Eurovision fever was set to hit Vienna on Sunday with events planned for thousands of fans in advance of the song contest's grand final on May 16, with the build-up once again facing calls for a boycott over Israel's participation.
The world's most glamorous film festival kicks off in Cannes on Tuesday, promising another action-packed fortnight of world premieres, star-studded red carpets, parties and fashion.
As fears of renewed conflict hang over Iran, conservationists are shoring up battered historic sites and taking stock of the damage caused by the war with the United States and Israel, though experts warn some repairs could take years.
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The return of US abortion policy to the Supreme Court has triggered confusion around the use of the abortion pill mifepristone, legal whiplash that providers and major medical bodies say undermines care.
May 10, 2026
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A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Saturday suspended implementation of a law that could reduce the prison sentence of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro until legal challenges against it are heard, according to a document obtained by AFP.
May 09, 2026
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A militia attack killed at least 69 people in Ituri province in the troubled northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local and security sources told AFP Saturday.
May 09, 2026
Defending champion Jeeno Thitikul fired a two-under-par 70 to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the LPGA Tour's Mizuho Americas Open on Saturday.
May 09, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said the war in Ukraine was winding down, slamming Western support for Kyiv, as the first day of a US-brokered ceasefire was marked by mutual accusations of violations.
May 09, 2026
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Israel carried out strikes across Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least eight people in the south according to authorities, with raids also targeting a highway not far from Beirut outside of Hezbollah's traditional strongholds.
May 09, 2026
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Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up two more as Inter Miami got back to winning ways with a 4-2 defeat of Toronto FC in Major League Soccer on Saturday.
Harry Kane missed a penalty but Bayern Munich beat Wolfsburg 1-0 on Saturday as RB Leipzig sealed Champions League qualification on a dramatic day in the Bundesliga's race for Europe.
Pep Guardiola praised the "outstanding" Jeremy Doku for keeping Manchester City in the Premier League title race with a superb strike in Saturday's 3-0 win against Brentford.
Jannik Sinner got his Italian Open campaign underway on Saturday by swatting aside Sebastian Ofner 6-3, 6-4 to start his bid to extend a record-breaking run of five straight Masters 1000 tournament victories.
May 09, 2026
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Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox, a four-time National League Manager of the Year who guided the team to a World Series victory in 1995, has died, the club announced on Saturday. He was 84.
May 09, 2026
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Manchester City kept the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Brentford, while Liverpool were booed off after a 1-1 draw against struggling Chelsea on Saturday.
Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez said Saturday she is traveling to The Hague to represent her country before the International Court of Justice in a dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region.
Manchester City kept their slender Premier League title hopes alive as Jeremy Doku inspired a 3-0 win against Brentford on Saturday.
Rashid Khan took four wickets for 33 runs as Gujarat Titans bowled out Rajasthan Royals for a 77-run win in the IPL on Saturday.
May 09, 2026
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