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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

Swiss cartoonist Patrick Chappatte (L) poses with US Nobel prize–winning economist Joseph Stiglitz next to one of his works at the 'Drawings for Freedom' exhibit in Geneva

Battle for democracy

Famed cartoonist Chappatte calls medium a 'barometer' of freedom

The ship is currently located off the coast of Cape Verde

'No need for panic'

'Low' risk to public of hantavirus after cruise ship deaths, WHO says

Ibrahim Mbaye (L) of Paris Saint-Germain and Abdoulaye Faye of Lorient fight for the ball.

From around the grounds

African players in Europe: Pepe stars in Villarreal romp

The European Political Community (EPC) held its eighth summit in Yerevan -- for the first time attended by a non-European leader, Canada's Mark Carney

European Political Community

Europe, Canada pull together in Yerevan in Trump's shadow

Sajid Akram and son Naveed are accused of opening fire as Jewish families thronged Bondi Beach for a Hanukkah celebration in December

Shift in antisemitism

Australian inquiry opens public hearings into Bondi Beach shooting

The ship is currently located off the coast of Cape Verde

Suspected outbreak of hantavirus

Cruise ship operator says Dutch to repatriate two ill passengers

The hard-right Reform UK is tapping into anti-Labour sentiment

'People are losing hope'

In Wales, UK Labour Party loses grip on storied heartland

Supporters of the All India Trinamool Congress party attend a rally of Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on April 27, 2026

Focus on West Bengal

India's Modi faces key test as vote count underway

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

Talks remain frozen

Iran warns of ceasefire violation as US plans to escort Hormuz ships

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says the oil crisis has an 'enormous impact' on the Asia-Pacific region

Speaking in Canberra

Japan PM says oil crisis has 'enormous impact' in Asia-Pacific

North Korea played at the Women’s Asian Cup this year in Australia

First time since 2018

North Korean club to play rare football match in South

US President Donald Trump, here with his son Donald Trump Jr., said US forces would soon start escorting ships out of the Strait of Hormuz

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Samya Stumo died in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash where she was en route to Kenya for her first assignment with ThinkWell, a public health NGO that aimed to increase access to health care in Africa and Asia

Most claims settled

Boeing faces civil trial over 737 MAX crash

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is hosting Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for talks on energy, critical minerals

Navigating global oil supply squeeze

Japan, Australia discuss energy, critical minerals

The Almaraz plant is slated to close in 2028 as part of the leftist government's plan to shut all nuclear reactors by 2035

Village braces for closure of Spain's largest nuclear plant

US video game retailer GameStop is making a takeover bid to buy eBay for about $56 billion

Potential competitor to Amazon

GameStop makes $56 billion takeover bid for eBay

Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York who experienced a dramatic fall from grace after seeking unsuccessfully to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, is in hospital in critical but stable condition, a spokesman said

Ex-NY mayor Giuliani hospitalized in 'critical' condition: spokesman

The golden-domed Imam Ali Shrine in Iraq's holy city of Najaf is the ornate burial place of the first Shia Imam

Devastated city's economy

'No pilgrims': regional war hushes Iraq's holy cities

Brazilian flotilla activist Thiago Avila appeared before an Israel court, with his detention extended by two days

Accused of Hamas ties

Israel court extends detention of two Gaza flotilla activists

'African Lion' is US Africa Command's largest annual exercise, bringing troops from several allied nations together for training, as seen here in 2022

Annual joint military training exercise

Massive search continues for two missing US soldiers in Morocco

Kobbie Mainoo scored Man Utd's winner against Liverpool

Stay up-to-date

Man Utd beat Liverpool, Spurs climb out of relegation zone

Coco Gauff was delighted with her French Open singles trophy last year but is among the players who say the prize money should be raised

'Deep disappointment'

Players keep up battle with tennis majors as they decry Roland Garros prize money

The outbreak occurred on the MV Hondius, travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde

Three die on Atlantic cruise ship from suspected hantavirus: WHO

Marcus Thuram donned sunglasses to celebrate Inter Milan's 21st Serie A title

Thanks to 2-0 win over Parma

Inter Milan win Italian title for third time in six seasons

Elaine Thompson-Herah grabs victory for Jamaica in the 4x100m at the World Relays

Big US names absent

Thompson-Herah shines at world relays, Tebogo helps Botswana to win

As the transatlantic row unfolded last week, Merz visited German troops

Despite spat over war in Iran

Germany's Merz says not 'giving up on working with Donald Trump'

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