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Italy’s death toll climbed to 25,085 on Wednesday, rising by 437 compared with 534 the day before. The number of people currently confirmed ill with the virus fell for the third consecutive day, and the number of people in intensive care also continued to decline

In France a further 544 people have died with coronavirus. The tally – 336 in hospital and 208 in care homes – brought France’s total Covid-19 death toll to 21,340

All 16 states in Germany have now announced plans to make face masks compulsory. While some states will not make them mandatory for people while shopping, everyone throughout the country will have to wear face coverings on public transport

Spain is seeking to extend its state of emergency for a further two weeks, until 9 May. Speaking in parliament today Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the country could start to loosen restrictions in the second half of May, provided authorities managed to stay “on top of the virus”

And the charity Human Rights Watch has criticised Greece for not doing enough to “avert a public health crisis” in overcrowded camps for asylum seekers and migrants

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The UK will play its “full part” in getting the Strait of Hormuz open, Keir Starmer says. #BBCNews

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Two wounded in shooting near White House, US media reports | BBC News

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Two people have been wounded in a shooting near the White House, including a suspect and possible bystander, law enforcement sources tell the BBC’s US partner CBS News.

It appears a person shot at Secret Service agents unsuccessfully, and the agents returned fire, the sources say.

FBI director Kash Patel says the Secret Service is currently responding to the incident.

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US and Iran reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire, US sources say | BBC News

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Negotiators for the US and Iran have agreed a framework of a deal that would extend their ceasefire for 60 days and launch negotiations on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, US sources say.

The agreement comes amid continued strikes and accusations of ceasefire violations, with tensions still high across the region.

Talks are also said to include potential changes to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy route.

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Trump and Iran reach tentative deal | Global News Podcast

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More than three months after the US and Israel first began their war with Iran, Washington and Tehran have reached an initial agreement to bring about a more long-term end to hostilities.

US President Donald Trump has said it paves the way for what he called the “toll-free” opening of the Strait of Hormuz. He called on ships to start their engines and “let the oil flow”.

The full text of the deal has not yet been released. Pakistani mediators say the agreement will be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday 19 June.

Our US State Department correspondent Tom Bateman tells us that President Trump and Iranian officials are already giving different accounts of what’s been agreed.

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