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An aerial view of new cars awaiting export to oversea markets is seen at a port in Shanghai, March 10, 2026
World / 10 June 2026
World in brief: June 10, 2026
10 June 2026
Vehicles set on fire by protesters on Lendrick Street in Belfast, as disorder flared in response to Monday night's stabbing attack in the city, June 9, 2026
Northern Ireland / 10 June 2026
Don't use tragedy to fuel hostility
10 June 2026

Knife victim's family calls for calm after night of racist violence

A woman walks past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, June 8, 2026
Middle East / 10 June 2026
Ceasefire on the brink as US and Iran exchange attacks
10 June 2026
Police officers carry the body of a person on a stretcher after a mass shooting at an informal settlement in the Cleveland suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, June 10, 2026
South Africa / 10 June 2026
Multiple attackers kill 12 people and wound 9 in Johannesburg mass shooting
10 June 2026
Afghanistan / 10 June 2026
Pakistan air attacks on Afghanistan kill at least 13 people
10 June 2026
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike at Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 7, 2026
Gaza / 10 June 2026
Israel blocking more than 16,500 Palestinians from health treatment
10 June 2026
Smoke rises after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, November 26 2025
East Asia / 10 June 2026
Hong Kong charges 7 people and 2 firms over deadly fire that killed 168
10 June 2026
A health worker disinfects an ambulance at the Mongbwalu treatment center that transported a suspected Ebola patient in Mongbwalu, Congo, June 5, 2026
World / 9 June 2026
World in brief: June 9, 2026
9 June 2026
Rescue workers use an excavator, as they search for victims under the rubble of a building that was hit Monday in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026
Middle East / 9 June 2026
Israel strains ceasefire with evacuation warning for Lebanese city of Tyre
9 June 2026
World / 9 June 2026
Nuclear weapons spending has soared to a record high, says new report
9 June 2026
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (second right) attend a welcome ceremony in Pyongyang, June 8, 2026. Photo: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
East Asia / 9 June 2026
Xi returns to China after visit to North Korea
9 June 2026
Police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters blocking a highway in Vinto, Bolivia, June 8, 2026
Bolivia / 9 June 2026
Protesters clash with police during clampdown by Bolivian authorities
9 June 2026
Rescuers inspect a damaged building following an earthquake in General Santos, Philippines, June 9, 2026
Philippines / 9 June 2026
Tens of thousands displaced by Philippine earthquake, at least 37 killed
9 June 2026
Youths carry freshly caught fish from the sea in Havana, Cuba, June 1, 2026
Cuba / 9 June 2026
UN rights chief urges US to lift Cuba sanctions
9 June 2026
Presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of the Together for Peru party leaves after appearing on the balcony of his campaign headquarters following the close of polls in the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, June 7, 2026
World / 8 June 2026
World in brief: June 8, 2026
8 June 2026
A projectile streaks through the sky over central Israel during an Iranian missile attack, June 7, 2026
Middle East / 8 June 2026
Iran and Israel trade strikes, threatening return to full-scale war
8 June 2026
A street is decorated with the flags of China and North Korea in Pyongyang, June 8, 2026
North Korea / 8 June 2026
Xi and Kim set for talks in North Korea
8 June 2026
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike at Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 7, 2026
Gaza / 8 June 2026
Palestinian groups meet mediators in Cairo over Gaza ceasefire implementation
8 June 2026
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025
South Africa / 8 June 2026
South Africa’s Ramaphosa acknowledges rising anti-migrant tensions
8 June 2026
Military police patrols after clearing a road blocked by protesters, in Carreras, Bolivia, June 5, 2026
Bolivia / 8 June 2026
Bolivia’s parliament authorises use of troops against protesters
8 June 2026
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks at his Armenia Ruling Civil Contract party headquarters after parliamentary elections in Yerevan, Armenia, June 8, 2026
Armenia / 8 June 2026
Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan claims general election win
8 June 2026
World / 7 June 2026
World in brief for June 8 2026
7 June 2026

Snippets of news from around the globe

BEIRUT
Middle East / 7 June 2026
Israel attacks southern Beirut after killing nine people in Lebanon’s south
7 June 2026
Iran
Iran / 7 June 2026
Pakistani minister visits Tehran to try to revive US-Iranian peace talks
7 June 2026
Sam Fahd Abu Haikal
Middle East / 7 June 2026
Israeli troops kill Palestinian baby after opening fire on car
7 June 2026
St Petersburg
Russia / 7 June 2026
St Petersburg targeted by hundreds of Ukrainian drones
7 June 2026
Raul Castro
Cuba / 7 June 2026
Raul Castro seen celebrating 95th birthday in show of defiance following US murder charges
7 June 2026
Pete Hegseth
United States / 7 June 2026
Hegseth accuses Europe of allowing migrant ‘invasion’
7 June 2026
Law Enforcement Officers use their riot shields to push and hit anti-ICE protestors outside the Delaney Hall detention center on May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J.
