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.

The Global Sumud Flotilla denounced the interception as “piracy”, while Israel’s foreign ministry called the flotilla a “PR stunt”.

The former leader has not responded to US accusations that he is aiming to destabilise the government.

Today, most people know the word as a synonym for “destroy.” But fewer realize its origins — or that it’s come to mean something strikingly different than it once did.

Planet Money tells the story of how the U.S. lost to China on rare earths.

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Jacqueline Smith of the International Transport Workers’ Federation about conditions for sailors stranded on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

State television in Myanmar says detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from prison to house arrest, more than five years after the military coup that removed her from power.

A 45-year-old man was charged with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain’s Jewish community.

Making his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war against Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning from skeptical Democrats.

The international jury of the Venice Biennale resigned Thursday amid tensions over Russia’s participation and the panel’s decision to bar prizes for countries accused of crimes against humanity.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeking details of a short-term ceasefire Russia proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Planting season is beginning in Asia – but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Chinese restrictions has hit fertiliser supply.

Thousands of seafarers remain stuck as the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues. The United Nations urges for a plan to facilitate their release.

The pop star’s representatives have called the incident “completely inexcusable” and she has since checked herself into rehab.

At least nine people – including two children – were killed, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.

Prime Minister Bart De Wever said the move would see “less dependence on fossil fuel imports and more control over our own supply”.