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China on Friday (May 3) launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first country to make such an ambitious attempt.

Britain's opposition Labour Party won a parliamentary seat in northern England on Friday (May 3) and control of several councils, inflicting heavy losses on the governing Conservatives to pile more pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promised three billion pounds ($3.74 billion) of annual military aid for Ukraine on Thursday (May 2), adding that London had no objection to the weapons being used inside Russia.

Hundreds of protestors staged competing rallies at the University of Sydney campus on Friday (May 3), in support of both the Palestinian and Israeli cause, in protests inspired by the student movement sweeping U.S. campuses in recent weeks.

The injuring of Filipino crew and damage to Philippine vessels in the South China Sea is "irresponsible behaviour and disregards international law", U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a joint press conference on Thursday (May 2).

Police were seen charging into Portland State University on Thursday (May 2), as they moved to clear protesters from a library that was a major part of the demonstration movement.

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 29, local authorities said on Thursday evening, as the state government declared a state of public calamity to handle the dramatic situation. Ryan Chang has more.

Columbia journalism students recounted what it was like for them Tuesday (April 30) night, when scores of New York City police marched onto campus to clear an encampment and arrest demonstrators who had commandeered a classroom building.

Kenyan officials on Thursday (May 2) evacuated tourists stranded by flooding in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in the southwestern county of Narok.

A powerful explosion leveled a home in South River, New Jersey on Thursday night (May 2), resulting in the loss of at least one life, authorities reported.

Thousands of demonstrators blocked a key intersection in Georgia's capital of Tbilisi on Thursday (May 2), as protests against a law on "foreign agents" in the country continue.

Eyewitness footage showed protesters facing off with police at Portland State University on Thursday (May 2), amid tense scenes on U.S. campus' between officers and pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo on Thursday (May 2) inaugurated a colossal storage basin that will help reduce the risks of pollution in the Seine as the Olympics approach and make the river suitable for bathing.

Over a million Rohingya living in the Kutupalong refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh are suffering under a brutal heatwave, with temperatures reaching up to about 107 Fahrenheit (42 degrees Celsius).

As large swathes of India are reeling from a heatwave, drone video on Wednesday (May 1) from the western city of Kasara showed women drawing water from a well and a river, surrounded by bone-dry stretches of land, for their basic needs.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday (May 2) that both freedom of speech and the rule of law must be respected in protests at college campuses over Israel's war in Gaza.

Western tanks and military hardware captured by Russian forces in Ukraine went on display in Moscow on Wednesday (May 1) at an exhibition the Russian military said showed Western help would not stop it winning the war.

With bare hands and basic tools, Eunice Wanjiku dug through rubble on Wednesday (May 1) searching for loved ones still missing after devastating floods swept through central Kenya this week. Olivia Chan has more.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed Jewish students and pro-Israel activists in a video statement released on Thursday (May 2), saying Israel was standing together with them. Students have rallied or set up tent encampments at dozens of schools in recent days, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and demanding schools divest from companies that support Israel's government.

South Korea's National Assembly voted on Thursday (May 2) to approve a bill backed by the ruling and opposition parties to launch a fresh probe into the deadly Halloween crowd crush in the capital Seoul in 2022. Lauren Anthony reports.

Weeks after a record-breaking storm, the United Arab Emirates experienced rainfall on Thursday (May 2) across various areas, with officials implementing distance learning for schools and universities, while advising businesses to switch to remote work.

As another summer approaches, and as climate change makes wildfires ever more deadly across southern Europe, Greece has stepped up its preparations, but some experts warn it may be too little, too late to avoid another deadly season. Sean Hogan has more.

Hundreds of helmeted police started making arrests as they muscled their way into a central plaza of the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday (May 2) to disperse a pro-Palestinian protest camp attacked the previous night by pro-Israel supporters.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa received a warm welcome at the African National Congress (ANC) party's May Day rally in Cape Town on Wednesday (May 1), vowing that the party remains committed to improving the lives of workers and ensuring freedom in a united nation. Olivia Chan has more.

Solomon Islands lawmakers selected Jeremiah Manele as their new prime minister on Thursday (May 2), elevating the former foreign minister who has pledged to continue the Pacific Island nation's international policy that drew it closer to China. Diane To reports.