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Pope Leo XIV has expressed support for the US national team ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, which kicks off on June 11. The first American-born pope, who also holds Peruvian citizenship, made the comments during a flight to Spain. The US is co-hosting the tournament with Canada and Mexico.
Pope Leo XIV visited a Caritas-run homeless shelter in Madrid, where he met residents and spoke against prejudice. The visit is part of a Spain trip that includes a stop in the Canary Islands, a region at the center of migration debates. Reports highlight personal stories of shelter users and the facility's role in supporting hundreds of people.
A heat dome of warm air from northern Africa has pushed temperatures to record highs for May in France and the UK, with forecasters warning of an unusually early and prolonged heatwave across western Europe. Scientists link the intensifying extremes to human-driven climate change, noting Europe is warming faster than the global average.
The cruise ship MV Hondius, linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak, arrived at the Port of Rotterdam on Monday. The remaining 25 crew members and two medical personnel disembarked for quarantine, while the ship is set to undergo decontamination. Authorities and the WHO assess public risk as low.
The cruise ship MV Hondius, hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, is set to dock in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 18, 2026, with 27 crew and medical staff still on board. The WHO maintains a low global risk assessment, while cases and deaths have been reported across multiple countries. Quarantine and monitoring measures are in place for those who disembarked.
A Canadian passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship, where a hantavirus outbreak occurred, has tested positive for the virus. The patient is stable with mild symptoms and is in hospital in Victoria, British Columbia. Three people connected to the outbreak have died, and health officials say the risk to the general population remains low.
Six passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which experienced a hantavirus outbreak, have had their quarantine in Bullsbrook, Western Australia extended until June 23. Two additional cases linked to the ship prompted the extension, as health authorities follow WHO advice on the virus's 42-day incubation period.
Six passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship have left Arrowe Park hospital to continue their isolation at home after testing negative for hantavirus. UK health authorities are also preparing to receive about 24 Britons from the ship for assessment and testing at a managed setting.
French authorities confined over 1,700 passengers and crew on the British cruise ship Ambition in Bordeaux after dozens fell ill with gastroenteritis. A 92-year-old passenger died of a suspected heart attack, unrelated to the outbreak. The lockdown was lifted after 24 hours, allowing asymptomatic passengers to disembark.
French health authorities say the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship is under control, with no evidence of widespread circulation in the country. One French patient remains in intensive care, while three passengers have died. The World Health Organization has confirmed nine cases and sees no unusual strain characteristics.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the work to contain a hantavirus outbreak tied to the MV Hondius cruise ship is not over, while stressing the risk of a larger outbreak remains low. All passengers and crew have been evacuated from the ship in the Canary Islands, with cases confirmed in multiple countries and three deaths reported.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to resign after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections, with over 70 Labour MPs publicly calling for his departure and several ministerial aides stepping down. Starmer has vowed to prove his doubters wrong and insists no leadership contest has been triggered, while some cabinet ministers urge an orderly transition.
President Trump has dismissed Iran’s counter-proposal to a US peace plan as “totally unacceptable,” raising tensions amid a fragile ceasefire. Iran warns it will retaliate against US strikes, while the US demands a 20-year enrichment moratorium and Iran offers a shorter timeline, causing oil prices to jump.
Passengers from the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak, have started disembarking in Tenerife, Spain. Spanish nationals were the first to come ashore, followed by other passengers, who are being transported back to their home countries by boat, bus, and plane. The EU's civil protection mechanism was triggered, and several member states organized evacuation flights.
Two new suspected hantavirus cases have been reported in Spain and Tristan da Cunha, linked to an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius. The UK military parachuted medical personnel and oxygen to the remote island to assist a British national, as the WHO maintains the global risk remains low.
Health authorities worldwide are urgently tracing passengers who disembarked from the MV Hondius cruise ship before an outbreak of hantavirus was detected. The virus has killed three people, and eight others are suspected to have contracted it, as the WHO monitors citizens in at least 12 countries.
Two UK nationals who were aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship during a hantavirus outbreak have returned to the UK and are self-isolating, according to health officials. The pair, who left the ship in late April, are not showing symptoms, while a British crew member was medically evacuated. The outbreak has killed three people, and authorities are monitoring and isolating other British nationals at a facility in northern England.
The last oil tanker from the Middle East has arrived in California, raising concerns about fuel supply and prices. State officials say current stocks can last six weeks, but imports from the Gulf have been disrupted by the US-Israeli war with Iran.
The Canary Islands' regional leader has refused to allow a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak to dock, citing safety concerns, while Spain's central government says it should be permitted. Three people have died, and the WHO reports multiple cases, though it stresses low public risk.
South Africa's Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, reassured the public as contact tracing continues after confirmation of Hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship. The World Health Organisation is coordinating an international response, while the Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Health calls for transparency and ongoing public communication.