Janine Hurst

President Trump has rejected Iran's response to the U.S.

proposal to end the U.S.-Israeli war that's now in its third month.

NPR's Shondalise Duster has more.

Taiwan has passed a much-delayed $25 billion defense budget.

At the same time, the State Department is warning that delays in a U.S.

arms deal with Taiwan will be a concession to China.

NPR's Emily Fang has more.

The passenger ship hit by the hantavirus outbreak arrived in the Canary Islands early today, and those on board began flying to their home countries.

Seventeen Americans are flying to Nebraska, along with one British national who's a resident of the U.S.

World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says countries can do what they want, but the WHO's guidance is clear.

But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday that the Americans won't face quarantine in the United States.

Meanwhile, one of the French passengers exhibited symptoms during the airlift.

France's prime minister says all five passengers were

will be in strict isolation.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Nargis Mohammadi has been transferred to a hospital in Tehran

after collapsing in prison.

Her foundation says this comes after days of pleading by her family and others.

Mohamedia has been in prison since December.

She lost consciousness twice and was transferred to a local hospital May 1 and has been granted bail.