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French town breaks smurf number world record 18 May 2025 - 12:50 pm
Participants wearing smurf (schtroumpf) costumes take part in an attempt to break the world record for the largest gathering of smurfs, in Landerneau, western France, on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Fred Tanneau / AFP)
Turkish President announces discovery of 75 bcm natural gas reserve 17 May 2025 - 09:39 pm
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Eurovision says 'wait and see' on Celine Dion 17 May 2025 - 04:02 pm
A giant screen shows Canadian singer Celine Dion giving a recorded message during the dress rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Man badly hurt by falling palm tree at Cannes film festival 17 May 2025 - 03:17 pm
Emergency services assist a passerby injured after an old palm tree fell along the Boulevard de la Croisette, on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Miguel Medina / AFP)
Cat on train tracks? 20 minutes to retrieve it, France says 16 May 2025 - 06:35 pm
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Turkiye FM calls for Ukraine-Russia ceasefire 16 May 2025 - 04:21 pm
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Trump says 'a lot of people are starving' in Gaza 16 May 2025 - 11:30 am
US President Donald Trump attends a business forum in Abu Dhabi on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe Cacace / AFP)
Rubio lands in Istanbul ahead of Russia-Ukraine talks: AFP 16 May 2025 - 10:20 am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) arrives at Istanbul international airport, in Istanbul, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Francisco Seco / Pool / AFP)
EU accuses TikTok of violating digital rules over ads 15 May 2025 - 04:56 pm
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Italy PM says Gaza humanitarian situation ever more 'unjustifiable' 14 May 2025 - 10:54 pm
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Turkiye evolves into peace diplomacy hub, says Erdogan 14 May 2025 - 05:58 pm
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Spanish government seeks to ban spam calls 13 May 2025 - 05:52 pm
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Russia confirms preparations for direct negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul 13 May 2025 - 05:39 pm
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UK's Starmer rejects comparisons with notorious anti-migrant speech 13 May 2025 - 05:05 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a press conference at the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street, central London, on May 12, 2025 ahead of the publication of the Government's Immigration White Paper. (Photo by Ian Vogler / POOL / AFP)
Princess Catherine says nature her 'sanctuary' amid cancer recovery 13 May 2025 - 03:31 pm
Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales smiles during a visit to present
Latest quake sparks fear around Italy's Naples 13 May 2025 - 02:49 pm
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Bomb alert on plane halts operations at Belgian airport 13 May 2025 - 01:53 pm
A Ryanair airplane coming from Porto is at standstill on the runway after a bomb alert at the Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) in Gosselies, on May 13, 2025. (Photo by VIRGINIE LEFOUR / Belga / AFP)
Zelensky signs law on natural resources deal ratification 12 May 2025 - 09:48 pm
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Africa

Security escort migrants in a National Public Health Agency (NPHA) after their arrival at Freetown International Airport, formerly known as Lungi International Airport, in Lungi on May 20, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Sierra Leone receives migrants deported from US
A health worker monitors visitors arriving at the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory, National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB) in Goma, on May 19, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) Race to find vaccines, treatments for Ebola strain behind outbreak
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A visitor has their temperature checked by a health worker before entering Kyeshero Hospital, as part of Ebola prevention measures in Goma on May 18, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) WHO chief says 'deeply concerned' by 'scale and speed' of DR Congo Ebola outbreak

Americas

Peninsula UN calls for resumption of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine
Representational Photo File US stocks dip as markets fret over inflation
Fire fighters use a bulldozer to combat the Sandy Fire as it burns on a hill at a residential area in Simi Valley, California (Photo by Apu Gomes / AFP) Brush fire near Los Angeles forces thousands to evacuate
US President Donald Trump attends a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of The White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP) Tuesday's planned military attack on Iran paused: US President

Gulf

Peninsula Boost for UK-Qatar trade and investment as Gulf Cooperation Council trade deal concludes
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Peninsula UAE says drones targeting Barakah Nuclear Power Plant on May 17 'originated from Iraqi territory'
Peninsula UAE capital strengthens public-private collaboration through expanding infrastructure strategy

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