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Iranian minister says nuclear deal possible if US does not make ‘unrealistic demands’

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will resume talks in Rome on Saturday

The Guardian - AU · Apr 19, 2025

Iran, US To Hold Second Round Of High-stakes Nuclear Talks In Rome

The United States and Iran are set to resume high-stakes talks Saturday on Tehran's nuclear programme, a week after an initial round of discussions that both sides described as "constructive".

International Business Times · Apr 19, 2025

Hezbollah says it won't hand over weapons while Israeli troops remain in southern Lebanon

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says its fighters will not disarm as long as Israeli troops remain in southern Lebanon and the Israeli air force regularly violates Lebanese air space

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2025

The Guardian view on Sudan’s third year of conflict: a war against civilians

Editorial: The ambitions of two generals and the interests of other states have led to the massacre of adults and children already forced to flee their homes

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2025

Campaigners and charities horrified by revelations about impact of Trump’s ‘reckless’ USAID cuts

Trump has been accused of giving ‘millions of people a death sentence’ after The Independent exposed the reality of the cuts on the ground

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2025

DRC conflict coltan entering EU via Rwandan smuggling routes, report finds

Coltan linked to conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has likely entered the European Union market through international commodities trader Traxys, a Global Witness investigation has revealed.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 18, 2025

One Million Haitian Children Face 'Critical' Food Shortage: UN

Since the start of 2025, "UNICEF and its partners have treated over 4,600 children with severe acute malnutrition" which was "only 3.6 percent of the 129,000 children projected to need life-saving treatment this year," UNICEF said.

Latin Times · Apr 18, 2025

Russia-Ukraine war: Rubio threatens to walk away from peace talks as outline of US minerals deal revealed – as it happened

‘We’re not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end,’ US secretary of state says

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2025

'Defend Ourselves': Refugee Girls In Kenya Find Strength In Taekwondo

Along one of the many dirt tracks leading into Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp there is a large hidden compound, where inside, twice a week, adolescent girls gather to learn taekwondo, the martial arts lessons offering a safe space in the often chaotic settlement.

International Business Times · Apr 18, 2025

‘They were chanting as they killed people in their homes’: survivors describe attack on Sudan’s Zamzam camp

On 11 April Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries attacked the country’s largest displacement camp. The extent of the brutality remains unclear, but some accounts are now emerging

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2025