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The statue in Waterloo Place, which appeared early Wednesday, depicts a man proudly hoisting a flag— but the flag is blinding him.
MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026, 01:09

The statue in Waterloo Place, which appeared early Wednesday, depicts a man proudly hoisting a flag— but the flag is blinding him.

Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was hospitalized after collapsing in prison. Her family says her condition has deteriorated since a March heart attack.

Under the new rules, police will be able to issue tickets directly to the car’s manufacturer when an autonomous vehicle breaks a traffic law.

The warning comes as President Donald Trump said he was “not excited” by Iran’s latest proposal for a peace deal.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Saturday announced his arrival in Eswatini – Taipei’s only diplomatic ally in Africa – after an earlier trip was cancelled when several countries revoked overflight permits.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is one of the most revered — and controversial — women in South African history. In a new documentary her granddaughters examine the liberation icon in all her complexity.

Caught in limbo after the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, Kurdish families struggle with cold, loss and uncertainty — feeling abandoned by the U.S. allies they once fought alongside.

The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Trump to use this summer.

The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon said Friday, fulfilling President Donald Trump’s threat as he clashes with the German leader over the U.S. war with Iran.

The new measures come on top of a US blockade of oil to Cuba that has caused widespread blackouts and fuel shortages.

Oral history traces a family’s roots to a tree planted in the 13th Century in a Ghanaian fishing town.

The court decision curbs access to the drug used in medication abortions, which is currently the most common method for the procedure in the US.

Changes to Canadian citizenship rules have led to thousands of new applications – many coming from the US.

Some of India’s biggest producers are eyeing investments in micro-dramas, which are now hugely popular.

Court papers do not explicitly accuse the suspect of shooting the officer, even as officials say it was not “friendly fire”.

After Canada changed a law opening up citizenship opportunities, thousands of Americans are trying to become citizens of their northern neighbor. It’s partly for political and personal reasons.

For the first time, Australia has recorded no new cervical cancer diganoses in women under 25.

Pope Leo XIV on Friday named a former undocumented migrant as bishop of West Virginia, weeks after a high-profile verbal confrontation with US President Donald Trump.

Turkey sees significant police deployments on 1 May each year, when marches led by workers and unions are held.

Congress has ended the record-breaking shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. And, May Day demonstrations across the U.S. are expected to draw crowds protesting the Trump administration.

A tech worker in eastern China’s Hangzhou city was dismissed after his job was replaced by AI. An appeals court in the city has ruled the dismissal unlawful.