United States / 5 June 2026
Senate approves $70bn Ice Bill
5 June 2026
Lebanese soldiers deploy at a road in front of destroyed houses in Dibbine village, southeast Lebanon, June 5, 2026, a day after Israeli forces withdrew following clashes with Hezbollah fighters
Lebanon / 5 June 2026
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages
5 June 2026
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (second left) and Raul Castro's grandson Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro (center back) take part in a rally in support of former President Raul Castro in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, May 22, 2026
Cuba / 5 June 2026
Trump ‘escalates conflict’ in Cuba after fresh sanctions
5 June 2026
People watch a TV screen showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, June 5, 2026
East Asia / 5 June 2026
Chinese leader Xi will travel to North Korea next week in first visit since 2019
5 June 2026
Sri Lankan police and judiciary officials inspect a charred elderly care home following an overnight fire in Anguruwatota, Sri Lanka, June 4, 2026
Sri Lanka / 5 June 2026
Death toll rises after care home blaze
5 June 2026
Seoul mayoral candidate Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party celebrates his victory at his campaign office in Seoul, South Korea, June 4, 2026
World / 4 June 2026
World in Brief: June 4, 2026
4 June 2026
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined by GOP leaders, prepares to talk to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, June 3, 2026
United States / 4 June 2026
Trump rebuked as House of Representatives approve war powers resolution to halt war in Iran
4 June 2026
Armored vehicles carrying Somali security forces patrol a street after supporters of opposition political figures and state security forces clashed in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 4, 2026
Somalia / 4 June 2026
Armed clashes erupt in Somalia's capital
4 June 2026
A rescue worker searches for victims under the rubble of a building that was hit Monday in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026
Lebanon / 4 June 2026
Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire deal reached between Israel and the Lebanese government
4 June 2026
The Pentagon is viewed from the window of an airplane August 27, 2023, in Washington
United States / 4 June 2026
US attack on alleged drug boat kills two in eastern Pacific
4 June 2026
The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, February 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters
United Nations / 4 June 2026
Germany defeated for seat on UN security council
4 June 2026
Photos of former President Raúl Castro and Fidel Castro decorate a front door in Havana, June 3, 2026
Cuba / 4 June 2026
Cuba rejects US accusations of being a state sponsor of terrorism
4 June 2026
Local people attempt to douse a fire at a hotel in New Delhi, India, June 3, 2026
World / 3 June 2026
World in brief: June 3, 2026
3 June 2026
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit Burj al-Shamali village near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026
Lebanon / 3 June 2026
Israeli forces continue to strike southern Lebanon
3 June 2026
A giant portrait of President Donald Trump looks down from the Justice Department in Washington, June 2, 2026
Middle East / 3 June 2026
Trump confirms row with Netanyahu over Iran peace talks
3 June 2026
A woman who said she was abducted and sexually assaulted by the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, before paying a ransom, poses for a portrait after an interview with The Associated Press in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, April 25, 2026
Sudan / 3 June 2026
Women raped and ransomed by fighters in Sudan war
3 June 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the House Appropriations Committee, June 2, 2026 in Washington
Latin America / 3 June 2026
Brazil’s Lula slams Rubio as an ‘enemy of Latin America’
3 June 2026
A police officer runs after launching tear gas at protesters during an anti-government demonstration in La Paz, Bolivia, May 25, 2026
Bolivia / 3 June 2026
Bolivia ministers resign as protests continue to rage
3 June 2026
