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NewsDesk MC April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 artificial intelligence, Asia relations, bilateral trade, CEPA, defense cooperation, economic cooperation, economic policy, energy trade, exports, geopolitical tensions, global economy, imports, india, Lee Jae Myung, naphtha, Narendra Modi, shipbuilding, south korea, supply chains, trade agreement, Vietnam visit

South Korea’s Lee seeks trade surge with India in Modi summit

Seoul— South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New

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NewsDesk MC April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 borneo incident, climate vulnerability, coastal village fire, disaster management, disaster preparedness, emergency response, environmental hazards, evacuation crisis, fire safety concerns, fire spread factors, government aid, housing destruction, humanitarian relief, indigenous communities, infrastructure gaps, malaysia disaster, mass displacement, public safety, rapid urbanization, resilience planning, sabah fire, sandakan blaze, southeast asia crisis, stateless residents, urban poverty, water village risk

Inferno in Sabah razes 1,000 homes, displaces thousands in coastal village

Kuala Lumpur — A pre-dawn fire tore through a coastal settlement in Sabah on Borneo, destroying about 1,000 homes and

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NewsDesk MC April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 asian energy demand, conflict impact, crude exports, emergency reserves, energy economics, energy recovery timeline, energy security, Fatih Birol, fuel supply gap, geopolitical risk, global energy markets, global trade routes, iea outlook, maritime chokepoints, market instability, Middle East energy, oil logistics, oil price volatility, oil shortages, oil supply disruption, production recovery, Strait of Hormuz crisis, strategic reserves, supply chain shock, tanker disruptions

Energy Shock Fallout May Linger as MidEast Output Recovery Seen Stretching Two Years

Zurich — Global energy markets could take about two years to recover output losses caused by the Middle East conflict,

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NewsDesk MC April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 asia energy demand, cargo movements, crude shipments, energy flows, energy security, export flows, fuel transport, global markets, global shipping, Gulf region, Gulf tensions, Kpler data, LPG carriers, maritime chokepoint, maritime trade, oil logistics, Oil trade routes, oil transit, seaborne trade, shipping analytics, shipping recovery, Strait of Hormuz, supply routes, tanker routes, tanker traffic

Shipping trickle resumes as Hormuz transit tops 20 vessels amid tensions

Singapore— More than 20 vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the highest daily traffic since March 1, data

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NewsDesk MC April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 Caracas, democratic transition, Diplomacy, donald trump, election calls, geopolitical tensions, International Relations, Latin America politics, leadership transition, Maria Corina Machado, Nicolas Maduro, Nobel Committee, nobel peace prize, opposition movement, political symbolism, regime change, US foreign policy, US intervention, Venezuela politics, Venezuelan crisis, White House meeting

Machado stands by Nobel gesture to Trump despite controversy

Madrid— Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Saturday she had “no regrets” about symbolically gifting her Nobel Peace

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NewsDesk MC April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 appeals process, constitutional authority, construction policy, donald trump, East Wing demolition, executive power, federal agencies, federal law, government litigation, heritage preservation, infrastructure modernization, legal injunction, National Park Service, National Trust for Historic Preservation, private funding, Richard Leon, US Court of Appeals, US judiciary, US politics, Washington DC, white house

US Appeals Court Clears Path for Trump White House Ballroom Construction Pending Review

Washington— A U.S. appeals court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue construction of a $400 million ballroom

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NewsDesk MC April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 donald trump, energy markets, G20 meetings, geopolitical tensions, global energy crisis, International Energy Agency, international monetary fund, Iran war, Kirill Dmitriev, Narendra Modi, oil price shock, oil supply disruption, russian oil waiver, sanctions policy, Scott Bessent, Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine War, Ursula von der Leyen, US foreign policy, US Treasury Department, World Bank

US Extends Russian Oil Waiver Amid War-Driven Price Shock

Washington— The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday renewed a short-term waiver allowing countries to purchase sanctioned Russian oil loaded onto

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NewsDesk MC April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 AgiBot, AI development, artificial intelligence, automation industry, Beijing half marathon, china economy, China robotics, Counterpoint Research, embodied intelligence, emerging technology, global tech race, humanoid robots, industrial automation, innovation policy, machine learning, physical AI, robotics competition, robotics market, Tesla robotics, UBTech, Unitree

China Stages Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon to Signal AI Ambitions

Beijing— More than 300 humanoid robots will compete in a 21-kilometre half-marathon in Beijing on Sunday, with nearly 40% expected

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NewsDesk MC April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 African Catholicism, African tour, Angola, Angola politics, Catholic Bishops Conference, catholic church, Church of Our Lady of Muxima, civil war Angola, colonialism legacy, Creole heritage, historical memory, Kwanza River, Luanda port, Mariana Candido, Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, slavery history, social justice, Stan Chu Ilo, trans-Atlantic slave trade, Vatican history

Pope Leo XIV Africa Visit Highlights Slavery Legacy and Personal Roots

Cape town — Pope Leo XIV is set to visit the historic Church of Our Lady of Muxima during his

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NewsDesk MC April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 Antonio Guterres, climate ruling, Gaza case, geopolitical tensions, global governance, global order, ICJ anniversary, International Court of Justice, international law, International Relations, legal institutions, multilateralism, Peace Palace, rule of law, state compliance, The Hague, Ukraine conflict, UN Charter, united nations, Willem-Alexander, Yuji Iwasawa

Guterres Warns Rule of Law Under Strain at ICJ Milestone

Hague— Antonio Guterres warned on Friday that international law is facing mounting challenges even from major global powers, urging that