Israel’s military on Saturday issued a new warning for residents of nine southern villages to evacuate. Israel and Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group have kept up their attacks despite a ceasefire in place since April 17.

She was believed to have suffered a heart attack in late March, according to her lawyers who visited her a few days after the incident. At the time, she appeared pale, underweight and needed a nurse to help her walk.

The Narges Mohammadi Foundation said the Nobel Prize laureate had two episodes of complete loss of consciousness and a severe cardiac crisis. Earlier Friday, Mohammadi had fainted twice in prison in Zanjan in northwestern Iran, according to the foundation.

Vietnam has been seeking support from Japan and other countries for oil supplies as conflict in the Middle ​East drives prices higher and disrupts supply chains.

The two leaders discussed ways to deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership ​established in 2023, focusing on energy, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and space.

The sculpture, which bears Banksy's signature, is the first artwork the artist has unveiled since a Reuters investigation in March revealed details about his real identity, which had been ​kept a closely guarded secret.

Britain raised its national terrorism ​threat level ​to "severe" ⁠from "substantial" on Thursday (April 30) after an antisemitic stabbing attack ​earlier in the week ​in ⁠north London. The threat level indicates that an extremist attack ⁠is ​highly likely within ​the next six months.

The US embassy in London has cautioned ​Americans in the UK to ‌stay alert in public places, keep a low profile and ​review their personal security ​plans after British government officials said earlier ⁠that they were raising ​the national terrorism threat to ​its second-highest level.

Trump has also taken aim at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in strikingly personal terms, saying that he is "not Winston Churchill," and threatening to impose a "big tariff" on imports from the UK.

and increase tariffs on cars and trucks from ‌the European Union (EU), a move that will hit Germany hardest.

Trump this week lashed out at German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over his criticism of the ​Iran war, calling him "totally ineffective." On Friday (May 1), the Pentagon said it would cut 5,000 of the 36,400 troops it has stationed in Germany, …

Timmy is now back in his native North Sea habitat. But despite arriving in the saltier, colder waters off northern Europe, the whale remains in danger, as his health deteriorated while he was stranded.

As part of the welcome on Friday (1 May), he inspected the Royal Bermuda Regiment of the British Army before shaking hands with members of the public who lined the streets of former capital St George.

His first day in the territory included a visit to a education hub that focuses on the island's ecosystem, a boat trip with the coastguard and a cake-cutting event at an aquarium.

The King, who was not accompanied by Queen Camilla, arrived in the territory's capital of Hamilton on Thursday (30 April) evening, after a four-day state visit to the US.

In social media posts on Thursday (30 April), Trump said Merz was "doing a terrible job" and had "problems of all kinds", including on immigration and energy. Trump has also suggested pulling US troops from Italy and Spain.

The decision comes a day after Trump criticised Merz, who suggested the US had been "humiliated" by Iranian negotiators. Trump, a longtime critic of the Nato alliance, has been lashing out at allies over their refusal to participate in operations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump told reporters on Friday afternoon: "We just had a conversation with Iran. Let's see what happens. But, I would say that I am not happy."

Despite the ceasefire, the US and Iran have not yet reached a longer-term deal via talks, though Iranian media reported a new proposal from Tehran sent via Pakistan on Friday (1 May).

It came on the 60th day since he formally notified Congress of strikes against Iran. US law requires him to "terminate any use of United States Armed Forces" within 60 days of such a notification - unless Congress allows a continuation.

But within “a couple of weeks” he gained humanitarian protection, later was granted a visa as a religious worker, and became a US citizen two decades ago.

Menjivar-Ayala, 55, fled El Salvador’s civil war as a teen in the late 1980s, eventually crossing illegally into the United States in 1990, he told The Associated Press (AP) in an interview last year.

Pope Leo XIV on Friday (May 1) announced the appointment of the Most Reverend Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, an auxiliary bishop in Washington, DC, as the new leader of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, which comprises West Virginia, one of the nation’s least racially diverse states.

The move could add to unease among Washington's allies, whom Trump encouraged to deploy personnel to the CMCC and commit funds for his Gaza rebuilding plan, effectively on hold since the US launched its joint war with Israel against Iran.

The closing of the Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) in Israel would mark the latest blow to US President Donald Trump's Gaza plan, already undermined by repeated Israeli attacks since ‌the October 2025 truce and a refusal by Hamas to lay down its arms.

Two activists were detained by Israeli authorities, ​according to statements from Israel and the organisers of the flotilla, who identified them as Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national of Palestinian origin, and Brazilian Thiago Avila.

