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US President Donald Trump said the whisky tariff gesture was to 'honor' Britain's King Charles III

'Without hardly even asking'

Trump says lifting Scottish whisky tariffs to 'honor' King Charles

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez announced a 26 percent wage increase to the so-called 'integral minimum income,' raising it from 190 dollars to 240 dollars per month

Difficult living conditions

Venezuela leader hikes minimum wage package by 26%

Biman Bangladesh Airlines CEO Kaizer Sohel Ahmed (L) and Boeing Vice President Paul Righi (R) exchange signed documents after signing the deal

Billion-dollar deal

Bangladesh signs biggest-ever plane deal for 14 Boeings

The pilot of an American Airlines flight operated by American Eagle celebrates landing in Caracas as the first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela in seven years Airport in La Guaira, La Guaira state, Venezuela on April 30, 2026. The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela in seven years arrived in Caracas on April 30, marking a new sign of a thaw after Washington deposed leftist leader Nicolas Maduro and resumed diplomatic relations following years of tension.

Thawing relations

First direct US-Venezuela flight in years arrives in Caracas

Elon Musk leaves the courtroom at the federal courthouse in Oakland

California trial

Musk grilled on AI profits at OpenAI trial

The reinstatement of the Miami-Caracas flight is a sign of change in US-Venezuela relations

After seven years of standstill

Venezuela opens arms to world with Miami-Caracas flight

US President Donald Trump has criticized European allies for failing to help with the war on Iran

Due to opposition to war

Trump mulls US troop cuts in Italy, Spain over Iran row

The flotilla set sail in recent weeks from Marseille in France, Barcelona in Spain and Syracuse in Italy

Interception operation

Israel says detained Gaza flotilla activists to be taken to Greece

Iranian film director Mahnaz Mohammadi poses next to the poster of her film "Roya" on April 29, 2026 at a cinema in Berlin, before the preview screening of the movie, during an interview with AFP. Already shown at the Berlinale film festival 2026 in the Panorama section in February, the film will be released in German cinemas on May 7, 2026. The film crew of "Roya," that is about the traumas endured by a political prisoner in Evin Prison in Tehran, called on audiences at the film’s German premiere to “not forget” the Iranian people. “The existence of the Iranian people today is like that of Roya,” the film’s heroine, “it’s not livable,” director Mahnaz Mohammadi, 51, summed up in an interview with AFP.

Political prisoners

At Iranian film's Berlin premiere, calls not to forget Iranian people

A sepia dun mayfly (Leptophlebia marginata) in Conde-sur-Risle, France

Dramatic decline

Drivers help study road-trip mystery: what became of bug splats?

Former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila greets traditional leaders after a meeting at one of his residences in Goma on May 30, 2025

Peace deal violations

US sanctions DR Congo ex-leader Kabila over rebel ties

The Venice Biennale is the world's leading art show and is held in the Italian city every other year

International art exhibition

Jury of Italy's Venice Biennale resigns over Russia row

Iranians gather at an eatery in northwestern Tehran. Despite an outward appearance of normality, many are under severe financial strain

Familiar rhythm

Routine returns but Iranians struggle to afford daily life

This undated handout photo from the Myanmar Military Information Team released on April 30, 2026 shows Aung San Suu Kyi (C) talking in an undisclosed location

'Designated residence'

Myanmar moves Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest

The street in Golders Green where a stabbing took place

Extra £25 million

UK PM urges country to unite against antisemitism after latest attack

Aung San Suu Kyi -- then Myanmar's opposition leader -- greets supporters during her father's 100th birthday celebration in February 2015

Myanmar's Suu Kyi back in the spotlight but still out of sight

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Britain's King Charles III as he hosts him for a formal farewell

Four-day diplomatic marathon

Trump hails 'greatest king' Charles as state visit wraps up

Des équipes de secours travaillent dans la zone où un bus transportant des passagers et une voiture sont tombés dans la Seine à Juvisy-sur-Orge, en périphérie de Paris, le 30 avril 2026.

Four rescued after bus plunges into Seine near Paris

President Claudia Sheinbaum said it was the first time that the US had unveiled charges against a sitting Mexican governor

Extradition requests

Mexico demands evidence behind US drug charges against governor

A strengthening euro could push down inflation in the eurozone

'Not in a rush'

ECB warns of risks from Mideast war as it holds rates

Waddling through the bustling city, the groups of mergansers are led by their silver-feathered mothers

Waddling wild ducks

Traffic stop: Warsaw's celebrity birds on perilous urban quest

A refugee sits outside a tent at a makeshift camp in Doueinkara, near the Mauritanian border with Mali on April 28, 2026

Following rebel attacks

In Mauritania, Mali refugees hope Russia will depart their homeland

Global Sumud Flotilla 2026

Luxembourg resident among those intercepted by Israeli navy

US economic growth bounced in the first quarter, boosted by investments, but consumers are beginning to show signs of fatigue as energy costs surge

US first-quarter growth rebounds less than expected as inflation surges

Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla are leaving the United States after what is widely seen as a diplomatically successful visit that included a meeting with President Donald Trump

King Charles to honor US troops on final day of visit

The fire at Metro Manila's Navotas landfill is largely invisible to the naked eye, combusting as deep as 15 metres (50 feet)

Manila landfill fire leaves locals gasping

The statue suddenly appeared in central London

Suited man marching

Statue pops up on London plinth bearing Banksy's name

Higher jet fuel prices caused by the Middle East war will likely weigh down Air France-KLM's annual fuel bill by an additional third

Higher fuel prices

Air France-KLM trims 2026 outlook over Middle East war impact

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