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Global Health Correspondent Jennifer Rigby explains what the Andean strain of hantavirus means for those aboard the MV Hondius, the luxury cruise ship hit by an outbreak, and why public health experts are urging calm.

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Ted Turner, the brash sportsman and entrepreneur whose ambition and instincts led to a media empire that included groundbreaking news network CNN, has died, the network announced. He was 87.

Turner became one of the most powerful figures in U.S. media and entertainment, his networks specializing in news, sports, re-runs, and old movies. He added the MGM/UA movie studio to his portfolio before making an even bigger move, merging his Turner Broadcasting System with Time Warner in 1996.

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🎾 Several top players released a statement saying they were set to receive prize money that would likely still be less than 15% of tournament revenue, well short of the 22% they demanded to match ATP and WTA combined 1000 events. 🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.
 
📸 Violeta Santos Moura, Denis Balibouse, Lisi Niesner

🎾 Several top players released a statement saying they were set to receive prize money that would likely still be less than 15% of tournament revenue, well short of the 22% they demanded to match ATP and WTA combined 1000 events. 🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.
 
📸 Violeta Santos Moura, Denis Balibouse, Lisi Niesner

🎾 Several top players released a statement saying they were set to receive prize money that would likely still be less than 15% of tournament revenue, well short of the 22% they demanded to match ATP and WTA combined 1000 events. 🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.
 
📸 Violeta Santos Moura, Denis Balibouse, Lisi Niesner

🎾 Several top players released a statement saying they were set to receive prize money that would likely still be less than 15% of tournament revenue, well short of the 22% they demanded to match ATP and WTA combined 1000 events. 🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.
 
📸 Violeta Santos Moura, Denis Balibouse, Lisi Niesner

🎾 Several top players released a statement saying they were set to receive prize money that would likely still be less than 15% of tournament revenue, well short of the 22% they demanded to match ATP and WTA combined 1000 events. 🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.
 
📸 Violeta Santos Moura, Denis Balibouse, Lisi Niesner

A Russian drone strike set a house on fire in Ukraine's second‑largest city Kharkiv, with firefighters seen tackling flames and thick smoke rising from the site in emergency service footage.

Russia announced a ceasefire for May 8 to 9 to coincide with commemorations of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two and a military parade in Moscow's Red Square. Ukraine announced its own proposal for an open-ended ceasefire starting at midnight on May 8, urging Russia to reciprocate. Ukraine accused Russia of violating the ceasefire, with officials reporting one person killed and three wounded in regions in the north and ‌east of the country.

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The World Health Organization said it suspects some rare human-to-human transmission took place between close contacts on board a luxury cruise ship hit by seven confirmed or suspected hantavirus cases.

A Dutch couple and a German ‌national have died, while a British national was evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship and is in intensive care in South Africa, officials said. Three more suspected cases affect people who are still on board, one of whom has a mild fever. 🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.

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The World Health Organization said it suspects some rare human-to-human transmission took place between close contacts on board a luxury cruise ship hit by seven confirmed or suspected hantavirus cases.

A Dutch couple and a German ‌national have died, while a British national was evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship and is in intensive care in South Africa, officials said. Three more suspected cases affect people who are still on board, one of whom has a mild fever. 🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.

✍️ Tim Cocks

The World Health Organization said it suspects some rare human-to-human transmission took place between close contacts on board a luxury cruise ship hit by seven confirmed or suspected hantavirus cases.

A Dutch couple and a German ‌national have died, while a British national was evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship and is in intensive care in South Africa, officials said. Three more suspected cases affect people who are still on board, one of whom has a mild fever. 🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.

✍️ Tim Cocks

The World Health Organization said it suspects some rare human-to-human transmission took place between close contacts on board a luxury cruise ship hit by seven confirmed or suspected hantavirus cases.

A Dutch couple and a German ‌national have died, while a British national was evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship and is in intensive care in South Africa, officials said. Three more suspected cases affect people who are still on board, one of whom has a mild fever. 🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.

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Celebrities including Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Katy Perry walked the ‌carpet at the Met Gala — many of them unrecognizable.

Leaning heavily into this year’s theme of “Costume Art,” Bad Bunny was dressed up as an elderly man and Perry went incognito in a silver mask.

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Cardi B, Rihanna, Teyanna Taylor, Madonna, Heidi Klum, Anok Yai, Ciara and Russell Wilson pose on the Met Gala red carpet, in New York City, May 4, 2026.

The annual fundraising gala is held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. This year's theme is 'Costume Art,' with the dress code of "Fashion is Art."

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📷 @danielcolepares, Brendan McDermid

Cardi B, Rihanna, Teyanna Taylor, Madonna, Heidi Klum, Anok Yai, Ciara and Russell Wilson pose on the Met Gala red carpet, in New York City, May 4, 2026.

The annual fundraising gala is held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. This year's theme is 'Costume Art,' with the dress code of "Fashion is Art."

