French PM fuels row with trip to buy baguettes
Sébastien Lecornu visited a boulangerie on Labour Day, defying unions who say 1 May must remain a mandatory rest day.
Zayn Malik cancels US tour and cuts UK dates after hospital bed photo shared
The former One Direction singer has taken to Instagram to update fans as he cuts his world tour dates
Israeli police arrest man after nun attacked in Jerusalem
The French nun was pushed over and kicked in the apparently unprovoked assault, amid a rise in harassment of Christians in the city by Jewish extremists.
Turkish police arrest more than 500 people at May Day rallies
Turkey sees significant police deployments on 1 May each year, when marches led by workers and unions are held.
War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release
Mladic, 84, was jailed for life for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war in 1992-95.
Missing Oscar found after Academy Award winner blocked from taking it on flight
The airline said the Academy Award was safely in its care in Frankfurt and was arranging its return.
Hegseth says clock paused on deadline to seek approval for Iran war
The US defence secretary says the timer for the president to report to Congress “pauses or stops” in a ceasefire.
Israel releases all but two activists in Greece after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla
The Global Sumud Flotilla denounced the interception as “piracy”, while Israel’s foreign ministry called the flotilla a “PR stunt”.
US imposes sanctions on DR Congo ex-President Kabila alleging rebel support
The former leader has not responded to US accusations that he is aiming to destabilise the government.
Vonn still in ‘survival mode’ after Olympic crash
American skiing great Lindsey Vonn says she is still “too emotional” to make a decision on her future career as she faces at least 18 months of recuperation.
