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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
World in brief: May 10, 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
Ending Lebanon war key to peace, says Iran
10 May 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz talks to soldiers during a lunch on the occasion of his visit to the army at the Bundeswehr base in Munster, Germany, Thursday, April, 30, 2026
Germany / 10 May 2026
45,000 schoolchildren walk out across Germany against conscription
10 May 2026
Syria / 10 May 2026
Assad cousin involved in arrests which sparked civil war faces murder charges
10 May 2026
Palestinian-Spanish activist Saif Abukeshek (centre) a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla, is escorted by prison service guards to a hearing at the District Court in Ashkelon, Israel, on Sunday, May 3, 2026
Global Sumud Flotilla / 10 May 2026
Abu Keshek vows to keep mobilising for a free Palestine after he and Thiago Avila are deported from Israel
10 May 2026
President Donald Trump walks through the Colonnade of the White House as he arrives to attend a luncheon for mothers, May 8, 2026, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington
Europe / 10 May 2026
US could redeploy troops to Poland from Germany, says Trump
10 May 2026
Russian servicemen attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, May 9, 2026, during celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II
Russia-Ukraine / 10 May 2026
Ukraine war could end soon, Putin hints at pared-down Victory Day parade
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
World in brief: May 8, 2026
8 May 2026
Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026
Middle East / 8 May 2026
UAE shoots down Iranian missiles as US and Iran exchange fire in the Strait of Hormuz
8 May 2026
Demonstrators wave a giant Palestinian flag outside Greece's Foreign Ministry in Athens, April 30, 2026, during a rally to protest the interception of Gaza aid ships by Israeli forces near Greek waters
Mediterranean / 8 May 2026
Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail for Turkey 8 days after Israeli raid on it
8 May 2026
North Belfast MP John Finucane speaking at the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis, at International Convention & Exhibition Centre in Belfast, April 24, 2026
Northern Ireland / 8 May 2026
Families worried by British Supreme Court’s upholding of Legacy Act, Sinn Fein MP says
8 May 2026
UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territori
Western Europe / 8 May 2026
Albanese awarded Spain’s highest civilian honour for ‘documenting and denouncing violations of international law in Gaza’
8 May 2026
Supporters of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) carry placards as they sing, outside the Constitutional Court, in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 8, 2026
Southern Africa / 8 May 2026
South Africa’s constitutional court revives Ramaphosa cash scandal, paving way for impeachment
8 May 2026
Oceania / 8 May 2026
Three Aussie women refuse bail after returning from Syria and charged with slavery offences
8 May 2026
An aerial view of the MV Hondius Dutch cruise ship anchored in the Atlantic off Cape Verde, May 5, 2026
Western Europe / 8 May 2026
Spain preparing to receive hantavirus-stricken cruise ship heading to the Canary Islands
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
World in brief: May 7, 2026
7 May 2026
A man waves an Iranian flag for a pro-government campaign under a billboard with graphic showing Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of US President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026
Iran War / 7 May 2026
Tehran calls for ‘dialogue and diplomacy’ as it considers US's proposed plans
7 May 2026
Australia / 7 May 2026
Community vigils held for Aboriginal child
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
16 killed in crash with fuel tanker in Indonesia
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
Ukraine launches mass drone assault as ceasefire talks fail
7 May 2026
Medical personnel in hazmat suits wait for patients, evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infection, at Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 6, 2026
Healthcare / 7 May 2026
Dozens disembarked from hantavirus-hit cruise without contact tracing
7 May 2026
Australia / 7 May 2026
Australian women and children with alleged ties to Isis land in Melbourne and Sydney
7 May 2026
President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington
Iran War / 6 May 2026
Trump presses Iran to accept peace offer, threatening attacks if it doesn't
6 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
World in brief: May 6, 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
Kiev and Moscow accuse each other of ignoring ceasefires
6 May 2026
An illegal mining camp is visible from a Brazil Environmental Agency helicopter during an operation to try to contain illegal mining in Yanomami Indigenous territory, Roraima state, Brazil, February 11, 2023
Latin America / 6 May 2026
High gold prices drive surge in environmentally damaging Amazon mining
6 May 2026
Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves, accompanied by his wife Signe Zeicate, waves as he arrives for the inauguration ceremony of Chile's new president, in Valparaiso, March 11, 2026
Latin America / 6 May 2026
Costa Rica’s outgoing president retains immunity by joining new government
6 May 2026
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo speaks to reporters in Guatemala City, March 5, 2026
Latin America / 6 May 2026
Guatemalan president finally rids himself of attorney general who abused her office
6 May 2026
Federal agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) and US Customs and Border Protection walk along West Wacker Drive in the Loop in Chicago, September 28, 2025
North America / 6 May 2026
Most US adults say their country is no longer great place for immigrants
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
World in brief: May 5, 2026
5 May 2026
A bulk cargo ship sits at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 2, 2026
Middle East / 5 May 2026
US claims ceasefire ‘not over’ as tensions in Strait of Hormuz escalate
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
Russia strikes Ukraine's power grid ahead of ceasefire
5 May 2026
Colombia / 5 May 2026
Nine killed in Colombia mine explosion
5 May 2026
Relatives bids farewell to Palestinian Awda Awawdeh during his funeral a day after he was killed by Israeli settlers, in the West Bank town of Deir Dibwan, April 23, 2026
West Bank / 5 May 2026
Israeli general issues rare warning against settler violence
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
Driver kills two in a shopping area in Germany
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
26 dead in China fireworks factory explosion
5 May 2026