Passengers are isolating aboard a cruise ship on which a suspected outbreak of hantavirus has killed three people, its operator said Monday, after Cape Verde refused them entry.
Seoul and Taipei hit record highs Monday as Asian traders joined the rally in tech shares, while oil prices rose as US warships entered the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
Celebrated Swiss political cartoonist Patrick Chappatte, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Der Spiegel and other leading newspapers, said Monday his profession is on the "front line" of a battle for democracy.
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Politics
Iran's military warned on Monday that US forces would be attacked if they entered the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump said the United States would help guide ships through the waterway.
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A global oil supply squeeze is inflicting an "enormous impact" on the Asia-Pacific region, Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday.
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World number one and Olympic champion An Se-young "started the fire" as South Korea toppled China to win badminton's prestigious Uber Cup women's world team title.
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Bukayo Saka's return from injury has jolted Arsenal's attack back into life just in time for the Gunners to dream of a Premier League and Champions League double.
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For Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, the consequences of Tuesday's Champions League semi-final clash at Arsenal may go beyond booking a ticket to Budapest at the end of May.
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Economy
Tech firms led a rally across most Asian markets Monday following another healthy day on Wall Street fuelled by more strong earnings, while investors were also cheered by news that Iran had submitted fresh proposals to end its war with the United States.
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Boeing is scheduled to return to court Monday to face its latest lawsuit over a deadly 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia, brought by the family of a young American NGO worker.
An Australian inquiry opened public hearings Monday into an antisemitic shooting that killed 15 people at a Jewish festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach.
Iran warned on Monday that it would consider any US attempt to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz a breach of the Mideast ceasefire, as President Donald Trump said the United States would begin escorting ships through the blocked waterway.
A North Korean women's football club will become the first sports team from the country to play in South Korea since 2018 when they visit this month, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday.
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Sports
The Detroit Pistons routed the Orlando Magic 116-94 on Sunday to cap a remarkable NBA playoff comeback and book an Eastern Conference semi-final clash with Cleveland.
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi opened talks in Australia on Monday as the two countries seek to navigate a global oil supply squeeze.
In the western Spanish village of Almaraz, the uncertain future of the country's biggest nuclear power plant casts a pall over daily life.
US video game retailer GameStop made a takeover bid on Sunday to buy eBay for about $55.5 billion in an attempt to turn the online marketplace into a competitor to e-commerce giant Amazon.
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized in "critical but stable condition," his spokesman said Sunday, without disclosing what ails the 81-year-old former politician.
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