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Things are looking bad for Berlin: the German capital seems to be becoming less and less interesting for tourists. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Visitor numbers rose for years, peaking in the record year of 2019, when Berlin recorded 34.1 million overnight stays. But a few years later, the trend seems to be…

Published on 07/05/2026 – 16:12 GMT+2•Updated 16:31 The European Commission has stepped up its coordination with member states to respond to the hantavirus outbreak on board MV Hondius, a Dutch luxury cruise sailing to Spain, while insisting the risks to the general population remain “low”. A meeting of the so-called…

The Sudanese government has accused Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates of being behind recent drone attacks, including at Khartoum airport.Military spokesperson Brigadier General Asim Awad Abdelwahab told a news conference on Tuesday that Sudan’s government, which has recalled its ambassador from Ethiopia, had obtained evidence of four drone attacks…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Amid raucous protests Thursday, Republicans in Tennessee enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of President Donald Trump’s strategy to hold on to a slim majority in the November midterm elections.The…

Published on 07/05/2026 – 17:14 GMT+2 Sweden said on Thursday that it planned to introduce electronic bracelets to monitor children at risk of being recruited by criminal gangs, the government’s latest measure aimed at cracking down on deadly gang violence. Authorities would be able to assign the bracelets to children…

Reporters Without Borders says investigation found Atiana Serge Oulon held at Ouagadougou villa, contradicting authorities’ account.Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026A media rights group has accused Burkina Faso’s military authorities of arbitrarily detaining and mistreating a prominent investigative journalist who has been missing for nearly two years.In a report…

Emergency crews have evacuated three people from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, the United Nations’ health agency says, as experts confirm it to be a rare strain that can be transmitted between humans.Two sick crew members and one other person who had been in contact with…

Almost nine hours after RCMP responded to a report of shots fired in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., they now say residents are free to return to normal activity.Police lifted a shelter-in-place order that had been in place all of Friday afternoon and into the evening.”While the order has been lifted and several…

PodcastPodcast, The TakeThree ships were hijacked near the Gulf of Aden in one week. Is piracy back in Somali waters?Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoPiracy is rising again near Somalia. Since April 20, at least three ships have been…

Gianluca Prestianni could miss Argentina’s first two group games if he is selected in their World Cup squad.Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026Argentina winger ‌Gianluca Prestianni faces the prospect of missing his ⁠country’s opening ⁠World Cup matches after FIFA extended his six-game suspension for homophobic conduct to ⁠have a…

The Brazilian government has announced a new security partnership with the United States to combat criminal networks, as well as the illicit traffic of drugs and weapons.In a social media post on Friday, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called the deal a breakthrough.“Brazil and the United States today…