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (left) and 80th President of the United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock (right) flank Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, newly elected President of the 81st UN General Assembly, June 2, 2026
United Nations / 3 June 2026
Bangladesh’s foreign minister elected new UN general assembly president
3 June 2026
Acting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen talks to the media after her visit to the King at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 23, 2026. Photo: Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP
World / 2 June 2026
World in brief: June 2, 2026
2 June 2026
Rescue workers use an excavator, as they search for victims under the rubble of a building that was hit Monday in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026
Lebanon / 2 June 2026
Israeli drone strikes kill at least 8 in southern Lebanon
2 June 2026
A Kenyan army soldier cocks his weapon as protesters demonstrate against a proposed Ebola quarantine center to be established by the United States at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya, June 1, 2026
Kenya / 2 June 2026
Kenya's Ruto under fire as protests engulf the country
2 June 2026
Firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 2 June 2026
Massive Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 11 people
2 June 2026
Police conduct a search operation at a makeshift camp of migrants who want to cross the English Channel to Britain near Dunkirk, northern France, May 27, 2026
Europe / 2 June 2026
Rights groups blast EU over migration overhaul
2 June 2026
(Left to right) Chris Hazzard MP, Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O'Neill, Sinead Ennis MLA, and Pat Sheehan MLA, during the launch of the party's reform proposals at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, June 1, 2026
Northern Ireland / 2 June 2026
Sinn Fein propose Stormont power sharing shake up
2 June 2026
Australia / 2 June 2026
Australian ex-minister launches crowd-funded inquiry into Aukus submarine deal
2 June 2026
World / 1 June 2026
World in Brief: June 1, 2026
1 June 2026
lebanon
Lebanon / 1 June 2026
Israel orders attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs
1 June 2026
iran
Middle East war / 1 June 2026
US and Iran exchange attacks as negotiations continue
1 June 2026
Sabah Ishtayeh
Middle East / 1 June 2026
Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli forces at an occupied West Bank barrier
1 June 2026
Left-wing conference / 1 June 2026
South African struggle must be “anchored” in working-class leadership, says Conference of the Left
1 June 2026
Ebola
Health crisis / 1 June 2026
UN health chief reports first five Ebola recoveries
1 June 2026
IVAN CEPEDA
Elections / 1 June 2026
Colombia presidential election heads for run-off
1 June 2026
Deposed leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Ozgur Ozel arrives for a rally in Izmir, Turkey, May 26, 2026
World / 31 May 2026
World in brief: May 31, 2026
31 May 2026
South Africa / 31 May 2026
Left unity essential to address South Africa’s ‘deep structural’ crisis, says Conference of the Left
31 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 / 31 May 2026
Iran reasserts control over the Strait of Hormuz
31 May 2026
Servicemen of Ukraine's defense intelligence set up drones against Russian in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, May 28, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 31 May 2026
Ukraine launches fresh strikes on Russian energy sites
31 May 2026
Villagers inspect the damage to Beaufort Castle, 10 kilometers (6 miles) northwest of the southern market town of Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, May 24, 2000
Lebanon / 31 May 2026
Israeli forces claim capture of strategic Lebanese castle
31 May 2026
Mourners take the last look at the body of Jamal Abu Aoun, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, during his funeral at al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, May 30, 2026
Gaza / 31 May 2026
Israeli forces kill at least two Palestinians during new violations of Gaza ceasefire
31 May 2026
Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (centre) arrives in Bunia, Congo, May 30, 2026
Healthcare / 31 May 2026
Ebola spread in the DRC is ‘deeply alarming,’ warn medics
31 May 2026
A protester holds a sign as ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J.
