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American cruise ship passenger tests positive for hantavirus after evacuation

By Mike Corder, Associated Press

One of the 17 American passengers evacuated from the ship and flown to Nebraska also tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms, and another had mild symptoms, U.S. health officials said late Sunday.

Remains recovered of U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco

By Akram Oubachir, Associated Press

The remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said Sunday.

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi moved to Tehran hospital, her foundation says

By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday.

Two activists detained over leading an aid flotilla to Gaza are deported by Israel

By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Israel deported two activists on Sunday after being detained for slightly over a week for leading an aid flotilla attempting to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Indonesian police arrest 321 foreigners in online gambling crackdown

By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press

More than 300 foreign nationals were arrested in a raid on an alleged online gambling operation in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, police said Saturday.

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire

By Associated Press

Russia and Ukraine swapped accusations of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, with both sides claiming to have suffered casualties in drone and artillery strikes over the past 24 hours.

Passengers evacuate MV Hondius cruise ship following hantavirus outbreak

By Iain Sullivan, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship began flying home Sunday aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands.

Trump calls Iran's response to ceasefire proposal 'unacceptable'

By Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”…

Death toll rises to 14 in Pakistan suicide attack as Pakistani Taliban breakaway group claims responsibility

By Riaz Khan, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press

A suicide bomber and several gunmen detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the post in Bannu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, late Saturday, said senior police official Sajjad Khan.

Moscow holds scaled-back Victory Day Parade under heavy security

By Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced confidence in a victory in Ukraine as he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.