Cecilia Hume
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The world’s most glamorous film festival opens Tuesday in Cannes, with Travolta’s debut and AI Lennon among the highlights to watch for.
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Passengers from cruise ship hit by deadly hantavirus outbreak begin journey home from Spain’s Canary Islands in complex repatriation operation.
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Vienna prepares for Eurovision’s 70th edition with turquoise carpet ceremony as boycott calls over Israel’s participation continue.
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Anxiety clashes with anticipation as one-month countdown to 2026 World Cup begins amid soaring tickets, Trump tensions and Iran war.
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Five suspects died in a shootout with police on the R618 Road in Hluhluwe after intelligence suggested they were targeting a KZN game reserve.
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Fuel shortages linked to the Middle East crisis have delayed South Africa’s annual relief mission to Marion Island by several weeks.
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Iran confirms 2026 World Cup participation but sets 10 conditions, including visa guarantees for players with IRGC military ties.
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Britain is sending HMS Dragon to the Middle East ahead of a Hormuz mission. Iran stalls on a US ceasefire proposal amid fresh Gulf clashes.
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Hantavirus cruise ship heads for Canary Islands where passengers will be evacuated and flown to their home countries. WHO warns ‘this is not another Covid’.
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Elon Musk has unleashed a foul-mouthed attack on French prosecutors probing X for Holocaust denial, deepfakes and child abuse material.
