French PM fuels row with trip to buy baguettes
Sébastien Lecornu visited a boulangerie on Labour Day, defying unions who say 1 May must remain a mandatory rest day. Read More
Turkish police arrest more than 500 people at May Day rallies
Turkey sees significant police deployments on 1 May each year, when marches led by workers and unions are held. Read More
War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release
Mladic, 84, was jailed for life for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war in 1992-95. Read More
Hegseth says clock paused on deadline to seek approval for Iran war
The US defence secretary says the timer for the president to report to Congress “pauses or stops” in a ceasefire. Read More
Israel releases all but two activists in Greece after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla
The Global Sumud Flotilla denounced the interception as “piracy”, while Israel’s foreign ministry called the flotilla a “PR stunt”. Read More
Billions of meals at risk due to Iran war, says fertiliser boss
A shortage of fertiliser due to the Iran conflict could reduce crop yields and push prices higher, says the boss of Yara. Read More
Brazil’s Congress approves plan to drastically cut Bolsonaro’s jail term
Last year ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in jail for plotting a coup after losing an election. Read More
British couple jailed in Iran: ‘We’re likely to be here for a long time’
Lindsay and Craig Foreman are facing the reality of a 10-year prison sentence following their arrest in Iran while on a motorcycle tour last year. Read More
Oscar goes missing after Academy Award winner is blocked from taking it on flight
The airline said it regrets the situation and was doing an urgent “comprehensive internal search” for the award. Read More
China scraps tariffs for all but one African nation
The zero-tariff regime gives China’s soft power a boost, but may lead to uneven gains, say analysts. Read More