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An outbreak of hantavirus has occurred on the Dutch-flagged polar expedition cruise ship MV Hondius

Following deaths

Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship

Arsenal's Bukayo Saka scores against Atletico Madrid

In match against Madrid

Saka ends Arsenal's 20-year wait to reach Champions League final

Costa Rica's outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves (L) poses with Costa Rica's President-elect Laura Fernandez as she presents the members of her new Cabinet

Outgoing Costa Rica leader secures top post in new cabinet

Romania's biggest party, the Social Democrats, joined forces with the far right to vote against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan

Political turmoil

Romania's pro-European PM ousted in no confidence vote

US President Donald Trump was surrounded by children as he signed a proclamation to revive the Presidential Fitness Test Award

Exercise routine

Trump says he works out 'one minute a day' as he restores fitness award

The EU and the United States struck an agreement in July, which set tariffs on most EU goods at 15 percent

Amid threats on European cars

EU urges US to stick to tariff deal terms

The suspected outbreak happened on a cruise ship between Argentina and Cape Verde

Three dead, several sick so far

Hantavirus on the Hondius: what we know

The coal mine explosion in Colombia's Sutatausa municipality killed nine people

Month after flagging safety issues

Colombian mine explosion kills nine

Sudan accuses Ethiopia and the UAE of launching a drone attack on Khartoum airport

Overlapping conflicts

Ethiopia and Sudan accuse each other of attacks

Lake Chad straddles Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria

'Cowardly attack'

Boko Haram attack on Chad army base kills at least 24: military, local officials

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters that the ceasefire with Tehran still holds despite some 'harrassing' Iranian fire

Secretary of Defense

US threatens 'devastating' response to any Iran attack on shipping

Diners have lunch at a university restaurant in France, where students get one-euro meals

'Small internal revolution'

France launches one-euro university meals for all students

Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa came together for the first-ever EU-Armenia summit in Yerevan

Pivot towards Brussels

EU hails 'leap forward' in ties with Russia's ally Armenia

Pyongyang has touted Jindallae as a convenient way for North Koreans to stay connected, albeit through a strictly controlled network

Controlled connection

Pyongyang calling: North Korea shows off own-brand phones

Iran's Revolutionary Guards denied any commercial ships had crossed the Strait of Hormuz

Calls for de-escalation

War in the Middle East: latest developments

China fireworks factory explosion kills 26, injures 61

Following hantavirus outbreak

Luxembourg Air Rescue assists evacuation from cruise ship

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (R) and Eswatini Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla （L) arrive at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport following his visit to Eswatini, in Taoyuan on May 5, 2026

Taiwan leader says island has 'right to engage with the world'

Beyonce wore a diamond skeleton gown designed by Olivier Rousteing to the Met Gala, which she co-chaired

Fashion is Art theme

Stars shine at Met Gala, fashion's biggest night

Former French model Juliette G. has accused Daniel Siad, a French modelling scout, of trafficking her to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Ex-model accuses French scout of grooming her for Epstein

The media attention generated by the dispute turned out to be great publicity

Controversial success

Yoko says oh no to 'John Lemon' beer

Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka made one of the most dramatic statements of the night at the Met Gala

Top five moments from the Met Gala

Reichenbach reenacted: Sherlock Holmes, here played by British motoring author Philip Porter, grapples with nemesis Professor Moriarty, played by British lawyer Peter Horrocks

Sherlock Holmes fans recreate fateful duel at Swiss falls

Tayrona National Park is one of Colombia's best-loved tourism destinations

Tayrona National Park

Trouble in paradise: Colombia tourist jewel plagued by violence

Premier League clubs posted huge losses despite generating a record £6.8 billion ($9.2 billion) in revenue last season

Clubs post losses

Premier League losses soar for clubs locked in 'arms race'

Israel's tiny Circassian community living near the border with Lebanon has managed to retain its identity through food, traditions and language

'We feel connected to the state of Israel'

For Israel's Circassians, food and language sustain an ancient heritage

Commuters make their way past an anti-US billboard referring to President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, installed on a building at the Valiasr Square in Tehran

Escalating tensions

US-Iran ceasefire on brink as UAE reports attacks

El Nino can bring heatwaves and drought to parts of Asia

Possibly in May to July

'Super El Nino' raises fears for Asia reeling from Middle East conflict

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