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World Service,08 May 2026,49 mins

Iran fires on American naval destroyers crossing Hormuz

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Iran said its attacks were a retaliation for what it said had been US breaches of the existing ceasefire. The incidents come a day after President Trump said there was a good chance of the two countries reaching a peace agreement. WHO says Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic. China’s newest world champion, 22-year-old snooker star, Wu Yize receives a rousing reception upon returning to his home country. (Photo: Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran; Credit: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA/Reuters)

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