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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (April 29- May 5)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | UN chief urges Sudan

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Moscow says U.S. behind Kremlin drone attack

Ukraine had acted on U.S. orders with the drone attack on the Kremlin that aimed to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin in the early hours of Wednesday, Kremlin spoke

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Mexican president accuses U.S. of funding groups hostile to his administration

Mexican president asked his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden to stop the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from funding groups hostile to his governm

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'Godfather of AI' leaves Google, warning tech dangers in ChatGPT era

A pioneering researcher and the so-called "Godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton said he quit Google to speak freely about the technology's dangers, after realizing computer

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Raisi arrives in Syria for first visit by Iranian president since Syrian war began

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Damascus on Wednesday, Syrian state media SANA news agency reported, on the first visit by a head of state from Iran since Syr

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Moscow says Kyiv attempted assassination of Putin by drone attack, Ukraine denies involvement

Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of attempting an assassination of President Vladimir Putin, and Kyiv denied involvement.The Kremlin said Ukraine launched an unmanne

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Scalise calls for Biden to 'get off the sidelines' for debt ceiling talks

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise on Sunday urged President Joe Biden to negotiate with Speaker Kevin McCarthy amid the threat of political brinkmanship over raising

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Biden to huddle with top donors as 2024 effort kicks off

President Joe Biden thanked some of his top donors Friday night as he launches a reelection campaign that is expected to need to raise well over $1 billion to secure hi

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Biden, 80, officially announces he's running for re-election in 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he will seek a second White House term in 2024, a decision that will test whether Americans are ready to give the 80-year-old D

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Iranian, Iraqi leaders pledge to strengthen ties, cooperation

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the expansion of cooperation between Iran and Iraq and the implementation of previously signed bilateral agreements

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China says it always stands on 'side of peace' over Ukraine crisis

China's commitment to standing on the side of peace over the Ukraine crisis has been proved, once again.During a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Italy aiming to play large role in Ukraine's recontruction

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday that Italy intends to play a major role in the reconstruction of Ukraine. Meloni made the comments at a bilateral

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NAACP sues Mississippi over 'separate and unequal policing'

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the U.S. warns that "separate and unequal policing" will return to Mississippi's majority-Blac

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Chinese Foreign Ministry vows to ensure safety of Chinese nationals in Sudan

The Chinese Foreign Ministry will do everything possible to protect the safety of the over 1,500 Chinese nationals in Sudan, Wu Xi, director-general of the Department o

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Fighting between Sudan's army and RSF continues despite Eid ceasefire

Sporadic gunfire and air strikes echoed across Khartoum despite promises by warring sides to cease fire for three days after a week of strife that has killed hundreds.S

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UK parliament commissioner opens probe into PM Sunak

The British parliament's Commissioner for Standards opened an investigation into Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this month, according to a list of open inquiries po

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Putin meets Chinese defense minister in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu in Moscow on Sunday.Putin said military cooperation between R