The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday, May 17, it was maintaining its assessment of the hantavirus outbreak as “low risk” as the cruise ship where the outbreak originated approached the Netherlands.

“The public health risk has been reassessed with the most current information available, and the global risk remains low. The risk for passengers and crew who were onboard the cruise ship remains moderate, as individuals exposed prior to the implementation of control measures may still develop illness during the incubation period and should therefore be closely monitored. While additional cases may still occur among passengers and crew members exposed before containment measures were implemented, the risk of onward transmission is expected to be reduced following disembarkation and the implementation of control measures,” WHO said in a statement on X.

The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Dutch port of Rotterdam between 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) and midday on Monday, AFP reported, citing officials, before disembarking the 27 remaining people on board: 25 crew members and two medical staff. The ship, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, made headlines after three passengers died from hantavirus.

After arriving in the Canary Islands on May 10, more than 120 passengers and crew members were evacuated from the ship. WHO reported last week that hantavirus had been confirmed in eight patients. Another patient in Canada has provisionally tested positive but is not exhibiting symptoms, and the test remains to be confirmed.

The United Arab Emirates said a drone strike had triggered a fire near its nuclear power station on Sunday, calling the incident a “dangerous escalation”.

Officials are investigating the source of the strike, according to the BBC.

The country’s defense ministry said three drones had entered the UAE from the “western border direction”.

While two were intercepted, the third drone struck an electrical generator “outside the inner perimeter” of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Abu Dhabi, sparking a fire.

No injuries were reported and there was no impact on radiological safety levels, the BBC quoted local authorities as saying.

The UAE’s foreign ministry called the strike an “unacceptable act of aggression” and said it had the right to respond to any hostilities.

It added that “the targeting of peaceful nuclear energy facilities is a flagrant violation of international law, the UN charter, and the principles of humanitarian law”.

Officials have not said from where the drone was launched.

The UAE has previously accused Iran of being behind attacks on its energy and economic infrastructure since war broke out in the region in February.

The UN’s nuclear watchdog said it was monitoring the situation closely and that its director general Rafael Grossi expressed “grave concern” about the incident.

Grossi said “military activity that threatens nuclear safety is unacceptable”, according to a statement shared by the International Atomic Energy Agency on X, and called for “maximum military restraint”.

Also on Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry said it had intercepted and destroyed three drones which had entered its airspace from Iraq.

U.S. President Donald Trump met with top members of his national security team to discuss the path forward on the Iran war, CNN reported, citing a source familiar with the meeting.

The discussion took place a day before Trump said Tehran “better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them.”

“For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! President DJT,” Trump posted on social media Sunday.

Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and special envoy Steve Witkoff all attended the meeting at the president’s Virginia golf club, CNN reported citing its source.

In recent days, Trump has more seriously considered resuming major combat operations in Iran as a way to force them to a compromise to end the war, CNN previously reported, despite his preference to settle the conflict diplomatically.

Trump is expected to meet again with his national security team regarding the war early this week, the source told CNN.

The Pentagon has prepared a series of military target plans should Trump ultimately decide to move forward with more strikes, sources familiar with the talks told CNN, including targeted strikes on energy and infrastructure sites in Iran.

A drone has crashed in the Utena district of northern Lithuania, with initial assessments suggesting it is of Ukrainian origin, the country’s national broadcaster LRT reported, citing authorities. 

The Lithuanian National Crisis Management Centre (NKVC) said it received reports at around 19:00 local time on Sunday that a drone had been found crashed in a field near Samanė village.

At a press conference that evening, NKVC director Vilmantas Vitkauskas said the aircraft appeared to be a military drone, though he cautioned that further details were pending.

“It has crashed, but there are no signs of an explosion. Whether it carries a warhead or not is difficult to say at this stage,” LRT quoted Vitkauskas as saying, adding that more precise information would be available once a specialist team had returned from the scene.

Lithuanian military radar did not detect the drone earlier in the day, according to the armed forces. The incident was reported by local residents.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda warned warring parties this week against using Lithuanian territory for drone strikes, saying this would constitute a gross violation of sovereignty and international law.

In March, a Ukrainian military drone also crashed in Lithuania’s southeastern Varėna district near the Belarusian border, which authorities said had veered off course due to Russian electronic warfare measures. Similar incidents have become more frequent in the Baltic region in recent months.

