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U. S. and Iran end ceasefire talks without agreement and blame each other
18+ hour, 49+ min ago (825+ words) The United States and Iran ended face-to-face talks on Sunday without an agreement, leaving a fragile two-week ceasefire in doubt. U. S. officials said the negotiations collapsed over what they described as Iran's refusal to commit to abandoning a path to a…...
West Asia truce on edge as US-Iran talks fail to find common ground
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (667+ words) The failure of the first direct talks between Iran and the United States in almost five decades to produce any breakthrough has resulted in greater uncertainty about the fragile truce in West Asia, though observers believe the negotiations brokered by…...
Israeli fire kills three in Gaza following new ceasefire talks
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (496+ words) By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa CAIRO/GAZA, April 13 (Reuters) " An Israeli airstrike killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said, as mediators met leaders from Hamas in an effort to shore up a…...
Report: Lebanon's Offer for Direct Talks with Israel Falls on Deaf Ears
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (1715+ words) Israel has rebuffed a historic offer of direct talks from Lebanon, deeming it too little too late from a government that shares its goal of disarming Hezbollah but cannot act against the heavily armed Lebanese group without risking a civil…...
Easter truce between Ukraine and Russia ends
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (714+ words) Updated April 13, 2026, 9: 30 a. m. | By AFP A truce between Russia and Ukraine to mark the Orthodox Easter formally expired Monday, both sides having accused each other of thousands of violations, despite a lull in Russian air raids. The truce lasted 32 hours, from…...
US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on threats
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1239+ words) By BASSEM MROUE, JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press Trump swerved to deescalate the war less than two hours before'the deadline he set'for Tehran to capitulate to a deal or face'attacks'on its bridges and power plants meant to destroy…...
US and Iran end 21-hour ceasefire talks without agreement before Vance departs Pakistan
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1270+ words) By MUNIR AHMED, E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, BEN FINLEY and COLLIN BINKLEY Vice President JD Vance, who led the U. S. delegation during the 21 hours of talks in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, said negotiations finished without a deal after the Iranians refused to accept American…...
China Steps In: Diplomatic Push to Resolve Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict | Politics
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (237+ words) China continues its mediation efforts to resolve the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The talks mark the first major diplomatic engagement since Pakistan's February operation targeting alleged militants in Afghanistan. The UN has questioned Pakistan's evidence concerning Afghan involvement, urging…...
Exclusive: Pakistan and Afghan Taliban resume talks in China as Beijing seeks ceasefire
1+ week, 4+ day ago (487+ words) China has not commented. Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs neither confirmed nor denied the latest development. An Afghan official said the five-member Afghan delegation heading to Urumqi consisted of two officials from the foreign ministry and one each from the…...
Hamas Delegation Visits Cairo to Discuss Israeli Violations in Gaza
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (1725+ words) A Hamas delegation, led by Khalil al-Hayya, held talks on Sunday with Egyptian mediators in Cairo to address Israeli violations of the Gaza ceasefire, two officials from the Palestinian group said. The ceasefire took effect last October. But both Israel…...