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Army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected hantavirus3 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLauren TurnerBBC NewsMinstry of DefenceMedical supplies were dropped onto the remote island, which has no airstrip and a population of just 221British Army medics have parachuted onto the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha to help a British national with suspected hantavirus.
The man left MV Hondius, the cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the virus, in mid-April at Britain's most remote inhabited overseas territory, where he lives.
He first reported symptoms two weeks after leaving the vessel and is said be in a stable condition while isolating. Six cases of the virus have now been confirmed, including of two other Britons currently being treated off the ship.
Oxygen was also dropped from an RAF A400M on Saturday, with supplies at a “critical level” on the island, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
Almost a month after the first death onboard the ..

Putin denounces Nato at scaled-back Victory Day parade6 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAlys DaviesSteve Rosenberg: Scaled-back Victory Parade in Moscow's Red SquareVladimir Putin has used his annual Victory Day speech in Moscow's Red Square to justify his war in Ukraine and denounce Nato.
Speaking in front of hundreds of military personnel, the Russian president said he was fighting a “just” war and called Ukraine an “aggressive force” that is being “armed and supported by the whole bloc of Nato”.
His remarks come amid muted celebrations across Russia to mark the nation's biggest national holiday, commemorating the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany.
Ahead of the celebrations, curtailed for security reasons amid fears of Ukrainian attack, Russia and Ukraine agreed to observe a three-day ceasefire, announced by US President Donald Trump on Friday.
Following the parade, Russia's defence ministry accused Ukraine of breaking the ceasefire, withou..

Iran accuses US of 'reckless military adventure'12 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleOlivia IrelandEPAForeign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran would not bow to US pressureIran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the US of opting for a “reckless military adventure” every time a “diplomatic solution is on the table”.
Iranians would “never bow to pressure”, Araghchi said in a post on X, a day after each side accused the other of launching attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and as the US fired on more Iranian vessels.
Despite the clashes, Trump said the ceasefire was intact. It is meant to enable talks to end the war that the US and Israel launched in February.
Iran was expected to respond to US proposals on Friday, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“I hope it's a serious offer, I really do,” Rubio said during a visit to Italy.
Iran has been controlling the Strait of Hormuz as well as attacking US allies in the Gulf in retaliation for..

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Victory Day ceasefire5 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleRobert GreenallReutersRussians have been told to expect internet outages during the holiday celebrationsRussia and Ukraine have accused each other of violating separate ceasefires declared by each side to cover the celebrations of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany.
The Russian defence ministry reported more than 1,000 violations in the conflict zone, while Moscow's mayor said the city had been targeted by drones since the ceasefire began at midnight local time (21:00 GMT Thursday).
Ukraine also said Russia had continued to strike its positions since that time.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire for 8-9 May ahead of Victory Day celebrations on Saturday. Kyiv had earlier called for an indefinite truce, starting 6 May.
Russia has warned Ukraine not to try to attack the Victory Day parade in Red Square.
Its defence ministry has threat..

Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic, UN health agency saysJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAmy WalkerandJaroslav LukivWatch: Passengers told virus-hit ship 'not infectious' after first deathAn outbreak of hantavirus on board a cruise ship is not the start of a pandemic, the UN health agency has said.
Maria van Kerkhove, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the World Health Organization (WHO), told a news briefing that it was not the same situation as six years ago with Covid-19, because hantavirus spreads through “close, intimate contact”.
Health authorities are racing to trace dozens of people who have recently disembarked from the Dutch vessel MV Hondius.
On Thursday, the WHO said that overall, five of eight suspected cases of hantavirus had been confirmed. Three people have died, including a 69-year-old Dutch woman, who had the virus.
Her Dutch husband and a German woman also died, and their cases are being investigated.
Hantavirus typica..