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May 02, 2026
Paris [France], May 2: A trainee driver learning to operate a city bus in a Paris suburb plunged the vehicle into the Seine River on Thursday after making a steering error, authorities and French media reported.
Iran threatens painful response if US renews attacks
Tunisia's jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi rushed to hospital
Detained Gaza flotilla activists to be taken to Greece: Israel
US pioneering gene researcher Venter dies
US indicts Sinaloa governor, 9 others over Mexican drug cartel links
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Putin, Trump discuss possible temporary ceasefire in Ukraine
Moscow [Russia] / Washington [US] / Kiev [Ukraine], May 2: Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump discussed a possible temporary ceasefire in...
King Charles, Camilla bid formal farewell to Trump and Melania
London [UK], May 2: The British King and Queen have said farewell to the US president and first lady as they near the end of...
Largest US aircraft carrier to depart Middle East
May 01, 2026
Washington [US], May 1: The US Navy's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, is expected to leave the Middle East soon, US media...
UK terror threat level raised to severe after two Jewish men stabbed
London [UK], May 1: The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to "severe" following the Golders Green stabbings of two Jewish men, meaning a...
Trump hits back again at German Chancellor Merz over Iran war criticism
Washington [US], May 1: US President Donald Trump took aim at German Chancellor Friedrich Merz again on Thursday over his criticism of the war in...
New York Mayor Mamdani urges UK king to return Koh-i-Noor diamond to India
New York [US], May 1: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani suggested that Britain should return one of its crown jewels to India, the Koh-i-Noor diamond,...
Brazil Senate blocks Supreme Court nominee for first time in 130 years
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], May 1: Brazil's Senate has rejected a Supreme Court nominee for the first time in more than 130 years, dealing a...
Man sentenced to death for murder of toddlers at Ugandan nursery
Kampala [Uganda], May 1: A man has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of four toddlers at a nursery school in Uganda's...
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 27; Hezbollah attacks IDF
Beirut [Lebanon] / Tel Aviv [Israel], May 1: Twnety-seven people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon, including two minors and at least four women,...
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence reduced
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 1: Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing has cut all prisoners' sentences by one-sixth, a blanket measure that grants deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence a further reduction, according to a member of her legal team.
Khamenei threatens response to any US attacks
Trump warns Iran to 'get smart' over stalled talks
Apr 30, 2026
US, Latin America countries criticise China's retaliation
Future Hungarian PM Magyar has 'highly constructive' meeting with EU
War not a solution to resolve ongoing crisis: Iranian official
UK expels Russian diplomat, summons ambassador in tit-for-tat move
Ukraine escalates dispute with Israel over grain from occupied areas
Apr 29, 2026
UK government to impose restrictions on social media for under-16s
Mexico's Jalisco drug cartel chief arrested
89-year-old suspect arrested after Athens shooting spree: Authorities