🔗 See all the red-carpet looks at our link in bio
📷 @danielcolepares, Brendan McDermid

Cardi B, Rihanna, Teyanna Taylor, Madonna, Heidi Klum, Anok Yai, Ciara and Russell Wilson pose on the Met Gala red carpet, in New York City, May 4, 2026.

The annual fundraising gala is held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. This year's theme is 'Costume Art,' with the dress code of "Fashion is Art."

🔗 See all the red-carpet looks at our link in bio
📷 @danielcolepares, Brendan McDermid

Cardi B, Rihanna, Teyanna Taylor, Madonna, Heidi Klum, Anok Yai, Ciara and Russell Wilson pose on the Met Gala red carpet, in New York City, May 4, 2026.

The annual fundraising gala is held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. This year's theme is 'Costume Art,' with the dress code of "Fashion is Art."

🔗 See all the red-carpet looks at our link in bio
📷 @danielcolepares, Brendan McDermid

Cardi B, Rihanna, Teyanna Taylor, Madonna, Heidi Klum, Anok Yai, Ciara and Russell Wilson pose on the Met Gala red carpet, in New York City, May 4, 2026.

The annual fundraising gala is held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. This year's theme is 'Costume Art,' with the dress code of "Fashion is Art."

🔗 See all the red-carpet looks at our link in bio
📷 @danielcolepares, Brendan McDermid

Cardi B, Rihanna, Teyanna Taylor, Madonna, Heidi Klum, Anok Yai, Ciara and Russell Wilson pose on the Met Gala red carpet, in New York City, May 4, 2026.

The annual fundraising gala is held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. This year's theme is 'Costume Art,' with the dress code of "Fashion is Art."

🔗 See all the red-carpet looks at our link in bio
📷 @danielcolepares, Brendan McDermid

Cardi B, Rihanna, Teyanna Taylor, Madonna, Heidi Klum, Anok Yai, Ciara and Russell Wilson pose on the Met Gala red carpet, in New York City, May 4, 2026.

The annual fundraising gala is held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. This year's theme is 'Costume Art,' with the dress code of "Fashion is Art."

🔗 See all the red-carpet looks at our link in bio
📷 @danielcolepares, Brendan McDermid

Cardi B, Rihanna, Teyanna Taylor, Madonna, Heidi Klum, Anok Yai, Ciara and Russell Wilson pose on the Met Gala red carpet, in New York City, May 4, 2026.

The annual fundraising gala is held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. This year's theme is 'Costume Art,' with the dress code of "Fashion is Art."

🔗 See all the red-carpet looks at our link in bio
📷 @danielcolepares, Brendan McDermid

Superstar Beyonce walked the Met Gala red carpet for the first time since 2016, joined by her husband, rapper Jay-Z, and daughter, Blue Ivy.

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A team of Reuters photographers was among 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalists for breaking news photography for images that vividly documented the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration across the U.S. The entry was described as “a portfolio distinguished by its breadth, power and immediacy.”

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📷 @jimvondruska, @kevin.mohatt, @dee_bx, @carlosabarria, @brian_photog, @paulratje, @photospice

A team of Reuters photographers was among 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalists for breaking news photography for images that vividly documented the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration across the U.S. The entry was described as “a portfolio distinguished by its breadth, power and immediacy.”

🔗 See all the photos at our link in bio.

📷 @jimvondruska, @kevin.mohatt, @dee_bx, @carlosabarria, @brian_photog, @paulratje, @photospice

A team of Reuters photographers was among 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalists for breaking news photography for images that vividly documented the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration across the U.S. The entry was described as “a portfolio distinguished by its breadth, power and immediacy.”

🔗 See all the photos at our link in bio.

📷 @jimvondruska, @kevin.mohatt, @dee_bx, @carlosabarria, @brian_photog, @paulratje, @photospice

A team of Reuters photographers was among 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalists for breaking news photography for images that vividly documented the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration across the U.S. The entry was described as “a portfolio distinguished by its breadth, power and immediacy.”

🔗 See all the photos at our link in bio.

📷 @jimvondruska, @kevin.mohatt, @dee_bx, @carlosabarria, @brian_photog, @paulratje, @photospice

A team of Reuters photographers was among 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalists for breaking news photography for images that vividly documented the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration across the U.S. The entry was described as “a portfolio distinguished by its breadth, power and immediacy.”

🔗 See all the photos at our link in bio.

📷 @jimvondruska, @kevin.mohatt, @dee_bx, @carlosabarria, @brian_photog, @paulratje, @photospice

A team of Reuters photographers was among 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalists for breaking news photography for images that vividly documented the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration across the U.S. The entry was described as “a portfolio distinguished by its breadth, power and immediacy.”

🔗 See all the photos at our link in bio.

