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Witkoff and Kushner to Travel to Pakistan for Talks on Iran
Witkoff and Kushner will travel to Pakistan for talks on Iran.
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Witkoff and Kushner will travel to Pakistan for talks on Iran.

US envoys are heading to Pakistan for Iran war talks. The US is "looking for a face-saving way to escape the war quagmire it has become trapped in", says Iran's defence ministry.

Commercial flights resumed in Tehran as US-Iran tensions eased, coinciding with a second round of talks between the two nations. US-Iran War News Live Update.

Europe prepares for a longer war in Ukraine with no clear path to victory or peace. With American dealmakers wrapped up with Iran, neither Russia nor Ukraine has a clear path to victory.

Iran and the US will hold a second round of peace talks in Pakistan. The previous round occurred on April 11-12, amid a delicate ceasefire. The previous round of talks was held on April 11-12.

Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi met Pakistani officials in Islamabad for talks. Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi is in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani officials, as US envoys are also set to arrive.

Palestinians in the West Bank and one Gazan city voted in local elections, with Hamas and other groups boycotting the process. Local elections are held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part.

Iran executed Erfan Kiani for allegedly working with Israel's spy agency. Erfan Kiani was hanged after his sentence was upheld by the country's Supreme Court, the judiciary's Mizan Online website said.

Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi met with Pakistan's Army chief Munir, coinciding with the resumption of commercial flights from Tehran's international airport after a two-month hiatus. Iran resumes commercial flights from Tehran’s international airport for the first time since the conflict with the U. S.
Iran resumed commercial flights from Tehran's international airport after a two-month halt due to conflict. Iran has resumed commercial flights from Tehran’s international airport for the first time since the conflict with the U. S.

Iran's economic crisis has forced many to cross into Turkey to buy basic goods like cooking oil. The war has exacerbated Iran’s economic crisis, forcing many to cross the border into Turkey to buy the most basic goods.
Ireland will demand Israel repay the cost of a demolished Palestinian school. Ireland will demand that Israeli authorities repay the cost of a school that was demolished by settlers.

Iran has executed an atomic agency worker accused of spying and hanged a protester amid a widening crackdown. The executions come as tensions between Iran and the West escalate.

Seven people died in a Russian attack on Ukraine. Dnipro was hardest hit.

Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, an 85-year-old French widow of a former G. I., was deported from the US under Trump's immigration crackdown. In her first interview since being deported, she recounted her experience in ICE detention.

Russia launched over 600 drones and 47 missiles at Ukraine, killing five and injuring 30 in eight regions. Russia launched more than 600 drones and 47 missiles as it targeted eight regions in Dnipro, authorities say.

Elon Musk posted 850 times on X about discrimination against white people. Musk's focus on race has also drawn criticism from some of his former supporters.

Gunmen staged simultaneous attacks across Mali, targeting the capital Bamako and several other locations in an apparently coordinated assault involving multiple groups. Capital Bamako and several other locations hit in an apparently coordinated assault involving multiple groups.

Researchers found a new bacteria species in noma patients that could lead to better treatments.

Bangladesh issued a nationwide security alert due to possible militant attacks. "The alert has been issued based on intelligence reports,” a police headquarters (PHQ) official said, requesting anonymity. The official described the alert as “urgent and confidential”.

China fined fake finance gurus $14,000 and deleted their social media accounts after new influencer rules took effect, triggering severe consequences across the digital economy. China changed influencer rules, triggering severe consequences across digital economy.
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