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New Zealand Floods

Aerial video showed the extent of the flooding in New Zealand's Canterbury region on Monday, as forecasters warned of possible heavy rain into the evening before conditions improved.

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Ethiopia rallies against US over Tigray restrictions

Ethiopia stages a massive rally in Addis Ababa to rail against the United States imposing restrictions on economic and security assistance over the conflict in the Tigray region.

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Belarusians protest outside EU representation office in Warsaw against arrest of journalist

Hundreds of people in Warsaw on Saturday 29 May rallied in support of the Belarusian opposition, days after the regime in Minsk diverted a European passenger plane and arrested a dissident journalist onboard.

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Sicily's Mount Etna erupted again, releasing thick plumes of ash

Sicily's Mount Etna erupted again in the early hours of Sunday 30 May 2021, spewing lava and releasing thick plumes of ash.

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Grocery store on wheels in London for "zero waste" shopping

Driving the streets of London in an old milk float, Ella Shone delivers food and household products sold without packaging and without plastic.

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Palestinian youths practise parkour on rubble in Gaza

Palestinian youths play parkour on the ruins of al-Jalaa tower, hit by an Israeli airstrike which flattened the 13-floor building housing US news agency the Associated Press and Qatar-based Al Jazeera television, in Gaza City.

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Kai's the limit as Chelsea fans revel in Champions League glory

Chelsea fans piled into the streets surrounding the Stamford Bridge ground of the new kings of European football following their 1-0 defeat of Manchester City in the Champions League final on Saturday in Portugal.

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Indonesia ferry catches fire, passengers jump to sea

A ferry in eastern Indonesia caught fire with nearly 200 people on board, forcing passengers and crew to jump into the sea but causing no casualties.

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Kremlin regiment hosts changing-of-the-guard ceremony

Russia's presidential regiment, a prestigious regiment responsible for keeping watch over the Kremlin in Moscow, hosts a changing of the guard ceremony. The traditional display resumed this year after a year's hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Police and protesters clash as Colombia's Duque deploys military

Police and protesters clash during anti-government protests, as the country marks a full month of social unrest that has claimed dozens of lives. Colombian President Ivan Duque announced that he was deploying military troops to Cali, which is at the epicentre of the protests.

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Gaza beaches packed as Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds

In Gaza, a week since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was announced, many residents come out to enjoy the beaches.

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US soldiers place flags at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day

Over 1,000 members of the United States Army place miniature US flags in front of around 260,000 headstones across Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day.

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Residents escape Goma by boat amid eruption fears

Scores of people rushed down to Goma's port on Friday, piling into boats to leave the city as renewed volcanic activity loomed.

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Fight to douse Sri Lanka ship fire continues

Ships spray water at a container ship off Sri Lanka's coast as an international firefighting effort to put out a huge blaze carries on.

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French police clash with farmers at job centre sit-in

French police violently clear protesters from a sit-in at a job centre on the edge of Paris, following a flash demo by farmers denouncing the new common agriculture policy

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Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium open mass Covid-19 vaccination centre

FC Barcelona and the Catalan Health Ministry open a Covid-19 vaccination centre at the football club's Camp Nou stadium.

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Palestinians dressed as clowns entertain children in Gaza

Palestinians dressed as clowns entertain children amid the ruins of a building destroyed during the recent Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Thousands leave Goma after more volcanic activity

Tens of thousands of people were on Thursday evacuating the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for fear of another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo.

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Buddhist monks light candles on Visakha Bucha Day

Buddhist monks light candles to commemorate Visakha Bucha Day, a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Lord Buddha held on the full moon of the third lunar month in the Buddhist calendar, at Wat Dhammakaya Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok.

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Shamans cast spell for Castillo to beat Fujimori in Peru election

Shamans armed with coca leaves, fruit and fire, cast a spell on the top of a sacred hill in Lima for Pedro Castillo to defeat Keiko Fujimori in Peru's June 6 presidential run-off.