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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, May 3, 2026

Middle East / 3 May 2026

Spain demands release of citizen kidnapped by Israel in international waters

3 May 2026

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

A woman holds up pictures of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, left, and his father, the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a state-organised rally, in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026

Middld East / 30 April 2026

Iran will protect its ‘nuclear and missile capabilities’ as a national asset, Supreme Leader says

30 April 2026

Lebanon’s President Aoun calls for international action to force Israel to ‘stop targeting civilians, paramedics, civil defence, and humanitarian’ workers

Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General and a candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, speaks during an informal dialogue at U.N. headquarters, April 21, 2026

Atomic Weapons / 30 April 2026

Nuclear test ban treaty head issues warning to US and Russia

30 April 2026

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for the EU Summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, April 23, 2026

Eastern Europe / 30 April 2026

Zelensky seeking details of Russia’s short-term ceasefire proposed to US

30 April 2026

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds up the report on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion during a press conference at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney, April 30, 2026

Terrorism / 30 April 2026

Anti-semitism inquiry recommends Australian government prioritises gun reform

30 April 2026

The Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, October 10, 2018

World / 29 April 2026

World in brief: April 29, 2026

29 April 2026

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services, rescue workers put out a fire of a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike on Odesa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2026

Eastern Europe / 29 April 2026

New Ukrainian strike on Russian oil target reflects Kiev’s drone advances

29 April 2026

Activists participate in a demonstration during a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, April 27, 2026

Climate Crisis / 29 April 2026

Conference seeks ways to speed up shift away from fossil fuels

29 April 2026

Indonesian military personnel accused of carrying out an acid attack on human right activist Andrie Yunus, stand in attention during their trial at a military court in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 29, 2026

Indonesia / 29 April 2026

Four Indonesian military personnel go on trial over acid attack on rights activist

29 April 2026

Residential buildings and a bridge in northern Tehran, Iran, April 28, 2026

Middle East / 29 April 2026

Iranian currency hits record low

29 April 2026

A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026

UAE / 29 April 2026

United Arab Emirates announces withdrawal from Opec

29 April 2026

Europe / 29 April 2026

EU blasts Meta for failing to keep underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram

29 April 2026

A Ugandan police officer walks past detainees seated in a room after authorities arrested dozens of foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration, in Kampala, Uganda, April 28, 2026

Round-up / 28 April 2026

World in brief: April 28, 2026

28 April 2026

A Revolutionary Guard Navy speedboat approaches the cargo ship Epaminondas during the seizure of one of two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, April 21, 2026

Middle East / 28 April 2026

Iran still in ‘war situation’ as US snubs Tehran's offer

28 April 2026

Patients sit inside a medical clinic where children with malnutrition are treated, in Chuil, Nyirol County, Jonglei State, South Sudan, April 10, 2026

Central Africa / 28 April 2026

Displaced people in South Sudan denied aid by government

28 April 2026

People leave a courthouse after a gunman opened fire leaving several people wounded in Athens, April 28, 2026

Southern Europe / 28 April 2026

89-year-old open fires at Greek social security office

28 April 2026

A rescue worker walks inside apartments destroyed by a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, April 27, 2026

Eastern Europe / 28 April 2026

Ukraine hits Russian oil refinery for third time as residents evacuate

28 April 2026

Displaced people who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sit outside shelter tents in Beirut, Lebanon, April 24, 2026

Middle East / 28 April 2026

Israel continues strikes on Lebanon and Gaza

28 April 2026

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026

Middle East / 28 April 2026

Calls escalate for release of missing German journalist in Syria

28 April 2026

Pope Leo XIV prays with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, left, in the Urban VIII Chapel inside the Apostolic Palace, at the Vatican, April 27, 2026. Photo: Vatican Media via AP

Round-up / 27 April 2026

World in brief: April 27, 2026

27 April 2026

The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, April 18, 2026

Middle East / 27 April 2026

Tehran offers to open Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade of Iran’s ports

27 April 2026

Mali's Defense Minister Sadio Camara enters a hall for a talk in Moscow, Russia, on February 28, 2024

West Africa / 27 April 2026

Mali says defence minister was killed in sweeping jihadist attacks

27 April 2026

The Global Sumud Flotilla is preparing to set sail for Gaza as a number of boats are on their way from Spain to form an expanded unified fleet, in Syracuse, Italy, April 23, 2026. Photo: Sebastiano Diamante/LaPresse via AP

Palestine Solidarity / 27 April 2026

Global Sumud Flotilla leaves Sicily and heads for Gaza

27 April 2026

Left to right: Daniel Tatlow-Devally, Zo Hailu, Crow Tricks, Vi Kovarbasic and Leandra Rollo

Arms Trade / 27 April 2026

Trial against five pro-Palestinian activists in Germany is latest ‘crackdown on those who refuse to be bystanders to genocide’

27 April 2026