federal funding for NPR and PBS
The president signed an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop federal funding for America’s largest public broadcasters.
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US designates a second military zone on the Mexico border in Texas
The Pentagon says a new military zone attached to Fort Bliss in El Paso will let troops detain border crossers before transfer to civilian authorities.
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Germany’s domestic intelligence agency classifies AfD as extremist
The new designation intensifies a long-running fight over the political future of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party.
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South Korea finance minister resigns before impeachment vote
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok resigned on 2025-05-01 just minutes before South Korea’s National Assembly was set to vote on impeachment, triggering another leadership shift.
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Judge escalates Apple-Epic fight after finding Apple ignored injunction
A federal judge has found Apple willfully violated an injunction in the Epic Games case, pushing the long-running App Store dispute into possible criminal contempt territory.
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Han Duck-soo resigns to enter South Korea’s presidential race
The acting president stepped down in Seoul after weeks of speculation, saying he had decided that running was the only responsible course.
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Waltz leaves White House security post as Trump moves him to UN role
Mike Waltz is leaving his job as national security adviser, and President Trump says he wants him to serve instead as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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South Korea adds abuse-of-authority charge to Yoon Suk-yeol case
Former president Yoon Suk-yeol faces another indictment as investigators widen the legal fallout from his short-lived martial law declaration.
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration's use of Alien Enemies Act against Venezuelans
US District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. ruled that the 1798 wartime statute did not authorize the detention or removal of the Venezuelan petitioners in the case.
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South Korea Supreme Court overturns Lee Jae-myung acquittal and sends case back
The decision could complicate the front-runner’s path to the June 3 presidential election and deepen the country’s political divide.
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England local elections open with council contests, mayoral races and a by-election
Hundreds of councillors, six mayors and one MP are being chosen in the first major test of English politics since Labour’s general election win.
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DR Congo seeks to strip Joseph Kabila of immunity over rebel links
Authorities in Kinshasa want the Senate to lift former president Joseph Kabila’s immunity so prosecutors can pursue accusations that he backed M23 rebels.
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