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The Israeli military said on Tuesday (May 7) it had taken operational control of the Palestinian side of Gaza's southern Rafah Crossing, which borders Egypt and has been pivotal for the delivery of aid and the exit of injured people in the Gaza war. Reuters was able to locate the footage of Rafah crossing from matching the building layout, road and vegetation layout as seen on file and satellite images. Reuters was not able to independently verify the footage.

Celebrities, including Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez and Lil Nas X strike a pose on the green and white carpeted entrance to the lavish annual Met Gala on Monday (May 6), which this year has a garden theme.

On Monday (May 6), police arrested multiple pro-Palestinian demonstrators in New York City amidst the Met Gala, a prestigious event supporting the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A protester could be seen being detained as she sought to make a splash just outside the carpet for the Met Gala Monday (May 6).

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday (May 7) that it was unacceptable for Australian defence personnel to be put at risk in international airspace by the Chinese military as they took part in an operation to enforce United Nations sanctions on North Korea.

Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered outside of Hunter College in New York, New York on Monday (May 6), merely a mile from the 2024 Met Gala.

Several arrests were made early Monday (May 6) on the campus of UC San Diego as law enforcement officers cleared a pro-Palestinian solidarity encampment stationed at the university for the past week.

U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden addressed the importance of immigration during the Cinco de Mayo celebrations at the White House this Monday (May 6).

The Houston area and rest of Southeast Texas which experienced several days of heavy rainfall and flooding began to see floodwaters recede on Monday (May 6).

Celebrities, including Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez and BTS strike a pose on the green and white carpeted entrance to the lavish annual Met Gala on Monday, which this year has a garden theme.

Andrew Bolton, the Curator in Charge at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York, said on Monday (May 6) that the aim of its 2024 exhibition, "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," is to take visitors on a sensory journey. He spoke ahead of the Met Gala, a high-profile benefit event for the museum that marks the opening of the institute's annual fashion exhibit.

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday (May 6) agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators, but Israel said the terms did not meet its demands and pressed ahead with strikes in Rafah while planning to continue negotiations on a deal. Olivia Zollino has more.

Researchers in Israel are turning to artificial intelligence to comb through piles of records to try to identify hundreds of thousands of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust, including those whose names are missing from official memorials. Olivia Zollino has more.

White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Monday (May 6) that it was reviewing a response by the Islamist Hamas militant group to a ceasefire and hostage release deal, but declined to give any details of what was agreed.

French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen urged Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (May 6) to ensure more balanced trade with Europe, but the Chinese leader showed little sign of being ready to offer major concessions. Angela Johnston reports.

Rescue efforts were underway after two people were killed and dozens remained trapped after a multi-story building under construction collapsed in the South African city of George, authorities said on Monday (May 6).

Gun salutes rang out in London on Monday (May 6) to mark the first anniversary of King Charles and Queen Camilla's coronation.

Preparations for the third phase of the world's biggest election are underway in India, as electoral officers began dispatching Electronic Voting Machines and other polling materials to voting centres in 94 constituencies.

Columbia University on Monday canceled its main, university-wide commencement ceremony scheduled for May 15 in favor of smaller, school-based events, a decision that follows weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the Ivy League School. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.

Several thousand Jews, including Holocaust survivors personally affected by the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, walked through Auschwitz, the former Nazi German death camp, on Monday (May 6) for the annual March of the Living ceremony in Poland. The march's president Phyllis Greenberg Heideman said the Jewish community will "not rest peacefully until all our hostages are free from their captivity."

Israel's military carried out airstrikes in Rafah on Monday, residents said, hours after Israel told Palestinians to evacuate parts of the southern Gaza city where more than a million people uprooted by the war have been sheltering. Ilan Rubens reports.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping for bilateral talks at the Elysee Palace on Monday (May 6).

Chadians voted on Monday in an election that analysts say will be likely won by military leader Mahamat Idris Deby, in a region where Russia is vying for influence. David Doyle has more.

A member of Gaza's civil defense said on Monday (May 6) Israel had targeted 10 buildings in Rafah city overnight. The strikes left behind dead and wounded, Iyad al-Jamal told Reuters in an interview.

Some Palestinian families were seen leaving areas east of Rafah on Monday (May 6) after receiving evacuation orders from the Israeli military.

Panama's former security minister Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday stormed to victory in a presidential poll dominated by his old boss, the popular ex-leader Ricardo Martinelli, who buttressed his campaign despite being holed up in Nicaragua's embassy. Ryan Brooks reports.