World / 29 May 2026
World in brief: May 29, 2026
29 May 2026
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, May 27, 2026, in Washington
Middle East / 29 May 2026
Tehran denies memorandum of understanding has been reached with the US
29 May 2026
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2026
Gaza / 29 May 2026
Israeli strikes kill 10 Palestinians in Gaza as Netanyahu vows more control of the strip
29 May 2026
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to reporters at United Nations headquarters, May 26, 2026
China / 29 May 2026
Chinese foreign minister calls for global governance reform
29 May 2026
Workers offload medical and emergency supplies donated by European Union to support frontline workers in fighting Ebola upon arrival at the national airport in Bunia, Congo, May 28, 2026
Healthcare / 29 May 2026
Africa CDC director-general warns ebola outbreak could spread to 12 countries
29 May 2026
General view of the flag of Mexico
Mexico / 29 May 2026
Mexico’s lower house supports law change to annul elections over foreign interference
29 May 2026
U.S. Marines drive off on a military truck with the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) mounted on after they conducted its live-fire training during a media tour at Camp Fuji, in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo, May 20, 2026
Japan / 29 May 2026
Top Russian lawmaker warns against Japan’s military expansion
29 May 2026
A destroyed building hit in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, May 28, 2026
World / 28 May 2026
World in brief: May 28, 2026
28 May 2026
A woman crosses a street in front of a painting of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 24, 2026
Middle East / 28 May 2026
Iran and US trade attacks as ceasefire continues to strain
28 May 2026
Palestinians mourn over the body of Mohammad Odeh, whom Israel says was a leader of Hamas Qassam Brigades, a day after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, during his funeral in Gaza City, May 27, 2026
Gaza / 28 May 2026
Thousands gather for the funeral of Hamas military leader
28 May 2026
India / 28 May 2026
Indian communists arrested during protests against raid on home of Kerala’s former chief minister
28 May 2026
A statue named
France / 28 May 2026
France takes first step to repeal Code Noir slavery laws
28 May 2026
The 3M chemical manufacturer's building is seen in a suburb of Sydney, May 28, 2026
Australia / 28 May 2026
Australia launches billion dollar lawsuit against US based 3M
28 May 2026
Journalists gather outside the headquarters of Spain's ruling Socialist Party as police search the building in Madrid, May 27, 2026
Spain / 28 May 2026
Spanish police search Socialist Party offices in financial probe
28 May 2026
Ghanaian nationals queue with their luggage at O.R. Tambo International Airport as they prepare to board a repatriation flight home following unrest concerns in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 27, 2026
South Africa / 28 May 2026
Ghana welcomes first group fleeing South African anti-immigration protests
28 May 2026
Rescuers descend into a cave in Laos, where five of seven trapped people have been rescued
World / 27 May 2026
World in brief May 28 2026
27 May 2026
Donald Trump in Cabinet today with War Secretary Pete Hegseth
World / 27 May 2026
Trump gathers Cabinet to discuss Iran peace as Israeli aggression continues in Lebanon
27 May 2026
Israeli soldiers occupy a military position overlooking the so-called Yellow Line in the central Gaza Strip
World / 27 May 2026
Israel kills alleged Hamas commander in ceasefire-violating bombing raid on Gaza
27 May 2026
Tsipras
World / 27 May 2026
KKE unimpressed with Tsipras’s new party in Greece
27 May 2026
Nato
World / 27 May 2026
German MEP: 5% military spending a ‘propaganda tool’ to cut welfare
27 May 2026

New Greenpeace study shows European Nato states already spend far more than Russia on militaries

Trump
World / 27 May 2026
Trump will raise refugee cap – for white South Africans only, he says
27 May 2026
Adriana Garzon, mother of Brayan Rayo Garzon who died by suicide while in ICE custody in April 2025, stands next to a photo of Rayo that reads
World / 27 May 2026
Suicides soaring in US Ice agency custody, study finds
27 May 2026
The remains of the minibus are moved to a flatbed truck
World / 26 May 2026
