A dream cruise aboard the MV Hondius — sailing from Ushuaia to Cape Verde — turned into what Le Monde described as a “sanitary nightmare,” with the vessel anchored off Praia as authorities dealt with the unfolding health crisis aboard.
In Brazil, fresh polling showed a tight presidential race between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. In Colombia, President Gustavo Petro accused Ecuador of orchestrating a “strategy” to help far-right forces aligned with Álvaro Uribe win upcoming Colombian elections. And in Peru, the Sayabaca volcano erupted again, sending ash columns 400 meters high amid an ongoing orange alert in the Arequipa region.
On the lighter side of the ledger, Chelsea’s young winger Jesse Derry was hospitalized after a frightening head-to-head collision during a Premier League match against Nottingham Forest — but the club later confirmed he was conscious and talking. And Kid Cudi dropped M.I.A. from his tour after “offensive remarks” during her opening act, telling fans: “This, to me, is very disappointing.”
