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Commuters make their way past an anti-US billboard referring to President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, installed on a building at the Valiasr Square in Tehran

Escalating tensions

US-Iran ceasefire on brink as UAE reports attacks

El Nino can bring heatwaves and drought to parts of Asia

Possibly in May to July

'Super El Nino' raises fears for Asia reeling from Middle East conflict

A fire official told Brazilian media that the plane struck the building's stairwell

Following crash into building

Death toll in Brazil small plane crash rises to three

US actress Blake Lively attended the 2026 Met Gala, hours after her lengthy legal battle with Justin Baldoni was settled

'It Ends with Us'

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni agree to end lengthy legal battle

The cruise ship MV Hondius is anchored off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde

Passengers stranded on cruise off Cape Verde following suspected virus deaths

China's Wu Yize celebrates winning the World Snooker Championship

'My parents are the true champions'

China's Wu Yize wins World Snooker Championship for first time

The Pulitzer announcements honored coverage of Trump's immigration crackdown among other themes linked to his second presidency

Stainding up against censorship

Pulitzers honor damning coverage of Trump and his policies

Jeremy Doku salvaged a 3-3 draw for Man City at Everton

'It's better than losing'

Advantage Arsenal as Man City held in six-goal Everton thriller

The fires that swept through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 were among the most devastating disasters in California's history

LA fire suspect had grudge against wealthy: prosecutors

A monster truck show in Colombia ended in disaster when a vehicle veered off the track and ploughed into spectators, killing at least three people

'Should never have happened'

Birthday girl, 10, among dead in Colombia monster truck crash

Dolly Parton, seen in a concert in 2014, is an American cultural icon

Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas shows over health concerns

Oil prices jumped Monday as the UAE came under missile and drone attacks after US warships crossed the Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices jump on Hormuz tensions as US indices retreat from records

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters at Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi, as he claimed a stunning victory for his BJP in state elections in West Bengal

'Political earthquake'

India's Modi celebrates 'record' win in opposition-held West Bengal

OpenAI president Greg Brockman and wife, Anna Brockman, leave the Ronald V. Dellums US Courthouse in Oakland

Stakes are high

OpenAI co-founder under fire in Musk trial over $30 bn stake

Britney Spears once dominated the pop world, but her private life has spiralled in recent years

12 months' probation

Britney Spears admits reckless driving in plea deal

Three-judge panel

US Supreme Court temporarily restores mail access to abortion pill

The new service, called Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), lets companies pay Amazon to handle the behind-the-scenes work of getting products from factories to customers' doors

Supply Chain Services

Amazon to ship stuff for any business, not just its own merchants

Some 82 percent of Jewish voters signaled concern over the 'rise of antisemitism in New York City'

'Rise of antisemitism'

Swastikas daubed on NY Jewish homes, synagogues: police

The National Liberation Army (ELN) is the largest active guerrilla group in Colombia

National Liberation Army

Colombian guerrillas offer peace talks with Petro successor

The suspected outbreak happened on a cruise ship between Argentina and Cape Verde

Health emergency on the MV Hondius: what we know

The suspected outbreak happened on a cruise ship between Argentina and Cape Verde

Following cruise deaths

What is hantavirus, and can it spread between humans?

The fossil fuel sector -- oil, gas and coal -- accounts for 35 percent of methane emissions from human activity, the IEA said in a report

Building momentum

Energy crisis fuels calls to cut methane emissions

Members of the emergency services work at the scene where several people were injured during an incident involving a car in the city centre in Leipzig, eastern Germany

Driver arrested

Two dead after car ploughs into people in Germany's Leipzig: mayor

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (C) poses with his cabinet after signing a coalition deal to form the country's new government in May 2025

28 percent in polls

A year into Merz government, German far right stronger than ever

The Sorbonne says the 'Moliere Ex Machina' project was aimed at 'bringing to life a world that never was, but could have been'

'Moliere Ex Machina' project

French scholars seek to resurrect Moliere with AI play

NATO chief Mark Rutte said Europeans had 'heard the message' of frustration from US President Donald Trump over the Iran war

'Heard the message'

Allies jolted on defence as Trump pulls troops from Germany

Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit on May 4

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Colombian Hugo Palencia Ropero, 25, admits: 'I'm more afraid of being here in Africa than in Colombia'

Controversial scheme

Migrants deported from US stranded, 'scared' in DR Congo

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