World in brief May 27 2026
26 May 2026
Graffiti in Iran
World / 26 May 2026
US-Iran ceasefire in doubt after exchange of fire
26 May 2026

And Russia draws 120 countries to security summit in Moscow

Khan Younis 26.5.2026
World / 26 May 2026
Elbit systems reports 59% profit boost due to wars and militarisation
26 May 2026
From left, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pose before a Quad ministerial meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi
World / 26 May 2026
Quad summit mulls ports, rare earths and intelligence-sharing in China containment strategy
26 May 2026
Cerberus
World / 26 May 2026
Russia stands by threats to Kiev as diplomats dismiss warning to get out
26 May 2026
Pope Leo XIV (left) greets Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah during the presentation of the Pope’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas
World / 26 May 2026
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical decries unchecked power of Big Tech over AI development
26 May 2026
Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke
World / 26 May 2026
Repatriation of Isis camp inmates to Australia points to new Syrian reality
26 May 2026
First responders gather near the scene after a person allegedly sprayed a substance that caused an odor, in Tokyo, Japan, May 25, 2026
World / 25 May 2026
World in brief: May 25, 2026
25 May 2026
A woman crosses a street in front of a painting of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini and paramilitary Basij forces in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 24, 2026
Iran / 25 May 2026
Trump tells officials not to rush peace deal with Iran
25 May 2026
Rescue workers search for victims in the rubble of a destroyed house that was hit on Tuesday by an Israeli airstrike, in the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr, south Lebanon, May 20, 2026
Lebanon / 25 May 2026
Israeli attacks kill at least three in southern Lebanon
25 May 2026
Cargo ship arrives in Havana Bay in Havana, Cuba, May 18, 2026
Cuba / 25 May 2026
Cuba receives massive aid shipment from China
25 May 2026
Rescue workers try to put out a fire at a residential building after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, May 24, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 25 May 2026
Russia attacks Ukraine using the hypersonic Oreshnik
25 May 2026
Family members of an Ebola victim mourn as the coffin is taken away for burial, at Sofepadi Hospital in Bunia, Congo, May 23, 2026
Healthcare / 25 May 2026
Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients
25 May 2026
Senegal / 25 May 2026
Senegal’s parliamentary speaker resigns as political crisis deepens
25 May 2026
Police officers arrive at Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) headquarters in Ankara, Sunday, May 24, 2026, to evict supporters gathered inside. Photo: Ugur Yildirim/DIA Photo via AP
World / 24 May 2026
World in brief: May 24, 2026
24 May 2026
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at a joint presser with India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, unseen, following their talks in New Delhi, India, May 24, 2026
Middle East / 24 May 2026
Details of potential US-Iran peace deal emerge
24 May 2026
Palestinians walk through the rubble of the Al-Kurd family home, destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, May 24, 2026
World / 24 May 2026
More than 50 countries supplied arms to Israel after ICJ ruling
24 May 2026
Rescue workers search for victims in the rubble of a destroyed house that was hit on Tuesday by an Israeli airstrike, in the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr, south Lebanon, May 20, 2026
Lebanon / 24 May 2026
Israeli forces kill at least 20 in Lebanon
24 May 2026
Police officers at a checkpoint stop cars at the entrance to the Liushenyu coal mine facility in Qinyuan county in Changzhi, northern China's Shanxi province on May 24, 2026
China / 24 May 2026
Rescuers race to find survivors after Chinese coal mine blast kills at least 82
24 May 2026
A man throws a cobblestone at riot police as clashes break out during a rally led by Serbia's protesting university students who are pushing for major political changes in the Balkan country run by President Aleksandar Vucic, in Belgrade, Serbia, May 23, 2026
Serbia / 24 May 2026
