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The MV Hondius cruise ship anchored off Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, following a hantavirus outbreak on board

WHO team on board

First hantavirus infection could not have been during cruise: WHO expert

The Charles de Gaulle and its escorts were on Wednesday transiting through the Suez Canal

To restore navigation

French aircraft carrier pre-positions for possible Hormuz mission

Military prosecutors made accusations against Malian military personnel

Security crisis

Wave of arrests, abductions after attacks on Mali junta

The cruise ship MV Hondius is anchored off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde

'Oh, gosh': Inside the race to test for cruise ship hantavirus

Robotaxis have been plying the streets of Croatia for the last month

Chinese-powered

Europe's first commercial robotaxi service rolls out in Croatia

Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has set up a music foundation to nurture future talent

Promoting young artists

Afrobeats' Tiwa Savage nurtures Africa's future talent

The G7 trade ministers prepared for a summit in France next month

Seven leading industrialised nations

G7 decries 'economic coercion' in swipe at China

Ted Turner -- seen here in Washington in 2013 -- founded CNN and went on to become one of the most philanthropists of his era

Passed away at 87

CNN founder Ted Turner: 20th century media giant

Malian singer Rokia Traore -- seen here in 2018 -- had appealed her conviction in Belgium in a long-running custody case and demanded a retrial

Long-running dispute

Malian singer Rokia Traore gets suspended jail in Belgian custody case

Newly-insetalled Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro, shown here with Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci at the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 in New York, described consumer demand as solid but said the company is aware of concerns about geopolitics

Pre-market trading

Disney shares jump after results top expectations

Michael O'Leary said he could not understand why airport bars would serve alcohol in the early hours with boozy behaviour becoming a "real challenge"

Unruly passengers

Ryanair's O'Leary urges pre-flight morning booze ban

De medezineschen Equipage kuerz virum Départ.

Following initial confusion

Luxembourg Air Rescue begins repatriation of two hantavirus cases from Dutch cruise ship

Locally produced biogas is a cheaper option for people in Goma in eastern DR Congo

Biogas helps cut bills, deforestation in east DR Congo

Exploring love, family, and duty

Paris gets taste of Nigeria's Nollywood

Indonesia is one of the biggest social media users in the world

Following social media ban

Indonesia eyes e-commerce ban for under-16s: minister to AFP

Chinese and Cambodian nationals believed to be Huione Pay creditors clash with police and security personnel during a protest demanding their accounts be unfrozen in Phnom Penh in April

Cyberscam platform

Cambodian PM's cousin says owned 30% of scam-linked firm

The International Court of Justice is celebrating its 80th birthday

Territory of Essequibo

Venezuela to ICJ: Rights to oil-rich region 'inalienable'

Few believed Vladimir Putin would invade Ukraine despite troops massing on the border for months

Afraid to think and speak

Former Russian insider says fear pushed elites to embrace Putin war

Unsociable match times in Asia means monetisation opportunities for broadcasters come down massively

Difficult match times

Asia football fans sweat on broadcast rights as World Cup nears

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio said the offensive stage of the Iran war was over, as a spate of attacks threatened to reignite the conflict

Chief negotiator

US pauses Hormuz escorts, Trump says progress on Iran deal

The UAE wants to project a return to normality, having been the most targeted country during the Middle East war

Fresh UAE attacks blamed on Iran draw new reality in the Gulf

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) conducts a prayer as US President Donald Trump (R) listens during a dinner with state governors in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2026.

'Our effort is to go to DC'

Hegseth's church brings its Christian nationalism to Washington

Iranians drive past a billboard in Tehran with the image of late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in the US-Israeli strikes that started the war in February

'Ready to resume'

War in the Middle East: latest developments

The BBC is leading the celebration of David Attenborough's centenary with a full week of programming dedicated to his life and work

100 years on Earth: Iconic naturalist Attenborough marks century

Strasbourg fans celebrate at the end of their win against Mainz in the last round of the Conference League

As turbulent season ends

Strasbourg on verge of European final amid fan displeasure at owners BlueCo

Pope Leo XIV is a baseball and tennis fan who never misses his daily game of Wordle and has clashed with Donald Trump

One year of Leo XIV

Tradition, Trump and tennis: Five things about Pope Leo

A sketch by artist Rocco Fazzari shows accused Bondi shooter Naveed Akram appearing via video link at Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney on March 17, 2026.

Bondi Beach mass shooting accused faces 19 extra charges

Russia launched deadly strikes across Ukraine ahead of its May 9 parade

At least 18 dead

Ukraine reports strike as Kyiv's ceasefire due to begin

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