April 28, 2025
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Australia’s ruling party plans another student visa fee hike as part of pre-election promises

SYDNEY, April 28 — Australia’s ruling Labor Party announced today it plans to raise international student visa fees to A$2,000 (RM5,577) if re-elected, marking the latest move targeting the lucrative education sector, a major driver of immigration.

April 26, 2025
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Former France Captain Evra Set for MMA Debut, Jokes About Facing Suarez: ‘He Can Even Bite Me’

PARIS, April 26 — Former France international Patrice Evra is set to make his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut in May in Paris, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced yesterday.

April 26, 2025
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Massive Explosion Strikes Bandar Abbas Port, Leaving at Least 280 Injured; Cause Under Investigation

DUBAI, April 26 — At least 281 people were injured today after a massive explosion shook Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, according to state media.

April 26, 2025
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Trump and Zelenskiy hold 'productive' meeting at Vatican on Ukraine conflict, plan follow-up talks

VATICAN CITY, April 26 — U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a “very productive” meeting today in Rome, according to a White House official, as both leaders attended Pope Francis’s funeral.‍

April 25, 2025
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‘Go Tell Modi’: Survivors Recount Horror as Gunmen Spare Women, Kill Men in Kashmir Attack

April 25, 2025
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US President Donald Trump observes at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2025. — Reuters pic

BANGKOK, April 25 — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been hospitalised with a high fever shortly after returning from an official visit to Cambodia, a government spokesperson announced today.‍