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Humpback whale stranded in Germany released into North Sea: media 02 May 2026 - 11:41 am
(Files) Aerial photo taken on April 29, 2026, shows the rescued humpback whale in a special barge along the Danish coastline enroute back to the North Sea after it beached on a sandbank near the city of Luebeck, in late March. (Photo by Philip Dulian / dpa / AFP) /
Baguettes take centre stage on France's Labour Day 01 May 2026 - 05:33 pm
An employee works in a bakery in Quimper, western France, on May 1, 2026. Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP
Thousands flee Tuscany wildfire 01 May 2026 - 05:14 pm
This photo taken and handout on May 1, 2026 by the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters, shows firefighters trying to extinguish a major fire on Mount Faeta in the area between the provinces of Lucca and Pisa in the Tuscany region. (Photo by HANDOUT / Vigili del Fuoco / AFP)
UK police charge driver over 2023 deaths of two schoolgirls 01 May 2026 - 05:03 pm
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France sends firefighters to help battle blazes in Netherlands 01 May 2026 - 04:39 pm
A firefighter works to extinguish a wildfire near Budel, on May 1, 2026 a day after it broke out at a military training ground where a military exercise was taking place. (Photo by ROB ENGELAAR / ANP / AFP)
Lufthansa apologises for lost Oscar after US airport security row 01 May 2026 - 04:26 pm
Russian teacher Pavel Talankin hoists his Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for
Germany cuts fuel tax to ease prices 01 May 2026 - 04:16 pm
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German Chancellor stresses importance of US alliance after troop reduction remarks 01 May 2026 - 04:11 pm
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Blockbuster EU-Mercosur trade deal enters into force 01 May 2026 - 02:02 pm
AFP File photo. Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP
Oil steady after wild swing, stocks diverge in thin trading 01 May 2026 - 01:53 pm
Image credit: AI-generated imagery by Hana Ramadan
UN extends South Sudan peacekeeping mission for one year 01 May 2026 - 01:46 pm
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UK police charge man with stabbing attack on two Jewish Londoners 01 May 2026 - 09:48 am
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Local residents look on from outside a cordoned off area in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London on April 29, 2026, following the stabbing to two people nearby.
 (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
EU, Mercosur free trade agreement goes into effect 01 May 2026 - 09:04 am
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Statue pops up on London plinth bearing Banksy's name 30 Apr 2026 - 06:08 pm
A statue (R) which suddenly appeared the day before, bearing the signature of British street artist Banksy etched onto its base, is pictured in Waterloo Place in central London early morning on April 30, 2026. Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP
Trump likely to be among 287 nominees for Nobel Peace Prize 30 Apr 2026 - 02:46 pm
File photo of US President Donald Trump
European rocket blasts off with Amazon internet satellites 30 Apr 2026 - 01:53 pm
This photograph shows a view of the Arianespace's Ariane 6 rocket carrying the Amazon Leo LE-02 payload ahead of its launching as part of Flight VA268, at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, on the French overseas department of Guiana on April 30, 2026. (Photo by RONAN LIETAR / AFP)
World facing 'major energy and economic challenge': IEA chief 30 Apr 2026 - 12:30 pm
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Ukraine seeking details on Russia's May 9 ceasefire offer 30 Apr 2026 - 11:37 am
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a press conference in Kyiv on March 12, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 
(Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)