Iran said on Sunday that the ongoing conflict in Lebanon between Israel and militant group Hezbollah will top the agenda in talks with the United States in Switzerland, as well as issues such as frozen Iranian funds and the sale of the country's oil

Mediators Pakistan, Qatar also attend, Swiss foreign ministry says

In addition to Vance, the US negotiating team includes envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law.

Senior Labour figures expect statement on Starmer's future

The strike was carried out by a drone in the refugee camp and also wounded several people

The majority-Muslim southern city, in the Kordofan region, has been under siege for several months by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the regular army since April 2023

Iran says it closed Strait of Hormuz because of Israeli attacks in Lebanon

Follow-up talks had been planned in Switzerland on Friday but were postponed at the last minute after Israel launched deadly strikes in Lebanon following the deaths of four of its soldiers in combat.

The US State Department on Friday slammed Cuban economic reforms announced the previous day as “superficial smoke signals.”

Iran yesterday said it was once again closing the vital Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks in Lebanon, as Iranian and US negotiators prepared to converge on Switzerland for talks on implementing a deal to end the Middle East war.

The UN special envoy for Myanmar on Friday called for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi, as the opposition icon spent her 81st birthday under detention inside the military-controlled nation.

Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least nine people, including a child, in the Gaza Strip yesterday, health officials said.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni fired back at US President Donald Trump yesterday, saying his “constant, unprovoked attacks are senseless” after he escalated a diplomatic row by accusing her of repeatedly seeking a photograph with him.

He accuses her of trying to repair relations with Washington for domestic political reasons

Health ministry reports 12,121 wounded since March 2

State media confirms departure of negotiating delegation

Pakistani and Qatari mediators to participate

Fresh clashes erupt between Israel and Hezbollah despite ceasefire 

Trump says he urged Israel to agree to ceasefire

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