Canary Islands

Pope Leo XIV meets organizations working for the integration of migrants in the Plaza del Cristo de la Laguna, in San Cristobal de la Laguna, outside Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Canary Island of Tenerife on June 12, 2026. (AFP)

'All of us are migrants,' Pope Leo XIV says in Canary Islands

Ends his Spain visit in Tenerife with a call for greater compassion toward migrants, saying 'all of us are migrants' and urging action against trafficking and migrant deaths on routes to Europe.

June 13, 2026

British Nationals, repatriated after a prolonged stay on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, arrive by coach at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral, north west England, on May 10, 2026, where they are expected to stay for up to 72 hours.

Americans from virus-hit ship will not necessarily be quarantined: Official

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief says Americans evacuated from the MV Hondius after a deadly hantavirus outbreak are unlikely to face mandatory quarantine, stressing that the virus poses limited risk and 'is not Covid.'

May 11, 2026

Members of the Spanish Civil Guard wait for the arrival of the Cruise MV Hondius at port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands on May 9, 2026. (AFP)

Everyone on hantavirus-hit ship 'high-risk contact', must be monitored: WHO

WHO advises monitoring all passengers after a deadly cruise ship outbreak, ordering 42-day surveillance and follow-up after disembarkation, while saying public risk to the Canary Islands remains low.

May 9, 2026

This aerial picture shows a general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 3, 2026. An outbreak of "severe acute respiratory illness" on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic has left two peopl

Three suspected hantavirus cases evacuated from cruise ship: WHO

Three suspected hantavirus patients were evacuated from a cruise ship near Cape Verde for treatment in the Netherlands, while the World Health Organization says overall risk remains low.

May 6, 2026