BBC World News

1. Trump says US to pause operation to guide vessels through Strait of Hormuz

   "Project Freedom", which began less than 48 hours ago, will be halted because progress has been made toward a deal with Iran, the US president says.

2. Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says

   Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died.

3. Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor

   He spent much of the race criticising the state's response to the Covid-19 pandemic led by the Democrat nominee.

4. Russian attacks kill more than 20 ahead of rival ceasefires proposed by Kyiv and Moscow

   Kyiv said it would begin a truce on 6 May and then "act symmetrically" after Moscow declared a pause for its Victory Day parade.

5. Nine coal miners die in gas explosion in Colombia

   The explosion is the latest accident in the locality of Sutatausa, the site of another deadly mine disaster in 2023.