ReutersA Dutch cruise ship hit with a hantavirus outbreak has left Cape Verde, after three people on board were medically evacuated.A British man, 56, a Dutch crew member, 41, and a German national, 65, were sent from the MV...
Trump pauses Hormuz plan 50 hours after he announced it - what happened?6 hours agoJake Horton & Paul BrownBBC VerifyUS Central CommandUS President Donald Trump has said the military operation to guide stranded merchant ships through the Strait of...
Ted Turner, media mogul who revolutionised TV news by launching CNN, dies at 8738 minutes agoIan YoungsCulture reporterGetty ImagesMedia mogul Ted Turner, who pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the CNN channel, has died at the...
Some passengers have been evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, off Cape Verde.The MV Hondius, which departed from Argentina on 1 April, had an outbreak of rodent-spread hantavirus on board.Three passengers on the ship have died and several...
49 minutes agoKoh EweandLaura Bicker,China correspondentAnadolu via Getty ImagesChinese foreign minister Wang Yi has called for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened "as soon as possible" in talks with his Iranian counterpart. The pair met in Beijing on...
13 minutes agoKathryn ArmstrongandToby MannAfter arriving at the Canary Islands, crew and passengers would be examined, given whatever care was needed and would then be able to begin their journeys back home, Spain's health ministry said in a statement.All...
1 hour agoOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterAdam J. Dewey/Anadolu via Getty ImagesOil prices edged lower in Wednesday trade in Asia after US President Donald Trump raised hopes for an agreement with Iran to end the war.Trump said the US would pause...
Trump says US to pause operation to guide vessels through Strait of Hormuz36 minutes agoBernd Debusmann Jr,White House reporter,James ChaterandKathryn ArmstrongThe US operation to guide stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused for a "short period...
Rapper Kid Cudi removes British star M.I.A. from tour 12 hours agoGeorgia Levy-CollinsBBC NewsbeatGetty ImagesShe has been described as an anti-vaxxer after a post stating she would "take death" over a Covid-19 jab.After pushback she said she was not...
ReutersRomanian MPs have voted to remove Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in a no-confidence vote in parliament.The largest party, the left-wing Social Democrats, abandoned Bolojan's four-party coalition last month and joined the far-right opposition to call for the vote.The Social...