Hezbollah reported conducting 339 military operations against Israeli troops from April 16 to May 17, as a result of which 48 Israeli tanks were disabled.

“In response to the enemy’s violations of the ceasefire, the Islamic resistance forces attacked 15 command posts, three barracks, two military bases, seven artillery positions, and one helipad,” the Lebanese organization said in a statement on social media.

It added that over the past month, 48 tanks, 18 armored personnel carriers, and 12 off-road vehicles have been completely or partially destroyed after being hit by guided missiles or kamikaze drones.

G7 finance ministers acknowledged mounting concern over public debt and bond market volatility as they met in Paris on Monday in the wake of a bond market selloff triggered ‌by fears over inflation risks from the Iran war, Reuters reported.

Ministers are set to discuss the economic fallout from the conflict and volatility on global bond markets, which are of particular concern to Japan, as they also seek common ground on tackling economic tensions and global imbalances, according to Reuters.

Bonds from Tokyo to New York extended losses on Monday, with investors betting on central bank rate hikes over worries that rising energy prices could stoke inflation.

Asked if bond markets were collapsing, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said: “They’re undergoing a correction – I wouldn’t say they’re collapsing.”

“We are no longer in a period where public debt is not a subject,” he told reporters as he arrived at the meeting.

The meeting, which will also be attended by representatives from ⁠G7 central banks, will tackle how countries can co-ordinate their response to shocks such as inflation through temporary, targeted and reversible measures, the French finance ministry said.

German central bank head Joachim Nagel said that policymakers could do a lot to calm markets and give them positive momentum.

Asked on arrival if she was worried by the bond selloff, European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde told reporters: “I always worry, that’s my job.”

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she was instructed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to “minimize various risks”, when asked about the rise in long-term interest rates, without elaborating.

The G7 finance ministers will try to find common ground on tackling global economic tensions and coordinating critical raw material supplies.

“Don’t put in place measures that would make the situation worse,” International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said as she arrived for the meeting.

Finance ministers will be looking for an update on U.S.-China relations following the Trump-Xi summit and the latest U.S. efforts to re-open the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the trip to China had been very successful, adding that he would urge the G7 to follow sanctions to target Iran’s “war machine”.

Reuters also reported that Syria would take part in a closed-door session with G7 finance ministers and central bank governors in Paris on Monday.

The two-day G7 finance chiefs’ meeting is dominated by global economic imbalances, trade tensions and the fallout from conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.

Six suspects have been placed in pre-trial detention, and one has been placed under house arrest, for allegedly obstructing a campaign event of the Civil Contract Party in Lori Province.

The suspects are representatives of the Strong Armenia alliance, according to the Investigative Committee.

A total of 10 individuals were previously detained in connection with the incident. Authorities have requested that the suspects be remanded in custody; hearings for three individuals are still pending.

Supporters of the Strong Armenia alliance allegedly disrupted an election campaign event announced by the Civil Contract Party after learning its location in advance.

On May 16, they are said to have blocked a road with vehicles at the entrance to Norashen, obstructing campaign activities. On the same day in Metsavan, they reportedly played loud music and used violence against Civil Contract Party participants, further disrupting the event.

A criminal case was opened under Article 211(2)(5) for obstruction of campaigning committed by multiple individuals, and 10 people were detained.

At the time, the Civil Contract Party’s campaign in Lori Province was led by Defense Minister Suren Papikyan, who was officially on leave to campaign for the party.

The Armenia national team finished third in the team standings at the European SAMBO Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Armenian SAMBO athletes won a total of nine medals: two gold, three silver, and four bronze.

Russia finished first in the team standings, while Ukraine took second place.

The Inter Milan vs. Hellas Verona Serie A match marked Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s 900th appearance in a professional football career spanning nearly two decades.

Inter Milan midfielder and former Armenia captain Henrikh Mkhitaryan was named Player of the Match in the game that ended in a 1–1 draw.

Inter Milan had earlier clinched their 21st Italian Serie A title after securing a victory over Parma.

Mkhitaryan’s 900 appearances span Pyunik, Metalurh Donetsk, Shakhtar Donetsk, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United, Arsenal, Roma, and Inter Milan, as well as the Armenian national team.

Across his career, the 37-year-old has collected 28 major trophies, including league titles in Armenia, Ukraine, and Italy, as well as the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, Community Shield, Coppa Italia, and Supercoppa Italiana.