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The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius is seen at anchor at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, May 11, 2026
World / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
Motorbikes drive past a billboard showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026
Middle East / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
People hold up signs referring to pension age which read
Belgium / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa receives military honors during a welcome ceremony at the Planalto Presidential Palace, prior to a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Brazil, March 9, 2026
South Africa / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
Protesters shout slogans during a rally calling for the impeachment of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte outside the House of Representative in Quezon city, Philippines, May 11, 2026
Round-up / 11 May 2026
11 May 2026
A man carries wood on his bicycle as he rides past a cemetery in Beni, Congo, July 16, 2019
Central Africa / 11 May 2026
11 May 2026
A bulk cargo ship sits at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 2, 2026
Fossil Fuels / 11 May 2026
11 May 2026
People film a US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft as it arrives at the Beijing International Capital Airport ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit, in Beijing, May 11, 2026
East Asia / 11 May 2026
11 May 2026
Argentina's President Javier Milei, left, and his sister, General Secretary of the Presidency Karina Milei sing their national anthem, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 29, 2026
World / 10 May 2026
10 May 2026
A Lebanese Civil Defense member carries the body of 6-month-old Mariam Fahos, killed a day earlier in an Israeli airstrike in the village of Saksakieh, as women grieve during a funeral procession in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, May 10, 2026
Middle East / 10 May 2026
10 May 2026
In this photo provided on May 8, 2026, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a major munitions factory at an undisclosed location, North Korea, May 6, 2026
Round-up / 8 May 2026
8 May 2026
Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for his first sentencing trial in the insurrection case, in Seoul, South Korea, January 21, 2026
Round-up / 7 May 2026
7 May 2026
Australia / 7 May 2026
7 May 2026
Rescuers try to extinguish a fire after a passenger bus collided with a fuel truck in Musi Rawas, South Sumatra, Indonesia, May 6, 2026
Indonesia / 7 May 2026
7 May 2026
A police boat patrol the waters of the Moskva River near Red Square decorated for the celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2026, backdropped by the St. Basil's Cathedral
Russia-Ukraine / 7 May 2026
7 May 2026
Health workers get off the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, a cruise ship carrying nearly 150 people as it remains off Cape Verde on Monday, May 4, 2026 after three passengers died and several others fell seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak
Round-up / 6 May 2026
6 May 2026
This photo, provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, shows the site of an aerial guided bomb strike after Russia's air attack in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2026
Eastern Europe / 6 May 2026
6 May 2026
Khartoum International Airport ground workers greet the first domestic Sudan Airways flight landing from Port Sudan, in Khartoum, Sudan, on February 1, 2026
World / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026
In this photo, provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire a vehicle following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv region, Ukraine, May 5, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026
Colombia / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026
Rescue workers stand next to a damaged car that has crashed into several people in Leipzig, Germany, May 4, 2026
Germany / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026
In this aerial drone photo taken in the early hours of May 5, 2026, rescuers work on site after an explosion at a fireworks plant in Guandu Town of Liuyang, central China's Hunan Province. Photo: Chen Sihan/Xinhua via AP
China / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026
A man stands in the water, appearing to fish, as bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 27, 2026
Middle East / 4 May 2026
4 May 2026
Journalists stand outside of the Casa Rosada government headquarters after President Javier Milei blocked their access, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 23, 2026
World / 4 May 2026
4 May 2026
Relatives of victims pay respects at the site of an attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, April 26, 2026, where at least a dozen people were killed in an attack authorities blamed on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels
Latin America / 4 May 2026
4 May 2026
Jean-Luc Melenchon delivers his speech in his election night
France / 4 May 2026
4 May 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz drives in the armoured fighting vehicle Boxer during his visit to the army at the Bundeswehr base in Munster, Germany, Thursday, April, 30, 2026
Round-up / 3 May 2026
3 May 2026
An Emirati patrol boat, left, is near a tanker anchored in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from a coastal road near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2026
Round-up / 1 May 2026
1 May 2026
Saif Abukeshek, a Palestinian-Spanish activist and member of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s steering committee, left, and Thiago Ávila, a Brazilian activist and member of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s steering committee, April 18, 2026
Mediterranean / 1 May 2026
1 May 2026

Israeli foreign ministry confirms it is taking Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Avila to Israel ‘for questioning’

Colum Eastwood speaking during the Social Democrat and Labour Party (SDLP) annual conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Belfast, October 5, 2024
Six Counties / 1 May 2026
1 May 2026

Tory leader’s video was ‘an insult to the innocent civil rights protesters who were murdered in Derry in January 1972,’ says SDLP MP Colum Eastwood