Protesters clash with police during Serbian anti-government rally
24 May 2026
Volunteers look for victims from an overturned train coach on a railway track as survivors wait for transport at the site of bomb explosion, in Quetta, Pakistan, May 24, 2026
Pakistan / 24 May 2026
Suicide bomb in Pakistan kills at least 23 people
24 May 2026
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte look at each other as they deliver a statement during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden, May 22, 2026
World / 22 May 2026
World in brief: May 22, 2026
22 May 2026
Palestinians inspect the rubble of the Ismail family home, destroyed in Israeli airstrike at Al-Maghazi camp, in the central Gaza Strip, May 21, 2026
United Nations / 22 May 2026
Palestinians forced to withdraw bid for UN vice president by the US
22 May 2026
Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, May 20, 2026
World / 22 May 2026
World facing global economic collapse if Strait of Hormuz remains closed, according to new analysis
22 May 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends at a press conference at the US Embassy in Rome, May 8, 2026
Cuba / 22 May 2026
Rubio lies are pretext for military attack, says Cuban foreign minister
22 May 2026
Republican People's Party or (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel gestures to party members during his speech during a CHP convention, in Ankara, April 6, 2025
Turkey / 22 May 2026
Turkish court ousts leader of main opposition party
22 May 2026
Afghanistan / 22 May 2026
UN slams Afghan law that includes provisions on child marriage
22 May 2026
A security guard runs in front of an Ebola treatment center in flames in Rwampara, Congo, May 21, 2026
Healthcare / 22 May 2026
Ebola treatment centre burned down in Congo as anger grows over outbreak
22 May 2026
Red Cross workers carry the body of a person who died of Ebola into a coffin at a health center in Rwampara, Congo, May 20, 2026
World / 21 May 2026
World in brief: May 21, 2026
21 May 2026
Exterior view of the Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, February 18, 2019
World / 21 May 2026
The International Court of Justice rules in favour of the right to strike
21 May 2026
People walk past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026
Iran / 21 May 2026
Iran reviewing latest US response to ceasefire framework
21 May 2026
Israel's Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Israeli parliament, during a session considering a bill to dissolve the government in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026
Middle East / 21 May 2026
Israel deports Flotilla activists after taunting them on video
21 May 2026
Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, is interviewed by the Associated Press in Rome, July 29, 2025
World / 21 May 2026
US lifts sanctions against UN Palestine special rapporteur
21 May 2026
Raul Castro waves a Cuban national flag during a May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana on May 1, 2025
Cuba / 21 May 2026
Cuba hits back at US charges against Castro
21 May 2026
Ukrainian servicemen of Khartia brigade launch a drone towards Russian positions at the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, May 20, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 21 May 2026
Ukraine strikes another Russian oil refinery as economic assets targeted
21 May 2026
Members of the Samsung Electronics labor union hold up their cards during a rally demanding higher bonuses at its computer chip complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 23, 2026. The letters read
South Korea / 20 May 2026
Samsung's union puts off strike after reaching last-minute wage deal
20 May 2026
People offload a shipment of more than 15 tons of supplies donated by UNICEF as part of the response to the Ebola virus outbreak at Bunia National Airport in Bunia, Congo, May 19, 2026
World / 20 May 2026
World in brief: May 20, 2026
20 May 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin (centre) and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, May 20, 2026
China / 20 May 2026
Xi and Putin highlight cooperation during Beijing summit
20 May 2026
Israeli naval forces sail a confiscated Gaza-bound flotilla boat into Israel's Ashdod port after intercepting the vessel on the Mediterranean Sea, May 19, 2026
Gaza / 20 May 2026
