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May 4, 2026

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Rome - Italy, May 4, 2026: Sergio Mattarella bids farewell to the athletes. A special meeting at the Quirinale Palace between President Sergio Mattarella and the Italian women s and men s national tennis teams, who achieved an extraordinary feat: winning the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup and the 2025 Davis Cup. Talent, determination, and team spirit that have shaped the history of Italian sport. Copyright: xmarcoxiacobuccix xipa-agency.netx xmarcoxiacobuccix IPA_Agency_IPA74427756
The CDU Executive Board meeting at the Chabad Synagogue in Berlin BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 04: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is welcomed by Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal ahead of executive board meeting of the CDU, the ruling party in Germany, at the Chabad Synagogue in Berlin, Germany on May 04, 2026. Halil Sagirkaya Anadolu Berlin Germany. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxHalilxSagirkayax
Greek Foreign Minister Gerapetritis - German Foreign Minister Wadephul meeting in Athens ATHENS, GREECE - MAY 4: Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis welcomes his German counterpart Johann Wadephul at the Foreign Ministry in Athens, Greece, on May 4, 2026. Costas Baltas Anadolu Athens Greece. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxCostasxBaltasx
May 4, 2026, Yerevan, Armenia: President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, second from right, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, third from right, take part in a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the 8th European Political Community Summit in Yerevan, Armenia, on Monday, May 4, 2026. Yerevan Armenia - ZUMAc35_ 20260504_zaf_c35_017 Copyright: xSeanxKilpatrickx
8th European Political Community Summit in Armenia YEREVAN, ARMENIA - MAY 4: Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yillmaz poses for a family photo during the opening ceremony of the 8th European Political Community Summit in Yerevan, Armenia, on May 4, 2026. Ahmet Okur Anadolu Yerevan Armenia. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAhmetxOkurx
From left Finnish President Alexander Stubb during private talks with Czech President Petr Pavel in Prague Castle, Czech Republic, May 4, 2026. (CTKxPhoto MichalxKamaryt) CTKPhotoP2026050402342 CTKPhotoP2026050402342
The accused Paolo and Antonino Falzone pictured at the start of the trial of P. and A. Falzone, at the Court of Appeal of Mons, on Monday 04 May 2026. The trial of the two cousins concerns the 2022 tragedy in Strepy-Bracquegnies, where a car plowed into a carnival parade around 5:00. Six people died at the scene, and a seventh months later in the hospital. P. Falzone is charged with seven murder and 81 attempted murder. A. Falzone with failure to render aid to a person in danger. VIRGINIExLEFOUR 172825605
Abu Dhabi hosts Make it in the UAE exhibition ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MAY 04: A view of the Make it in the UAE exhibition, held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on May 04, 2026. The exhibition aims to bring advanced technology together with national manufacturing goals. The event, organized under the theme Advanced Industry, Stronger Together, is expected to host approximately 120,000 visitors between May 4–7. Featuring more than 1,200 participants across an 88,000-square-meter area, the exhibition showcases manufacturing opportunities, innovative technologies, and a wide range of products. Waleed Zein Anadolu Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates. Editorial use only. Please g Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxWaleedxZeinx
Drone hits high-rise building in Moscow MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 4: A view of destruction after a drone struck a high-rise building in Moscow, Russia, on May 4, 2026. According to a statement on the national messaging app MAX, air defense systems intercepted two drones traveling toward Moscow. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin confirmed that the incident resulted in no injuries and noted that emergency personnel remain active at the impact site. Sefa Karacan Anadolu Moscow Russia. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxSefaxKaracanx
The former nuns of Belorado return to Bilbao to testify for alleged mistreatment The former nuns of Belorado on their arrival at the Juzgado de Instrucción number 5, on May 4, 2026, in Bilbao, Vizcaya, Basque Country Spain The schismatic nuns of Belorado Burgos have gone today to testify before a judge in Bilbao in the judicial proceedings for an alleged case of degrading treatment of the five elderly nuns with whom they lived in the monastery of Orduna Vizcaya until last December 04 MAY 2026 EXMONY NUN CISMATIC NUN CISMATIC NUN CISMATIC NUN CHURCH JUDGMENT COURT CISMA H Bilbao, Vizcaya Pais Vasco Bilbao, Vizcaya Pais Vasco Pais Vasco Spain Copyright: xH.Bilbaox 7496988
Court deals with Capi Hnizdo case, in which MEP Jana Nagyova (pictured) has been charged in Prague, Czech Republic, May 4, 2026. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has also been charged, but parliament did not release him for prosecution. (CTKxPhoto KaterinaxSulova) CTKPhotoP2026050401685 CTKPhotoP2026050401685
AMSTERDAM - The monument on Dam Square has been defaced with red paint. Later today, the National Remembrance Day ceremony will take place on Dam Square. RAMON VAN FLYMEN ANP netherlands out - belgium out Copyright: xx x557428732x originalFilename: 557428732.jpg
SANAE TAKAICHI AUSTRALIA VISIT, Japan™s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Australia™s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after signing a Joint Declaration on Economic Security Cooperation during a visit to Australia, at Parliament house in Canberra, Monday, May 4, 2026. Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi is on a three-day visit to Australia. ( NO ARCHIVING CANBERRA AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY AUSTRALIA Copyright: xMICKxTSIKASx 20260504115607453800
Spanish premier’s plane makes emergency landing in Turkiye due to technical fault ANKARA, TURKIYE - MAY 4: The plane carrying Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made an emergency landing in Ankara, Turkiye due to a technical issue while en route from Madrid to Yerevan for a European Political Community meeting, on May 4, 2026. Ismail Kaplan Anadolu Ankara Turkey. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxIsmailxKaplanx

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From left Finnish President Alexander Stubb during private talks with Czech President Petr Pavel in Prague Castle, Czech Republic, May 4, 2026. (CTKxPhoto MichalxKamaryt) CTKPhotoP2026050402342 CTKPhotoP2026050402342

AMSTERDAM - The monument on Dam Square has been defaced with red paint. Later today, the National Remembrance Day ceremony will take place on Dam Square. RAMON VAN FLYMEN ANP netherlands out - belgium out Copyright: xx x557428732x originalFilename: 557428732.jpg