Dutch officials confirmed about 40 passengers disembarked on St. Helena after a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, including the wife of a deceased Dutch man who later died in South Africa. Another passenger who disembarked at St. Helena tested positive for the virus in Switzerland.
Svetlana Grković held her husband, Ljubisa Karović, by his legs after a window shattered on Ryanair flight FR1879 from Greece to Germany, sucking half his body outside. With help from other passengers, she pulled him back in, and the flight returned to Thessaloniki, where Karović received medical treatment.
Four Indian nationals were killed and one critically injured after a Guinea-Bissau-flagged merchant vessel, the Golden Leo, was reportedly hit by Russian cruise missiles off Ukraine's Odesa coast. India condemned the attack, summoning Russia's chargé d'affaires, while Russia stated it is in touch with New Delhi.
Four Indian nationals were killed and one critically injured after the commercial vessel MV Golden Leo was attacked off Odesa, Ukraine. India condemned the strike, summoned a Russian diplomat, and is providing assistance to those affected.
Four Indian crew members died and one was critically injured when the MV Golden Leo was attacked leaving Ukraine's Odesa port on July 19, 2026. India condemned the attack, which occurred amid escalating strikes by Russia and Ukraine on Black Sea shipping routes, raising concerns about global grain supply.
Ananya Joshi, an Indian woman, moved to Germany after her US employer failed to sponsor her H-1B visa, forcing her to leave a $75,000 job. Despite finding stability in Germany, she's now contemplating returning to India due to lingering uncertainty about the US and the desire to start her own venture.
The Indian Embassy in Iran issued a revised travel advisory, urging Indian nationals to postpone all travel to Iran and those already there to consider leaving due to escalating instability and conflict in the Middle East, including US-Iran military hostilities.
