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Workers moved abandoned tents and debris after Dutch riot police ended a pro-Palestinian demonstration at an Amsterdam university early on Tuesday (May 7) detaining some 125 people in sometimes violent clashes, authorities said. In messages posted overnight on social media website X, police said they had to act to stop the event and dismantle tents that had been set up by protesters, who threw stones and fireworks.

Dozens remain missing on Tuesday (May 7) after an unfinished multi-storey building collapsed in the South African city of George on Monday (May 6). David Doyle has more.

President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a new six-year term on Tuesday (May 7) at a Kremlin ceremony that was boycotted by the United States and a number of other Western countries due to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Some Columbia University students on Monday shared their disappointment at their school's decision to cancel its main graduation ceremony after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests. Ryan Chang reports.

Israel's offensive on Rafah will likely kill more civilians and is being carried out despite explicit warnings against it from European Union member states and the United States, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Tuesday (May 7).

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi voted in the third phase of the country’s general election on Tuesday (May 7). Modi is seeking a rare, third straight term in a vote which pits his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against an alliance of more than two dozen opposition parties. Surveys suggest he will win a comfortable majority.

The Israeli military said on Tuesday (May 7) it had taken operational control of the Palestinian side of Gaza's southern Rafah Crossing, which borders Egypt and has been pivotal for the delivery of aid and the exit of injured people in the Gaza war. Reuters was able to locate the footage of Rafah crossing from matching the building layout, road and vegetation layout as seen on file and satellite images. Reuters was not able to independently verify the footage.

On Monday (May 6), police arrested multiple pro-Palestinian demonstrators in New York City amidst the Met Gala, a prestigious event supporting the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A protester could be seen being detained as she sought to make a splash just outside the carpet for the Met Gala Monday (May 6).

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday (May 7) that it was unacceptable for Australian defence personnel to be put at risk in international airspace by the Chinese military as they took part in an operation to enforce United Nations sanctions on North Korea.

Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered outside of Hunter College in New York, New York on Monday (May 6), merely a mile from the 2024 Met Gala.

Several arrests were made early Monday (May 6) on the campus of UC San Diego as law enforcement officers cleared a pro-Palestinian solidarity encampment stationed at the university for the past week.

U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden addressed the importance of immigration during the Cinco de Mayo celebrations at the White House this Monday (May 6).

The Houston area and rest of Southeast Texas which experienced several days of heavy rainfall and flooding began to see floodwaters recede on Monday (May 6).

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday (May 6) agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators, but Israel said the terms did not meet its demands and pressed ahead with strikes in Rafah while planning to continue negotiations on a deal. Olivia Zollino has more.

Researchers in Israel are turning to artificial intelligence to comb through piles of records to try to identify hundreds of thousands of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust, including those whose names are missing from official memorials. Olivia Zollino has more.

White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Monday (May 6) that it was reviewing a response by the Islamist Hamas militant group to a ceasefire and hostage release deal, but declined to give any details of what was agreed.

French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen urged Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (May 6) to ensure more balanced trade with Europe, but the Chinese leader showed little sign of being ready to offer major concessions. Angela Johnston reports.

Rescue efforts were underway after two people were killed and dozens remained trapped after a multi-story building under construction collapsed in the South African city of George, authorities said on Monday (May 6).

Preparations for the third phase of the world's biggest election are underway in India, as electoral officers began dispatching Electronic Voting Machines and other polling materials to voting centres in 94 constituencies.

Columbia University on Monday canceled its main, university-wide commencement ceremony scheduled for May 15 in favor of smaller, school-based events, a decision that follows weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the Ivy League School. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.

Several thousand Jews, including Holocaust survivors personally affected by the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, walked through Auschwitz, the former Nazi German death camp, on Monday (May 6) for the annual March of the Living ceremony in Poland. The march's president Phyllis Greenberg Heideman said the Jewish community will "not rest peacefully until all our hostages are free from their captivity."

Israel's military carried out airstrikes in Rafah on Monday, residents said, hours after Israel told Palestinians to evacuate parts of the southern Gaza city where more than a million people uprooted by the war have been sheltering. Ilan Rubens reports.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping for bilateral talks at the Elysee Palace on Monday (May 6).

Chadians voted on Monday in an election that analysts say will be likely won by military leader Mahamat Idris Deby, in a region where Russia is vying for influence. David Doyle has more.

A member of Gaza's civil defense said on Monday (May 6) Israel had targeted 10 buildings in Rafah city overnight. The strikes left behind dead and wounded, Iyad al-Jamal told Reuters in an interview.