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Law enforcement officers massed by the hundreds on the campus of the University of California at Los Angeles after darkness fell on Wednesday (May 1) in preparation to clear out a pro-Palestinian protest camp attacked the night before by pro-Israel supporters.

The collapse of a section of an expressway in China’s Guangdong province on Wednesday (May 1) caused vehicles to plunge and killed 36 people, state media reported on Thursday (May 2). Around 30 people were also injured, as millions in the country travelled for the May Day holiday break.

A University of Texas at Austin freshman named Arwyn Heilrayne said on Wednesday (May 1), she and her fellow protesters experienced "deeply humiliating and dehumanizing" treatment in police custody after they were arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on campus last week.

Pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA stayed in place on Wednesday (May 1) evening after university police asked them to leave immediately.

The United States military has so far constructed over 50% of a maritime pier that will eventually be placed off the coast of Gaza to speed the flow of humanitarian aid into the enclave, the Pentagon said on Wednesday (May 1).

Footage recorded on Wednesday (May 1) showed police officers carrying zip ties approaching Pro-Palestinian protesters to arrest them. A police recording warned protesters to leave or get arrested.

Georgia's parliament on Wednesday (May 1) approved the second reading of a bill on "foreign agents" that has been criticized as Kremlin-inspired, as police fired tear gas and stun grenades to clear a large crowd of protesters opposed to the draft law.

Labor Day protesters and police clashed in Santiago on Wednesday (May 1), during a rally which involved the firing of water cannons and tear gas, as well as the use of explosive objects.

Despite a healthy winter rainy season, residents of Iraq's historic marshlands fear a possible drought in the summer will kill their livelihood, forcing some to make back-up plans. Kristy Kilburn has more.

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be retried in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said in court on Wednesday, a week after the state's highest court threw out his 2020 rape conviction. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.

"The Fall Guy" film team went big for the movie's Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday (April 30), putting together a stunt-packed red carpet spectacle outside the famed Dolby Theatre.

The World Central Kitchen (WCK) resumed operations in the Gaza Strip, a month after seven workers of the U.S.-based charity were killed in an Israeli air strike.

Eight people died and 21 are missing due to heavy rains this week in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, the civil defense service said on Wednesday (May 1).

Asmaa al-Belbasi walks an hour through north Gaza to her nearest bakery each day to fetch bread for her children and other relatives. Although some bread is now available, aid agencies warn famine still looms. Lucy Fielder reports.

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld and the cast of Netflix's new comedy "Unfrosted" hit the red carpet in Los Angeles on Tuesday (April 30).

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, pushing to get more aid into Gaza, while urging Hamas to accept a deal that would halt fighting and bring some hostages home from the enclave. Sean Hogan has more.

More than 500 recipes have been created by several chefs, such as Alexandre Mazzia and Amandine Chaignot, to feed the 15,000 athletes participating in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris this summer.

French riot police and protesters clashed during various May Day demonstrations in Paris on Wednesday (May 1), as tear gas was thrown and several fires lit.

Alicia Keys' musical "Hell's Kitchen" and 1970s rock-inspired "Stereophonic" led the nominations for the 2024 Tony awards, American theater's highest honors. Lucy Ha has more.

Police arrived at UCLA campus in Los Angeles on Wednesday (May 1) after clashes erupted between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counter-demonstrators, according to live video coverage provided by a U.S. broadcaster.

Turkish police fired rubber pellets at opposition protesters in Istanbul at a banned May Day parade on Wednesday (May 1).

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shook hands with protesters in Tel Aviv on Wednesday (May 1) who were thanking the U.S. for their efforts to reach a deal between Israel and Hamas to release hostages the militant group took on Oct 7 last year.

Fans of ABBA flocked to a pop-up exhibition in the Swedish city of Malmo on Tuesday (April 30), immersing themselves in the group's sounds and styles.

Clashes broke out between Pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-protesters at the UCLA campus on Wednesday (May 1).

New York City police raided Columbia University late on Tuesday to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some of whom had seized an academic building, and to remove a protest encampment the Ivy League school had sought to dismantle for nearly two weeks. Ryan Brooks reports.