BBC News:
| Turkish police arrest more than 500 people at May Day rallies | Fri 1st May 2026 17:14 BST |
Turkey sees significant police deployments on 1 May each year, when marches led by workers and unions are held. | |
| Israeli police arrest man after nun attacked in Jerusalem | Fri 1st May 2026 18:03 BST |
The French nun was pushed over and kicked in the apparently unprovoked assault, amid a rise in harassment of Christians in the city by Jewish extremists. | |
| Israel releases all but two activists in Greece after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla | Fri 1st May 2026 11:12 BST |
The Global Sumud Flotilla denounced the interception as "piracy", while Israel's foreign ministry called the flotilla a "PR stunt". | |
| Kenya battles to stop the 'goons and guns' as fears of political violence grow | Sun 3rd May 2026 07:57 BST |
More than 100 gangs are operating nationwide as the growing use of political thugs raises fears of election violence. | |
| Voters will judge Trump on the economy - how is it doing? | Sun 3rd May 2026 10:52 BST |
How much Donald Trump can do with the time he has left as president will depend massively on the cost of living. | |
| Laufey on making jazz cool again (and the fish that brought out her inner rage) | Sun 3rd May 2026 00:05 BST |
The Icelandic star reflects on a phenomenal year, and the music video that let her go "primal". | |


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