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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

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

US to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany

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

War in the Middle East: latest developments

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

Venezuelan protesters call government wage hike a joke

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

Gridlock as pandemic treaty talks fail to finish

King Charles greeted a line of schoolchildren, pausing to chat with them, on the steps of the whitewashed St. Peter's church

British Overseas Territory

King Charles gets warm welcome in Bermuda after whirlwind US visit

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'

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

Escorted by Greek coastguards

Gaza activists disperse after flotilla halted by Israel off Crete

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

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

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

AI actors and writers not eligible for Oscars: Academy

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

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

ExxonMobil CEO sees chance of higher oil prices as earnings dip

Two million people are expected to attend Shakira's free mega-concert at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro

Bringing the heat

After Madonna and Lady Gaga, Shakira set for Rio beach mega-gig

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

Four out of 12 voting members on the Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee dissented against its latest policy statement

Middle East war fallout

US Fed official says rate hikes may be needed if inflation surges

Bakers are 'indispensable to the continuity of social life', the government argues

Essential service or not?

Baguettes take centre stage on France's Labour Day

Nepal has lost hundreds of precious artefacts stolen after the country opened up to the outside world in the 1950s

'Our god is back'

Nepal temple celebrates return of stolen Buddha statue

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

Gulf countries' plans to bypass Hormuz still far off, experts warn

Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition said northern Kidal was under their control after a weekend offensive

Amid large-scale fatal attacks

Rebels take key military camp in Mali's north

Pavel Talankin, a Russian teacher, won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for 'Mr Nobody Against Putin'

Lufthansa apologises for lost Oscar after US airport security row

More than 750 ships have found themselves trapped in the Gulf since the Iran war broke out

Maritime security centre

French hub monitors Hormuz tensions from afar

Kem Sokha co-founded the Cambodia National Rescue Party

Three-decade sentence for treason

UN troubled by rejected appeal of Cambodian opposition leader

Urges immediate repeal

Israel's death penalty law perpetuates racial discrimination: UN watchdog

Sun Yang, 34, returned to competition in 2024 after a four-year ban

'Maliciously fabricated rumours'

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang reports cyberbullying to police

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