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Final Evacuation Flights Planned After Hantavirus-Hit Ship Reaches Tenerife

Final Evacuation Flights Planned After Hantavirus-Hit Ship Reaches Tenerife

Spanish authorities said the last evacuation flight from the quarantined cruise ship would depart on Monday, as passengers underwent final health checks following a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

May 10, 2026
Trump Announces Three-Day Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire on Victory Day

Trump Announces Three-Day Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire on Victory Day

The U.S. president said the agreement includes a suspension of hostilities and a prisoner exchange.

May 9, 2026
Hungarian Commissioner Cleared of Spying Allegations

Hungarian Commissioner Cleared of Spying Allegations

The announcement of Várhelyi being cleared of any wrongdoing came a day before Hungary’s new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, took office.

May 9, 2026
WHO Chief Seeks To Calm Fears as Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Nears Tenerife

WHO Chief Seeks To Calm Fears as Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Nears Tenerife

The head of the World Health Organisation said the risk to the public remains low.

May 9, 2026
Israel To Release Two Gaza Flotilla Activists

Israel To Release Two Gaza Flotilla Activists

Jerusalem says the men are affiliated with the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA), a group accused by Washington of “clandestinely acting on behalf of” Hamas.

May 9, 2026
French Parliament Approves Law to Ease Return of Colonial-Era Art

French Parliament Approves Law to Ease Return of Colonial-Era Art

New legislation simplifies restitution, allowing the return of artefacts from 1815–1972 without individual votes.

May 8, 2026
Sweden to Deploy Electronic Tagging on ‘At-Risk’ Children

Sweden to Deploy Electronic Tagging on ‘At-Risk’ Children

The Swedish government has unveiled a new strategy to use electronic monitoring to prevent children as young as 13 from being exploited by the country’s criminal gangs.

May 8, 2026
Election Victory: Radev Named Bulgarian PM

Election Victory: Radev Named Bulgarian PM

A new coalition secured Bulgaria’s first outright parliamentary majority since 1997, winning 131 of 240 seats in the April 19th election.

May 8, 2026
Vatican Visit: Rubio in Talks with Pope Leo XIV

Vatican Visit: Rubio in Talks with Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Parolin said discussions would cover current developments, predicting “we’ll talk about everything that’s happened in recent days.”

May 7, 2026
Ted Turner, CNN Founder and Media Pioneer, Dies at 87

Ted Turner, CNN Founder and Media Pioneer, Dies at 87

CNN CEO Mark Thompson called Turner “the giant on whose shoulders we stand.”

May 6, 2026
Israel Slams Belgium Over Prosecution of Traditional Circumcision

Israel Slams Belgium Over Prosecution of Traditional Circumcision

A legal probe into ritual circumcision has triggered a diplomatic standoff, with the Israeli foreign minister accusing Belgium of joining a ‘shameful list’ of nations criminalizing Jewish tradition.

May 6, 2026
China Urges U.S. and Iran To Restore Traffic in Strait of Hormuz

China Urges U.S. and Iran To Restore Traffic in Strait of Hormuz

Beijing has stated that all parties must heed the international community’s call to resume safe maritime traffic through the strait.

May 6, 2026