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Hello and welcome to your afternoon news update from The Associated Press. Today, the U.S. says the ceasefire with Iran is holding, despite attacks; newly obtained footage offers a look inside the cruise ship with a rare hantavirus outbreak; and western states are increasingly using AI to spot wildfires.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speak to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US says ceasefire with Iran is holding despite attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the UAE

U.S. military leaders said a ceasefire remains in effect a day after Iran was blamed for new attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the United Arab Emirates. The key American ally later said it came under Iranian drone and missile attack again on Tuesday. Still, the fragile truce reached nearly a month ago appeared to be holding as U.S. forces pressed ahead with efforts to reopen the strait, a vital waterway for global energy. Read more.

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Health workers get off the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship on Monday. (Qasem Elhato via AP)

Inside the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak 

Footage obtained by The Associated Press of a cruise ship at the center of a rare-virus outbreak shows deserted decks and gathering areas, medical teams in protective gear, and a still landscape ahead as the vessel and its nearly 150 passengers and crew waited another day for direction and help off the coast of West Africa. Three passengers have died and at least four people are sick in what health officials say is an outbreak of hantavirus. Read more.

States across the wildfire-prone Western US are using AI for early detection

As record-breaking heat and an abysmal snowpack raise concerns about severe wildfires, states across the fire-prone West are adding AI to their wildfire detection toolbox, banking on the technology to help save lives and property. Arizona Public Service has nearly 40 active AI smoke-detection cameras and plans to have 71 by summer’s end. Read more.