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A Palestinian woman reacts over the body of a man in the morgue of the Al-Shifa hospital, following an Israeli strike that hit Gaza City's Thai restaurant and its vicinity yesterday. — AFP pic

UN experts warn of ‘annihilation’ in Gaza, urge world to intervene

This photograph shows black smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signalling that cardinals failed to elect a new pope in the first ballot of their conclave in the Vatican yesterday. — AFP pic

Black smoke signals no pope elected yet as cardinals deadlock in largest, most diverse conclave

Indian security force personnel stand guard near the site of a fighter jet crash in Wuyan in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district May 7, 2025. — Reuters pic

From Partition to present, India and Pakistan’s fraught journey of conflict

Patients lie on beds inside the compound of Sagaing Hospital following a strong earthquake near its epicenter, in Sagaing, Myanmar, April 2, 2025. — Reuters pic

‘Failure of the military junta’: Myanmar’s crippled healthcare fails quake victims

A couple rides on motorbike with the 16th-century Red Fort in the background, in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administrated Kashmir, May 6, 2025. India’s latest strikes on Pakistan intensify a decades-long conflict, with Operation Sindoor marking a new chapter in the Kashmir dispute. — Reuters pic

Kashmir, the Himalayan region at the heart of India-Pakistan enmity

Metal debris lies on the ground in Wuyan in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district district May 7, 2025. — Reuters pic

India targets Pakistan in Operation Sindoor: What we know so far

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in the Bureij refugee camp in the centre of the Gaza Strip May 6, 2025. Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim told AFP today that the militant group insisted on a ‘comprehensive agreement’ to end the war with Israel in Gaza, now in its 19th month. — AFP pic

Hamas insists on 'comprehensive' deal to end Gaza war, official claims

People walk past signs for the Tokyo Metro underground system inside Shimbashi station in central Tokyo in this file photo taken on October 21, 2024. A man was apprehended in Tokyo after an alleged knife attack on the subway system today that injured several people, Japanese media reported. — AFP pic

Media: Tokyo Metro suspends service after knife attack injures multiple people; suspect detained

A European Commission spokesperson said today that China continues to be the key enabler of Russia’s war in Ukraine and that without China’s support, Russia would not be able to wage the war to the same extent. — Belga/AFP pic

EU says China remains key enabler of Russia’s war in Ukraine

A view shows a large plume of smoke and fire rising from fuel depot in Port Sudan, Sudan, May 6, 2025. — Reuters pic

Explosions rock Port Sudan, army says it intercepted drones

A Houthi fighter stands guard as protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally in solidarity with Palestinians, in Sanaa May 2, 2025. — Reuters pic

Houthis say ceasefire agreement with US does not apply to Israel-linked targets, says spokesman

Crew members signal to a F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet preparing to take off for a routine flight on board the US USS Nimitz aircraft carrier during a routine deployment to the South China Sea in this file photo taken on January 27, 2023. An F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet belonging to the Finnish Air Force crashed near an airport in northern Finland today. — Reuters pic

Finnish Air Force jet crashes near Rovaniemi airport; pilot ejects safely, taken to hospital

Aya, mother of Palestinian baby Jenan Alskafi, is comforted as she cries over her daughter who died from malnutrition and untreated digestive complications due to the ongoing Israeli blockade, in Gaza City, May 3, 2025. — Reuters pic

Gaza baby dies as Israel’s blockade draws global scrutiny

A woman who died after eating a beef Wellington laced with toxic mushrooms told a doctor it tasted “delicious”, a court heard today. — AFP pic

‘Delicious’ — last words before death cap mushroom meal killed three, Australian court told

Security force personnel stand guard on a road leading to Bilal Mosque after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, today. — Reuters

‘The world cannot afford it’: World powers urge India, Pakistan to show restraint fearing wider conflict

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he plans to sign a ‘letter of intent’ to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative during an upcoming meeting with President Xi Jinping, a move expected to strain already tense US-Colombia relations. — Unsplash pic — Unsplash pic

Colombia moves to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative, risking further strain with US