BBC News:
| Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says | Tue 5th May 2026 17:38 BST |
Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died. | |
| Russian attacks kill more than 20 ahead of rival ceasefires proposed by Kyiv and Moscow | Tue 5th May 2026 20:23 BST |
Kyiv said it would begin a truce on 6 May and then "act symmetrically" after Moscow declared a pause for its Victory Day parade. | |
| Nine coal miners die in gas explosion in Colombia | Tue 5th May 2026 11:09 BST |
The explosion is the latest accident in the locality of Sutatausa, the site of another deadly mine disaster in 2023. | |
| Two killed and many injured after car driven into crowd in German city of Leipzig | Tue 5th May 2026 11:56 BST |
A 33-year-old German citizen was detained following the incident, the authorities say. | |
| Romanian PM ousted in no-confidence vote | Tue 5th May 2026 15:05 BST |
Ilie Bolojan lost the vote after the largest party in his coalition joined the far-right opposition to depose him. | |
| Explosion at China fireworks factory kills 26 people | Tue 5th May 2026 07:06 BST |
A blast at a fireworks factory in Hunan province has killed 26 people and injured 61, state media report. | |


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