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Monday, 11 May 2026
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Global Edition
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Updated 13:25 CST
World
French government seeking release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE
The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody in Louisiana after she was detained earlier this month.
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Bukele signs reforms allowing life prison sentences for people as young as 12
The reforms signed by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele would apply to people convicted of committing or being an accomplice to crimes including homicide, femicide, rape and gang membership.
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Trump says Israel and Lebanon’s leaders will speak on Thursday
US president says the leaders of the two countries will speak for the first time in 34 years on Thursday.
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Hopes grow for a breakthrough in US-Iran talks as Pakistan mediates
Pakistani sources say there has been a 'major breakthrough' over a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme.
World
Democrats clash with US Energy Secretary over Iran war and gas prices
Watch the moment a Democratic congresswoman tells the US Energy Secretary he is ‘living in a different world’.
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Pakistan expecting ‘major breakthrough’ tied to Iran’s nuclear programme
A source has told Al Jazeera that Pakistan is expecting a breakthrough tied to Iran’s nuclear programme.
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Russian attacks on Ukraine kills three, including a 12-year-old child
Kyiv's mayor says the attacks hit Podilskyi and Obolonskyi districts, causing fires and damage to residential buildings.
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Israeli forces fire stun grenades at journalists in occupied Nablus
Video shows Israeli forces firing stun grenades towards journalists who were reporting on the army’s raid of Nablus.
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Brazil’s fugitive ex-spy chief freed in the US after ICE detention
Alexandre Ramagem, who fled Brazil following his conviction for plotting a coup, was held by ICE in Florida on Monday.
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Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv kills 12-year-old child, wounds 10
Kyiv's mayor says the attacks hit Podilskyi and Obolonsky districts, causing fires and damage to residential buildings.
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Huge crowds greet Pope Leo in Cameroon 20 years after outreach trip
Huge crowds have greeted Pope Leo in Cameroon, returning to a country he visited 20 years ago as ‘Father Bob’.
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Bayern knock Real Madrid out of Champions League in quarterfinal classic
Luis Diaz and Michael Olise score late goals in Munich to give Bayern a dramatic 6-4 aggregate win over Real Madrid.
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Iran war live: Pakistan in push for new round of US-Iran peace negotiations
At least 2,167 people have been killed and more than 7,000 injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2.
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El Salvador publishes law allowing life sentences for minors as young as 12
The new sentencing measure comes as President Nayib Bukele oversees a four-year-long state of emergency against crime.
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Peru’s ballot count drags on amid frustration with presidential election
The turbulent election has prompted fraud claims by candidates and frustration with the country's chaotic politics.