The activists were part of a second Global Sumud flotilla, launched in recent months in an attempt to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza by delivering humanitarian assistance. The ships set sail from the Spanish port of Barcelona on April 12.

They also included approval of the ​sale to Kuwait of an integrated battle command system costing $2.5 billion ‌and ⁠to Israel of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems costing $992.4 million. The US State Department approved a sale to the UAE of APKWS for $147.6 million.

Friday's announcements by the US State Department included approving military ​sales to Qatar of Patriot air and missile defense replenishment services costing $4.01 billion and of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) ​costing $992.4 million.

while the Pentagon component operating out of CENTCOM headquarters in Florida would coordinate real-time maritime traffic and communicate directly ​with vessels transiting the Strait, the cable said.

The component of the initiative led by the ​State Department would serve as the diplomatic hub between partner countries and the shipping industry, …

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved the creation of the Maritime Freedom Construct (MFC), the cable dated April 28 said, which it described as a joint initiative by the US State Department and ​the Pentagon.

Demonstrations were held from Seoul, Sydney and Jakarta to many European capitals. In the US, activists opposing President Donald Trump’s policies also held marches and boycotts.

May 1 is a public holiday in many countries to mark International Workers’ Day, or Labor Day, when workers’ unions traditionally rally around wages, pensions, inequality and broader political issues.

More than 30 people were killed in violence at the square during May Day protests in 1977. The detentions come a day after Turkey’s top Constitutional Court ruled that three people who were detained for 58 days in 2024 on May Day had their right to peaceful assembly violated.

Protests marking International Workers’ Day, a national holiday in Turkey, are frequently marred by clashes with authorities, which have declared Istanbul’s central Taksim Square a no-go area for protesters on security grounds.

Turkish authorities detained over 500 May Day demonstrators on Friday (May 1) for attempting to march in areas declared off-limits. apnews.com/article/turk...

Cuban ​Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said in a post ​on X that ​the measures, made via an executive ‌order ⁠earlier on Friday, violate the United Nations Charter, and that the US ​has no ​right ⁠to impose them against Cuba ​or third countries ​or ⁠entities.

The fresh sanctions target people, entities and affiliates that support the Cuban government's security apparatus or are complicit in corruption or serious human rights violations, as well as agents, officials or supporters of the government, the officials said.

Castro's son Alejandro Castro, and his ​grandson Raul ⁠Rodriguez have been in talks with US officials, according to several media reports, suggesting the prominent role the family still plays politically despite Castro's retirement.

Castro, the brother of Fidel Castro who handed over the presidency in 2018, ​was presented with a book containing over 6 million Cuban signatures - nearly two-thirds of the population - demonstrating popular will to defend the country from a possible direct military attack from the US.

Ninety-four-year-old former leader Raul Castro joined thousands of Cubans in an International Workers' Day march on Friday (May 1) that passed through the capital ​of Havana's waterfront and by the US embassy as tensions between the ‌nations reach near-unprecedented levels.

At a moment of maximum tension between the US and Cuba, Rodríguez Castro is emerging from his grandfather’s shadow to take on a surprising role as an interlocutor with the Trump administration that seems hellbent on upending his family’s tight control over the communist-run island.

always just feet away when Raúl Castro appears in public. While he is always in the background, Rodríguez Castro’s name and family connection are never mentioned in Cuba’s tightly controlled state-run press.

“Please! Bodyguard!” the photographers shouted at the Cuban official who was on Castro’s heels and spoiling their shot. Named for his grandfather, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro has for more than a decade acted as part bodyguard, part gatekeeper to Cuba’s most powerful living figure, …

He has his work cut out for him: Trump has shown this week he can muscle his way through moments of crisis like the dinner, but he can't do that with more intractable problems like ​inflation and Iran.

US Federal prosecutors released a video on Thursday (April 30) showing the moment authorities said a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and attempt to kill US President Donald Trump.

The video appears to show Allen run through a magnetometer and point his weapon at the agent, who fired back five times, according to authorities. It’s not clear from the video at what moment Allen’s weapon fires.

Prosecutors had previously claimed the agent was shot in the bullet-resistant vest during the melee, but had not confirmed it was Allen who shot the agent. Pirro, however, said on Thursday that there is no evidence that the officer was hit by friendly fire.

Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for Washington, posted the video on social media amid questions over whose bullet struck a Secret Service officer as Cole Tomas Allen ran through security with a long gun toward the hotel ballroom packed with journalists, administration officials and others.