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Received today — 7 May 2026 The Guardian World news

Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to US

7 May 2026 at 01:53

Argentina, where the MV Hondius cruise departed, consistently ranked by WHO as having highest incidence of hantavirus in region

Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise ship, amid reports that a number of passengers have already returned to their home countries.

Argentina, where the cruise to Antarctica departed, is consistently ranked by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having the highest incidence of the rare, rodent-borne disease in Latin America. Investigators there are working to contact trace the source of contamination.

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US says migration has made Europe an ‘incubator’ for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy

7 May 2026 at 00:55

The 16-page report was led by Trump-ally Sebastian Gorka, and places drug cartels in the Americas at the centre of counter-terrorism efforts

The Trump administration has accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new counter-terrorism strategy unveiled on Wednesday.

The strategy also focuses on rooting out “violent left-wing extremists” including “radically pro-transgender” groups, as Trump’s conservative administration steps up its political attacks on opponents.

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Received yesterday — 6 May 2026 The Guardian World news

‘Putin only cares about parades’: fury as Russia rains missiles on Ukraine during 24-hour truce

6 May 2026 at 16:01

Dozens killed despite ceasefire announced by Zelenskyy, after Moscow asked for Saturday truce for military parade

Kyiv has criticised Russia for attacking several Ukrainian cities overnight with more than 100 combat drones and three missiles in spite of a unilateral 24-hour ceasefire called by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukraine’s president had announced the truce after the Kremlin said it wanted a ceasefire on Saturday during its annual military parade in Red Square, but he said he would reciprocate if Vladimir Putin broke Ukraine’s ceasefire, which ends at midnight on Wednesday.

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  • US military kills three people in boat strike in eastern Pacific Guardian staff and agencies
    Without offering details or evidence, US Southern Command describes the people killed as ‘narco-terrorists’The US military said on Tuesday it had struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three people, in the latest such attack that rights groups label as “extrajudicial killings” and Washington describes as targeting “narco-terrorists”.US Southern Command posted about the strike on social media Tuesday evening, alleging that the vessel struck on Tuesday was operated by “Designated Terroris
     

US military kills three people in boat strike in eastern Pacific

6 May 2026 at 01:45

Without offering details or evidence, US Southern Command describes the people killed as ‘narco-terrorists’

The US military said on Tuesday it had struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three people, in the latest such attack that rights groups label as “extrajudicial killings” and Washington describes as targeting “narco-terrorists”.

US Southern Command posted about the strike on social media Tuesday evening, alleging that the vessel struck on Tuesday was operated by “Designated Terrorist Organizations” that it did not identify.

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Received — 5 May 2026 The Guardian World news
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  • Person shot by law enforcement near Washington monument, Secret Service says Dara Kerr and agencies
    The person’s condition and the circumstances surrounding the shooting were not immediately knownAn individual was shot by law enforcement officers on Monday near the Washington monument, the Secret Service said. The shooting occurred shortly after JD Vance’s motorcade passed through the area.The individual was first identified by plainclothes officers, who said he looked suspicious and was believed to be carrying a firearm, according to Matthew Quinn, the deputy director of the Secret Service. T
     

Person shot by law enforcement near Washington monument, Secret Service says

4 May 2026 at 22:29

The person’s condition and the circumstances surrounding the shooting were not immediately known

An individual was shot by law enforcement officers on Monday near the Washington monument, the Secret Service said. The shooting occurred shortly after JD Vance’s motorcade passed through the area.

The individual was first identified by plainclothes officers, who said he looked suspicious and was believed to be carrying a firearm, according to Matthew Quinn, the deputy director of the Secret Service. These officers called in support from uniformed agents. When the individual saw the uniformed agents, Quinn said he fled on foot, drew his gun and fired.

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Received — 4 May 2026 The Guardian World news

Feminism play Liberation and first world war novel Angel Down among Pulitzer winners

4 May 2026 at 20:23

This year’s winners also include Jill Lepore’s book on the constitution and Brian Goldstone’s on housing insecurity

Pulitzer prize officials awarded the fiction award to an author with a long history in fantasy, horror and young adult novels: Daniel Kraus, cited for Angel Down, a first world war narrative that unfolds in one long sentence. Liberation, Bess Wohl’s look back at the feminist consciousness-raising groups of the 1970s, received the drama prize.

Winners announced on Monday included two books rooted in the founding of the US. Jill Lepore’s We the People: A History of the US Constitution won for history, and Amanda Vaill’s Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution was the winner for biography.

