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  • The sun rises behind a tanker anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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    Asghar Besharati/AP
    Live Updates Day 59 of Middle East conflict - Putin outlines his support for Iran during meeting with foreign minister
  • In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, shakes hands with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq during their meeting, in Muscat, Oman, Sunday, April 26, 2026.
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    Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP
    Live Updates Day 58 of Middle East conflict - Iranian FM lands in Russia
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in location given as Islamabad, Pakistan, released April 25, 2026.
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    Seyed Abbas Araghchi via Telegram/Handout/Reuters
    Live Updates Day 57 of Middle East conflict - Trump says US team won’t visit Pakistan
  • UN peacekeepers stand guard, as displaced people make their way back to their homes after crossing the bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, following the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, April 18, 2026.
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    Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters
    Live Updates Day 56 of Middle East conflict - Uncertainty remains in US-Iran peace talks
  • President Donald Trump listens to speeches before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington.
    Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP
    Why President Trump extended his ceasefire with Iran
  • US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on April 18, 2026.
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    Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
    Live Updates Day 53 of Middle East conflict - Trump extends ceasefire
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  • Islamabad on hold as US and Iran at a historic tipping point
  • Even Trump’s most basic claims about the Iran war can’t be trusted
  • US eyes potential second round of in-person talks with Iran as blockade takes hold
  • Deadlock on Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear stockpile led to impasse, officials say
  • World anxiously waits to see if US-Iran peace talks can deliver. Here’s what we know
  • Trump’s Pakistan gamble: Can talks produce peace?
  • What’s in the Iran war ceasefire? The two sides can’t seem to even agree on that.
  • A deal or a mirage? Trump’s Iran ceasefire collides with chaos on the ground
  • How Pakistan became an unlikely bridge between the United States and Iran
  • Is China positioning itself to become a US-Iran peace broker?

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  • A boat sails past a tanker anchored on the Strait of Hormuz off the coast Qeshm island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Asghar Besharati)
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    Video Iranian gunboats fire on tanker; second ship hit by projectile 2:37
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    Video ‘Very precarious situation which could go any way,’ says fmr. Pakistan general on US-Iran blockade 15:15
  • ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - APRIL 12: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks as Jared Kushner (C) and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions, listen during a news conference after a meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran on April 12, 2026 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The proposed meeting marks a rare direct engagement between senior U.S. and Iranian officials, as Washington and Tehran seek to advance stalled negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, with Pakistan serving as neutral ground amid persistent tensions between the two countries. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)
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    Video Source: Trump officials discussing another potential in-person meeting with Iranians 4:09
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    Video Trump: Iran will give us ‘Everything we want’ 1:01
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    Video VP Vance is in Pakistan this weekend for ceasefire talks with Iran. An ex-Trump Iran negotiator shares his best-case scenario 3:49
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    Video Pro-Iranian protesters killed in Karachi after storming US consulate 1:30
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    Video Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border attacks 1:32
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    Video Huge blaze in Pakistan shopping mall 0:32

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  • President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on Monday in West Palm Beach, Florida.
    Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images
    How Trump suddenly embraced the idea of talking with Iran
  • An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft flies over Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, on April 15. Most of the strikes against alleged drug traffickers have been carried out using MQ-9 Reaper drones.
    Senior Airman Victoria Nuzzi/US Air Force
    ‘Enemy KIA’: Trump revives playbook from Afghanistan for campaign targeting alleged drug boats
  • Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun, known by the nom de guerre Spin Ghul, is shown in this US Attorney’s office in Brooklyn evidence photo released in New York, on March 6, 2017.
    US Attorney's Office/Reuters
    The making of an al Qaeda fighter: Spin Ghul’s journey from the streets of Saudi Arabia to jihadi training camps
  • Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office of the White House on May 6, 2025.
    Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images
    Vance called Indian prime minister to encourage ceasefire talks after receiving alarming intelligence, sources say
  • WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 07: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for new U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue in the Oval Office at the White House on May 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Perdue, a former Republican Senator and past critic of China and its ruling Communist Party, was confirmed by a vote of 67 to 29 amid a tense trade war between the two countries. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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    Why Trump isn’t leading an emergency effort to ease the India-Pakistan crisis

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  • Spectators queue to enter the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakaistan on February 19, 2025, ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand.
    Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images
    This cricket-mad country spent years convincing international teams it was safe to come play. Now the party is in full swing
  • Arshad Nadeem of Team Pakistan celebrates after winning gold in the men's javelin throw final in Paris, France, August 8, 2024.
    Brendan Moran/Sportsfile/Getty Images
    Pakistan celebrates its first Olympic medal in decades as javelin hero breaks Games record
  • DALLAS, TEXAS - JUNE 06: Saurabh Netravalkar of USA celebrates with teammate Harmeet Singh after USA defeat Pakistan in a super over during the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies & USA 2024 match between USA and Pakistan at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium on June 06, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Matt Roberts-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)
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    Against the odds, the USA cricket team has captured hearts and minds with historic run at Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup
  • India's Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after dismissing Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan.
    Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
    Pakistan succumbs to heartbreaking defeat against archrival India in T20 Cricket World Cup
  • United States' Muhammad Ali-Khan, second right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup cricket match between United States and Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, Thursday, June 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
    Tony Gutierrez/AP
    How the USA’s shock cricket triumph reflects a global sporting and geopolitical transformation

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