US, Iranian Teams Could Return to Islamabad for Peace Talks This Week, Four Sources Say

ISLAMABAD/DUBAI, April ⁠14 (Reuters) – ⁠Negotiating ⁠teams from the ​U.S. ‌and Iran could ‌return ⁠to ⁠Islamabad this week, four ​sources said on ​Tuesday, days after ⁠the highest-level ⁠talks ⁠between the ​two countries since ​the ⁠1979 Islamic Revolution ⁠ended in the Pakistani capital without ⁠a breakthrough. (Reporting by Ariba Shahid in Islamabad, Mubasher Bukhari in ⁠Lahore …

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Pakistan Proposes New US-Iran Talks as Vance and Trump Hint at Progress

Pakistani officials said Tuesday that Islamabad has proposed a second round of talks to the U.S. and Iran, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance earlier said negotiations with Iran “did make some progress” and U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday “we’ve been called by the other side” and “they want to work a deal.” The …

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US-Sanctioned Tankers Pass Strait of Hormuz Despite US Blockade, Data Shows

SINGAPORE, April 14 (Reuters) – A Chinese ⁠tanker ⁠sanctioned by the ⁠United States passed through the Strait ​of Hormuz on Tuesday despite a U.S. blockade on ‌the chokepoint, shipping data ‌showed. The Rich Starry would be the ⁠first ⁠to make it through the strait and to exit ​the Gulf since the blockade began, data from …

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Exclusive-US Officials Underwhelmed by French Far-Right’s Plans for Economy

PARIS, April 14 (Reuters) – U.S. officials who met leaders of France’s far-right National Rally were underwhelmed ⁠by ⁠their economic plans, two diplomatic sources said, in a blow ⁠to the party’s efforts to present itself as a credible steward of the euro zone’s No. 2 economy before next year’s election. The ​National Rally has become …

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New Trial Over Soccer Legend Maradona’s Death Begins in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, April 14 (Reuters) – A new trial ⁠over ⁠the death of Argentine soccer ⁠legend Diego Maradona will begin on Tuesday, with seven members of ​his medical team charged with negligent homicide nearly a year after a previous case collapsed in a mistrial ‌https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/diego-maradonas-homicide-trial-declared-invalid-says-local-media-2025-05-29/. An enduring presence in Argentina – ‌from towering murals https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/giant-new-mural-celebrates-warrior-maradona-buenos-aires-2022-10-24/ …

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South Korea to Start Building Sejong Presidential Office in August 2027

SEOUL, April 14 (Reuters) – South Korea will ⁠begin ⁠construction of a presidential office ⁠in the administrative city of Sejong in August next year, the ​presidential Blue House said on Tuesday, as President Lee Jae Myung seeks to ensure the complex ‌can be used within his ‌term. A tender notice for site construction will be …

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Iran to Allocate Part of Oil Revenues for Reconstruction After Attacks, Minister Says

DUBAI, April ⁠14 (Reuters) – ⁠Iranian oil ⁠sales in recent ​weeks have been ‌favourable and part ‌of ⁠the ⁠revenue will be allocated to repairing ​damage to industry caused by ​wartime attacks, Iran’s oil ⁠minister said ⁠on ⁠Tuesday. Mohsen Paknejad ​said oil workers had maintained ​operations ⁠across facilities during the conflict, ensuring ⁠oil exports were not …

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