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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship reaches Spanish island

The cruise ship Hondius, which was hit by a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, reached the Spanish island of Tenerife early on Sunday, live footage from Spanish public broadcaster RTVE showed.Medical staff are to first...

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'No indication' Iran nuclear installations hit, says IAEA

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi speaks to journalists, in Vienna. — AFP

EU chief urges de-escalation to 'stop conflict spreading'

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference, in Brussels. — AFP

European gas prices jump 45% after Qatar halts LNG output

Russia's closer ties with the Gulf deliver an Arabic-speaking tourism boom

Fatma al Balushi, a tourist from Oman, feeds a deer at Husky Land Park in the Moscow region. — Reuters

Starmer vows fight after Labour drubbing

Newly elected Gorton and Denton MP Hannah Spencer of the Britain's Green Party and Leader of Britain's Green Party Zack Polanski attend a press conference, after Spencer won the by-election in the northwest constituency, in Manchester. — Reuters

Asylum seeker claims in UK drop slightly in 2025

The interior ministry data showed 100,625 people applied for asylum in Britain last year

Nasa announces overhaul of Artemis lunar programme amidst technical delays

Nasa Administrator Jared Isaacman, Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya and Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, take part in a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. — Reuters

Russian says 'no deadlines' to end Ukraine war

A municipal worker removes debris next to damaged cars outside an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. - Reuters

Greek spyware scandal suspects get jail terms

A Greek court sentenced four suspects, including two Israelis, to eight years in prison over a landmark spyware scandal that shook the government in 2022.

UK Labour faces tough three-way battle in by-election

Hannah Spencer, Green Party's candidate, outside a polling station at St Agnes Primary School, in Gorton, Manchester. — Reuters

Danish PM calls general election for March 24

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announcing that Denmark will hold a parliamentary election on March 24, in the Parliament Hall at Christiansborg in Copenhagen. — Reuters

Germany's Merz meets Xi in China, seeking closer ties

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (2nd L) participates in a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. — AFP

Pope Leo to tour countries in first major overseas trip

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. — Reuters

Zelensky announces Ukraine-US talks in Geneva Thursday

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy talks as he attends a press conference, in Kyiv. — Reuters

UK govt urged to release documents of ex-prince Andrew

Reporters wait outside the home of former UK ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, in central London. — AFP
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