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A security guard patrols outside the Aiwan e Sadr (Presidential Palace) ahead of Iran–U.S. talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, 9 April, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Asim Hafeez

Iran yet to confirm Islamabad talks as ceasefire ends tomorrow

The diplomatic atmosphere is described by sources as “clouded in ambiguity”, with “no easy negotiations” expected due to a “long list of demands.”

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India urges Iran to ensure safe passage for ships after firing incident

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Key sticking points in US-Iran negotiations ahead of Islamabad talks tomorrow

Rohingya refugees carry rice sacks that they receive as ration from the World Food Program(WFP), at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, April 18, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Scarce food, bleak futures spur Rohingya refugees to gamble with death at sea

Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev attends the annual extended session of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' board in Moscow, Russia, March 4, 2026. Photo: Sputnik/Sergei Fadeichev/Pool via REUTERS

Russian interior minister arrives in North Korea for talks

FBI Director Kash Patel looks on, as he testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 18, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

FBI Director Kash Patel sues the Atlantic claiming false reporting about drinking, absences

Mexican authorities work at the scene where a man shot dead a Canadian woman and injured several others before killing himself, Mexico's Security Cabinet says, according to preliminary information, at the Teotihuacan pyramids, a popular tourist and archaeological site on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico, April 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Luis Cortes

Gunman shoots Canadian woman dead at Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramids, 13 injured

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, prepares for the second televised debate for the upcoming presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, May 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo

South Korea’s Lee says claim that minister leaked classified intel is ‘absurd’

The SpaceX Launch Complex at Launch Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, April 6, 2026. Photo: Reuters

SpaceX tries to woo Wall Street with three-day analyst meeting this week: Sources

John Ternus, Vice President, Mac and iPad Hardware Engineering is speaking. Photo: REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

Apple turns to hardware veteran Ternus as CEO to succeed Cook in AI age

An Israeli soldier damages the head of a statue of Jesus, in Debel, Lebanon. Photo: Social Media/via REUTERS

Israeli soldier's desecration of crucifix in south Lebanon draws condemnation

A US Marine from the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli rappels onto the Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska, in what the US Central Command (CENTCOM) says is an operation to board and seize the cargo ship, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on April 20, 2026. Photo: US Central Command via X/Handout via REUTERS

Seized Iranian ship likely carrying equipment deemed dual-use by US: Sources

Birds fly near a boat in the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Musandam, Oman, March 2, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Gulf worries US-Iran talks may cement Tehran's 'golden' grip on Hormuz