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Smoke rises from an Israeli bombardment near the village of Kfar Tibnit in southern Lebanon

Hitting two apartments

Israel strikes south Beirut after intercepting Hezbollah launches

Members of a Congolese Red Cross team carry the coffin of a woman suspected of having died from Ebola in the eastern city of Bunia

EU flown in 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid

DR Congo ceasefire a 'health emergency' given Ebola outbreak: EU

Organisers said there were more than 1.2 million people attending in the square and the surrounding area

Seven-day visit

Over one million people attend pope's mass in Madrid

Thousands took part in the march in memory of 11-year-old Lyhanna

Outrage spread over systemic failures

'Never again!' March in France for girl whose killing sparked outcry

Middle Eastern airlines are expected to face a difficult year given disruptions from the US war against Iran and surging fuel prices, the IATA projected

Increased prices not deterrent

More traffic, but halved profits for airlines in 2026: Industry forecast

A month of demonstrations calling for the center-right President Rodrigo Paz to step down have paralyzed Bolivia, with blockades causing severe food and medicine shortages

Month of demonstrations

Bolivian Congress gives Paz power to use troops against crippling protests

A building at the facility was "partially destroyed", according to Ukraine's Energoatom nuclear energy operator

Wave of attacks

Russian strikes kill five, damage nuclear storage facility: Kyiv

The plane that carried the Iran team to Mexico avoided US airspace, tracking sites showed

Days away from start

Iran's World Cup team blast US visa row on arrival in Mexico

Leo saluted the faithful from his popemobile, bathed in sunshine and adoration

'We want to see the pope!'

'Joy, faith, love': giant crowd flocks to pope's Madrid mass

Rishabh Pant (left) and Shubman Gill put on 169 for the fourth wicket

Dream come true

Debutant Suthar takes three wickets as India dominate Afghanistan Test

Pyongyang has long insisted on its right to a nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes although they are forbidden under the terms of UN Security Council sanctions

North Korean leader's sister says nuclear programme 'line of no retreat'

A student enters a school on the first day of China's National College Entrance Examination, known as "gaokao"

12.9 million students

Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling 'gaokao'

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have his parents with him when travelling with the India sqaud

'We have got high hopes of him'

Sooryavanshi, 15, to travel with parents on India cricket tours

With international tourists shunning Dubai's luxury resorts during the US-Iran conflict, the industry is offering cut-price deals to locals for short getaways

Cut-price deals for locals

Dubai luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee

The 'traffic signal school' in Mumbai caters to several dozen children left out of India's formal education system

'Let's bring the school to them'

India flyover school offers lifeline to street children

Germany's flagship auto industry is battling weak demand and Chinese competition

'Securing the future'

German carmakers weigh China, defence tie-ups for idle plants

Gucci are among 13 luxury brands suspected

'A phase of recentring'

Luxury sector seeks to recover its cachet

With key Gulf oil producers shut out of the global market, pledges to raise output in a bid to ease spiralling prices are unlikely to sway traders

Pledging to raise output

As OPEC+ meets, Iran war hobbles power to shape oil market

Outreach workers with Hope The Mission look toward a homeless encampment in Los Angeles, California on June 1, 2026

'It's better than the streets'

Tiny homes see tiny boost for Los Angeles homeless as World Cup nears

Video games are having a moment in the United States

US gamers getting older as industry reports growth

Knicks fans celebrate in New York City after the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game one of the NBA Finals

In the Knicks, New Yorkers see their own resilience reflected

Joyful believers will likely line the streets of central Madrid again on Sunday to glimpse Leo on his popemobile

Pope to lead huge Madrid mass on day two of Spain visit

Thousands of Mexicans packed the capital city's streets in an effort to set a new Guinness record for the world's largest human wave

'We'll make it happen'

'So many of us!' Mexicans attempt world's biggest human wave

Shipping in the Gulf is at effective standstill as Iran and the United States continue to trade fire despite ongoing negotiations to secure peace in the Middle East war

Ongoing flare-ups

Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after new US strikes

Activists from across the country and local residents flocked midday to the Vjosa-Narta lagoon to protest the plan

Hundreds gathered

Albanians step up protests over Trump-linked property development

Smoke rises from an Israeli bombardment near the village of Kfar Tibnit in southern Lebanon

Following agreed truce

Israeli strike kills three Lebanese soldiers

The pope led a prayer vigil next to Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium teeming with 500,000 mostly young people

Pope calls for end to polarisation on Spain visit

Ye performed in Istanbul on May 30

'I really focus on the music'

Kanye West draws crowd in Netherlands despite antisemitic tirades

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