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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents patrol LaGuardia Airport in New York in March 2026

'Don't want to be arrested'

'I think twice': Minorities fear World Cup immigration enforcement

Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund (LDRF) Belgacem (Belgasem) Haftar speaks during an interview with AFP at his office in Benghazi on May 22, 2026

Reconstruction figure

Son of Libya's Haftar vows to make up for 'lost years' under Gaddafi

Ecuadorean curandera Amparo Lugmana blows undiluted alcohol during a ritual of energy cleansing on the dog Copito at the San Francisco market in Quito

Pooch feeling peevish?

Cleaning the chakras of Ecuador's cats and dogs

Residents in the Chilean capital Santiago are delighted to see the Mapocho river thriving

'In perfect condition'

Chile's once-dirty Mapocho river enjoys new lease on life

The bombardment between late Saturday and early Sunday was among the heaviest on Kyiv since Russia invaded

'Life is not stopping'

War-hardened Kyiv residents return to routine after Russian strikes

Iga Swiatek made a strong start to her bid for a fifth French Open title

Swiatek, Rybakina cruise through Roland Garros openers

The Israeli army intensified strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, as two far-right Israeli ministers called for escalation including attacks on Lebanese capital Beirut

'Buildings must fall'

Israel steps up Lebanon strikes as Netanyahu escalates offensive

Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi leaves the field with what was diagnosed as muscle fatigue in his left hamstring during his team's MLS victory over Philadelphia

Depends on 'clinical progress'

Messi diagnosed with left hamstring fatigue, return plan uncertain

Protesters in Italy re-enacted Israel's detention and alleged abuse of activists in the Global Sumud Flotilla, amid growing global outrage

Speaking to Israeli president

Canada's Carney calls treatment of Gaza flotilla activists 'unacceptable'

Alberta separatist leader Mitch Sylvestre delivered dozens of boxes with signatures of supporters to provincial officials earlier this month

Over 300,000 signatures

Canada PM compares 'dangerous' Alberta separatist bid to Brexit

Multiple rounds of loud explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital throughout the early hours of the morning, AFP journalists reported, as residents took shelter in underground stations.

Including 'decision-making centres'

Russia threatens more strikes on Kyiv, urges foreigners to leave city

Indígenas de Bolivia participan en una manifestación contra el presidente Rodrigo Paz en La Paz el 25 de mayo de 2026

Amid economic crisis

Bolivian leader to slash own salary by 50% in gesture to protesters

Leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda is currently leading polls to win Colombian presidential elections

Elections on Sunday

Leftist icon, millionaire lawyer, conservative senator: Who will be Colombia's next leader?

US President Trump is linking an Iran peace deal to the Abraham Accords, which govern the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and countries that have historically been hostile to it

'Everybody else should follow suit'

Trump demands widespread sign-up to Abraham Accords as part of Iran peace deal

Leo has denounced the race for AI in the military field

'Magnifica Humanitas'

Pope urges 'disarming' of AI in major manifesto

Health workers with the coffin of a suspected Ebola victim in Bunia, Ituri province

'The outbreak is spreading rapidly'

WHO urges DRCongo's neighbours to act immediately on Ebola risk

A volunteer serves food at REMAN, an organisation supporting migrant workers

'No one will do it for us'

Migrants step up to support community in war-hit Beirut

The death toll in a Phillipine construction site collapse has risen to three

'Poor working conditions'

Philippines ends rescue operation for 12 missing in building collapse

Victory in Canada made it four wins in a row for Kimi Antonelli who now leads the championship by 43 points

Following Sunday's race

Three things we learned from the Canadian Grand Prix

Sanctions since 2019 have cut Huawei's access to components and technologies made by the United States and some of its allies

Geopolitical standoff

Huawei touts new chipmaking technology to sidestep US restrictions

Citizen-led groups have demanded that illegal migrants must leave South Africa by June 30

'This is a shared responsibility'

S.Africa government holds urgent talks over anti-migrant tensions

Exact circumstances remain unclear

Deadly stabbing in Düsseldorf, two suspected perpetrators arrested

Cambodia's acting head of state, former prime minister Hun Sen, said he had pardoned oppsition leader Kem Sokha from a sentence of almost three decades for treason

No more sentence

Cambodia's Hun Sen pardons detained opposition leader

Concerns over war in the Middle East do not seem to have deterred pilgrims from massing in Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage. Saudi officials predict more will come than did the previous year

Holy city of Mecca

Pilgrims kick off hajj as Mideast peace deal hangs in the balance

A Catholic prays while wearing a mask following local authorities’ instructions to limit Ebola's spread

Over 200 deaths

Locals at epicentre of DR Congo Ebola outbreak storm hospital

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio poses alongside his wife Jeanette at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India

'Wonders of the world'

Taj Mahal, Village People and elephants: Rubio's India excursion

Monday is expected to be the hottest bank holiday ever

'Unprecedented' heatwave

UK beats May heat record with 33.5C registered near London

US President Donald Trump said the deal being finalised with Iran to end the Middle East war would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to civilian shipping

Possible Iran-US deal: What we know

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