Top World News

May 29, 2026 - World

This live blog is now closed, you can read our latest report from the Middle East hereDonald Trump shares draft Iran peace agreement with Israel and other alliesHezbollah has claimed dozens of drone and rocket attacks that it said targeted Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.The group said it launched several attacks on Israeli soldiers and tanks that crossed the Litani river into the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah near Nabatieh, as close-range fighting continues. Continue reading...

May 29, 2026 - World

Aid supplies have been rushed in to the center of Congo's Ebola outbreak where medical workers are struggling with equipment shortages, distrustful locals and armed groups

May 29, 2026 - World

May 22-28, 2026 Clowns partook in their national day in Lima, Peru. Ruins of homes remain five months after an attack by dissidents of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in Buenos Aires, Cauca, Colombia. In the world of sport, Cruz Azul won the Mexican soccer league against city rivals Pumas. ___ This gallery was curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch based in Mexico City. ___ AP photography: https://apnews.com/photography AP News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews

May 29, 2026 - World

US president’s move comes as both sides try to prevent fresh ceasefire breaches scuppering a potential dealMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has circulated a draft peace agreement for the war with Iran among allies including Israel as both sides try to prevent fresh breaches of the ceasefire escalating out of control and scuppering any deal.In an attempt to speed up the negotiations, Pakistan’s foreign minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, will fly to Washington on Friday to meet his US counterpart, Marco Rubio. Continue reading...

May 28, 2026 - World

Rising heat in Saudi Arabia threatens millions of Muslim pilgrims – but cutting fossil fuels would keep it saferGlobal heating has “fundamentally altered” the climate of Mecca and is exposing millions of hajj pilgrims to extreme and dangerous heat even in months outside summer, new analysis has found.Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels means scorching temperatures of 40C (104F) are now regularly experienced in May, the study showed. In past decades, such peaks would only have occurred in summer. The researchers said that hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, would take place amid dangerous heat almost all year round by the end of the century without a rapid transition away from fossil fuels. Continue reading...