📷 @jimvondruska, @kevin.mohatt, @dee_bx, @carlosabarria, @brian_photog, @paulratje, @photospice

A team of Reuters photographers was among 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalists for breaking news photography for images that vividly documented the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration across the U.S. The entry was described as “a portfolio distinguished by its breadth, power and immediacy.”

🔗 See all the photos at our link in bio.

📷 @jimvondruska, @kevin.mohatt, @dee_bx, @carlosabarria, @brian_photog, @paulratje, @photospice

A team of Reuters photographers was among 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalists for breaking news photography for images that vividly documented the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration across the U.S. The entry was described as “a portfolio distinguished by its breadth, power and immediacy.”

🔗 See all the photos at our link in bio.

📷 @jimvondruska, @kevin.mohatt, @dee_bx, @carlosabarria, @brian_photog, @paulratje, @photospice

A team of Reuters photographers was among 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalists for breaking news photography for images that vividly documented the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration across the U.S. The entry was described as “a portfolio distinguished by its breadth, power and immediacy.”

🔗 See all the photos at our link in bio.

📷 @jimvondruska, @kevin.mohatt, @dee_bx, @carlosabarria, @brian_photog, @paulratje, @photospice

A team of Reuters photographers was among 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalists for breaking news photography for images that vividly documented the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration across the U.S. The entry was described as “a portfolio distinguished by its breadth, power and immediacy.”

🔗 See all the photos at our link in bio.

📷 @jimvondruska, @kevin.mohatt, @dee_bx, @carlosabarria, @brian_photog, @paulratje, @photospice

A team of Reuters photographers was among 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalists for breaking news photography for images that vividly documented the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration across the U.S. The entry was described as “a portfolio distinguished by its breadth, power and immediacy.”

🔗 See all the photos at our link in bio.

📷 @jimvondruska, @kevin.mohatt, @dee_bx, @carlosabarria, @brian_photog, @paulratje, @photospice

A team of Reuters photographers was among 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalists for breaking news photography for images that vividly documented the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration across the U.S. The entry was described as “a portfolio distinguished by its breadth, power and immediacy.”

🔗 See all the photos at our link in bio.

📷 @jimvondruska, @kevin.mohatt, @dee_bx, @carlosabarria, @brian_photog, @paulratje, @photospice

Medics are working to evacuate two people with symptoms of the deadly hantavirus after a suspected outbreak on a luxury cruise ‌ship held off West Africa carrying mostly British, American and Spanish passengers, officials said.

Jake Rosmarin, a U.S. travel blogger, posted this tearful video on Instagram from the ship, saying all he wants is to feel safe, to have clarity and to get home.

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On a new episode of the Reuters On Assignment podcast, Dan Peleschuk, a Ukraine correspondent, visits the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, where he describes an “eeriness” 40 years later, and the challenges Chornobyl still faces.

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King Charles and Queen Camilla embarked on a historic four-day state visit to the United States, the first by a British monarch in two decades.

The official reason for the trip was to mark 250 years since American independence, but it was also designed to mend what the king called an "indispensable alliance" between the two countries, lately strained by the UK, alongside other European allies, declining to join the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

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King Charles and Queen Camilla embarked on a historic four-day state visit to the United States, the first by a British monarch in two decades.

The official reason for the trip was to mark 250 years since American independence, but it was also designed to mend what the king called an "indispensable alliance" between the two countries, lately strained by the UK, alongside other European allies, declining to join the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

🔗 See more of the royal trip at our link in bio
📷 @jeenahmoon, @angelinakatsanis, @suzanne_plunkett, @mattmcclainphoto, @chrismatography

King Charles and Queen Camilla embarked on a historic four-day state visit to the United States, the first by a British monarch in two decades.

The official reason for the trip was to mark 250 years since American independence, but it was also designed to mend what the king called an "indispensable alliance" between the two countries, lately strained by the UK, alongside other European allies, declining to join the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

🔗 See more of the royal trip at our link in bio
📷 @jeenahmoon, @angelinakatsanis, @suzanne_plunkett, @mattmcclainphoto, @chrismatography

King Charles and Queen Camilla embarked on a historic four-day state visit to the United States, the first by a British monarch in two decades.

The official reason for the trip was to mark 250 years since American independence, but it was also designed to mend what the king called an "indispensable alliance" between the two countries, lately strained by the UK, alongside other European allies, declining to join the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

🔗 See more of the royal trip at our link in bio
📷 @jeenahmoon, @angelinakatsanis, @suzanne_plunkett, @mattmcclainphoto, @chrismatography

King Charles and Queen Camilla embarked on a historic four-day state visit to the United States, the first by a British monarch in two decades.

The official reason for the trip was to mark 250 years since American independence, but it was also designed to mend what the king called an "indispensable alliance" between the two countries, lately strained by the UK, alongside other European allies, declining to join the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

🔗 See more of the royal trip at our link in bio
📷 @jeenahmoon, @angelinakatsanis, @suzanne_plunkett, @mattmcclainphoto, @chrismatography