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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

World in brief: May 1, 2026

1 May 2026

A woman hangs laundry in her damaged apartment after returning home with her family in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, April 30, 2026

Middle East / 1 May 2026

Israel and Hezbollah continue fighting despite Lebanon ceasefire

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

Israeli soldiers accused of torturing, beating and kidnapping unarmed Global Sumud Flotilla activists

1 May 2026

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

Forces of the regional Kurdish administration secure the area of the Jasana Cave ahead of a symbolic disarmament ceremony by the separatist PKK group as part of the peace process with Turkey, in Sulaymaniyah governorate, Iraq, July 11, 2025

Middle East / 1 May 2026

PKK commander accuses Turkish government of having ‘frozen’ peace initiatives

1 May 2026

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

SDLP MP condemns Badenoch’s use of Bloody Sunday footage in social media video

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

Former President Jair Bolsonaro, temporarily allowed out of house arrest for medical treatment, departs a hospital in Brasilia, Brazil, September 14, 2025

Latin America / 1 May 2026

Brazil’s congress overrides presidential veto and adopts Bill to reduce Bolsonaro’s 27-year sentence for plotting a coup

1 May 2026

Protesters hold posters of communist figures as they march towards the Malacanang presidential palace during a May Day rally in Manila, Philippines on Friday, May 1, 2026

May Day 2026 / 1 May 2026

In Pictures: Workers around the world demonstrate for May Day

1 May 2026

Laborers hold flares during a May Day demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 30, 2026

May Day / 1 May 2026

Workers in Argentina protest against far-right President Milei’s evisceration of their rights

1 May 2026

Relatives of those was killed during the Springhill Westrock killings, arrive at Belfast Coroner's Court, for the inquest into the 1972 west Belfast shooting of three teenagers and a priest, in a disputed incident involving the Army is being held, April 30, 2026

Six Counties / 30 April 2026

Soldiers who killed five civilians in west Belfast in 1972 ‘overreacted and lost control,’ coroner says at inquest

30 April 2026

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

World in brief: April 30, 2026

30 April 2026

A protest against TotalEnergies at a petrol station in Paris, April 30, 2026 [Pic: Remy El Sibaie/ 350.org]

Environment / 30 April 2026

Campaigners across the world demand governments impose permanent windfall taxes on fossil fuel profits

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

‘This is piracy:’ Outrage as Israel abducts aid flotilla crew in international waters

30 April 2026

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