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US President Donald Trump (L) and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have sparred repeatedly since Trump returned to the White House in January 2025

'It's a negotiation'

US doesn't dictate terms of trade talks: Carney

Doctors and nurses in Ecuador's capital protest dismissals in the state health care system

Healthcare overstretched

Ecuador doctors protest crisis as patients bring own meds to surgery

Jofra Archer (R) picked up three wickets as Rajasthan defended a modest target against Lucknow

Archer, Burger turn up the heat as Rajasthan beat Lucknow in IPL

Some 800 ships remain stuck in Gulf waters

Three ships targeted in Hormuz, Iran seizes two: monitors, Guards

Aerial view of solar panels powering Hernan Sarmiento's grocery store in Santa Marta, Magdalena department, Colombia

Despite progress

Colombia's ambitious energy transition gets reality check

Field Marshal Asim Munir (L) was on the tarmac to greet both high-level delegations that arrived for the talks, illustrating his key role

Middle East war

'Seriously fractured'? Scepticism over Trump's Iran leadership split claim

Petrochemical-linked materials including ammonia, ethanol and silicone oil are used in the making and packaging of condoms

Mideast war weighs on parent of Durex condoms

Several senior politicians have resigned, including two ministers and two deputy ministers

Alleged subsidy theft

Greek parliament lifts immunity of MPs probed in EU farm scandal

Cargo ships and tankers ply the Strait of Hormuz

Shifting goals blur picture of US blockade on Iran

Frankfurt airport's new Terminal 3 can handle about 20 million passengers a year

More than a billion euros over budget

Just a little late: Frankfurt celebrates new airport terminal

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent said the temporary extension of Russian oil sanctions relief would lower energy prices

Reversing earlier statements

US Treasury chief defends pivot to extend Russia oil sanctions relief

War in Iran could keep fuel prices high until 2027, experts warn

The tower storage facility and power plant of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) at the company's headquarters in Wolfsburg, central Germany

Europe's biggest economy

Germany halves 2026 growth forecast on Iran war fallout

South Africa generates 80 percent of its power from coal

South Africa coal delay could cause 32,000 deaths, report says

Coffins sit on a trailer beneath portraits of Hezbollah fighters killed in Lebanon by Israel before a 10-day ceasefire was agreed

Hezbollah supporters defiant after sons killed fighting Israel

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky wants a 90 billion euro loan for his country unblocked by the EU

Preliminary green-light

EU unblocks 90-bn-euro Ukraine loan after Hungary row

The PCK refinery in Schwedt, northeastern Germany, supplies oil to Berlin and the surrounding region

Druzhba pipeline

Russia says will halt flow of Kazakh oil to Germany

People attend the multimedia show 'David Bowie: You're Not Alone', showcasing work from the British musical legend, at the Lightroom venue in Kings Cross in London

Ziggy Stardust lives on at David Bowie London immersive

A strike by London Underground workers has caused significant disruption with commuters walking, biking or taking the bus to work

Disrupted services

Thousands of London commuters walk to work in underground strike

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg (L), seen with President Donald Trump during a May 2025 visit to Qatar, says the company's certification efforts remain on track

Long period of stumbles

Boeing reports narrowing loss, points to progress on turnaround

Vietnam's President To Lam and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met in Hanoi for talks that were expected to lead to multiple cooperative agreements

Trading partners

Vietnam, South Korea sign deals on tech, nuclear power

Dozens of carmakers will display their latest models during the 10-day exhibition in the Chinese capital

Solidifying their status

Chinese EVs look to sideline foreign brands at Beijing auto show

Murals and banners have long been a defining feature of Iran's urban landscape, particularly in Tehran

Urban landscape

Iran murals project defiance in war with US

A commercial vessel is seen off the coast of Dubai on April 20, 2026

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Life is slowly returning to Tuti Island, where the Blue and White Niles meet in the Sudanese capital, after close to two years of siege were broken last year

The tiny, defiant Nile island caught in the heart of Sudan's war

Islamabad's capital remained under tight security restrictions, despite the face that talks remained in limbo

Under tight security

Pakistan's capital holds its breath with US-Iran talks in limbo

Vietnamese Buddhist monk Bhikkhu Pannakara offers water to his pet dog Aloka, a stray rescued from India, at the start of the 'Walk For Peace' pilgrimage in Dambulla, in northcentral Sri Lanka on April 22, 2026.

Barefoot at the hottest time of the year

US-based Buddhist monks bring peace walk to Sri Lanka

The Roman telescope will blast into space aboard a SpaceX rocket in a launch planned for September at the earliest

Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA unveils new space telescope to give 'atlas of the universe'

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