Cruise ship waiting for help after suspected outbreak of hantavirus onboard killed 3
A Dutch cruise ship with about 150 passengers is waiting for help off Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak killed three people
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U.S. military rejects claims that Iran struck a U.S. Navy vessel
U.S. military rejects claims that Iran struck a U.S. Navy vessel
Remote working encouraged at leading English cricket club seeking to boost attendances
Working from home is the new normal for millions of people in the U.K., and Surrey County Cricket Club has spotted an opportunity to galvanize attendances at its south London ground
Modi’s party set to take control of West Bengal, dealing blow to opposition
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party is poised to take control of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold, in a key local election
Princess Eugenie and her husband announce they are expecting their 3rd child
Britain’s Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, announced Monday that they are expecting their third child
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Iraqi court sentences 4 to prison for promoting banned Baath Party
An Iraqi court has sentenced four people to six years in prison for promoting the banned Baath Party's ideas
Jews tell antisemitism inquiry of surge in hate before Bondi Hanukkah massacre
An Australian inquiry into antisemitism has heard from Jewish Australians who feel increasingly fearful after a massacre at a Hanukkah celebration
What to know about the US military presence in Europe as Trump seeks drawdown of thousands of troops
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to shrink America’s military deployment in Germany is putting a new spotlight on the U.S. military presence in Europe
A UK cricket club welcomes remote workers to do their jobs and watch the match too
Working from home is the new normal for millions of people in the U.K., and Surrey County Cricket Club has spotted an opportunity to galvanize attendance at its south London ground
A North Korean women's soccer team is set to play in a tournament in South Korea
A North Korean women’s soccer team is scheduled to play at a regional tournament in South Korea later this month
More than 300 families evacuate in Philippines due to ashfall from volcano
Philippine officials say more than 300 families have evacuated after massive amounts of ash billowed from the Mayon volcano over the weekend due to the collapse of lava deposits from its slopes
A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people
The World Health Organization says that a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others
Kenya’s rainy season turns deadly again, with 18 killed
Police in Kenya say 18 people have died over the last week due to flooding during ongoing heavy rains, with most of the deaths attributed to drowning
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people, WHO says
The World Health Organization says that a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others
Kenya’s rainy season turns deadly again, with 18 killed and 54,000 households hit over a week
Police in Kenya say 18 people have died over the last week due to flooding during ongoing heavy rains, with most of the deaths attributed to drowning
Armed men abduct a former minister and junta critic in Mali, his family says
A former minister and prominent Malian lawyer was abducted by armed, hooded men in Bamako, according to a family member
Iran proposes an end to war within 30 days as Trump expresses doubts
Iran has proposed a 30-day resolution aiming to end the war with Israel and the U.S. rather than extend the ceasefire
Iran presses for an end to war within 30 days as Trump expresses doubts
Iran has proposed a 30-day resolution aiming to end the war with Israel and the U.S. rather than just extend the ceasefire
2 dead and 16 injured in attempted channel crossing from France to UK
A small boat carrying migrants trying to cross the English Channel has run aground on a beach in northern France, leaving two dead and 16 injured
Suspect detained after rat poison found in baby food jars on supermarket shelves
Police in eastern Austria say a 39-year-old suspect has been arrested after rat poison turned up in some HiPP baby food jars on supermarket shelves in central Europe
Paramilitary forces drone strike kills 5 near Sudan capital, rights group says
Sudan's paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has killed at least five people in a drone attack, according to a local rights group
Austrian police detain suspect in case of rat poison found in baby food jars on supermarket shelves
Police in eastern Austria say a 39-year-old suspect has been arrested after rat poison turned up in some HiPP baby food jars on supermarket shelves in central Europe
Ukraine hits key Russian oil-loading port and 2 'shadow fleet' tankers
Ukraine has launched a wave of strikes against Russia’s oil export infrastructure, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine alleges were illegally used to transport Russian crude
Serbian bird-watching group uses crowdfunding to buy and preserve woodland habitat
Nightingale’s Forest is a small woodland in northeastern Serbia that is home to a variety of bird and animal species who thrive on its moist habitat
Cubans struggle to survive on pocket-size government ration books as products dwindle
Cuba's pocket-size government ration book has been circulating for more than six decades
Mexican governor and mayor indicted by US for drug trafficking step down
Two members of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s party in Sinaloa state have temporarily stepped down after the U.S. charged them with drug trafficking
Activists’ detention deepens Spain-Israel tensions as aid group says men have begun hunger strike
Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares has demanded the immediate release of a Spanish-Swedish activist detained by Israel after an aid flotilla bound for Gaza was intercepted in international waters
Chinese pressure to exclude Taiwanese activists shuts down rights summit
New York-based group Access Now canceled the RightsCon summit in Zambia.
Rights summit in Zambia is canceled after Chinese pressure to exclude Taiwanese activists
The U.S.-based organizers of an international human rights conference say they have canceled next week's summit in the African nation of Zambia after pressure from China to exclude activists from Taiwan
Drone kills 2 in Kherson minibus strike, as Russia claims front-line progress
A Russian drone attack on a minibus in Kherson, Ukraine, has killed two people and injured seven, according to local officials