International

• Wednesday, May 6th 2026 - 00:13 UTC

  Crypto Casinos in 2026: Safety, Speed and Player Trust

  Crypto casinos are no longer a fringe corner of online gambling. In 2026, the sector is becoming a test of whether fast payments, blockchain transparency and consumer protection can operate in the same market without pulling against each other. The attraction is clear: players want Bitcoin or USDT deposits, faster withdrawals and games whose results can be checked rather than simply trusted.

• Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 22:18 UTC

  Falklands monitor MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak and clarify the route did not include the islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Government issued an official statement on Tuesday confirming that it is closely monitoring the hantavirus outbreak aboard the polar cruise ship MV Hondius — a vessel that frequently operates in the archipelago's waters — and took the opportunity to correct information reported by some international media outlets suggesting that the ship had stopped at the islands on its current voyage from Ushuaia. The Falkland Islands Maritime Authority clarified that this information is incorrect and that the Hondius's most recent visit to the archipelago was in mid-February, weeks before the journey that triggered the current health crisis.

• Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 21:58 UTC

  Spain agrees to receive hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Canary Islands following WHO request

  

  The Spanish government on Tuesday night authorised the docking in the Canary Islands of the polar cruise ship MV Hondius, on which a hantavirus outbreak has already left three people dead, after Cape Verdean authorities denied it entry to their ports and following a formal request from the World Health Organization (WHO) that invoked Spain's “moral and legal obligation” to assist the 147 passengers and crew on board, including 14 Spanish citizens.

• Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 18:10 UTC

  Falkland House in London hosts an exhibition of ceramic work by Graham Bound

  

  Graham Bound, who was born and raised in the Falkland Islands, is widely known as a journalist and writer. Among his achievements, he founded the weekly newspaper Penguin News and he has authored several books focusing on the 1982 war and the present-day Falklands, from the perspective of the Islanders.

• Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 03:23 UTC

  Cape Verde denies docking to hantavirus-hit cruise ship as WHO confirms seven cases

  

  Cape Verde's health authorities on Monday denied permission to dock at the port of Praia to polar cruise ship MV Hondius, on board which the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed seven cases of hantavirus — two of them laboratory-verified — and three deaths linked to the voyage. The decision leaves the nearly 150 people remaining on board in prolonged isolation in Atlantic waters, while medical evacuations are coordinated for patients in the most serious condition and authorities evaluate the possibility of continuing the journey toward the Canary Islands, on Spanish territory.

• Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 02:40 UTC

  US destroys six Iranian boats while opening Strait of Hormuz to trade amid threatened ceasefire

  

  US military forces on Monday destroyed six Iranian Revolutionary Guard fast boats and neutralised cruise missiles and drones launched against warships and commercial vessels during the first day of “Project Freedom,” the operation announced by President Donald Trump to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz to maritime traffic. The two US destroyers that led the transit — the USS Truxtun and USS Mason — passed through the strait without being struck, despite what US Central Command described as a “sustained barrage” of Iranian threats.

• Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 01:34 UTC

  Why the Falkland Islands are British

  

  By Graham Pascoe - On April 24 it was reported in the Guardian and the Telegraph in London that President Trump has asked the Pentagon to “review Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands”, as a possible “punishment” for Britain’s unwillingness to support his war on Iran.

• Monday, May 4th 2026 - 01:45 UTC

  Three dead in hantavirus outbreak aboard polar cruise ship from Ushuaia bound for Cape Verde

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed three deaths on Sunday aboard the polar cruise ship MV Hondius from a hantavirus outbreak, a disease typically transmitted through rodents. The vessel, operated by the Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions, had set sail from the port of Ushuaia, in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province, on March 20, bound for the port of Praia in Cape Verde, where its journey was scheduled to conclude on May 4.

• Monday, May 4th 2026 - 01:08 UTC

  Venezuelans rally in more than 120 cities worldwide demanding release of political prisoners

  

  Dozens of cities in Venezuela and more than 120 gathering points around the world joined on Sunday a global day of mobilization called by Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado to demand the release of political prisoners and to bring international visibility to the country's human rights situation. The rallies took place simultaneously at noon Caracas time and included events across the Americas, Europe, and other regions with significant Venezuelan diaspora communities.

• Friday, May 1st 2026 - 17:12 UTC

  RAF chief calls Falklands defence 'non-negotiable' as Rubio plays down Pentagon memo

  

  The head of Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF), Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth, said on Friday that the United Kingdom remains “on high alert and ready” to defend the Falklands “at a moment's notice,” in remarks published by The Times that reaffirm London's military stance on the archipelago following the leak of an internal Pentagon memorandum that considered reviewing US historic support for British sovereignty over the islands. Smyth stressed that the RAF's role in defending the territory was “non-negotiable,” a formulation that reflects the hardening of British military rhetoric in the latest phase of the diplomatic crisis.