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British crew member in need of urgent medical care amid suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

5 May 2026 at 01:52

WHO says seven confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus on MV Hondius, including three passengers who died

A British crew member was in need of urgent medical care and a passenger from the UK remained in a critical but stable condition following a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a luxury cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Three people have died and medics on Monday were scrambling to evacuate two others from the MV Hondius, which set off in March from southern Argentina carrying 149 people from 23 countries. The crisis emerged late on Sunday after the World Health Organization (WHO) said it was investigating a suspected outbreak.

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Driver injured after truck was struck by United plane landing at Newark airport

4 May 2026 at 13:33

Delivery truck driver emerged with minor injuries after underside of jet hit tractor trailer in New Jersey on Sunday

The driver of a delivery truck emerged with only minor injuries after his tractor trailer was struck by a passenger jet landing in New Jersey’s busy Newark airport on Sunday afternoon, officials said.

New Jersey state police said a landing tire and the underside of a United Airlines plane arriving from Venice, Italy, hit the truck in question. The Boeing 767 aircraft also clipped a light pole, which in turn struck a Jeep.

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  • At least 13 hurt in shooting at Oklahoma campground party Richard Luscombe and agencies
    No arrests made, police say, and site of shooting – a heavily wooded area – is slowing search for evidence and suspectAt least 13 people were hurt in a mass shooting during a party at a campground in Oklahoma on Sunday night, authorities said.The shooting took place at Spring Creek Park on Arcadia Lake about 15 miles north-east of downtown Oklahoma City, when gunfire erupted during a gathering of young people at about 9pm. Continue reading...
     

At least 13 hurt in shooting at Oklahoma campground party

4 May 2026 at 12:53

No arrests made, police say, and site of shooting – a heavily wooded area – is slowing search for evidence and suspect

At least 13 people were hurt in a mass shooting during a party at a campground in Oklahoma on Sunday night, authorities said.

The shooting took place at Spring Creek Park on Arcadia Lake about 15 miles north-east of downtown Oklahoma City, when gunfire erupted during a gathering of young people at about 9pm.

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  • The Devil Wears Prada 2 struts to stunning $233m opening weekend at box office Sian Cain and agencies
    Sequel a rare example of female-skewing movie leading the North American summer offerings – and highest opening weekend yet for a Meryl Streep filmGird your loins: The Devil Wears Prada 2 has had a huge opening weekend at the box office, making $233m (£171m, A$323m) worldwide from an overwhelmingly female audience.The Devil Wears Prada 2 earned $77m at the North American box office, and $156.6m internationally. In the US and Canada, the sequel bumped Michael to second place, though the musical b
     

The Devil Wears Prada 2 struts to stunning $233m opening weekend at box office

4 May 2026 at 00:42

Sequel a rare example of female-skewing movie leading the North American summer offerings – and highest opening weekend yet for a Meryl Streep film

Gird your loins: The Devil Wears Prada 2 has had a huge opening weekend at the box office, making $233m (£171m, A$323m) worldwide from an overwhelmingly female audience.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 earned $77m at the North American box office, and $156.6m internationally. In the US and Canada, the sequel bumped Michael to second place, though the musical biopic held on in its second weekend to earn $54m, falling only 44%.

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  • Rudy Giuliani hospitalised in ‘critical but stable’ condition Guardian staff and agencies
    Spokesperson calls former New York City mayor ‘a fighter’ but does not say cause of his hospitalizationRudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, has been hospitalised and is in a “critical but stable condition”, his spokesperson said on Sunday evening.Ted Goodman, the spokesperson, posted on social media: “Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he’s fighting with that same level of strength as we speak. We do ask that you join us i
     

Rudy Giuliani hospitalised in ‘critical but stable’ condition

3 May 2026 at 23:32

Spokesperson calls former New York City mayor ‘a fighter’ but does not say cause of his hospitalization

Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, has been hospitalised and is in a “critical but stable condition”, his spokesperson said on Sunday evening.

Ted Goodman, the spokesperson, posted on social media: “Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he’s fighting with that same level of strength as we speak. We do ask that you join us in prayer for America’s Mayor Rudy Giuliani.”

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Received — 3 May 2026 The Guardian World news
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  • Three passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship Matty Edwards and agencies
    Dutch husband and wife and third unidentified person reported to have died, with three further people taken illWhat is hantavirus, the infection thought to have killed three on cruise ship?A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people – including an elderly married couple – and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and South Africa’s health department said on Sunday.The WHO said an investigation was
     

Three passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

3 May 2026 at 22:55

Dutch husband and wife and third unidentified person reported to have died, with three further people taken ill

A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people – including an elderly married couple – and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and South Africa’s health department said on Sunday.

The WHO said an investigation was under way but that at least one case of hantavirus had been confirmed. One of the patients was in intensive care in a South African hospital, the UN’s health agency said in a statement to the Associated Press, and the WHO was working with authorities to evacuate two others with symptoms from the ship.

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