The British military parachuted medics and emergency supplies into Tristan da Cunha after a resident was suspected of contracting hantavirus.

The Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam 2026 ended in style as the heavyweights closed the show in Astana. Boris Rutovic, Anna Monta Olek, Marat Baikamurov, Elis Startseva and Inal Tasoev took gold, while Kazakhstan finished strongly with four medals and third in the table.

Bryan Clark is a senior fellow and director of the Centre for Defence Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute.

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The works on display come from the museum’s major collection of modern American and European art, acquired in the 70s by Farah Pahlavi, the former shah’s wife, which has largely been kept out of public view since the revolution.

Vladimir Putin’s latest comments on potential ceasefire talks are being met with deep scepticism across Europe, with officials questioning both the substance of his proposals and the choice of mediator. FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor Shirley Sitbon said repeated promises of imminent peace are fuelling doubt, even as discussions continue over Ukraine, NATO expansion and the future of European security architecture.

Russian attacks wounded at least nine people in Ukraine on Sunday, the second day of what was supposed to have been a three-day truce with Russia, Ukrainian officials said. US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire on Friday, saying the two sides had agreed to stop all "kinetic" warfare for a three-day period starting Saturday, as well as a mutual swap of 1,000 prisoners each.

In the coming years, the EU’s highly conflict-ridden relationship with Hungary is likely to change, a prospect that many participants in Europe Day welcomed.

Passengers started disembarking on Sunday from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored off Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, hours after arriving there as evacuation plans got underway.

An intelligence expert said the desert in western Iraq is an ideal location for such secret bases, given its size and sparse population.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he would "personally" prefer longtime ally and friend, former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, as mediator in the Ukraine war – an idea that has been met with scepticism in Berlin. Schroeder, 82, has remained close to the Kremlin leader long after leaving office, standing apart from most Western leaders since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Despite the planned withdrawal of US troops, Federal Chancellor Merz remains optimistic: what matters are NATO’s shared goals.