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'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

Harmanpreet Kaur will lead India for the fifth time in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in England and Wales from Jubne 12

Harmanpreet Kaur to lead India in women's T20 World Cup

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by six wickets to tie their T20 cricket series 1-1 after Bevon Jacobs hit an unbeaten 62 in Dhaka

New Zealand win rain-hit T20 to end Bangladesh series 1-1

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, pictured during a congressional hearing on April 29, 2026, has ordered the withdrawal of some 5,000 US troops from Germany

Over the next year

NATO seeks details as US says it will pull about 5,000 troops from Germany

Organisers expect some 30,000 people to attend an unauthorised rave near Bourges in central France

Unexploded ordnance risk

Illegal rave draws 20,000 to 'dangerous' military site in France

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is on her first visit to Vietnam since taking office

Rising territorial concerns

In Vietnam, Japan PM vows more effort to keep Asia 'free and open'

An aerial photo shows the rescued humpback whale in a special barge along the Danish coastline

Divisive rescue mission

Humpback whale stranded in Germany released into North Sea: media

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) disembarks a plane upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 1, 2026.

Key trade partners

Japan PM meets top Vietnam leaders in Hanoi

Spirit Airlines, which began operating flights in 1992, was known for its yellow-colored planes and low-budget offerings

Financial struggles

Spirit Airlines begins 'wind-down', cancels all flights

Thousands attended marches in Havana and other Cuban cities, vowing to 'defend the homeland'

'Illegal, abusive' measures

US sanctions are 'collective punishment,' says Cuba during May 1 marches

Despite a weeks-long ceasefire, the United States and Iran are yet to hold more than one round of peace talks

Mediated by Pakistan

Trump says 'not satisfied' with new Iran proposal

Britain's King Charles III speaks during a garden party at the Government House in Hamilton, Bermuda

British Overseas Territory

King Charles gets warm welcome in Bermuda after whirlwind US visit

SAG's output of 7,000 bottles a year, sold in around 30 liquor stores and as many bars, remains modest

Raisin moonshine banned in Iran enjoys resurgence in New York

Lebanon's health ministry said six people were killed in two Israeli airstrikes on Friday

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Smoke rises from the site of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Habbouch on May 1, 2026

Despite ceasefire

Lebanon says 13 killed in Israeli strikes in south

A man holds a sign reading 'No more starvation wages' during a May Day rally in Caracas

'A bonus is not a salary'

Venezuelan protesters call government wage hike a joke

The pandemic agreement aims to prevent the scramble for vaccines seen during the Covid-19 crisis

Tackling future health crises

Gridlock as pandemic treaty talks fail to finish

Strong Apple results boosted shares 3.2 percent, contributing to records for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq

Uncertain times

S&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh records on tech earnings strength

The Fondation Beyeler museum put on a 'Day of the Bathers'

Bypassing entry fee

Immersive art: museum-goers in bikinis dive into Cezanne

The flotilla comprising more than 50 vessels set sail in recent weeks from Marseille in France, Barcelona in Spain and Syracuse in Italy

31 hospitalised

Gaza activists disperse after flotilla halted by Israel off Crete

It's Oscars Night in Hollywood, and entertainment's A-listers are out in force for the industry's most glamorous night of the year

Cracking down on tech

AI actors and writers not eligible for Oscars: Academy

ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Darren Woods said oil supplies have been buttressed by commercial inventories and releases of government stockpiles -- but that oil prices could go higher if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed

Iran war fallout

ExxonMobil CEO sees chance of higher oil prices as earnings dip

Haruka Kitaguchi was Japan's big hope for the world athletics championships in Tokyo in 2025 but she failed to make the final

'Incredibly honoured'

Javelin star Kitaguchi teams up with Czech legend Zelezny

May Day sees a major police deployment in Turkey every year

Nationwide demonstrations

Turkish police fire tear gas, arrest hundreds at Istanbul May Day rallies

Linehan co-created the popular 1990s sitcom 'Father Ted' but has more recently become well-known for his gender critical views

'Father Ted' creator

UK court clears comedy writer of damaging transgender activist's phone

Australian player Lucas Herbert at the LIV Golf South Africa tournament in March

Divisive new tour

Was LIV Golf an expensive failure for Saudis? Not everyone thinks so

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