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The Spanish Health Ministry confirmed on Monday a new case of hantavirus linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius. The patient, a Spanish national, tested positive while already in preventive quarantine at a hospital in Madrid. This latest case follows an outbreak on the same vessel earlier this month that resulted in three deaths.

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A former British soldier sentenced to 15 years in a maximum-security Russian prison colony has told the BBC he feels abandoned by the UK government.

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Irish PM (Taoiseach) Micheál Martin and his wife, Mary, were received by Pope Leo XIV for a private audience at the Vatican on Friday morning. The couple was greeted in the San Damaso Courtyard by the Prefect of the Papal Household, Petar Rajic, before the meeting began. The discussions were expected to cover the reconciliation process in Ireland as well as the ongoing international conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, and the Middle East.

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French authorities have arrested six people suspected of flying a Palestinian flag from the Eiffel Tower without official permission, according to a police source.

The large flag was draped from the tower’s first floor on Friday afternoon. Extinction Rebellion France later claimed responsibility for the action, saying it was intended as a “message of support” for Palestinians.

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The BBC is preparing for major changes under its new director general Matt Brittin, who has revealed plans to use data and technology to help improve impartiality across the broadcaster while also overhauling its digital platforms, particularly iPlayer.

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A massive overnight drone assault launched by Ukraine targeted multiple regions across Russia, killing at least four people in what Russian authorities described as one of the largest aerial barrages of the war so far.

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Bulgaria made history after winning the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest held in Vienna, Austria. Bulgarian singer Dara emerged victorious with her song “Banagaranga,” earning a total of 516 points and securing the country’s first ever Eurovision win in the competition’s long history.

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President Emmanuel Macron has said the hantavirus situation linked to a cruise ship outbreak is “under control”, after the rare virus triggered international concern following multiple deaths aboard the MV Hondius.