The prime minister of Qatar, a key intermediary, was visiting Washington Friday to meet Vice President JD Vance to discuss Iran, a source familiar with the matter said. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani plans to speak to Vance about “US...
A “homemade bomb” exploded at a high school outside Rio de Janeiro on Friday, lightly injuring ten teenagers, the municipal government said. The explosion of a device described in local media as a pipe filled with nails, nuts, and bolts...
The United States said Friday it was organizing an evacuation flight for Americans on a hantavirus-struck cruise ship that has sailed to the Canary Islands. “The Department of State is arranging a repatriation flight to support the safe return...
Spanish authorities said Friday a woman had been tested for suspected hantavirus after travelling on the same flight as a Dutch woman who stayed on the MV Hondius cruise ship and later died from the virus. The woman has “symptoms mainly...
Iranian media reported fresh “sporadic clashes” with US naval forces in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, following a flare-up the night before, despite the ceasefire in the Gulf. “For the last hour, sporadic clashes have taken place...
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday overturned the US state’s voter-approved redistricting plan, dealing a huge blow to Democrats’ hopes of reshaping the battle for control of Congress ahead of this year’s midterm elections. In a...
US forces fired on and disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers that attempted to violate the American blockade of Iran’s ports on Friday, the US military said. Washington has now forcibly halted four ships it said were attempting to violate the...
The Pentagon on Friday released a first batch of secret files documenting reported sightings of unidentified flying objects — some dating back to the 1940s — fanning speculation over whether alien life exists. Reports of flying saucers...
The United States said Friday it was organizing an evacuation flight for Americans on a hantavirus-struck cruise ship that has sailed to the Canary Islands. “The Department of State is arranging a repatriation flight to support the safe return...
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Three hikers — two Singaporeans and a local — died in an eruption Friday of Indonesia’s Mount Dukono volcano where they found themselves in a no-go zone, officials said. The eruption on Halmahera island sent an ash cloud about 10...
A third British national has been diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak, health officials said Friday. The “additional suspected case of a British national” was on the remote South Atlantic island of...
The World Health Organization insisted Friday that the hantavirus outbreak posed a minimal risk to the general public, as countries prepared to repatriate passengers stuck on the cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak. Three passengers from the MV...
North Korea plans to deploy a new type of artillery along its southern border, state media said Friday, potentially putting Seoul within striking range as Pyongyang deepens its hostility towards South Korea. Despite peace overtures from the South...
The World Health Organization said Friday the risk to the public of a deadly hantavirus strain in a cruise ship outbreak was minimal, as it spreads only through “very close contact”. An outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which is...
