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Passengers aboard the MV Hondius began leaving the ship Sunday after it arrived near Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, as authorities launched an international evacuation effort tied to a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Travelers were transferred ashore in small, carefully controlled groups before boarding charter flights back to their home countries. Officials from the WHO and […]

Iran has delivered its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal through Pakistani mediators, according to Iranian state media, as diplomatic efforts to end the ongoing Middle East conflict continue. Tehran reportedly wants negotiations to prioritize a permanent end to the fighting across the region, including in Lebanon, while broader issues such as its nuclear […]

President Donald Trump welcomed Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the White House on Thursday for a closely watched meeting centered on trade disputes, tariffs, and international security issues. Thursday’s meeting marked Lula’s first White House visit during either of Trump’s nonconsecutive terms and signaled an effort by both governments to stabilize relations […]

International health officials are tracing passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius after a rare outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus left three people dead and several others infected. The virus, unlike most hantavirus variants, can spread between humans through close contact. Investigators in Argentina are now conducting rodent testing and tracing the travelers’ […]