CDC says no hantavirus cases in US, 41 people being monitored
There are no confirmed cases in the United States of the Andes hantavirus outbreak that killed three people aboard a luxury cruise ship this month, U.S. health officials said ...
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Bosnian Serb general Mladic’s early release denied by UN court
A U.N. war crimes court said on Thursday it had denied a bid for early release by Ratko Mladic, the 84-year-old Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide and crimes ...
Israel to sue New York Times over article on rape of Palestinian detainees
Israel plans to sue The New York Times and one of its journalists for defamation over an article that said Israeli soldiers, prison guards and settlers had used widespread sexual ...
Madonna, BTS and Shakira to headline first World Cup final halftime show
Madonna and Shakira will line up with K-pop supergroup BTS to headline the first-ever World Cup final halftime show at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, FIFA said on Thursday.
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Senior UK minister resigns, calls for a leadership contest to oust PM
Labour’s Wes Streeting resigned as health minister on Thursday to call for a leadership contest to oust Keir Starmer, accusing the British prime minister of overseeing political drift and ...
Philippine politician wanted by ICC makes ‘escape’ after Senate chaos
A top Philippine politician wanted by the International Criminal Court was no longer taking refuge at the Senate after what his wife called an “escape”, the Senate president said on ...
New attacks reported on ships near Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the Iran war with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, while new attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz brought ...
Starmer faces possible leadership challenge, vows to fight on
Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced the increasing prospect of a leadership challenge on Thursday, with his health minister reported to be ready to resign and his former deputy calling on ...
Scheffler seeks repeat as McIlroy eyes major momentum at PGA Championship
Scottie Scheffler enters this week’s PGA Championship as a hot favorite to become the event’s first repeat winner since Brooks Koepka in 2019, while a confident Rory McIlroy eyes ...
Guardiola hails Foden’s spark as Man City stay on Arsenal’s heels
Pep Guardiola said Phil Foden supplied the kind of inspiration that cannot be drawn up on a tactics board after the England midfielder drove Manchester City to a 3-0 victory ...
Iheanacho’s last-gasp penalty sets up Celtic v Hearts title decider
Celtic’s Kelechi Iheanacho scored a controversial penalty with the last kick of the game to secure a 3-2 win at Motherwell on Wednesday, sending the Scottish Premiership title race ...
Russia pounds Ukraine in heaviest wartime drone attack over two days
Russia carried out its largest aerial attack over a two-day period since the start of its war in Ukraine, pounding the capital Kyiv and other cities with hundreds of drones, ...
Protests flare across Havana as power cuts deepen amid US blockade
Protests broke out across the Cuban capital of Havana on Wednesday evening as the city confronted its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S. blockade that has starved ...
Violent storm tears through India’s most populous state, killing over 100
A violent storm bringing rain and hail scythed across India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, killing more than 100 people, rescue officials said on Thursday, as the chief minister ...
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Xi warns Trump that mishandling of Taiwan could lead to conflict
China’s Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday but warned that disagreement over Taiwan could ...
UK households rein in spending and build savings buffers amid regional conflict
British consumers, shaken by the widening economic fallout from the Iran war, cut their spending last month for the first time since November 2024 as they focused on essentials rather than ...
Heathrow passenger numbers fall 5 per cent as Iran war disrupts travel
Heathrow Airport said this week that its passenger numbers fell 5 per cent to 6.7 million in April as the Iran war disrupted travel plans, with traffic from the Middle East plunging ...
Gunshots fired in standoff at Philippine Senate over ICC suspect
Gunshots broke out at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday and people ran for cover after a top politician wanted by the International Criminal Court said his arrest was imminent and ...
Turkey and Armenia move closer to direct trade links in sign of warming ties
Turkey lifted some customs restrictions on Armenia on Wednesday, paving the way for direct trade links between the two countries in a further sign of normalising ties after over 30 years ...
Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened, sources say
Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter and ...
Reform UK says Farage’s office talking to UK watchdog over £5 million gift
Reform UK said it was talking to Britain’s parliamentary watchdog after a report its leader Nigel Farage was being investigated over a breach of the rules for accepting a 5 ...
Score safely in the bedroom: Toronto offers free World Cup-themed condoms
As Toronto gears up for the World Cup, the city wants to help people score safely in the bedroom by offering free football-inspired condoms.
With more than 300,000 visitors expected for ...
Israel steps up attacks on Gaza since Iran truce, as military says Hamas rearming
Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the U.S. in Iran, redirecting its fire back on the ruined Palestinian ...
Starmer faces biggest challenge yet as resignation report overshadows King’s Speech
Keir Starmerwas facing his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reportedly readying his resignation to try to trigger a contest to replace a British prime minister ...