Panic is growing over a deadly cruise ship virus with possible human-to-human transmission, as countries worldwide scramble to track passengers who may have been exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius. Three people — a Dutch couple and a German national — died in the outbreak. Eight people, including a Swiss citizen, are suspected to...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ahead of the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armenia. Picture date: Sunday May 3, 2026. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo on Sunday marked World Press Freedom Day by condemning persistent violations of media freedom around the world and paying tribute to journalists killed while reporting from conflict zones. Speaking at the end of his weekly Sunday prayer in a sun-flooded St Peter’s Square, the pontiff said the day highlighted both...
PARIS — Two women died after a boat carrying about 80 migrants trying to cross to Britain from France capsized near Calais, the local French administration said on Sunday. “We regret to say that we found two people, two women, who had died,” said Christophe Marx, an official for the Pas-de-Calais administration, adding that authorities...
Pope Leo on Sunday described those who wage wars and appropriate the earth’s resources as thieves who rob the world of a peaceful future, issuing a warning about the use of nuclear power on the anniversary of the Chornobyl reactor accident. Ukraine is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear disaster on Sunday...
KYIV — Britain’s Prince Harry made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday, using the trip to deliver a direct appeal to Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. He also called on Donald Trump to demonstrate stronger leadership in efforts to resolve the conflict. The visit comes just a week after a large-scale...
LONDON — The UK government has announced a new three-year border security agreement with France worth up to £660 million ($892 million), aimed at reducing illegal migrant crossings across the English Channel. The deal introduces performance-based funding, with part of the payment dependent on measurable success in curbing crossings. Around 41,000 people made the journey...
Romania has recovered a set of invaluable ancient artifacts, including the 2,500-year-old Golden Helmet of Coțofenești and two royal gold bracelets, following their theft from a museum in the Netherlands. The items were returned to Bucharest on Tuesday under tight security and formally unveiled at the National Museum of Romanian History. Officials described the recovery...
A LEGO set inspired by the upcoming film Project Hail Mary has secured a Guinness World Records title after being launched into the stratosphere and safely returned to Earth. The miniature model reached an altitude of 114,790 feet (34,988 metres), setting a new record for the highest launch and retrieval of a LEGO set, Guinness...
SOFIA, BULGARIA — Bulgaria is heading into a new political phase after former president Rumen Radev won a clear and wide victory in the country’s parliamentary election, according to official results released on Monday. Radev’s party, Progressive Bulgaria, secured 44.6 percent of the vote, far ahead of its rivals. The strong result means he could...
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