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By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, May 26 (Reuters) – One of India’s most exclusive private clubs founded during British colonial rule risks closure after the government ordered it to vacate the prime New Delhi site it has occupied for more than a century, triggering a legal battle and debate over elite privilege. The Delhi Gymkhana Club, operating since 1913, sits beside the current residence of the prime minister in the […]

By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, May 26 (Reuters) – Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s dismissal of a government headed by a firebrand critic of the International Monetary Fund gives fresh impetus to protracted negotiations aimed at resolving West Africa’s most pressing debt crisis. But analysts and investors cautioned that, while Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s Friday ouster may remove one obstacle to an IMF deal, its still unpredictable fallout presents new complications […]

By Andrius Sytas RIGA, May 26 (Reuters) – Russia can falsify GPS signals deep into Europe at a radius of up to 450km (280 miles) from its Kaliningrad exclave due to hugely-expanded capacity, a Lithuanian official said on Tuesday. Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, European nations have often accused Russia of electronic interference but President Vladimir Putin’s government denies that, blaming Western smear tactics. Darius Kuliesius, deputy head of […]

BANGKOK (AP) — A search operation for seven villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in central Laos entered its seventh day on Tuesday, as rescuers encountered difficult terrain and weather as they are trying to reach the group whose condition remains unknown. The villagers entered the cave in Xaisomboun province on May 19, but heavy rain triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit, according to Lao and Thai rescue teams […]

PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) – Seven people have died in France in circumstances related directly or indirectly to the current heatwave, French Junior Energy Minister Maud Bregeon said on Tuesday. • Five of the seven fatalities were people drowning in lakes, rivers or beaches, Bregeon said. • The government has ordered local authorities to take measures to protect people during sport events, she said. • France has been experiencing higher-than-average […]

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, May 26 (Reuters) – A coalition of environmentalists and Indigenous Australian activists camping in the city park where the main stadium for the 2032 Olympics will be built is holding firm against threats they will be forcibly removed to allow construction to start next week. Victoria Park, one of Brisbane’s few significant inner-city green spaces, is due to be fenced off from Monday as building starts […]

DHAKA, May 26 (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s border guards have intensified patrols and launched public awareness campaigns along parts of the frontier with India because of concerns India has illegally forced people into Bangladesh, officials said. India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which governs the border states of Tripura, West Bengal and Assam, has said it would tackle undocumented migration as a priority. Earlier this month, India’s foreign ministry told reporters that […]

By Heekyong Yang and Heejin Kim SEOUL, May 26 (Reuters) – A Samsung Electronics union representing the conglomerate’s consumer electronics workers said on Tuesday it has asked a South Korean court to block a vote on a pay deal that primarily benefits their colleagues in the company’s chip divisions. The government-mediated agreement reached last week, which averted an 18-day strike by 48,000 workers, provides huge bonuses for workers in Samsung’s […]

MADRID, May 26 (Reuters) – Spain’s Consumer Rights Ministry temporarily banned so-called prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi for operating in the country without a gambling licence, the official state gazette showed on Tuesday. • In a statement, the ministry said its gambling watchdog had opened a probe into the U.S.-based companies for allegedly breaching local rules by lacking mandatory administrative authorisation. • The ban will last an estimated three or […]