The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

Hantavirus on cruise ship triggers global alert

WHO says wider public risk remains low despite deaths and international tracing

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KLM flight attendant tested for hantavirus

Attendant had come into contact with a woman who was taken off a KLM plane

This photograph shows airplanes of Dutch airline KLM on the tarmac at Amsterdam Schiphol airport on January 7, 2026.

Pair back in UK from virus ship told to 'self-isolate'

Close contacts monitored and supported as UK tracks potential hantavirus spread

This handout picture released by Argentina's Health Ministry shows a scientist from the Malbran Institute handling containers used to diagnose the Andes hantavirus, which contain RNA from the Andes virus as part of the detection process, in Buenos Aires on May 6, 2026.

Human-to-human hantavirus strain confirmed on ship

Authorities trace nearly 90 contacts after rare Andes strain linked to cruise ship deaths

Health workers get off the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, a cruise ship carrying nearly 150 people as it remains off Cape Verde on Monday, May 4, 2026 after three passengers died and several others fell seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak.

Human-to-human transmission? Hantavirus ship update

Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship bound for Spain for checks and repatriation

An aerial view of an ambulance boat carrying crew members wearing hazmat suits as they approach the pilot door on the starboard side of the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 5, 2026.

Why Schengen checks may be paused at European airports

System applies at first point of entry into Schengen area, designed to track overstays

Schengen biometric checks may be paused at airport queues: What UAE travellers must know

How Zaldy Co, fugitive Filipino solon, slipped to Paris

Cancelled passports, no Interpol Red Notice, EU rules let Zaldy Co slip to Europe

Former Filipino congressman Zaldy Co, who has fled the Philippines, is in the eye of the corruption storm that has caused disquiet among the country's young people demanding jail for the corrupt. In a video statement on X, he said: “For every Filipino, I know that your anger toward me is full right now… I have been silent for a long time because there was a direct order to me not to return to the Philippines anymore and just stay quiet,” he said in a video statement in November.

Macron on Iran's UAE strikes: unjustified, unacceptable

French leader denounces Tehran’s actions, warns of nuclear and missile threats

French President Emmanuel Macron

Axes, Nazi slogans in plot to kill Dutch princesses

Heir Amalia and sister Alexia among targets; suspect held with engraved weapons

The two princesses have a younger sister, Princess Ariane (centre).

US to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany

Pentagon confirms drawdown as trade disputes and war differences strain US-Europe ties

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth

UK could restrict some pro-Palestinian marches: Starmer

UK prime minister says some protests may be stopped over chants seen as inciting violence

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a statement at 10 Downing Street in central London on April 30, 2026, to update on the government's response to the stabbing of two Jewish men the day before.

School tragedy: Driver charged with death of 2 girls

Driver faces dangerous driving charges after crash killed two 8-year-old girls

Selena Lau, left, and Nuria Sajjad.

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