US Negotiators to Go to Islamabad, but Iran Says No Direct Talks

By Saad Sayeed, Ariba Shahid and Steve Holland ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) – U.S. negotiators are scheduled ⁠to ⁠leave for Pakistan on Saturday, but Iran said ⁠its officials did not plan to meet the Americans to discuss ending the war that has killed thousands ​and roiled global markets. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff …

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Loud Blasts, Gunfire Heard Near Mali’s Main Military Camp, Reuters Witness Says

DAKAR, ⁠April ⁠25 (Reuters) – Two ⁠loud explosions ​and ‌gunfire ‌were ⁠heard early ⁠Saturday morning near Mali’s ​main ​military base ⁠Kati outside ⁠the ⁠capital Bamako, ​and soldiers deployed ​blocking ⁠off ⁠roads in the area, a ⁠Reuters witness said. (Reporting by Mali newsroom; ⁠Writing by Robbie Corey-Boulet; Editing ​by Bate ​Felix) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos …

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Iran Says It Has Hanged Agent Working for Israel Over Sabotage in Protests

April 25 (Reuters) – ⁠Iran ⁠said it ⁠had hanged an ​Iranian working for Israeli ‌intelligence on Saturday ‌for ⁠vandalism ⁠and violence during nationwide protests this ​year, the semi-official Tasnim news ​agency reported. It said Erfan ⁠Kiani, a “hired ⁠thug of ⁠Mossad,” had ​engaged in the destruction ​and ⁠arson of public and private property, spreading ⁠fear …

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Major Russian Attack on Ukraine Kills Four, Wounds Dozens

KYIV, April 25 (Reuters) – A major ⁠Russian ⁠overnight attack on Ukraine ⁠killed four people and injured more than ​30 others as Moscow launched over 660 drones and missiles ‌in a barrage that ‌targeted the city of Dnipro in southeastern Ukraine, ⁠and ⁠hit several other regions. “Practically all night, the Russians bombed ​Dnipro and our …

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In Pictures: 40 Years After Chernobyl | Photos

April 6, 2026 | Abandoned houses are seen overgrown with vegetation at the Chernobyl exclusion zone in Prypiat, Ukraine. The area was evacuated after radioactive contamination from the April 26, 1986 disaster. Editor’s note: Some captions include excerpts and information from the piece “Chernobyl liquidators return to where they faced an invisible enemy” by The …

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US Won’t Renew Iranian and Russian Oil Waivers, Bessent Says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that the U.S. does not plan to renew a waiver allowing the purchase of Russian oil and petroleum products that are currently at sea. And, he said, a renewal of the one-time waiver for Iranian oil at sea is totally off the table. “Not the Iranians,” …

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