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The MV Hondius, the cruise vessel linked to a hantavirus outbreak that has sickened eight people and resulted in three deaths, arrived off the Port of Granadilla in Tenerife early Sunday. Spanish authorities will test and disembark passengers by boat, transfer them by sealed bus to a nearby airport, and repatriate them by air. Thirty crew members w…
Two activists who were part of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla launched from Spain were detained in international waters and deported by Israel. One is a Spanish national suspected of links to a terrorist organisation and the other a Brazilian suspected of illegal activity; both deny the accusations and say they were conducting humanitarian work for Gaza…
One Nation, a right-wing populist party that has advocated policies modelled on U.S. President Donald Trump’s hardline deportation approach, captured its first seat in Australia's lower house in a by-election in the rural seat of Farrer. The win does not alter the governing majority but signals growing support for the party’s platform, which emphas…
Sources familiar with the matter say Israel established a covert military base in the Iraqi desert to aid operations against Iran. The installation reportedly hosted special forces, served as a logistical hub for the Israeli air force, and included search-and-rescue teams for downed pilots. When Iraqi troops came close to discovering the site in ea…
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has suspended the application of a law that would sharply cut former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison term for plotting a coup, pending resolution of constitutional challenges filed with the court. The decision pauses the bill’s effects after political parties and the press association sought nullification…
An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese town of Saksakiyeh on May 9 killed at least seven people, including a child, and wounded 15, Lebanon’s health ministry said. Israel’s military said it targeted Hezbollah fighters it accused of planning attacks against Israeli soldiers and acknowledged reports of civilian harm in the struck structure. The i…
An 80-year-old Palestinian man was reburied after settlers in the occupied West Bank pressured villagers to exhume his body from a freshly dug grave near a settlement that was re-established with government approval. The family says they acted to avoid a confrontation when settlers threatened to use machinery to uncover the grave. The Israeli milit…
Two activists who were detained after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla in late April are expected to be released from security detention and handed over to immigration authorities for deportation, their lawyers and a human rights group said. The pair, a Spanish national and a Brazilian national, deny the allegations against them. Th…
Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands will dispatch aircraft to evacuate their nationals from the Tenerife-bound cruise ship MV Hondius after a hantavirus outbreak onboard. The EU is providing two additional planes and the U.S. and U.K. have confirmed arrangements for non-EU citizens. Spanish and WHO officials are coordinating the s…
A U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, announced to run from May 9 to May 11 and tied to a reciprocal exchange of 1,000 prisoners each, took effect on Saturday, offering civilians a rare respite after years of sustained attacks. Kyiv reported reduced strike activity overnight while Moscow cautioned that complex negotiations…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told reporters in Stockholm that Europe remains committed to maintaining NATO as an effective alliance even as disagreements with the United States over the war with Iran have surfaced. Merz emphasized a shared objective with America to end the conflict and to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, while notin…
Preliminary vote tallies from a byelection in the rural New South Wales seat of Farrer show Pauline Hanson’s One Nation winning its first-ever lower house seat, with David Farley projected to defeat the incumbent Liberal candidate. The result comes as commentators link it to a broader rise in far-right populist party support internationally and fol…
The Kremlin on May 9 warned that, despite a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, achieving a comprehensive peace settlement remains a lengthy and complex process. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the United States appears eager for a deal, but described the political and technical details of any Ukrainian settlement as …
A month after a ceasefire was declared, exchanges of fire between U.S. and Iranian forces have resumed in the Gulf, with renewed missile and drone strikes on the United Arab Emirates and skirmishes in the Strait of Hormuz. Washington says it has proposed a formal end to the war and is awaiting Tehran's reply, while a U.S. intelligence assessment as…
Indonesian authorities located two Singaporean nationals near the rim of Mount Dukono’s main crater following the volcano’s eruption, but rescuers have not confirmed whether they are alive. Search efforts, using personnel and thermal drones, continue in difficult terrain while authorities maintain a high alert level and advise people to stay clear …
President Donald Trump's recent actions - including pulling U.S. troops from Germany, threatening further reductions in Europe and downplaying Iranian attacks on a key Gulf partner - have intensified concerns among Washington's traditional allies. Even as U.S. and Iranian forces edge toward a potential de-escalation of a 10-week conflict, his condu…
On Friday the U.S. military struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific that it assessed was involved in narcotics trafficking, killing two people and leaving one survivor. U.S. Southern Command reported the casualties and said the U.S. Coast Guard was notified to conduct search and rescue operations. The action is part of a series of recent strikes on …
A Utah district judge denied a defense request to prohibit live television and still photography in proceedings related to the aggravated murder charge against Tyler Robinson, while agreeing to postpone a pivotal preliminary hearing to allow the defense additional time to examine evidence. The judge said livestreams provide maximum public access an…
Heritage Auctions will offer a trove of Marilyn Monroe items from the estate of poets Norman and Hedda Rosten on June 1, including wardrobe pieces, costume jewelry, paintings, poetry and a group of personal papers and letters never previously released to the public. The collection spans 1955 to 1962 and contains correspondence that touches on Monro…
The U.S. Department of Commerce and South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Initiative. The initiative will use a planned Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center in Washington, D.C. to coordinate cooperation on commercial shipbuilding, workforc…
Colombian authorities have suspended arrest and extradition warrants for 29 leaders of the Clan del Golfo and authorized the relocation of about 400 of the group's combatants to designated temporary zones, a move the government says is intended to facilitate peace talks and entry into relocation areas beginning June 25.
The United States updated a U.N. Security Council resolution pressing Iran to cease attacks and mine-laying in the Strait of Hormuz, removing an explicit Chapter VII reference but keeping strong language on protecting navigation and a clause to reconvene over possible measures, including sanctions. Diplomats said the changes are unlikely to dissuad…
U.S. officials are reportedly close to finalizing a roughly $400 million settlement with TikTok to resolve a Justice Department lawsuit alleging violations of child-privacy protections. Sources say the White House has discussed using the funds for presidential projects in the Washington area, while the DOJ and TikTok have not commented publicly.
On the first anniversary of his election as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo asked worshippers to pray that God would inspire world leaders to calm tensions and diminish hatred. Speaking in Pompei a day after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican, the pontiff warned against normalizing war and criticized an economy that pr…
A cybercriminal group known as ShinyHunters claims to have exfiltrated roughly 6.65 terabytes of Canvas data tied to nearly 9,000 educational institutions worldwide. Some schools and universities reportedly reached out to the hackers directly to try to prevent publication of the stolen information, while Canvas operator Instructure moved to investi…