At least 87 Gaza flotilla activists kidnapped by Israeli forces begin hunger strike
20 May 2026
Anti-government protesters standing in a field are silhouetted against clouds of tear gas launched by police, near El Alto, Bolivia, May 16, 2026
Bolivia / 20 May 2026
Crisis deepens in Bolivia as protests and blockades continue
20 May 2026
The South Korean-operated vessel HMM NAMU is docked after being damaged from a fire following an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz, at a port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 8, 2026
Middle East / 20 May 2026
Shipping grows through Strait of Hormuz despite US blockade
20 May 2026
A man inspects his damaged car amid the rubble of shops destroyed in previous Israeli airstrikes in the Hosh neighborhood of Tyre, southern Lebanon, April 19, 2026
Middle East / 20 May 2026
Israeli air strikes on Lebanon kill at least 19
20 May 2026
A man demonstrates near a fire during a public transport strike over fuel prices in Nairobi, Kenya, May 18, 2026
Kenya / 20 May 2026
Kenyan fuel strike suspended after two days of protests left four dead
20 May 2026
Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU defense ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, May 12, 2026
World / 19 May 2026
World in brief: May 19, 2026
19 May 2026
Cyclists pass by Russian and Chinese national flags displayed along the Tiananmen Gate ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's two days official visit to and meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Beijing, May 19, 2026
World / 19 May 2026
Putin says Russian-Chinese ties have hit a ‘truly unprecedented level’
19 May 2026
Protesters chant pro-Palestinian slogans outside Greece's Foreign Ministry after Israel's navy intercepted an activists flotilla in waters off of Cyprus, in Athens on May 18, 2026
Gaza / 19 May 2026
Israeli forces illegally intercept another Gaza aid flotilla boat in international waters
19 May 2026
President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, May 18, 2026, in Washington
Middle East / 19 May 2026
Trump says attack on Iran delayed at the request of Gulf states
19 May 2026
Police use a water cannon to disperse protesters on the second day of a public transport strike over fuel prices in Nairobi, Kenya, May 19, 2026
Kenya / 19 May 2026
Four killed as fuel protests continue to grip Kenya
19 May 2026
The Asian Katra cargo ship (top left) arrives in Havana Bay in Havana, Cuba, May 18, 2026
Cuba / 19 May 2026
Humanitarian aid ship from Mexico docks in Havana
19 May 2026
Anti-government protesters hold signs reading in Spanish
Bolivia / 19 May 2026
Bolivia protesters clash with police as unrest widens
19 May 2026
Commuters board a bus outside of the Jamaica–179th Street station as Long Island Rail Road workers enter the third day of their strike, May 18, 2026, in New York
United States / 19 May 2026
Deal reached to end Long Island Rail strike
19 May 2026
People strip parts from a burned-out vehicle during a public transport strike over fuel prices in Nairobi, Kenya, May 18, 2026
World / 18 May 2026
World in brief: May 18, 2026
18 May 2026
This grab from CCTV footage shows activists aboard a flotilla boat with their hands in the air as a boat approaches one of more than 50 vessels that departed from the port of Marmaris, Turkey, in international waters Monday, May 18, 2026. Photo: Global Sumud Flotilla via AP
Gaza / 18 May 2026
Israeli military intercepts vessels from pro-Palestinian flotilla trying to break the Gaza blockade
18 May 2026
People walk past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026
Iran / 18 May 2026
US refusing to offer ‘tangible’ concessions following Iran’s peace proposals, according to Iranian media
18 May 2026
A man walks next to buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikes the previous day in the southern village of Maarakeh, Lebanon, May 17, 2026
Middle East / 18 May 2026
Israel kills at least five in Lebanon after ‘ceasefire’ extension
18 May 2026
Long Island Rail Road workers walk on the picket line outside of Penn Station on the first day of their strike, May 16, 2026, in New York
United States / 18 May 2026
Talks to end Long Island train strike set to continue
18 May 2026
An electoral worker checks the color of newly printed ballots ahead of the June presidential second-round election in Lima, Peru, May 17, 2026
