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Delhi recorded an all-time high temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday (May 29) as extreme heat conditions gripped the north and western parts of India, sending people to seek shelter indoors.

Mexico's presidential candidates formally ended their campaigns on Wednesday, with most polls showing ruling party hopeful Claudia Sheinbaum on course to become the country's first woman president after Sunday's national vote. Syakir Jasnee reports.

Israeli forces have achieved tactical control over the entire corridor that runs along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, Israel's chief military spokesperson said on Wednesday. Gabe Singer reports.

Municipal workers hung colourful upside down umbrellas along a street in Ahmedabad on Wednesday (May 29) to create shade for people amid rising temperatures in India's western state of Gujarat.

Rarely seen pieces by Banksy went public in Toronto on Wednesday (May 28), as part of the 'The Art of Banksy' exhibit, featuring works usually held in private collections around the world.

Rarely seen pieces by Banksy went public in Toronto on Wednesday (May 28), as part of the 'The Art of Banksy' exhibit, featuring works usually held in private collections around the world.

Dozens of residents in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar, stood in queues on Wednesday (May 29) to cast their vote in the country's parliamentary elections.

Dozens of residents in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar, stood in queues on Wednesday (May 29) to cast their vote in the country's parliamentary elections.

A volcano in southwestern Iceland sent glowing hot lava shooting into the air on Wednesday, its fifth eruption since December and the most powerful one since its volcanic system became active three years ago.

A volcano in southwestern Iceland sent glowing hot lava shooting into the air on Wednesday, its fifth eruption since December and the most powerful one since its volcanic system became active three years ago.

The attorney for golfer Scottie Scheffler said on Wednesday (May 29) that the world number one “wants to move on” after charges stemming from his arrest before the second round of the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, two weeks ago were dropped.

Millions of South Africans stood in long lines on Wednesday (May 29), determined to exercise their hard-won democratic rights in the country's most competitive election that could see the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party lose its majority after 30 years in power. Well after dark, voters were still forming miles-long queues to cast their ballots.

Jurors in Donald Trump's hush money trial finished their first day of closed-door deliberations on Wednesday (May 29) without reaching a verdict that would decide the fate of the only U.S. president to be charged with a crime. Angela Johnston reports.

The tagline 'So many dicks, so few of everyone else' has been splashed throughout New York's financial district in Lower Manhattan. It's calling attention to the under-representation of women and minorities atop U.S. companies. Olivia Zollino reports.

A world with unregulated artificial intelligence (AI) poses risks that "keep us all awake at night" Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the head of the United Nations agency for digital technology said on Wednesday (May 29) at the 'AI for Good Summit' in Geneva.

Archeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered charcoal sketches drawn by children depicting possibly violent fights they may have witnessed. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director at the archeological park in Pompeii, says the drawing was likely made by children around six or seven years of age.

In a jail in eastern Kosovo, plans are underway to remove all domestic inmates and open the space for foreign prisoners who will be airlifted from Denmark, more than 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) away. Alex Cohen produced this report.

China will send two young giant pandas to Washington, the National Zoo said on Wednesday (May 29), months after the zoo returned three bears amid heightened tensions between the two global superpowers. Rachel Faber reports.

South Korea accused North Korea on Wednesday of sending a large number of balloons across their heavily fortified border to drop objects including trash and excrement, calling the act "base and dangerous". Vanesse Chan reports.

Non-governmental organizations in Georgia who receive donations from abroad are worried a contentious new law could see them designated as “agents of foreign influence”. Sean Hogan has more.

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Wednesday (May 29), spewing fountains of molten lava, with large clouds of smoke billowing above the fissure.

Inmates in the Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison voted on Wednesday morning (May 29) in South Africa’s general elections. Wardens ushered inmates out in controlled groups to have their voter registration checked, and participate in the polls.

Once welcomed by Lebanon, Syrian refugees are now facing growing hostility and anger in the country many have called home for well over a decade. Rachel Judah has more.

Hundreds remain missing following the May 24 landslide in a remote north Papua New Guinea village, where search and relief efforts are hampered by treacherous terrain and tribal unrest. Sean Hogan has more.

Ukraine's soldiers talk of exhaustion, a perilous shortage of munitions and personal loss as Russian forces take new ground. Reuters traveled along the front line, where Ukrainian troops say Vladimir Putin must be beaten back. Ilan Rubens has more. This video contains profanity.