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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

World in brief: May 12, 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

Iran war ceasefire hangs by a thread

12 May 2026

People hold up signs referring to pension age which read

Belgium / 12 May 2026

General strike brings much of Belgium to a standstill

12 May 2026

Israel / 12 May 2026

Human rights groups slam death penalty tribunal for October 7 attackers

12 May 2026

Ukraine's Head of the Office of the President Andrii Yermak speaks at a news conference in Davos, Switzerland, January 14, 2024

Ukraine / 12 May 2026

Officials name Zelensky's former chief of staff as suspect in major corruption investigation

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

Ramaphosa insists he will not resign

12 May 2026

Plainclothes police officers, left, and local residents examine damage at the site of a bomb explosion at a market in Sarai Norag in Lakki Marwat, a district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, May 12, 2026

Pakistan / 12 May 2026

Bomb rigged to rickshaw explodes in Pakistan bazaar, killing 9

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

World in brief: May 11, 2026

11 May 2026

Women hold Iranian flags for a pro-government campaign in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026

Iran War / 11 May 2026

Trump slams Iran’s response to US ceasefire proposal as ‘unacceptable’

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

Armed militia kill at least 69 people in north-east Congo

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

Saudi oil giant Aramco sees profits jump by 25%

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

Xi and Trump set to meet in Beijing

11 May 2026

The Essequibo River flows through Kurupukari crossing in Guyana, November 19, 2023

Latin America / 11 May 2026

Venezuela's acting leader at UN court to defend claim over Guyana mineral rich region

11 May 2026

Former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (centre) gestures to his supporters following his release on parole from a Bangkok prison in Bangkok, Thailand, May 11, 2026

Southeast Asia / 11 May 2026

Thailand’s Thaksin released from prison after 8 months for abuse of power

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

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