After his , Labor Party’s decisive victory over the weekend, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has claimed to have had a “warm” conversation with US President Donald Trump about trade and other issues.
In a congratulatory phone call made by the US president, Albanese claimed the two leaders discussed tariffs and the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership with the media in Canberra on Monday.
Albanese said, “It was a very warm discussion about the friendship that is so important between our two countries.”
“With the president, I’ve had three conversations.” Although I won’t go into all of his personal comments, I found them to be very kind and generous with his compliments on me. He expressed his desire to work with me in the future and was fully aware of the outcome.
After winning a thumping victory in the federal election on Saturday, which was dominated by cost-of-living concerns and the possibility of Trump’s trade war, Albanese made the comments.
After running for at least 85 seats in the 151-member House of Representatives, Albanese’s center-left Labor far outperformed expectations.
Dutton and his Coalition lost all of their seats in the election, with partial results showing it to be ahead of the opposition in just 40 seats.
As part of Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” duties on dozens of trade partners, Australia, one of the country’s closest allies, has received a 10% tariff.
Trump has put a , baseline tariff of 10% on almost all imports since early April, but his administration has been putting off the majority of his double-digit tariffs until July.
A : A sudden storm swung through Guizhou province in southwest China, capsized four boats, killing 10 people and injuring 70 others.
On Sunday afternoon, a rain and hailstorm struck the vessels along a stretch of the Wu River near Qianxi City, causing more than 80 people to fall into the water, according to state media.
Overnight, there were no rescue operations. Initial reports stated that one person was missing and nine others had died. However, according to state broadcaster CCTV, rescuers found the missing person around noon and “showed no signs of life.”
One of the videos shared by state media showed a man performing CPR on a person as one of the vessels turned upside down.
Two tourist vessels reportedly capsized, according to initial reports. However, CCTV later revealed that four boats were involved in the incident, which took place on the upper reaches of the longest tributary of China’s Yangtze River, two of which were not carrying passengers at the time.
No passengers were on board the two vessels, but the broadcaster reported that the seven crew members made it to safety.
After the storm had descended quickly and the river was obscured by thick mist, a witness who spoke to the state-owned Beijing News claimed some passengers managed to swim safely.
The boats involved in this incident weren’t overloaded, according to CCTV. Each had a capacity of 40 passengers, respectively.
Local authorities organized roughly 500 emergency personnel to take the lead of the rescue operation.
According to state news agency Xinhua, President Xi Jinping demanded “all-out efforts” be made in the search and rescue operations and the recovery of those injured.
The agency further “understood the necessity of strengthening safety measures in tourist attractions” and other large public spaces.
He also made note of a number of recent national fatalities.
Domestic travelers to Guizhou’s mountainous interior are frequently abounding on the Wu River, particularly during the holidays.
On May 5, Skype will stop operating, marking the end of a period for one of the internet’s pioneers, after nearly 22 years of providing connections to users all over the world.
More than 300 million monthly users were gathered for Skype, which was founded in 2003, making it a revolutionary tool for free voice and video calls over the internet.
Before Zoom or FaceTime, the free platform revolutionized how people communicate across borders.
What causes Skype to stop working?
Microsoft made Skype a key component of its communications strategy by purchasing it for $8.5 billion in 2011. However, Skype’s popularity declined as WhatsApp, Zoom, and eventually Microsoft’s own Teams gained popularity.
Microsoft announced on February 28 that Skype would be discontinued on May 5 in an effort to make its services more focused and prioritize teams for communication and collaboration.
Skype for Business will continue temporarily, but both free and paid Skype users will be affected by the shutdown.
What happens to the data of the current users?
Microsoft has urged users to switch to Teams by visiting skype.com and using the “Start using Teams” feature. Teams will continue to allow access to all of their Skype conversations and contacts using the same login credentials.
Users are limited to their data until January 2026 to download or migrate it before it is permanently deleted.
With Microsoft Teams, you can seamlessly continue where you left off without paying anything.
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The Golden State Warriors won Game 7 103-89 to seal their spot in the NBA playoffs, beating the Houston Rockets in the process.
The Indiana Pacers gave Cleveland, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, a 121-116 defeat in Game 1 to put them in the final game of the conference, which had just begun earlier on Sunday.
Buddy Hield, who is playing in his 11th playoff game for the Warriors, made nine 3-pointers on 11 attempts to score a game-high 33 points.
The Warriors finally defeated the second-seeded Rockets, who were coming off two dominant victories and who saw the potential of being only the 14th team to come back from 3-1 down and defeat them in the NBA playoff series, with the score of 14 of Stephen Curry’s 22 points in the fourth quarter.
“A lot of resilience,” Curry said. Everyone is “stepping up,” Everyone has praised our team’s performance, energy, and other qualities over the past two games.
We ostensibly understood that we had 48 minutes to dig in and blocked it out. Everyone made a contribution.
After the Warriors faced the Minnesota Timberwolves in a second-round matchup, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated in five games, Curry remarked, “Buddy Hield was unbelievable”.
With 33.3 seconds left in the first half, Curry made his first basket with a 3-pointer.
However, Hield was outstanding, making six 3-pointers in the first half and adding ten points in the second half to give the Warriors a 51-39 halftime lead.
Before the Rockets rallied, reducing their deficit to three, they extended the lead to as many as 15.
Houston made just six 3-pointers and trailed 70-62 heading into the fourth quarter, but Amen Thompson added 21 and grabbed nine rebounds with 21 for the Rockets.
Curry then burst out with five straight points, opening the frame. With 2:31 left, the Warriors extended their lead to 20 points with a run that included Jimmy Butler and six points.
