The ruling People’s Power Party (PPP) in South Korea has declared Kim Moon Soo as its presidential candidate. Elections are to be held in the country on June 3. Kim has won the party’s primary election held on Saturday. He got 56.6% votes and defeated his only opponent Han Dong Hun. Kim will face Liberal Party leader Lee Jae-myung. Meanwhile, former South Korean PM and PPP leader Han Dak Soo has also announced to contest the presidential election. In such a situation, the challenge for Kim Moon Soo has increased. He will have to convince Han Dak Soo to win the next election. This election is being held to choose the successor of President Yoon Suk Yeol. Yoon had imposed martial law in the country in December, after which he was removed by the Parliament through impeachment. The court also upheld his impeachment in April. Today’s other major news related to international affairs… America approves sale of air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia, big deal before Trump’s visit America has approved the sale of air-to-air missiles worth $3.5 billion (about Rs 29 thousand crores) to Saudi Arabia. Under this deal, Saudi Arabia will get 1,000 AIM-120C-8 advanced air-to-air missiles, their guidance systems and technical support. These missiles will be made by American company RTX Corp. After the approval of the Trump administration, this proposal will now go to the US Congress, where MPs will discuss it. Trump is going to Saudi Arabia as his first foreign tour after becoming president again. This agreement can be officially approved there. Trump’s tour will start from May 13. During this time he will also visit Qatar and UAE. Canadian PM will go to America amid dispute with Trump, Carney’s first foreign tour after victory Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Friday that he will visit America next week. Carney will go to America on May 6. During this time, he will meet the US President at the White House. The meeting between Trump and Carney will take place at a time when tensions have increased between the two countries over tariffs. Carney’s victory in Canada is also being linked to the opposition to Trump. Regarding the meeting with Trump, Carney said – We are meeting as the heads of our government. The conversation between them is going to be very difficult. In his first address after winning the election 3 days ago, Carney announced the end of Canada’s relations with America. He said that America has betrayed and Canada will never forget this. Donald Trump posted a new AI generated picture; showed himself in the avatar of the Pope US President Donald Trump has shared his new AI generated photo. In this, he is seen wearing the clothes of the Pope. Some social media users are calling this post funny, while some are seeing it as an insult to the Pope. Trump reached the Vatican on April 26 to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. On 30 April, when a journalist asked him whom he would like to see as the next Pope, he took his own name. He said that I would like to become the Pope. United Nations judge sentenced to 6 years in prison for keeping a Ugandan woman like a slave A United Nations judge has been sentenced to 6 years and 4 months in prison for forcing a woman to work like a slave. 50-year-old Lydia Mugamba was at Oxford University to do PhD in law. The police found a Ugandan woman in her house, who was working as a maid and a nanny without any salary. Mugamba is also a High Court judge in Uganda. He was convicted of the crime of modern day slavery by the Oxford Crown Court in March. The sentence has now been pronounced in this case. During the hearing, judge David Foxton said that Mugamba did not express any remorse for his actions and he tried to put the entire blame on the victim.