Palestinian civil defense crews work on a destroyed car after it was struck in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, April 28, 2026
Round-up / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
This grab from black and white CCTV footage shows members on flotilla boat with hands in air as Israeli forces intercepted activists near the southern Greek island of Crete, April 30, 2026. Photo: Global Sumud Flotilla via AP
Gaza / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

Activists, campaigners and politicians condemn Israeli raid on the Global Sumud Flotilla in European waters

A woman holds up pictures of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, left, and his father, the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a state-organised rally, in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026
Middld East / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

Lebanon’s President Aoun calls for international action to force Israel to ‘stop targeting civilians, paramedics, civil defence, and humanitarian’ workers

Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General and a candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, speaks during an informal dialogue at U.N. headquarters, April 21, 2026
Atomic Weapons / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
 The Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, October 10, 2018
World / 29 April 2026
29 April 2026
Activists participate in a demonstration during a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, April 27, 2026
Climate Crisis / 29 April 2026
29 April 2026
Residential buildings and a bridge in northern Tehran, Iran, April 28, 2026
Middle East / 29 April 2026
29 April 2026
A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026
UAE / 29 April 2026
29 April 2026
A Ugandan police officer walks past detainees seated in a room after authorities arrested dozens of foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration, in Kampala, Uganda, April 28, 2026
Round-up / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
A Revolutionary Guard Navy speedboat approaches the cargo ship Epaminondas during the seizure of one of two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, April 21, 2026
Middle East / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Patients sit inside a medical clinic where children with malnutrition are treated, in Chuil, Nyirol County, Jonglei State, South Sudan, April 10, 2026
Central Africa / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
People leave a courthouse after a gunman opened fire leaving several people wounded in Athens, April 28, 2026
Southern Europe / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
A rescue worker walks inside apartments destroyed by a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, April 27, 2026
Eastern Europe / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Displaced people who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sit outside shelter tents in Beirut, Lebanon, April 24, 2026
Middle East / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026
Middle East / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Pope Leo XIV prays with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, left, in the Urban VIII Chapel inside the Apostolic Palace, at the Vatican, April 27, 2026. Photo: Vatican Media via AP
Round-up / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026
Mali's Defense Minister Sadio Camara enters a hall for a talk in Moscow, Russia, on February 28, 2024
West Africa / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026
The Global Sumud Flotilla is preparing to set sail for Gaza as a number of boats are on their way from Spain to form an expanded unified fleet, in Syracuse, Italy, April 23, 2026. Photo: Sebastiano Diamante/LaPresse via AP
Palestine Solidarity / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026
West Africa / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026

Authorities say 15 kids have been rescued but eight remain captive

A person walks near residential houses damaged by a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, April 27, 2026
Eastern Europe / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026

Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strike kills two people in Russian-occupied Kherson region

A man looks at a memorial dedicated to firefighters and workers who died after the 1986 Chornobyl (Chernobyl) nuclear disaster, ahead of its 40th anniversary in Slavutych, Ukraine, April 25, 2026
World / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
Relatives of victims embrace in front of a bus hit by an explosive device on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, April 25, 2026
Colombia / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (left) meets with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 25, 2026. Photo: Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP
Middle East / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
Palestinian Christians cast their votes in local elections at a polling station in Bethlehem, West Bank, April 25, 2026
Palestine / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
U.S. Secret Service agents respond near President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner, April 25, 2026, in Washington
United States / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
Forensic investigators at the scene in Dunmurry in Northern Ireland after a car explosion outside a police station, April 26, 2026
Northern Ireland / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, left, greets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, April 24, 2026. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand via AP
Round-up / 24 April 2026
24 April 2026
Milad telecommunication tower is seen at left in a general view of a part of Tehran, Iran, April 23, 2026
Middle East / 24 April 2026
24 April 2026
Two trains have collided between Hilleroed and Kagerup, north of Copenhagen, April 23, 2026
World / 23 April 2026
23 April 2026
Journalists holds up newspapers showing portraits of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil who was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike, during a sit-in against the killing of her and other journalists in Beirut, Lebanon, April 23, 2026
Middle East / 23 April 2026
23 April 2026
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun, left, shakes hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet prior to a meeting at Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 22, 2026. Photo: Agence Kampuchea Press via AP
World / 22 April 2026
22 April 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, November 28, 2025
Mexico / 22 April 2026
22 April 2026
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks at a joint declaration press event with France's President Emmanuel Macron following their meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, April 21, 2026
Lebanon / 22 April 2026
22 April 2026