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1. British crew member needs ‘urgent’ care after suspected hantavirus outbreak leaves three dead on cruise ship: Latest

   WHO says a total of seven hantavirus cases identified on cruise ship so far

2. ‘Hero’ marine volunteers killed while trying to save yacht in distress

   Tributes pour in for volunteers killed while on mission to save yacht in distress

3. 21 people killed in China fireworks factory blast as Xi demands safety probe

4. Amazon union leader Chris Smalls reportedly arrested after Met Gala protest

5. Royal Navy frigate fleet shrinks as warship is ‘stripped of weapons’

6. Trump sends fresh warning to Tehran after US military claims it sunk Iranian boats

7. Judge apologizes to Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect over ‘disturbing’ jail treatment

8. Iran-US war latest: Trump says Iran will be ‘blown off the face of the Earth’ if US ships are targeted

   The US president vowed to free commercial ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz as part of so-called ‘Project Freedom’

9. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin and Zelensky declare rival ceasefires ahead of Moscow’s Victory Day parade

   Zelensky initially junked Putin's request as 'not serious' and refused to offer security for parade in Moscow

10. Taj Mahal: ‘Wherever the Rolling Stones went, it was happening’

    The veteran bluesman has inspired everyone from Bob Marley to John Belushi. Backstage in Los Angeles, he tells Kevin E G Perry about recording a lost Bill Withers tune, visiting London in the Swinging Sixties, and why the blues will never die