Curry claimed that Butler’s arrival from Miami in February contributed to Golden State’s late playoff push and that he had 20 points.
It means the world to us to develop chemistry on the fly, foster trust on the go, and deliver in a manner consistent with our own, Curry said.
“Mission accomplished, step one,” reads the statement.
In Game 7 of the Golden State Warriors’ game against the Houston Rockets, Ashley Landis/AP] scored 22 points.
Pacers defeat No. 1 seed Cavaliers
Andrew Nembhard scored a team-high 23 points from five of Indiana’s 19 3-point attempts in Cleveland. The Pacers, who had six players score in double figures, added 22 points and 13 assists.
The Pacers’ 119-118 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks earned them the first-round playoff victory, according to Haliburton, who had scored the game-winner.
In the first quarter, Indiana led 36-25 with 10 of Pascal Siakam’s 17 points.
A 33-point performance from Cleveland’s star Donovan Mitchell and 17 own turnovers, which totaled 22 points, provided the Pacers.
With 3: 16 minutes left in the third period, Evan Mobley’s hook shot gave Cleveland a one-point lead before the game ended.
Mobley finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, but it was obvious that the Cavaliers had missed All-Star guard Darius Garland, who had a toe sprained for the third game in a row.
With a 15-4 scoring run by Indiana, they were unable to respond.
Haliburton remarked, “We overcame the storm.” We made the transition by making stops, running away, and playing Pacers basketball straight away.
In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA basketball playoffs, on May 4, 2025, in Cleveland, US, Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers (AP) makes a basket-to-the-court in front of Cleveland Cavaliers’ Dean Wade (32).
With victory at the Miami Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri continued their dominant Formula One campaign with a hat-trick of victories with a one-two victory.
Lando Norris, a British teammate, and George Russell of Mercedes, a Mercedes driver, came in third but 37.6 seconds ahead.
After winning in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Piastri won his third race in a row on Sunday, his fourth of the previous six this season.
Max Verstappen, a four-time world champion, finished in fourth place, Alex Albon, a 19-year-old Williams, and Kimi Antonelli, a Mercedes, a sixth-place finisher.
“I knew I had a good pace advantage from the beginning, and I avoided Max in turn one,” Piastri said. “The car was fantastic today,” he said.
There are some things to work on because of the difficult stint I had a little trouble with. I’m eager to continue learning, but I’m thrilled to be leading Miami.
We were the slowest team in this room two years ago, and I believe we were lapped twice. We just won by 35 seconds in this case,” he continued.
Max Verstappen of Red Bull and Oscar Piastri of McLaren are seen in action during the race [Brian Snyder/Reuters]
Verstappen took the inside line on lap 14, but Piastri, who was fourth overall, was too late to stop and drove the car.
The Dutchman, a two-time champion at Miami, was told by his team radio, “Brakes man, honestly, useless,” and the Red Bull driver was unable to regain control of the lead once more.
Verstappen was nowhere to be found, but Norris had already taken the lead by lap 17 when Piastri opened up a 9-second lead.
The team did a fantastic job, so I can’t fault them, said Norris, “but it’s never the best feeling] to be second.”
It’s a good feeling because we were driving up the road. Oscar handled the situation well, and Max always put up a strong fight, so it is. He said, “I paid the price for not doing a good enough job today, but I’m still happy to be second.”
Russell was pleased to be on the podium despite finishing second to his teammate Antonelli in the sprint race despite experiencing some issues.
“Really happy to receive P3, given that I personally struggled this weekend. He said, “Well done, McLaren, they were just too far down the road.”
Ferrari had yet another disappointing day, with Lewis Hamilton a distant second and Charles Leclerc seventh.
In his first season with the Italian team, Hamilton frequently expressed frustration with the race’s tactics, particularly after being told to let Leclerc pass him.
After making an aggressive overtaking attempt in the final corner, Carlos Sainz, the Williams driver, and his stewardship were subjected to a steward investigation.
Oscar Piastri, a McLaren driver from Australia, crosses the finish line on May 4, 2025 at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States.
Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, stated in a post on Telegram that Russian forces had intercepted four drones that were flying towards the country. According to Sobyanin, there were no initial reports of injuries or damage, adding that the scene’s emergency services were present.
Governor Alexander Bogomaz posted a message on Telegram claiming that Ukrainian forces attacked a factory in the Bryansk region of Russia, destroying much of the factory. According to Bogomaz, there were no injuries.
Russian forces stormed the regions of Rostov, Belgorod, and Bryansk overnight, according to the Moscow-based ministry of defense on Sunday.
According to Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, a Russian drone attack in Kyiv’s Obolonskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts left at least 11 people dead, including two children.
In Cherkasy, central Ukraine, Russian drones attacked, with reports that one person was hurt, and residential structures and civil infrastructure were damaged.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported on Sunday that 69 of the 165 drones that Russia fired overnight had been downed by Ukrainian forces.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, stated that he does not believe Russia will adhere to a three-day truce that was established to coincide with Moscow’s May 9 Victory Day celebrations. Zelenskyy and Czech President Petr Pavel spoke at a press conference and Zelenskyy said, “Neither are these the first challenges nor the first promises that Russia has made to cease fire.”
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, stated in a documentary released on Sunday that there is currently no need for nuclear weapons in Ukraine and that he “hopes” that they will not be necessary.
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, claimed that he and his advisers have had “very positive discussions” about Russia and Ukraine in recent days without going into further detail.
Xi Jinping, the president of China, will travel to Russia from May 7 to May 10 to commemorate the Allied victory over Nazi Germany, according to Moscow.
George Simion, the country’s far-right candidate, won the first round of the country’s rerun vote, tying him with Nicusor Dan, the country’s centrist mayor, on May 18.
