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11 dead after bus veers off highway in western Mexico

A tragic Labor Day weekend unfolded on Friday when a tourist bus crashed in Mexico's western state of Nayarit, leaving at least 11 dead and 31 others injured.

02 May 2026-02:21
Ex-Florida congressman convicted in Venezuela lobbying scandal

A jury found former Florida Congressman David Rivera guilty on Friday of conspiracy, failing to register as a foreign agent, and other crimes connected to lobbying US officials on behalf of the Venezuelan government.

01 May 2026-23:50
Pathogen-sharing conflict causes WHO to delay pandemic treaty

On Friday, World Health Organization member states announced they had extended talks on pathogen-sharing rules, raising uncertainty about when the pandemic treaty adopted last year will take effect.

01 May 2026-23:42
Spirit Airlines at risk of closure

The struggling Florida-based Spirit Airlines could shut down as soon as Saturday, May 2, if final negotiations with the Trump administration and its creditors fail.

01 May 2026-23:30
Filipinos protest livelihood hardship to mark Labor Day

Thousands of protesters marched across Metro Manila and other parts of the Philippines on Friday to commemorate the International Labor Day, as labor groups warned of an "unprecedented crisis" worsened by the Middle East conflict involving the U.S., Israel and Iran.

01 May 2026-23:29
Trump targets Cuba with fresh sanctions efforts

The White House announced that President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions on senior Cuban officials, continuing a months-long effort by the administration to increase economic and security pressure on the island.

01 May 2026-23:08
Protests erupt in Australia following death of Indigenous 5-year-old

Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian police after a 47-year-old man was accused of abducting and killing a five-year-old Indigenous girl.

01 May 2026-23:03
Grenade attack near Syrian capital kills preacher

A preacher at a mosque was killed on Friday in a grenade explosion south of Damascus.

01 May 2026-22:56
Iran decided on imprisoned Nobel Prize laureate

Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Prize laureate Narges Mohammedi has been transferred from prison to a hospital due to her deteriorating health.

01 May 2026-22:51
U.S. announces rewards for three Iraqi militia leaders

The US State Department’s Rewards for Justice program announced a $10 million reward for information about Haydar Muzhir Malak al Saidi, the leader of Harakat Ansar Allah al Awfiya, an Iraqi militia and a US-designated Global Terrorist organization (SDGT).

01 May 2026-22:50