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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'

Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci and Anne Hathaway return as stars of the sequel

20 years after original

'Devil Wears Prada 2' takes top spot in N. America box office

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez flew over the site of a giant rave party in a helicopter

French military site

Second unexploded shell found at illegal French rave: minister

This handout photograph taken and released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on May 3, 2026 shows firefighters extinguishing a fire at the site of a drone attack in Dnipropetrovsk region

Kyiv hits Russian oil sites as eight killed in both countries

Diego Maradona's daughter Gianinna and her mother Claudia Villafane at the San Isidro courthouse

Daughter says Maradona died after carers' plan 'went out of control'

Varun Chakravarthy took 3-36 in Kolkata Knight Riders' seven wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad

Third consecutive win

Chakravarthy, Narine help Kolkata stay alive in IPL

The UAE has announced its departure from OPEC and OPEC+, further rattling oil markets

OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas but stays mum on UAE pull-out

Britain and France have signed a new three-year deal on security operations to stop the crossings

From northern France

Two women die on migrant boat seeking to reach UK

Colombian singer Shakira performs for adoring fans on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro

Latin pop queen

Under full moon, Shakira thrills 2 million fans on Rio's Copacabana beach

A street vendor pushes a cart of fresh fruit in Bangkok, where tighter controls on vendors threaten livelihoods and the street food culture that defines the Thai capital

Local delicacies

Bangkok food vendor curbs push city staple from the streets

While there is a ceasefire in the Iran war, direct talks between Tehran and Washington remain frozen

Negotiations deadlocked

Trump says US not likely to accept new Iran peace proposal

Electric microbus driver Purushottam Adhikari charges his Chinese-made e-van at a charging station in Kathmandu

Middle East war

More Nepalis drive electric, evading global fuel shocks

(FILES) Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles (L) and Japan's Minister of Defense Koizumi Shinjiro (R) pose for a photo with Eisaku Ito, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, before the signing of the contract for Japan to deliver the first three of Mogami-class warships, in Melbourne on April 18, 2026

Latecomer Japan eyes slice of rising global defence spending

Granular urea is among the products made by the SKW Piesteritz agro-chemical plant near Wittenberg, Germany

German fertiliser makers and farmers struggle with Iran war fallout

The UAE has announced its departure from OPEC and OPEC+, further rattling oil markets

OPEC+ to make first post-UAE production decision

Colombian singer Shakira performs for adoring fans on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro

Bringing the heat

Massive crowds fill Rio's Copacabana beach for Shakira concert

A child takes part in a ritual at the annual Koovagam transgender festival in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district

Fleeting freedom at festival for India's transgender community

Israel said it had carried out fresh strikes on Lebanon

War in the Middle East: latest developments

US President Donald Trump has said he wants Europe to take on greater responsibility for its own defense

Rift in transatlantic ties

Trump says cutting US troop numbers in Germany 'way down'

Australian police have found a body believed to be that of a missing five-year-old Indigenous girl, referred to at her family's request as Kumanjayi Little Baby

'No words can measure up'

Man charged with murdering Indigenous girl in Australian outback

King Charles's address to a joint meeting of the US Congress was well received

'Warmth and laughter'

King Charles grasped 'opportunity' on US trip, palace says

Chinese snooker player Wu Yize

'Hits it like God'

China's Wu wins last-frame thriller to reach snooker world final

Mifepristone was approved for use in 2000 and is routinely used for abortions and managing early miscarriages

Following halted delivery

Drugmaker asks US Supreme Court to restore abortion pill access

Lai has originally been due in Eswatini in April

'Intense pressure'

Taiwan leader makes delayed visit to Eswatini after China objections

Bukayo Saka's return inspired Arsenal to victory over Fulham

Arsenal hit stride to go six points clear, West Ham loss offers Spurs hope

'When there are chants like 'globalise the intifada', that's completely off limits,' said Starmer

Mentions of 'intifada'

UK PM says some pro-Palestinian marches could be banned

Audiobook tablets called 'story tiles' line the shelves of the store

'Bookless bookstore': audio-only book shop opens in New York

Dozens of activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla are in Greece after their vessels were intercepted this week by Israeli forces

'Illegal detention'

Israel quizzes two Gaza flotilla activists, angering Spain

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