Michael Dunning / Getty Images A woman is isolating on the Pitcairn Islands, a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific, after travelling on a hantavirus-hit cruise ship.
A local government spokesperson told the BBC the person "had contact with a hantavirus-exposed individual" but was "showing no signs of illness".
The UK foreign office said it was "aware of an individual from the MV Hondius who has travelled on to
Reuters The Philippine Senate was locked down with military personnel seen entering the building where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court had sought refuge.
Rounds of gunfire were heard but officials have not revealed who who fired the shots. They said there were no casualties.
Senator Ronald Dela Rosa said earlier he believed his arrest was imminent and urged Filipinos to prevent it. He is safe and with security personnel, officials said.
He is accused by the ICC of killing dozens of
EPA At least 12 people have been killed in seven separate Israeli air strikes on cars south of Beirut, Lebanon's health ministry says, as the war between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah continues despite a ceasefire.
Eight people, including two children, died when drones targeted three vehicles on the coastal highway in the Barja, Jiyeh and Saadiyat areas, around 20km (12 miles) from the capital, according to
Getty Images US President Donald Trump descended the steps of Air Force One in Beijing on Wednesday evening, greeted with pomp and pageantry ahead of a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
During his two-day visit, the global superpowers are expected to discuss tariffs, competition over tech, the Iran war and the US's relationship with Taiwan.
Trump
Getty Images A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse has told how the late sex offender sexually abused her while he was under house arrest for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
Roza, who was recruited from Uzbekistan as a teenager by Epstein's associate and modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, spoke publicly for the first time alongside a number of victims in a field hearing that was organised by House
BBC Dozens of dogs kept in sham animal shelters and used for online scamming have been rescued by police and animal rights organisations in Uganda following a BBC investigation.
A suspect has been arrested after two adjacent shelters were raided by the police. Two other suspects are said to be at large, according to animal rights activists.
Owen Godfrey Membe has pleaded not guilty to a charge of animal cruelty and has been remanded in custody until 27
Reuters US President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing on the first trip to China by an American leader since in his own previous visit, during his first term in 2017.
He will hold two days of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, originally meant to be held in March but rescheduled after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran.
The main focus of the talks
Reuters An elite team of Nepali climbers have managed to clear a way to the summit of Mount Everest, as experts warn of overcrowding this climbing season.
Hundreds of mountaineers and their guides have been stranded for the past few weeks at the Everest Base Camp in Nepal after a huge chunk of ice .
The Nepali climbers managed to fix ropes and ladders as they found a way past the obstacle on Wednesday morning. Other climbers can now start climbing up
BBC More than 1,000 passengers are being held on a UK-operated cruise ship in France after 49 people fell ill from gastroenteritis.
Local authorities in Bordeaux said three passengers had been isolated in their cabins on the Ambition, while other passengers will not be able to disembark in the port.
They added that there was "no reason" to link the outbreak to the hantavirus outbreak on a separate cruise ship.
Ambassador Cruise Line told the BBC in a statement that "a number of guests
The Earth Prize Two teenage sisters from Gaza have won an environmental award for turning rubble into reusable bricks, saying they wanted to "turn destruction into something useful".
Farah and Tala Mousa, who live in a tent and have been repeatedly displaced since their home was bombed, have been named the Middle East regional winners of the youth-focused Earth Prize.
"After our entire city turned into rubble, everything