The Chinese foreign minister has met his Iranian counterpart in Beijing, pushing for dialogue and an immediate ceasefire to ease Middle East tensions. U.S. President Donald Trump has abruptly paused a mission to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming great progress in negotiations and issuing a new threat to Iran. Meanwhile, three patients have been evacuated from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, while more than 140 others remain aboard off the coast of Cape Verde.