Peru / 18 May 2026
Peru’s electoral board confirms Fujimori and Sanchez presidential run-off
18 May 2026
A student from an orphanage school that was abducted with others by gunmen in late April, is photographed following his released in Lokoja, Nigeria, May 7, 2026
Nigeria / 18 May 2026
At least 80 children missing after latest attacks on Nigerian schools
18 May 2026
Global news / 17 May 2026
World in Brief
17 May 2026

Snippets of news from around the world

Hamas
Gaza / 17 May 2026
Israeli attack kills Hamas’ military wing leader
17 May 2026
Barakah nuclear power plant
Nuclear power plant attack / 17 May 2026
Drone strike sparks fire near UAE’s nuclear power plant
17 May 2026
congo
Health / 17 May 2026
Global health emergency declared over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
17 May 2026
Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia / 17 May 2026
French judge to launch probe into Saudi prince over Khashoggi killing
17 May 2026
colombia
Colombia / 17 May 2026
Ex-mayor shot dead during election campaign
17 May 2026
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu
Nigeria / 17 May 2026
Nigerian and US forces kill top Isis leader
17 May 2026
Health workers dressed in protective gear begin their shift at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo, July 16, 2019
Round-up / 15 May 2026
World in brief: May 15, 2026
15 May 2026
US President Donald Trump (right) gestures as he speaks next to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026
China / 15 May 2026
Xi and Trump end Beijing summit claiming progress on stabilising relations
15 May 2026
Palestinian Yusuf Abu Hamam (front, centre) who was expelled from his town during the first Israeli-Arab war in 1948, walks with his grandchildren and son past buildings destroyed by the Israeli air and ground operations in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza
Palestine / 15 May 2026
Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 Nakba
15 May 2026
A person is seen inside a burning vehicle as men attempt to put out the fire after an Israeli air strike hits a car in the coastal town of Barja, south of Beirut, Lebanon, May 13, 2026
Middle East / 15 May 2026
Direct peace talks take place between Lebanon and Israel
15 May 2026
CIA director John Ratcliffe listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, March 26, 2026
Cuba / 15 May 2026
Cubans meet with CIA chief in Havana as tensions continue to rise
15 May 2026
Protesters march during a ‘Drive the Nazis out of Melbourne’ protest in Melbourne, September 23, 2023 [Photo: James Ross/AAP Image via AP]
Australia / 15 May 2026
Australia uses new law to ban neonazi network
15 May 2026
Artisanal miners clash with police during a protest demanding access to expanded mining areas in La Paz, Bolivia, May 14, 2026
Bolivia / 15 May 2026
Clashes erupt in Bolivia as police clash with miners
15 May 2026
A Home Guard member ties a rope to a fallen tree to set up a temporary shelter following dust storms and heavy rain in Prayagraj, India, May 14, 2026
World / 14 May 2026
World in brief: May 14, 2026
14 May 2026
US President Donald Trump (left) poses with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Temple of Heaven, May 14, 2026, in Beijing
China / 14 May 2026
China's Xi warns Trump that Taiwan could be a flashpoint with the US
14 May 2026
Foreign ministers and representatives of the Brics nations pose for a group photo during a two-day meeting in New Delhi, India, May 14, 2026 [Pic: AP Photo/Manish Swarup]
Diplomacy / 14 May 2026
Brics foreign ministers meet in India amidst challenge of Iran war
14 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 / 14 May 2026
Ship reported seized off the coast of the UAE
14 May 2026
Smoke billows after drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted the northern port in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, Sudan, May 6, 2025
Northeast Africa / 14 May 2026
Weeks of intense clashes in southern Sudan has killed dozens, say medics group
14 May 2026
Rescuers carry a body of a local resident killed when a Russian missile hit an apartment building during massive air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 14, 2026
Eastern Europe / 14 May 2026
Russia hits Kiev with massive drone and ballistic missile attack, killing at least 1 and injuring dozens
14 May 2026