The talks had appeared to be in jeopardy, with the two countries at odds over the location and parameters.
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Friday, February 6, 2026
MSF says a government air strike hit its hospital after another of its health facilities was looted.
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The Ukrainian president also said a large number of people were "officially missing", meaning the total death toll is thought to be much higher.
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Their call comes in the wake of a flurry of visits by Western leaders to China in recent months.
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a gastrointestinal illness outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship.
The outbreak occurred during a voyage from Jan. 11 through Feb. 1 on a Regent Seven Seas Cruises ship.
It sickened 27 people, including 21 passengers and six crew members, CDC data shows.
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The cruise line notified the CDC of the illnesses during the sailing — and the agency listed the cause of the outbreak as unknown.
The outbreak was reported on the cruise line’s Seven Seas Mariner.
The vessel departed from Miami and was sailing to Honolulu.
It had scheduled port calls in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico and other destinations, according to CruiseMapper.
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A total of 631 passengers were on board the ship at the time.
The CDC said the cruise line took multiple steps to limit the spread of illness on board.
Those measures included increasing cleaning and disinfection procedures and isolating passengers and crew members who reported symptoms. The cruise line also followed the agency’s outbreak response and sanitation protocols, the CDC said.
The CDC asked passengers who reported symptoms to provide stool samples, so health officials could test for a possible cause of the outbreak.
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The agency said laboratory testing was still pending.
Fox News Digital reached out to Regent Seven Seas Cruises for comment.
Identifying the source of an outbreak can take time, federal health officials said. Norovirus is often associated with gastrointestinal illness on cruise ships. However, the virus is not always immediately confirmed.
The CDC advises frequent handwashing as a key step in reducing the risk of gastrointestinal illness.
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Fox News Digital previously reported on the first confirmed norovirus outbreak of 2026.
That outbreak occurred on a Holland America Line cruise and left nearly 90 passengers and crew members ill during a voyage that ran from Dec. 28 through Jan. 9.
Ashley DiMella of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.
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The project would have built on the ruins of the defence ministry bombed by Nato back in 1999.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Six Iranian gunboats unsuccessfully attempted to halt a U.S.-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The security firm Vanguard Tech told its clients on Tuesday that the Iranian vessels were armed with .50-caliber guns, and they ordered the oil tanker to turn off its engines and prepare to be boarded. Instead, the tanker sped up and was ultimately escorted to safety by a U.S. Navy vessel, according to the Journal.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
The incident comes as the U.S. continues to ramp up its military presence surrounding Iran, with President Donald Trump describing an "armada" arrayed in the area.
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Iran's regime has vowed that any military strike on its territory would ignite a regional conflict, even as senior Iranian officials signaled a willingness to negotiate with the U.S.
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to arrive in Israel on Tuesday for meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, according to Axios. The publication also reported that Witkoff will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Istanbul on Friday.
The talks in Israel are expected to focus on Iran, following Zamir’s weekend visit to Washington, where he held a series of meetings with U.S. defense officials on the Islamic Republic.
Trump said on Saturday he believes Iran is negotiating "seriously" with the U.S., stressing that he hopes an "acceptable" deal can be brokered.
When asked by a reporter aboard Air Force One whether he had decided on a strike against Iran, Trump responded, "I certainly can't tell you that."
"But we do have very big, powerful ships heading in that direction," he added. "I hope they negotiate something that's acceptable."
The president then sidestepped a question about whether Tehran would be emboldened if the U.S. opted not to launch strikes on Iran, saying, "Some people think that. Some people don’t."
"You could make a negotiated deal that would be satisfactory with no nuclear weapons," Trump said. "They should do that, but I don't know that they will. But they are talking to us. Seriously talking to us."
Fox News' Efrat Lachter and Michael Sinkewicz contributed to this report.
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