Middle East crisis live: Iran reviewing peace proposal as Trump says a deal ‘very possible’
Morning and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East. The US and Iran have…
Two Britons self-isolating after returning to UK from hantavirus-hit ship, say officials
Patients being evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius, while off Cape Verde, on Wednesday 6 May. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesView…
Marco Rubio to meet pope at the Vatican after Trump attacks on pontiff
Marco Rubio, after landing at Ciampino airport in Rome on Thursday, is expected to meet Leo at the Apostolic Palace.…
Ivory Coast dissolves electoral commission after opposition criticism
Ivory Coast has dissolved the body responsible for organising elections following persistent criticism from opposition parties over its management of…
‘Nigeria govt quelled coup in Benin, can’t end Christian genocide’ – US lawmaker
The United States lawmaker representing the West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, Riley M Moore has called on President Donald Trump…
At least 16 burned to death after head-on crash involving bus and oil tanker in Indonesia
A passenger bus collided head-on with a fuel tanker truck on Indonesia’s Sumatra island killing at least 16 people and…
Rewilding giants: captive elephants rehomed in Europe’s first sanctuary
Kariba, a female African elephant in her 40s, has been living alone in a Belgian zoo. Photograph: Nicolas Coulon/Crolle/PangeaView image…
UAE’s ruling royal family benefits from more than €71m in EU farming subsidies
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, leader of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE, is at the helm of…
Revealed: Russia’s top secret spy school teaching hacking and election meddling
Bauman Moscow state technical university, which has been found to harbour a secret faculty. Photograph: Hank/AlamyView image in fullscreenBauman Moscow…
Hantavirus infections have almost doubled in Argentina, where a MV Hondius began its journey
Hantavirus infections in Argentina have almost doubled since June 2025, The Argentine Health Ministry confirmed. Dutch ship MV Hondius, situated…