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And what stopped an agreement?
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Trump said the U.S. blockade will stop Iran from policing the strait and benefiting economically while the rest of the world suffers from its closure.
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;Resize=(620)) The Iran war appears to have ended (if it has ended) with a settlement that neither fully opens the Strait of Hormuz nor keeps it fully closed. The lingering doubts about the Persian Gulf as a source of energy for Europe and Asia, especially if Iran succeeds in its goal of charging tolls for passage, could be good news for Canadian oil and gas — if disaster can be averted.
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The conflict is now a test of wills - Iran's capacity to absorb strikes versus Trump's tolerance for the war's costs.
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;Resize=(620)) Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Sunday of breaching the 32-hour ceasefire in their four-year war, each reporting close to 2,000 drone and shelling attacks just hours after the truce began on Saturday to mark Orthodox Easter.
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The health secretary says the UK - which is not involved in the talks - wants to see a deal that ends Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Donald Trump says that the US is going to start blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?
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Vice President JD Vance and Iranian officials both said significant differences remain in the quest for a deal that could bring a more permanent end to the war, though the fragile two-week ceasefire remains in place.
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Iran sees American demands as reaching far beyond what it achieved in war. Tehran is gambling that it can withstand further bombardment more than Washington is willing to sustain economic chaos, experts say.
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The lack of a breakthrough after 21 hours of negotiations leaves the Trump administration facing several unpalatable options.
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Iranian officials said that while Iran had approached the negotiations in good faith, the U.S. team had failed to gain the Iranian delegation's trust.
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The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement after a day of highly anticipated face-to-face peace talks, Washington's lead negotiator Vice President J.D. Vance announced on Sunday.
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The U.S. president and vice president strongly backed Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a Kremlin ally and E.U. antagonist, but he trails in polls after 16 years in power.
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Jannik Sinner is back to world number one after beating Carlos Alcaraz in the final in Monte Carlo.
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With Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a standard-bearer for global populism, in political peril, the vote on Sunday could have far-reaching implications.
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A property company owned by the Reform UK deputy leader failed to pay £91,000 in tax on dividends, according to the Sunday Times.
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Most polls favour Péter Magyar, who fronts a grassroots party, and early figures point to a record turnout of voters.
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Israel's campaign targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon has been a source of tension in the U.S.-Iran cease-fire. Israeli and Lebanese officials plan to meet for rare talks in Washington this week.
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;Resize=(620)) Trucks and tractors continued to block access to vital fuel depots and a major port, and vehicles clogging traffic led to closures of part of the main highway around Dublin, as well as sections of other major roadways.
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Declaring victory now, for the second time in 10 months, makes it just a matter of time until a new round of fighting begins, some voters say, as the opposition sees an opening.
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Pope Leo XIV's four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years.
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Rangers' 6-3 win over Falkirk extends the Ibrox side's advantage over leaders Heart of Midlothian and Celtic should the Scottish Premiership title be decided on goal difference.
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Wout van Aert beats four-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar in a thrilling sprint finish to win the Paris-Roubaix title.
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Police say the seized dog - a family pet - is believed to be a Lurcher cross.
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Leo's early papacy has been defined largely by his response to President Donald Trump but a 10-day trip, starting Monday, will let the pope focus on spreading the faith.
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Elections on Sunday offer Peruvians another once-in-five-years chance to set the nation on a new path. All signs suggest they won't.
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;Resize=(620)) Russia continued to strike Ukrainian positions with drones after a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire took effect Saturday, a Ukrainian military officer told The Associated Press, casting immediate doubt over the truce.
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At a concert in Budapest, musicians and concertgoers express criticism of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's leadership.
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Less than 24 hours after reentry and splashing down into the Pacific Ocean, the Artemis II crew walked out on stage for their post-mission press conference.
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Vice President JD Vance is leading the highest level of face-to-face engagement between leaders of the United States and Iran in decades.
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BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.
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The four astronauts made an emotional return to Houston a day after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of their 10-day lunar journey.
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Alnour Mohamed Ali, a 27-year-old Sudanese national, was charged with endangering life after two men and two women died.
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Hundreds of forecourts have run out of petrol and diesel due to the protests involving slow-moving convoys
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The order comes as the Trump administration challenges a lower court ruling that the estimated $300-million project requires congressional approval.
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The US vice-president made the announcement after 21 hours of negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Artemis II carried a four-person crew on a 10-day journey around the moon.
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President Trump points to Tennessee as a model for cooperating with the immigration crackdown but some in the state don't like what it means.
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