US pauses operation to reopen Strait of Hormuz
5/6/202630 min
President Trump is pausing efforts to help ships get through the Strait of Hormuz, amid what he called "great progress" towards a peace agreement with Iran. Meanwhile, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi holds talks in China to discuss the conflict. Also: President Zelensky has condemned the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine, which left more than twenty people dead; Spain says it'll let a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of hantavirus travel to the Canary Islands from Cape Verde, following a request from the World Health Organisation; remembering Doris Fisher, the co-creator of the Gap clothing chain store, who has died at the age of 94. And, the Whatsapp whistling craze taking Brazil by storm.
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[gentle music] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [upbeat music] Hello, I'm Ankur Desai, and in the early hours of Wednesday the 6th of May, these are our main stories. President Trump is pausing efforts to help ships get through the Strait of Hormuz amid what he called great progress towards a peace agreement with Iran. President Zelensky has condemned the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine, which left more than 20 people dead. Spain says it'll let a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of hantavirus travel to the Canary Islands following a request from the World Health Organization.