From BBC News. The ceasefire between the US and Iran is due to end on Wednesday. US media reports that Vice-President JD Vance will travel to Pakistan to hold further peace talks with Iranian officials. Sources told CNN that a second round of talks between the US and Iranian delegations is currently planned for Wednesday.…

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From BBC News. Iran’s parliamentary speaker said that Tehran is preparing "new cards on the battlefield" if fighting with the US resumes. A ceasefire between the two countries is due to expire on Wednesday and US President Donald Trump said an extension is "highly unlikely”. US media reports that Vice-President JD Vance will travel to…

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From BBC News. Apple has named John Ternus as its new chief executive to replace Tim Cook who is stepping down after 15 years of leading the technology giant. Ternus, currently the head of hardware engineering who has been at Apple for 25 years, will take over on 1 September and Cook will become executive…

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From BBC News. The US will not lift its blockade on Iranian ports until a deal has been reached with Tehran, US President Donald Trump has said, amid continuing uncertainty over whether fresh talks to end the war will take place. The blockade, which began a week ago, is "absolutely destroying Iran", Trump wrote on…

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From BBC News. Today, the UK Prime Minister has faced questions from MPs over the appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador, despite failing security vetting. Sir Keir Starmer accused officials in the Foreign Office of deliberately and repeatedly withholding the fact Lord Mandelson initially failed security vetting for the role. Giving a statement to…

From BBC News. The details of the next phase of talks between the US and Iran remain unclear. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says it has "no plans for the next round" of negotiations in Islamabad. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says that "Iranians do not submit to force" and that Iran has a "deep historical mistrust"…

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From BBC News. The US has intercepted an Iranian ship entering the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, US President Donald Trump has said. Iran said it was a violation of the ceasefire and it would retaliate soon for an "act of armed piracy". Ahead of Wednesday’s ceasefire deadline, the next phase of peace…

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From BBC News. When the ceasefire deal was announced more than six months ago, there was celebration and relief in Gaza and Israel. But since the US-led Board of Peace announced plans to rebuild Gaza, the Trump administration’s attention has been occupied by other matters. The success of the ceasefire deal hinges on Hamas disarmament…

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From BBC News. There has been widespread condemnation after an image of an Israeli soldier apparently hitting a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon went viral. Israel’s prime minister said he was "stunned and saddened”. Its foreign minister said: "We apologise for this incident and to every Christian whose feelings were hurt."…

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From BBC News. Japanese authorities have warned that a second tsunami may be on the way after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the country’s north-east coast.   An initial 40cm (16-inch) wave was recorded at the Miyako port in Iwate prefecture, with waves as tall as 3m (10 feet) forecast by the Japan Meteorological…

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From BBC News. Throughout US President Donald Trump’s second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements. The BBC has found a consistent pattern of spikes in trades and finical markets just hours, or sometimes minutes, before the president’s most significant market-moving statements were made public. Some…

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From BBC News. Iran’s state media has said Tehran has "no plans for now to participate" in the second round of negotiations with the US about the war, according to Iran’s state TV news channel. Although no official has clarified Iran’s position yet. US President Donald Trump said his representatives would be in Pakistan on…

From BBC News. Eight children, aged from one to 14 years old, have been killed in a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, which police are describing as a "domestic disturbance". Officers said the incident began about 05:00 local time (10:00 GMT). A single gunman shot 10 people before fleeing in a stolen car. Police then chased…

From BBC News. The US has intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship attempting to get past its blockade of Iran’s ports, according to US President Donald Trump. He said the ship was given "fair warning to stop" in the Gulf of Oman but refused, so the navy "stopped them right in their tracks by…