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“Laowai” in China | Uzbek twins growing up with Mojiang

Combo photo shows group photos of Han Shang (R) and Hu Sheng in 2023 (up) and May 1, 2026, in Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan province. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo) MOJIANG, May 4 (Xinhua) -- For Uzbek twins Han Shang and Hu Sheng, born in 1994, an annual festival in…

bubmagMay 5, 2026

NATO

APC group alleges compromise of Nasarawa officials, demands external oversight for primaries

Tensions are rising within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State as the race for the party’s governorship ticket intensifies, with a support group accusing party officials of being compromised and unable to conduct credible primaries. The development follows the endorsement of Senator Ahmed Wadada by Governor Abdullahi Sule as his preferred successor, a move…

bubmagMay 5, 2026

Jamal Khashoggi

Turkey and Saudi Arabia set to scrap visa requirements, source says

ANKARA, May 5 (Reuters) - Turkey and Saudi Arabia plan to sign an agreement to scrap visa requirements for their citizens during talks between their foreign ministers in Ankara on Wednesday, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Tuesday. Relations between Ankara and Riyadh were badly damaged after the 2018 killing…

bubmagMay 5, 2026

Tayyip Erdogan

Erdogan ally calls for official status for jailed Kurdish militant leader

ANKARA, May 5 (Reuters) - Turkish nationalist party leader Devlet Bahceli said on Tuesday the jailed head of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) should be given an official role to help advance a peace process aimed at ending a decades-long conflict. Bahceli, a close ally of President Tayyip Erdogan…

bubmagMay 5, 2026

How India and China Became Key Players in Building Dangote’s $20 Billion Refinery

The Dangote Refinery in Lagos, Nigeria, is the largest oil refinery in Africa. It cost about $20 billion to build and can process 650,000 barrels of oil every day. Most people see it as a great achievement, but behind the scenes, India and China did much of the work. From…

bubmagMay 5, 2026

Censored Internet

U.S. and Iran trade fire and threats as Trump’s bid to open Hormuz rattles truce

The ceasefire in the Middle East was in peril Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran traded fire and threats over President Donald Trump's new mission to force open the Strait of Hormuz. But Trump announced Tuesday evening that the effort to force the strait open, called "Project Freedom," was being…

bubmagMay 5, 2026

Vietnam

iGaming Market Weekly Report: April 27-May 3, 2026

The week shifted away from regulatory and lottery-driven momentum toward calendar-based demand, with public holidays and seasonal behavior acting as the primary drivers of growth. Southeast Asia led the upside, while declines were largely shaped by post-event normalization and ongoing structural pressure. Vietnam has been seeing the fastest growth rates…

bubmagMay 5, 2026

Censored Internet

Iran warns ‘not even started’ in Hormuz

The United States will pause escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz barely a day after it began doing so, President Donald Trump said, citing a desire to reach a peace deal with Iran. Despite military clashes in the strait in recent days, Trump said "great progress has been…

bubmagMay 5, 2026

New York City

Rudy Giuliani Dubbed ‘Ultimate Fighter’ as He Embarks on Promising Recovery Journey

Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, recently overcame a severe case of pneumonia that was so critical, a priest administered last rites before his unexpected recovery. At 81, Giuliani managed to breathe on his own and was removed from a ventilator on Monday, according to a reliable…

bubmagMay 5, 2026

New York City

Protester Storms 2026 Met Gala Carpet, Gets Arrested

May 05, (THEWILL) — A protester breached security and rushed the red carpet at the Met Gala on May 4, 2026, before being tackled and arrested by police. The incident happened outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where the event is held. According to eyewitnesses, the…

bubmagMay 5, 2026

APC group alleges compromise of Nasarawa officials, demands external oversight for primaries

Turkey and Saudi Arabia set to scrap visa requirements, source says

Erdogan ally calls for official status for jailed Kurdish militant leader

U.S. and Iran trade fire and threats as Trump’s bid to open Hormuz rattles truce

iGaming Market Weekly Report: April 27-May 3, 2026

Iran warns ‘not even started’ in Hormuz

Rudy Giuliani Dubbed ‘Ultimate Fighter’ as He Embarks on Promising Recovery Journey

Protester Storms 2026 Met Gala Carpet, Gets Arrested

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