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Marco Rubio Meets Pope Leo In Bid To Ease Trump-Vatican Tensions
The Trump administration's relations with the Holy See have sharply deteriorated since the election of the first US pope, Leo XIV, on May 8, 2025.
Offered To Be "Platonic" Sperm Donor: Shivon Zilis On Relationship With Musk
Shivon Zilis said that it first started as a friendship after which Elon Musk reached out to her as a "platonic" sperm donor. In 2020, she decided to have children with Musk after he told her that he would "be happy to make a donation".
2 Women Linked To Islamic State Arrested For Slavery At Australian Airport
They returned to Australia after allegedly sneaking into Syria to join the Islamic State's self-declared caliphate in the early 2010s.
Iran President Pezeshkian Says He Met Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
Mojtaba Khamenei, wounded in strikes on the first day of the Middle East war, has released only written statements since his appointment.
EU Firms Generate 186 Billion Euros In India, Support 6 Million Jobs: Report
Nearly 6,000 European companies now account for 5 per cent of India's GDP and a quarter of its manufacturing turnover, marking a decade of deepening economic integration
Two Singapore Residents Isolated, Awaiting Hantavirus Test Results
Two Singapore residents who had been on board a hantavirus-hit cruise ship have been isolated as they await test results for the rare respiratory disease, Singapore's Communicable...
Hantavirus outbreak ‘not start of pandemic’ says WHO, as Canaries secure concessions over cruise docking plans - Europe live
Health body gives briefing as Spain says ship will not dock in Tenerife but be anchored offshore and passengers will have no contact with the publicMeanwhile, Hungary’s incoming prime minister Péter Magyar has arrived for talks at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, where he is due to meet with Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni.Since he is not the Hungarian PM yet – he will take his role this weekend – he was officially welcomed outside the Palazzo by a senior adviser to the Italian PM instead. Continue reading...
Opinion: Opinion | One Year Of Op Sindoor: Why 'Round 2' Will Be A Different Beast Entirely
Another Op Sindoor - highly likely - would have to be framed and executed in quite a different milieu.
Middle East crisis live: Iran reviewing peace proposal as Trump says a deal ‘very possible’
The US and Iran have offered conflicting messages over the likelihood of a deal being reached imminentlyThe European Union is set to tell airlines the impact from the Iran war on tourism is not yet severe enough to justify emergency measures for the sector, draft EU guidelines seen by Reuters showed.“The current situation does not point to the need for dedicated measures for the tourism sector, unlike during the COVID-19 crisis,” said the draft EU guidelines, which the European Commission is due to publish on Friday. Continue reading...
Two men first in British history to be found guilty of spying for China
Chi Leung Wai and Chung Biu Yuen convicted over surveillance of dissidents in ‘shadow policing’ operationA UK Border Force officer and Hong Kong trade official based in London have been found guilty of spying for China and surveilling dissidents through a “shadow policing” operation.Chi Leung “Peter” Wai, 38, and Chung Biu Yuen, 65, also known as Bill, were found guilty at the Old Bailey of assisting a foreign intelligence service, making them the first people in British history to be convicted of spying for China. Continue reading...
What Is Andes Strain, The Only Hantavirus Type Capable Of Human-To-Human Transmission?
Andes virus, found in South America, is the only currently known hantavirus for which limited human-to-human transmission among contacts has been documented.
Hantavirus Is On The Rise In Argentina, Where A Stricken Cruise Ship Began Its Journey
Argentina faces a deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship amid rising cases attributed to climate change effects.
