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Five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France on Tuesday (April 23), hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to try to deter the dangerous crossings. Lauren Anthony reports.

Janos Gyorgy Szeredi commutes from his home in Hungary to his job in Vienna, Austria. As Hungary commemorates 20 years of European Union membership, Szeredi's journey is emblematic of a growing number of young Hungarians who are leaving their homeland for better opportunities within the EU. Kristy Kilburn reports.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Shanghai on Thursday (April 25), where he met with business leaders and students and reaffirmed the United States' commitment to a stable relationship with China.

A Russian court on Tuesday (April 23) rejected the latest in a series of appeals by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention on charges of espionage.

European Union voters are set to be bombarded with lies and disinformation from outside and within the bloc in the June election for the new European Parliament, the president of the assembly, Roberta Metsola, warned on Tuesday (April 23).

Political analyst Miguel Murado explained on Thursday (April 25) that the decision of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to suspend his public duties was ‘unprecedented’ in the country. Sanchez said on Wednesday (April 24) he would step back "for a few days" to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a business corruption probe into his wife's private dealings.

A Peruvian woman suffering from a degenerative illness has died by euthanasia after a lengthy court battle ended in a landmark ruling allowing her to end her life with medical assistance, her lawyer said. Ilan Rubens reports.

Last summer Senegalese fisherman Birane Mbaye and his friend Omar Seck left Senegal aboard a crowded wooden fishing boat, seeking a better future in the Canary Islands. But the voyage was hit by disaster, and Mbaye returned alone. David Doyle has more.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday (April 25) he met British finance minister Jeremy Hunt in Kyiv and called for sanctions against Russia to be tightened to stop Moscow bypassing them.

Bangladeshi rickshaw operator Shaheb Ali, 45, has been struggling to strike a balance between finding work and resting from the heat, as the country has baked in a searing heatwave for over a week.

The German government plans to resume cooperation with the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) in Gaza, the foreign and development ministries said in a joint statement on Wednesday (April 24). Lucy Fielder reports.

Rudy Giuliani, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, is among 18 people charged in Arizona with illegally seeking to claim the state's 2020 electoral votes for the then-U.S. president, in an indictment unsealed on Wednesday (April 25) that names Trump as an unindicted co-conspirator. Diane To reports.

Four spears taken from Australia by a British explorer more than 250 years ago were on Tuesday (April 23) returned by the University of Cambridge to descendants of the indigenous community which crafted them, in the latest high-profile repatriation of artefacts. Fiona Jones reports.

Australian wildlife experts were taking measurements and samples from whales that had beached on the shores of Western Australia on Thursday (April 25), looking to determine the cause of the mass stranding event.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that vital U.S. weapons were starting to arrive in Ukraine in small amounts butdeliveries needed to be faster as advancing Russian invasion forces were trying to take advantage. Zelenskiy told a joint press conference in Kyiv alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that the situation on the battlefield directly depended on the speed of ammunition supplies to Ukraine.

U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday that he was "horrified" by the destruction of the Nasser and Al Shifa medical facilities in Gaza and reports of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies there, according to spokesperson for the High Commissioner Ravina Shamdasani. This video contains graphic content.

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday (April 25) for stronger, more integrated European defenses as he outlined his vision for a more assertive European Union on the global stage. Olivia Chan reports.

The Philippines' coast guard accused its Chinese counterpart on Tuesday (April 30) of harassment and damaging one of its boats in a disputed area of the South China Sea.

Police moved in to clear dozens of protesters who had set up tents in a courtyard at the Sorbonne University in Paris on Monday to protest against the war in Gaza, students there said.

A European Union lawmaker released a dove in the parliament's debating chamber on Wednesday (April 24) in what he said was a call for peace in Europe and the world.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg flew aboard a German Air Force Eurofighter on Thursday (April 25) as part of his visit to the Rostock-Laage air base, home to the Luftwaffe’s “Air Squadron 73 S” near the Baltic Sea coast.

Twelve pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested and 5 police officers were injured after the demonstrators clashed with police on Sunday (April 28) in New Orleans' iconic Jackson Square, WDSU reported.

Portugal marked the half century milestone on Thursday (April 25) with a military ceremony in capital Lisbon and street parties expected later on in the day. The country's "Carnation Revolution" saw the toppling of the longest fascist dictatorship in Europe.

Pro-Palestinian protests continued into the early morning hours of Tuesday (April 30) at Columbia University, with students linking arms and forming a barricade in front of Hamilton Hall despite orders from university officials to disband the protest encampment supporting Palestinians, or face suspension.

Hong Kong is struggling to recover from the COVID pandemic, which saw many expatriates leave after a three year shutdown, and tourist numbers dwindle. Jacky Yu is one of the shop owners making the difficult decision to close down their stores. Olivia Chan has more.