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World Service,06 May 2026,49 mins

US "Project Freedom" paused

Newsday

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Donald Trump says the US operation to guide stranded vessels through the Stait of Hormuz has been paused for a short period of time. He said "Project Freedom" would be halted by mutual agreement because "great progress" had been made toward a deal with Iran. We take a closer look at the race to become the next governor of California as Gary Newsom's term comes to an end. And a police officer who was filmed being lowered into a crocodile-infested river in South Africa has told the BBC he was apprehensive before doing the operation because he wasn’t sure the crocodile he was trying to recover was dead. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo: President Donald Trump. Credit: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA)

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