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Planes with hantavirus cruise passengers land in the Netherlands

The planes landed at Eindhoven Airport shortly after midnight, carrying eight Dutch nationals. Other passengers of different nationalities will continue on to their home countries from the Netherlands, authorities previously said.

22 hours ago
Europe

UK's Starmer under renewed pressure as lawmakers urge him to quit

Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure late Monday when four ministerial aides stepped down and more than 70 Labour lawmakers publicly called for the British prime minister's resignation after his appeal for another chance seemingly fell on deaf ears. ...

23 hours ago
Europe

Hantavirus-hit ship sets sail for Netherlands as final passengers evacuated in Tenerife

The hantavirus-hit MV Hondius departed the Spanish island of Tenerife for the Netherlands on Monday as the last six passengers and some crew members were evacuated from the luxury cruise ship. ...

23 hours ago

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Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak arrives in Tenerife

The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived early on Sunday near the Port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Reuters footage showed, where it will anchor for the evacuation of the passengers and some of the crew.

2 days ago
Europe

Dutch hantavirus victims visited Chile, Uruguay, Argentina before cruise

The ministry said that the husband-and-wife couple arrived in Argentina on November 27, then traveled to Chile and Uruguay before returning to Argentina on March 27 to board the MV Hondius on April 1.

5 days ago
Europe

Virus-hit cruise ship heads for Spain as evacuees land in Europe

A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will reach the Spanish island of Tenerife "within three days", with the evacuation of passengers to start from May 11, Spain said Wednesday.

6 days ago
Europe

Trump says cutting US troop numbers in Germany 'way down'

The Pentagon announced the 5,000-troop reduction on Friday, but Trump told reporters Saturday "we're going to cut way down, and we're cutting a lot further than 5,000." He did not elaborate.  

1 week ago
Europe

NATO, top Republicans question US troop withdrawal from Germany

The Pentagon's announcement of the troop withdrawal follows a spat between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said on Monday that Iran was "humiliating" Washington at the negotiating table.

1 week ago
Europe

Gridlock as pandemic treaty talks fail to finish

Wealthy countries and developing nations are at loggerheads over how the pandemic treaty, which was adopted last year, will work in practice.

1 week ago
Europe

Italy's parliament backs donation of aircraft carrier to Indonesia

A parliamentary report said transferring the carrier to Indonesia would save Italy maintenance costs estimated at around 5 million euros only for last year or the nearly 19 million euros required for dismantling.

2 weeks ago
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UK, Indonesia launch maritime partnership by signing 4 MOUs

The partnership aims to strengthen Indonesia's maritime economy, promote food security, improve resilience in coastal communities and create opportunities for the next generation of shipbuilders.

2 weeks ago
Europe

Spain is 'reliable' NATO member, PM says after reported US ouster threat

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly railed against NATO allies for refusing to join the war that engulfed the Middle East, saying he viewed it as a betrayal.

2 weeks ago
Europe

Climate scrubbed from G7 meeting to appease US, host France says

The office of France's ecology minister Monique Barbut said the two-day meeting would focus on "less contentious issues" in an effort to appease the largest and most powerful G7 member.

2 weeks ago
Europe

UK accelerates clean energy to protect against fossil fuel price shocks

Britain will launch a package of measures on Tuesday to accelerate the growth of renewable power and reduce the country’s reliance on fossil fuels which have soared in cost due to the conflict in Iran, the government said.

3 weeks ago
Europe

Pope Leo downplays feud with Trump, says 'not in my interest' to debate him

Pope Leo sought to downplay his feud with US President Donald Trump on Saturday, saying reporting about comments he has made so far during his Africa tour "has not been accurate in all its aspects".

3 weeks ago
Europe

Indonesia, France agree to boost defense industry ties

President Prabowo Subianto was hosted by counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace Tuesday, where they "discussed strengthening strategic cooperation," a statement from the government said.

3 weeks ago
Europe

Meloni suspends defence cooperation deal with Israel

"In view of the current situation, the government has decided to suspend the automatic renewal of the defence agreement with Israel," Meloni said on the sidelines of an event in Verona, according to Italian news agencies ANSA and AGI.

3 weeks ago
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Prabowo meets Macron to bolster bilateral ties

Paris marks the second leg of President Prabowo Subianto’s latest European trip, after he talked with Russian leader Vladimir Putin for five hours on energy and mineral resources, among other topics.

4 weeks ago
Europe

President Prabowo to meet Macron in Paris

Prabowo is set to meet Macron at the Elysee Palace "to discuss enhancing strategic cooperation between the two countries," Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said in a statement.

4 weeks ago
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Prabowo to meet Macron in Paris after meeting Putin

The meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron is slated after President Prabowo Subianto met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow about energy security.

4 weeks ago
Europe

Vatican should 'stick to matters of morality': J.D. Vance

"I certainly think that in some cases, it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality... and let the President United States stick to dictating American public policy," Vance told Fox News's "Special Report with Bret Baier."

4 weeks ago
Europe

Germany's Merz urges Netanyahu to end Lebanon fighting

Merz also expressed his "grave concern" about developments in the Palestinian territories in a telephone conversation with Netanyahu and demanded that there "must be no de facto partial annexation of the West Bank", the German government spokesman said.

4 weeks ago
Europe

UN chief says 'all parties' must respect freedom of navigation in Hormuz

The strait, through which a fifth of global oil and gas flows, has become a key flashpoint as the US and Iran attempt to gain leverage over each other during ceasefire negotiations.

4 weeks ago
Europe

Russia calls for joint food reserves with BRICS to counter Middle East crisis risks

Egypt, a BRICS member, is the largest importer of Russian wheat, while Russia also exports food to China and India, the bloc's two biggest economies.

4 weeks ago
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Prabowo, Putin pledge closer cooperation amid global volatility

Meeting Putin for the second time in less than six months, Prabowo said ahead of closed-door talks that he intended to “personally supervise” key strategic cooperation with Moscow, highlighting the urgency of closer ties in an increasingly uncertain global climate. 

4 weeks ago
Europe

France, UK to work on 'peaceful multinational mission' for Hormuz

US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February sparked a region-wide war and brought to a near standstill traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil and gas shipments.

4 weeks ago
Europe

EU chief von der Leyen hails Orban defeat

"Europe's heart is beating stronger in Hungary tonight," she posted on X, in English and in Hungarian.

4 weeks ago
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Prabowo to visit Russia in search of energy supply

President Prabowo Subianto is set to depart for Russia, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday, as he seeks to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in search of fuel amid disruptions to global oil supplies caused by the United States-Israeli war on Iran.

1 month ago
Europe

President Prabowo to meet Putin in Russia for oil talks

The presidency in Jakarta confirmed to AFP that Prabowo would leave Sunday evening.

1 month ago
Europe

Police say over 500 arrested at pro-Palestinian rally in London

Police in London said they had arrested more than 500 pro-Palestinian protesters at a demonstration in support of the banned group Palestine Action on Saturday.

1 month ago

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