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Iran said Monday that intensive talks in Switzerland produced 'important steps' toward final-deal negotiations with the US, including agreements on monitoring mechanisms and maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz.
Taiwan's opposition KMT leader Cheng Li-wun has held talks with US Congress members and think-tank experts to dispel concerns about her party's engagement strategy with China and defence budget cuts.
Kenya's High Court has temporarily stopped plans to build an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility for US citizens, after the Katiba Institute challenged the proposal in court proceedings.
Iran fired missiles at a US base in Kuwait on Thursday following American strikes on Iranian drone operations near the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump dismissed reports of a proposed agreement to manage the vital shipping route jointly with Oman.
Iran has outlined conditions for a proposed memorandum with the United States covering cessation of hostilities across multiple fronts, sanctions waiver on oil exports, and partial release of frozen assets, with negotiations on nuclear matters.
More than 200,000 Cubans assembled outside the US Embassy in Havana on Friday to oppose Washington's indictment of former President Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft that killed four people.
Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran, continuing Pakistan's mediation efforts between Iran and the United States.