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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish riot police detained dozens of protesters trying to reach Istanbul’s main Taksim Square for May Day demonstrations against economic hardship caused by raging inflation. The Istanbul governor’s office had allowed May Day celebrations to be held

No reports of injuries or damage in the latest in a string of tremors felt over the past months

Editor David Horovitz discusses Gaza Hamas head Yahya Sinwar’s explosive speech and its implications; military reporter Emanuel Fabian updates us on ripples of Friday’s shooting

Neruda’s Book of Questions is well known in Latin American literature. A new bilingual, illustrated selection of his poems gives English-speaking children an opportunity to interrogate the world.

Terror group says Abu Omar al-Ansari killed as Egyptian army launches new campaign in northern part of desert, with Israeli air support

Pelosi makes unannounced trip to Kyiv, becoming highest-ranking US official to meet with Zelensky since the war began  CNN Some evacuated from Mariupol; US lawmaker Pelosi visits Kyiv  Yahoo News Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates: Odesa Airport and Mariupol News  The New York Times

Bennett says he won’t let the terror group bring down the government, after Hamas chief slammed Israel’s Ra’am party and its leader Mansour Abbas as traitors

Only a dozen of the endangered breed of the world’s fastest land animal remain in Islamic Republic, down from an estimated 100 in 2010

As the lockdown of Shanghai and outbreaks in Beijing and elsewhere batter the economy, China’s leader keeps a distance from the politically charged issue.

Civilian efforts to document alleged war crimes have helped keep the world’s attention on Ukraine, but it remains an open question whether any of the evidence will hold up in court.