Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi

gets transferred to Tehran hospital

BEIRUT — Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital after collapsing in prison.

Her foundation said on Sunday that this comes after days of pleading by her family and others. Mohammadi has been granted a prison sentence suspension on bail. She had been imprisoned since December in Zanjan prison. She lost consciousness twice and was transferred to a local hospital on May 1. Her foundation says the suspended sentence is not enough and that Mohammadi needs permanent, specialized care. The statement calls for her unconditional freedom and the dismissal of all charges against her.

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other

of violating three-day ceasefire

Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, with both sides saying that people had been killed or wounded by drone and artillery strikes carried out in the past 24 hours. In his evening statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia was neither observing the truce nor “even particularly trying to.”

Meanwhile, Russia’s Ministry of Defense accused Kyiv of committing more than 1,000 ceasefire violations, state media reported, citing a daily briefing. U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that Russia and Ukraine had bowed to his request for a ceasefire running Saturday through Monday to mark Victory Day, the Russian celebration marking the defeat of Nazi Germany.

Remains of US soldier who went

missing in Morocco are recovered

CASABLANCA, Morocco — The remains of a U.S. soldier missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered in the Atlantic Ocean.

The army announced Sunday that 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 27-year-old Air Defense Artillery officer, was found by a Moroccan military search team. Key was one of two soldiers who fell off a cliff during a recreational hike.

The two were reported missing May 2 after participating in African Lion, an annual multinational military exercise. Search efforts continue for the second missing soldier, involving over 600 personnel from the U.S., Morocco, and other military partners.

Iran war could make Trump’s trip

to China a bit chillier than last tine

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s trip to China may not come with the same fanfare that accompanied his first-term visit.

In 2017, China went all out to welcome the new American president. For this week’s get-together between Trump and China’s Xi Jinping, the Iran war is raising the stakes for both sides. For one, China is the biggest buyer of Iran’s oil.

Trump, meanwhile, had hoped China would do more to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But Trump has predicted a warm welcome from Xi, even expecting to be offered a “big, fat hug.”

Oregon voters to decide on repeal

of increases in state gasoline tax

PORTLAND, Ore. — A referendum on Oregon’s primary ballot seeking to repeal a Democratic gas tax increase is complicating the affordability message central to the party’s midterm election strategy.

The Democratic-controlled Legislature raised the state gas tax and other fees last fall as a way to pay for roads and plug a hole in the state’s transportation budget. Republicans responded with a petition to repeal the increases.

That’s leading to a referendum that will land before voters just as the Iran war is causing the price of gas to skyrocket around the country. Republicans say the tax increase will further fuel the high cost of living.

Britain’s Starmer fights for job

as calls for his ouster increase

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job after poor local election results for his Labour Party. He plans to use a speech on Monday to argue he can change course and revive his government’s fortunes. His position is fragile as rivals consider their options. One lawmaker, Catherine West, said she will try to trigger a leadership contest if she doesn’t like what she hears in the speech. Starmer is trying to regain momentum after heavy losses in local elections across England and legislative votes in Scotland and Wales.

Ex-leader of Thailand freed from prison

BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from a Bangkok prison after serving eight months on a corruption-related charge. The 76-year-old billionaire was freed early from his one-year sentence due to his age and good behavior. Thaksin, a telecommunications magnate, founded his political party in 1998 and served as prime minister from 2001 until a military coup ousted him in 2006.

The Associated Press